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Unit 2 - Lutheran History & Catechism
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September 18
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Martin Luther
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If we follow Jesus, why do we call ourselves Lutherans?
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Ephesians 2:8-10
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September 25
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The Reformation
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Since the church is so divided, I don't understand how the Reformation could be a good thing.
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Galatians 3:26-28
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October 2
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The Reformers
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I don't know how just one person like Martin Luther could totally change the church.
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1 Corinthians 3:1-11
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October 9
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Lutheran Confessions
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I don't know why stuff outside the Bible is important to my faith.
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John 11:22-28
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October 16
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Adiaphora
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I don't know what we're reforming from/to/for. I thought the Reformation was done. How will I know when we're done reforming?
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1 Corinthians 10:23
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October 23
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Luther’s Small Catechism
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I don’t know why the Small Catechism matters
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1 Corinthians 15:3
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October 30
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The Ten Commandments
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I don't know why I should keep the 10 Commandments.
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Exodus 20:1-21
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November 6
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Apostles' Creed, Article 1
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I don't know if I believe in God.
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Psalm 8
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November 13
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Apostles' Creed, Article 2
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I don't see how Jesus has anything to do with me.
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Luke 23:39-46
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November20
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Apostles Creed,
Article 3
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The Holy Spirit seems really ambiguous, undefined, and impersonal. (P.S. Creepy, too.)
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Acts 2:1-13
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November27
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NO CLASS
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Sunday after Thanksgiving
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December 4
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The Lord's Prayer
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The Lord's Prayer is just empty words to me.
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Matthew 6:5-13
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December 11
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Holy Baptism
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I don't know why people should get baptized.
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Romans 6:1-11
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December 18
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Holy Communion
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I don’t know what communion is
for.
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Luke 22:14-20
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December 25
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NO CLASS
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CHRISTMAS BREAK
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BLESSED CHRISTMAS
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January 1
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NO CLASS
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CHRISTMAS BREAK
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BLESSED CHRISTMAS
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January 8
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Confession &
Forgiveness
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I don’t understand why we need to confess if we’re already forgiven.
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Luke 22:14-20
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January 15
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Daily Prayers
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I don't see the point in praying prayers that other people wrote; it seems forced, insincere, and awkward.
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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
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Unit 3 - New Testament
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January 22
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Maps
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I don't know where all this Bible stuff happened.
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Acts 14:24-28
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January 29
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The New Testament
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If the whole Bible is so important, I don't understand why it is split into two parts.
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John 12:44-50
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February 5
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Jesus
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I don't understand how Jesus could be fully human and fully divine.
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Philippians 2:5-8
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February 12
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Matthew
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I don't know why Matthew refers to the Old Testament all the time.
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Matthew 1:18-25
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February 19
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Mark
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I don't get why Mark skips stuff and ends before the story does.
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Mark 1:14-20
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February 26
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Luke
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I’m not sure why Luke is so fixated on the Roman Empire and people on the fringes of society.
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Luke 2:49
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March 5
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John
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I don't get why John is SO different from the other Gospels and changes the order of events.
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John 14:6-14
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March 12
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Acts
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I don’t know if church today is supposed to look like the church in Acts
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Acts 1:6-11
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March 19
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Paul and the Early
Church
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I don't know why we hold Paul in such high esteem, given his poor track record with Christians.
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Acts 9:10-18
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March 26
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No Class
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Spring Break
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April 2
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Paul's Theology
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I'm not sure why Paul's ideas are so important to Christians.
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1 Thessalonians 1:8
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April 9
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No Class
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Easter Sunday
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April 16
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Romans
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I don't know why Paul felt the need to cram so many diverse issues and topics into one letter.
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Romans 1:1-17
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April 23
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1st and 2nd Corinthians
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I don't know why the church in Corinth seemed so messed up and confused.
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2 Corinthians 5:17-21
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April 30
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Galatians
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I don’t know what to do when Christians disagree.
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Galatians 1:1-10
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May 7
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Letters
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I don’t know why so many letters are considered Holy Scripture
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1 Timothy 1:1-11
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May 14
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Revelation
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I don’t understand all the strange and scary images in the book of Revelation
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Revelation 21:3-4
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