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After reciting and/or singing the Nicene Creed (located in the Appendix), pray the following prayer: O gracious and holy Father, give us wisdom to perceive you, intelligence to understand you, diligence to seek you, patience to wait for you, eyes to behold you, a heart to meditate on you, and a life to proclaim you through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ~ St. Benedict. From William Lane, S. J. Praying with the Saints . Dublin, Ireland: Veritas, 1989. p. 26.

Nicene Creed and Prayer

Scripture Memorization Review

Review with a partner, write out and/or recite the text for last class session’s assigned memory verse: Hebrews 2.14-17.

Turn in your summary of the reading assignment for last week, that is, your brief response and explanation of the main points that the authors were seeking to make in the assigned reading (Reading Completion Sheet).

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Picture Book Theology Draw a simple picture that represents the Holy Spirit. After you have finished, be prepared to explain your drawing to others.

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T heology and E th i c s

Contending for the Faith The Church in every age has encountered “false teachers” who twist the Scriptures, using them to teach ideas completely contrary to that of Jesus and his Apostles. These false doctrines (heresies) seem to get “recycled,” so that the same mistaken ideas find new advocates in each generation. One wrong idea about the Holy Spirit that shows up repeatedly is the belief that the Spirit is some sort of spiritual energy (or spiritual consciousness) but not a Divine Person who speaks and acts as the Living God. (In our day, groups like the Jehovah’s Witnesses or The Unity School of Christianity would teach this false view.) Most popular Christian teaching today focuses on the work of the Holy Spirit; what he does in the lives of believers. Can you think of any reason why it might be equally important to teach about who the Holy Spirit is ?

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