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F O U N D A T I O N S F O R C H R I S T I A N M I S S I O N

After reciting and/or singing the Nicene Creed (located in the Appendix), pray the following prayer: God, Almighty Father who chose your servant Abraham and made him faithful to obey your call and to rejoice in your promise that all families on earth would be blessed in him: Grant us so firm a faith that your promises may be fulfilled in us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ~ The Church of the Province of South Africa. Minister’s Book for Use With the Holy Eucharist and Morning and Evening Prayer . Braamfontein: Publishing Department of the Church of the Province of South Africa. p. 15

Nicene Creed and Prayer

Put away your notes, gather up your thoughts and reflections, and take the quiz for Lesson 1, The Vision and Biblical Foundation for Christian Mission: Part 1 .

Quiz

Scripture Memorization Review

Review with a partner, write out and/or recite the text for last class session’s assigned memory verse: Hebrews 6.17-18.

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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).

Assignments Due

The Resurgence of the Image of the Bride

In some quarters of the evangelical church today, there is a resurgence of the bride imagery in the life and worship of the church. However, this resurgence is not applying the symbolic imagery to the corporate body, but to the individual walk with Christ. In order to capture the sense of personal intimacy and connection that this imagery provides, some congregations are focusing nearly exclusively on the motif as a personal thing. For instance, teachers will teach the imagery to individuals about their individual walks with God. Songs of worship and praise are written in light of the believer’s personal marriage to Christ, and spirituality is redrawn to discuss these great truths and images in purely private terms. Obviously, this has led to some confusion about the marriage of Christ, and how far (if at all) the symbolic can be connected to individuals. What is your opinion about the personal application of this motif to the walk and life of the individual believer? Is such an