God the Father, Mentor's Guide, MG06

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G O D T H E F A T H E R

our aim; to align ourselves with the high, exalted purpose of this great God, and to give him the glory and praise he so truly deserves. Our God is truly One of a Kind.

After reciting and/or singing the Nicene Creed (located in the Appendix), pray the following prayer: Lead us, O God, from the sight of the lovely things of the world to the thought of thee their Creator; and grant that delighting in the beautiful things of thy creation we may delight in thee, the first author of beauty and the Sovereign Lord of all thy works, blessed for evermore.

Nicene Creed and Prayer

~ Appleton, George, ed. The Oxford Book of Prayer . Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. p. 62.

Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. ~ The Episcopal Church. The Book of Common Prayer and Administrations of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David . New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, 1979. p. 233.

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Put away your notes, gather up your thoughts and reflections, and take the quiz for Lesson 1, Prolegomena: The Doctrine of God and the Advance of the Kingdom .

Quiz

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Scripture Memorization Review

Review with a partner, write out and/or recite the text for last class session’s assigned memory verse: Psalm 19.1-3.

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