Adult Meeting Agenda Life in Christ January 2

Adult Meeting

Agenda Life in Christ, January 2

Opening Questions Recall a time in your life when you gained a new level of freedom. For example, when you got your driver’s license, went off to college, or another milestone. What new responsibilities came with that freedom? Life in Christ, January 3

Opening Questions Does anyone know what great biblical event happened just before God gave Moses the Ten Commandments? (Hint: it is the name of the second book of the Bible. ) Life in Christ, January 4

Opening Questions God gave the Israelites new freedom. What is the connection between that new freedom and the Ten Commandments? Life in Christ, January 5

Opening Questions Setting rules and boundaries is one of the main responsibilities of a parent. How is this an expression of your love for your child? Can true freedom ever come without responsibilities? Life in Christ, January 6

Lecture/Essay Content Review Life in Christ, January 7

God Helps Us on Our Journey to Heaven Life in Christ, January 8

Has your child ever walked to or from school alone or gone on an errand? Life in Christ, January 9

God also wants to reveal Himself to us. Life in Christ, January 10

This truth of the love of God for all human persons, and the redemption that He won for them and for us, is made clear and full in the revelation of Jesus Christ. Life in Christ, January 11

“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all our soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself” Life in Christ, January 12

Obeying the First Commandment means adoring and worshipping God alone. Life in Christ, January 13

The Second Commandment teaches us that we love God by always using His name and the names of His saints with love. Life in Christ, January 14

The Third Commandment teaches us to keep the Lord’s Day holy. Life in Christ, January 15

The Fourth Commandment requires children to honor their mother and father. Life in Christ, January 16

Imagine the perfect parent…. . Life in Christ, January 17

Children will form their understanding of who God is by how their parents treat them. Life in Christ, January 18

The family is a divine institution. It is not our idea, it is God’s plan! Life in Christ, January 19

The Domestic Church Life in Christ, January 20

What do you see happening in this painting? What details stand out to you? Life in Christ, January 21

How does this painting make you feel? Life in Christ, January 22

How do the people on the bottom of the people look? What are they doing? How do they seem to be feeling? Life in Christ, January 23

What happened at the Transfiguration? Life in Christ, January 24

The men on either side of Jesus are Moses and Isaiah. Does this give you a clue about why we reflect on this painting this month? What is their connection to the Ten Commandments? Life in Christ, January 25

What does this painting on the Transfiguration have to teach us about the Ten Commandments, and Jesus’ Great Commandments? Life in Christ, January 26

Group Discussion/Sharing Life in Christ, January 27

Reminders and Announcements The upcoming Community Meeting will take place at [location] on [date/time]. Life in Christ, January 28

“Know, then, that the LORD, your God, is God: the faithful God who keeps covenant mercy to the thousandth generation toward those who love him and keep his commandments. ” (Deuteronomy 7: 9) Life in Christ, January 29

Closing Prayer Lord, we thank you for our time together here tonight. We pray for those who could not be with us. You give us the Ten Commandments so that we can know and love you in the way that will lead us to you, and we are grateful for your faithfulness to us. Life in Christ, January 30

Closing Prayer Help us as we strive to walk in your ways. We pray also for our families, that we may live in the way you intend, with love and honor for each other. Help us be an example to the world of what goodness and holiness is. Life in Christ, January 31