Catechism Question 42: How is the Word of God to be read and heard?

New City Catechism

As we continue learning in the New City Catechism, here’s the question for Sunday, February 7th. Read, listen, and meditate on this truth for gospel living, as we follow Jesus together.

Question 42: How is the Word of God to be read and heard?

Kids response: With diligence, preparation, and prayer; so that we may accept it with faith and practice it in our lives.

Full response: With diligence, preparation, and prayer; so that we may accept it with faith, store it in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.

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Catechism Question 41: What is the Lord’s Prayer?

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As we continue learning in the New City Catechism, here’s the question for Sunday, January 31st. Read, listen, and meditate on this truth for gospel living, as we follow Jesus together.

Question 41: What is the Lord’s prayer?

Response for all:

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

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Catechism Question 40: What should we pray?

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As we continue learning in the New City Catechism, here’s the question for Sunday, January 24th. Read, listen, and meditate on this truth for gospel living.

Question 40: What should we pray?

Kids response: The whole Word of God directs us in what we should pray.

Full response: The whole Word of God directs and inspires us in what we should pray, including the prayer Jesus himself taught us.

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Catechism Question 39: With what attitude should we pray?

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As we continue learning in the New City Catechism, here’s the question for Sunday, January 17th. Read, listen, and meditate on this truth for gospel living.

Question 39: With what attitude should we pray?

Kids response: With love, perseverance, and gratefulness.

Full response: With love, perseverance, and gratefulness; in humble submission to God’s will, knowing that, for the sake of Christ, he always hears our prayers.

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Catechism Question 38: What is prayer?

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As we continue learning in the New City Catechism, here’s the question for Sunday, January 10th. Read, listen, and meditate on this gospel truth.

Question 38: What is Prayer?

Kids response: Prayer is pouring out our hearts to God.

Full response: Prayer is pouring out our hearts to God in praise, petition, confession of sin, and thanksgiving.

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Renew Kids Message for Sunday, January 3rd

Renew Kids, we have a another special message for you this first Sunday of 2021.

As we continue studying the Sermon on the Mount, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5-7, we arrive at Matthew 6:19-24.

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Catechism Question 37: How does the Holy Spirit help us?

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As we continue learning in the New City Catechism, here’s the question for Sunday, January 3rd. Read, listen, and meditate on this gospel truth.

Question 37: How does the Holy Spirit help us?

Kids response: The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin, and he enables us to pray and to understand God’s Word.

Full response: The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin, comforts us, guides us, gives us spiritual gifts and the desire to obey God; and he enables us to pray and to understand God’s Word.

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Renew Kids Message for Sunday, December 27th

Renew Kids, we have a another special message for you this final Sunday of 2020.

As we continue studying the Sermon on the Mount, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5-7, we arrive at Matthew 6:16-18.

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Catechism Question 36: What do we believe about the Holy Spirit?

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As we continue learning in the New City Catechism, here’s the question for Sunday, December 27th. Read, listen, and meditate on this gospel truth.

Question 36: What do we believe about the Holy Spirit?

Kids response: That He is God, co-eternal with the Father and the Son.

Full response: That He is God, co-eternal with the Father and the Son, and that God grants him irrevocably to all who believe.

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