SOLG Chapter 7
Published on Nov 28, 2015
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Jesus Continues His Mission
SOLG Chapter 7
7.1 the Church of Jesus
JESUS...
- Called believers together--"Come follow me"
- Taught us--"Change your mind and heart;" "The Kingdom of God is at hand."
- Showed us how to serve one another--"Love your neighbor as yourself."
- Performed signs of God's power and love for us as we came to believe.
- Suffered the death penalty for our sins, and conquered death and sin through His resurrection.
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The work of every disciple is to put the Great Commission into action.
EVANGELIZATION:
to share the Good News about the Kingdom of God and the disciples' experience of Jesus Christ in all that we share and do!
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Jesus also said:
You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses...to the ends of the earth."
Witnesses: those who share the truth about Jesus and give evidence of it in their lives.
Martyr: one who witnesses by example.
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We are not alone--
The Church is the
Mystical body of Christ
because it acts as the point of contact with Christ himself .
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The Church is a "community ordered to its purpose" because it is a visible community that is created to embody a spiritual reality--
the Kingdom of God on earth.
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STEP BY STEP:
- Jesus called the Apostles to lead the disciple community
- Jesus placed Peter in charge of the Apostles
- After Pentecost the Apostles needed help to teach and unify
- Presbyters and deacons were the first teachers and helpers
- New leaders, the bishops, were appointed to follow the Apostles
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Hierarchy:
The People of God are led by the bishops in union with the Pope.
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TO SANCTIFY--
- Means "to make holy"
- Another name for the Churh's mission
- Through the Sacraments
- By the Holy Spirit sent by Christ
- Sharing God's Grace
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APOSTOLIC TRADITION
- Jesus' teachings are handed on in the Church
- First by the witnesses--the Apostles
- Then by their successors--the bishops
- They bishops teach the same Gospel
- The bishops appoint helpers--the priests
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HOLY ORDERS
- The Sacrament in which new priests are ordained:
- A baptized man...
- Found by the Church to be suitable for ministry...
- Is ordained as a leader to assist the People of God...
- To continue the mission of the Church.
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COMMUNION OF SAINTS
- Those united with Christ...
- Both living and dead...
- On earth, in Purgatory and in Heaven.
- Mr. Chesterton calls it...
- "The democracy of the dead."
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THE SAINTS
- Officially, they are those whose lives...
- Have been recognized by the community of the Church...
- For holiness in prayer and heroic virtue...
- And who continue to pray for us, their Church family.
- We may ask them to pray with us and for our good.
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INTERCESSORY PRAYER
- Praying to God for someone else.
- We can pray for one another,
- and the Saints can pray for us, too.
- The good (merit) they did in their lives,
- helps them stand before God, for us.
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MARKS OF THE CHURCH
- Four qualities make the Church what it is:
- One
- Holy
- Catholic
- Apostolic
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ONE
- All members of the Church are united
- Under the Pope and bishops
- Professing the same faith
- And joining in common worship
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HOLY
- The Church is made holy
- By the presence of Christ;
- And the Church makes the world holy
- Through the work given to it by Jesus
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CATHOLIC
- The Church is catholic because
- Through the Church
- Jesus is present to all,
- And the Church's mission
- Is to the whole world.
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APOSTOLIC
- The Church is Apostolic because
- Our roots are the Apostles
- And their successors,
- And this foundation
- Will last forever.
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THE CHURCH REACHES OUT
- Ecumenism:
- The drive to restore
- Christ's gift of unity
- To all Christians
- Throughout the world.
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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
- From the moment of Mary's own conception
- by the goodness of God
- and the merits of Jesus Christ,
- Mary was preserved from Original Sin
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THE ASSUMPTION
- The teaching which affirms
- that at the end of her life,
- Mary was taken up,
- body and soul,
- into Heaven.
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MARY, MODEL OF CHRISTIANS
- How can I best imitate Mary's virtues?
- Obedience, Faith, Joy, Trust
- Compassion, Loyalty
- And Constancy in Prayer
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