WHY DO WE KNEEL AND PRAY IN THE COMMUNION SERVICE?
Praying in Communion Services: by Mrs. Eddy - CSJ August 1889 & quoted in Mrs. Hoag's article below:
"The sacrament shall be observed ... by a short interval of solemn and silent self-examination by each member, as to his or her fitness to be called a follower of Christ, Truth; as to his real state of love toward man, and fellowship and communion with Christ; as to whether he is gaining in the understanding and demonstration of Truth and Love, coming out from the world and being separated from error; growing less selfish, more charitable and spiritual, yea, walking worthy of his high calling.”
“One should turn into his consciousness with renewed carefulness the ever- searching light of Truth. Shall it not be a specific time for purging from one's thought all that is unworthy and untrue?”
"Communion Services," by Ella Hoag, July 5, 1919, CSS
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Dear Friends,
Here is a list of the main ideas in this week’s lesson. I am sharing this with you because the lesson is so filled with the events of Jesus’ life that it is a little hard to keep them all straight. You may see the main themes as completely different, but here is what is coming to me.
Main ideas for the lesson on Sacrament
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Research: John 21: Morning Meal
Appearances of Jesus after the resurrection
Map showing where the appearances took place
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SECTION V:
Research: Acts 3: Peter and John heal the lame man at the Temple
Artist’s rendering the The Temple in Jerusalem
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CHILDREN’S IDEAS:
Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane
Timeline with large pictures for Jesus’ Life
Ideas for teaching the seven synonyms
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I hope these ideas are helpful!
Kathy