Category: Catechism Lessons

Dr. Luther’s Small Catechism lesson for the week of December 16, 2018: [IV] THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM IN THE PLAIN FORM IN WHICH THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY SHALL TEACH IT TO HIS HOUSEHOLD FIRST What is baptism? Answer: Baptism is not merely water, but it is water used according to God’s command and… Continue reading Catechism Lesson for the Week of December 16, 2018

Dr. Luther’s Small Catechism lesson for the week of December 9, 2018: [V] [CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION]  HOW THE PLAIN PEOPLE ARE TO BE TAUGHT TO CONFESS What is confession? Answer:  Confession consists of two parts.  One is that we confess our sins.  The other is that we receive absolution or forgiveness from the confessor as… Continue reading Catechism Lesson for the Week of December 9, 2018

Dr. Luther’s Small Catechism lesson for the week of December 2, 2018:  [I] THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN THE PLAIN FORM IN WHICH THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY SHALL TEACH THEM TO HIS HOUSEHOLD  THE FIRST “You shall have no other gods.” What does this mean? Answer: We should fear, love and trust in God above… Continue reading Catechism Lesson for the Week of December 2, 2018

Dr. Luther’s Small Catechism lesson for the week of November 25, 2018: [I] THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN THE PLAIN FORM IN WHICH THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY SHALL TEACH IT TO HIS HOUSEHOLD THE THIRD “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” What does this mean? Answer: We should fear and love God, and… Continue reading Catechism Lesson for the Week of November 25, 2018

Dr. Luther’s Small Catechism lesson for the week of November 18, 2018: [II] THE CREED IN THE PLAIN FORM IN WHICH THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY SHALL TEACH IT TO HIS HOUSEHOLD THE SECOND ARTICLE: REDEMPTION “And in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the… Continue reading Catechism Lesson for the Week of November 18, 2018

Dr. Luther’s Small Catechism lesson for the week of November 11, 2018: [III] THE LORD’S PRAYER IN THE PLAIN FORM IN WHICH THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY SHALL TEACH IT TO HIS HOUSEHOLD THE SEVENTH PETITION “But deliver us from evil.” What does this mean? Answer: We pray in this petition, as in a summary,… Continue reading Catechism Lesson for the Week of November 11, 2018

Dr. Luther’s Small Catechism lesson for the week of November 4, 2018: [IX] TABLE OF DUTIES CONSISTING OF CERTAIN PASSAGES OF THE SCRIPTURES, SELECTEDFOR VARIOUS ESTATES AND CONDITIONS OF MEN, BYWHICH THEY MAY BE ADMONISHED TO DOTHEIR RESPECTIVE DUTIES DUTIES SUBJECTS OWE TO GOVERNING AUTHORITIES “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and… Continue reading Catechism Lesson for the Week of November 4, 2018

Dr. Luther’s Small Catechism lesson for the week of October 28, 2018: [I] THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN THE PLAIN FORM IN WHICH THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY SHALL TEACH IT TO HIS HOUSEHOLD THE THIRD “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” What does this mean? Answer: We should fear and love God, and… Continue reading Catechism Lesson for the Week of October 28, 2018

Dr. Luther’s Small Catechism lesson for the week of October 21, 2018: [II] THE CREED IN THE PLAIN FORM IN WHICH THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY SHALL TEACH IT TO HIS HOUSEHOLD THE FIRST ARTICLE: CREATION “I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.” What does this mean? Answer:  I believe… Continue reading Catechism Lesson for the Week of October 21, 2018

Dr. Luther’s Small Catechism lesson for the week of October 14, 2018: [VI] THE SACRAMENT OF THE ALTAR IN THE PLAIN FORM IN WHICH THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY SHALL TEACH IT TO HIS HOUSEHOLD   How can bodily eating and drinking produce such great effects? Answer: The eating and drinking do not in themselves… Continue reading Catechism Lesson for the Week of October 14, 2018