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Contents

Contents

Contents

Introduction

PART ONE: AFFIRMING THE ESSENTIALS: THE APOSTLES’ CREED

Preface

1 I Believe in God

2 The God I Believe In

3 The Father Almighty

4 Almighty

5 Maker of Heaven and Earth

6 And in Jesus Christ

7 His Only Son

8 Born of the Virgin Mary

9 Suffered under Pontius Pilate

10 He Descended into Hell

11 The Third Day

12 He Ascended into Heaven

13 He Shall Come

14 I Believe in the Holy Spirit

15 The Holy Catholic Church

16 Forgiveness of Sins

17 Resurrection of the Body

18 The Life Everlasting

PART TWO ENTERING IN: BAPTISM AND CONVERSION

Preface

1 The Lord’s Command

2 What the Sign Says

3 A Sacrament of Good News

4 Conversion and Baptism

5 Baptized in Jesus’ Name

6 Washing

7 United with Christ

8 Baptism and the Holy Spirit

9 Basic Christianity

10 Baptism and Infants

11 Baptism, Confirmation, Confession

12 Baptism and Body life

13 Baptism Improved

14 Third Birthday

PART THREE: LEARNING TO PRAY: THE LORD’S PRAYER

Preface

1 When You Pray

2 Pray Then Like This

3 Our Father

4 Which Art in Heaven

5 Hallowed Be Thy Name

6 Thy Kingdom Come

7 Thy Will Be Done

8 On Earth As It Is in Heaven

9 Our Daily Bread

10 Forgive Us

11 Not into Temptation

12 Deliver Us

13 From Evil

14 The Kingdom and the Power

15 And the Glory

16 Amen

PART FOUR: DESIGN FOR LIFE: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

Preface

1 Blueprint for Behavior

2 I and You

3 Law and Love

4 The Lord Your God

5 Who Comes First?

6 Imagination

7 Are You Serious?

8 Take My Time

9 God and the Family

10 Life Is Sacred

11 Sex Is Sacred

12 Stop, Thief!

13 Truth Is Sacred

14 Be Content

15 Learning from the Law

16 The Cement of Society

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