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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Dallas, Texas Confirmation Memory Schedule – Sunday Evening September 24 1. What are the Ten Commandments? The Ten Commandments are the law of God. 2. What is the summary of the first three commandments? “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:37) October 1 The First Commandment You shall have no other gods. What does this mean? We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things. The Second Commandment You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not curse, swear, use satanic arts, lie, or deceive by His name, but call upon it in every trouble, pray, praise and give thanks. October 8 The Third Commandment Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise preaching and His Word, but hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn it. October 15 3. What is the summary of the last seven commandments? “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39) The Fourth Commandment Honor your father and your mother. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise or anger our parents and other authorities, but honor them, serve and obey them, love and cherish them.

October 22 The Fifth Commandment You shall not murder. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help and support him in every physical need. October 29 The Sixth Commandment You shall not commit adultery. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we lead a sexually pure and decent life in what we say and do, and husband and wife love and honor each other. November 5 The Seventh Commandment You shall not steal. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not take our neighbor’s money or possessions, or get them in any dishonest way, but help him to improve and protect his possessions and income. November 12 The Eighth Commandment You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not tell lies about our neighbor, betray him, slander him, or hurt his reputation, but defend him, speak well of him, and explain everything in the kindest way. December 3 The Ninth Commandment You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not scheme to get our neighbor’s inheritance or house, or get it in a way which only appears right, but help and be of service to him in keeping it. AND….

The Tenth Commandment You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not entice or force away our neighbor’s wife, workers, or animals, or turn them against him, but urge them to stay and do their duty. December 10 9. What is a creed? A creed is a statement of belief. 10. Describe the nature of God. There is one Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God the Father is the Creator and Preserver. God the Son is my Savior. God the Holy Spirit is the Sanctifier. The First Article: Creation I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. January 7 The Second Article: Redemption And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. 11. What do you mean when you confess, “I believe in Jesus Christ”? I know and accept the Christ of the Bible as my personal Savior, trust only in Him for my salvation and to be Lord of my life. January 14 What does this mean? I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten of the Father from eternity, and also true man, born of the Virgin Mary, is my Lord, who has redeemed me, a lost and condemned person, purchased and won me from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil; not with gold or silver, but with His holy, precious blood and with His innocent suffering and death, that I may be His own and live under Him in His kingdom and serve Him in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness, just as He is risen from the dead, lives and reigns to all eternity. This is most certainly true.

January 21 The Third Article: Sanctification I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 12. Who has brought you to faith? The Holy Spirit has called me by the Gospel to accept and believe that Jesus died for my sins. January 28 4. Can anyone keep God’s commandments as He wants us to keep them? Since the fall into sin, no one can keep the Law of God. Even Christians can keep it only imperfectly. February 4 5. Who is saved by the Law? No one is justified by law in the sight of God. (Galatians 3:11) February 11 6. How then are we saved? We are saved by God’s grace through faith, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. February 18 7. What are the three purposes of the Law? The Law has a threefold purpose: the Law is a curb (to discourage sin), a mirror (to show our sin), and a guide (to tell us how to live a Godly life). February 25 8. Where alone can we find salvation from sin? We find salvation only in the Gospel recorded in God’s Word, which tells us that Christ as our substitute fulfilled the Law and suffered and died for us. March 4 13. What distinction should we make in our prayers? When praying for spiritual blessings, necessary for our salvation, we should ask unconditionally; when praying for other gifts, we should ask that God grant them to us if it be His will. We should always accept that in answering our prayers God gives us what he knows we need instead of what we think we want.

March 25 14. How many sacraments are there? There are two Sacraments, Holy Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. April 8 What is Baptism? Baptism is not just plain water, but it is the water included in God’s command and combined with God’s word. Which is that word of God? Christ our Lord says in the last chapter of Matthew: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matt. 28:19) April 15 What is the Sacrament of the Altar? It is the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ under the bread and wine, instituted by Christ Himself for us Christians to eat and to drink. Where is this written? The holy Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and St. Paul write: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.” In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” April 22 15. What is the benefit of this eating and drinking in Holy Communion? Forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation. 16. How should we examine ourselves before partaking of Communion? We should examine ourselves to see if we are truly sorry for our sins, if we believe that Jesus Christ is our Savior, and if, with the help of the holy Spirit, we intend to amend our sinful lives. Communion is a time to boldly confess our sins to God and our faith to others that Jesus died so that we may be forgiven.