Category Archives: Sacred Scripture

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Life Teen Curriculum Guide 17: Scripture

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The Heart of Catechesis From the very beginning, the Church’s missionary mandate has been to make disciples of all nations. This mandate was given to the Apostles directly from Christ. This same mission continues today to be the most central task of the Church. In Evangelii nuntiandi Pope Paul VI says, “Evangelizing is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity. She exists in order to evangelize” (#14). Within this great vocation of evangelization, we find the

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Word of Mouth: Origins of the Bible

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Goal of this Life Night The goal of this night is to help the teens understand how the Bible came together. They will recognize that God used human authors to write down Scripture and see how reading and praying Scripture should be an important part of their every day lives. About this Life Night This Life Night begins with a friendly competition of guessing specific characters in the Bible. After, the night will move into a teaching that helps the teens understand how the Bible came together.

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The Family Bible: Catholics and the Bible

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Goal of the Life Night The goal of this night is to help teens understand the integral role of Scripture in the Catholic Church and address misconceptions people may hold about Catholics and the Bible. About this Life Night This Life Night begins with a game that challenges teens of different grade levels in their knowledge of Sacred Scripture and popular literature. The game transitions into the teaching, which addresses the relationship between the Catholic Church and Sacred Scripture, as

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Fullness of Time: Divine Revelation

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Goal of this Life Night The goal of this Life Night is to help teenagers understand how God has revealed Himself throughout history, particularly through Sacred Scripture. It will challenge the teens to respond to that revelation in their own lives. About this Life Night This Life Night begins the semester on Sacred Scripture. Its focus is on the ways that God has revealed Himself to us, which are expressed most perfectly in Christ. The night begins with teenagers being challenged to participate

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Divine Music: The Psalms

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Goal of this Life Night The goal of this session is to inspire teens to experience the beauty and power of praying the Psalms, help them understand why the Psalms were written, and provide an experience of Liturgy of the Hours. About this Life Night The Book of Psalms consists of 150 song-prayers traditionally ascribed to the authorship of King David. Pope Benedict XVI tells us, “These inspired songs teach us how to speak to God, expressing ourselves and the whole range of our human experience

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Kingdom Come: Miracles and the Kingdom of God / Gospels of Luke & Matthew

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Goal The goal of this night is to help the teens see how the Kingdom of God is proclaimed by Christ in His words (parables) and His actions (miracles), specifically in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The teens will see how miracles are still happening in their own lives and be given practical ways to apply Jesus’ teachings. About this night Jesus came to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God in our midst. He used parables to help us understand the Kingdom and performed miracles as a sign

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I Told You So! Old Testament Prophecies / Incarnation

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Goal The goal of this night is to help the teens understand that the coming of the Messiah was prophesized more than 700 years before His birth. This night will also help the teens understand that the Incarnation is the lynchpin of Scripture and the story of salvation. Finally, the teens will be challenged to invite Christ to be the central part of their own lives, especially through devotion to the Eucharist. About this night The coming of Christ was foretold more than 700 years before His actual

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I Swear: A Life Night on Covenants

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This Life Night will give the teens an introduction and overview of the Old Testament covenants God made with His people. This night will cover the signs and promises of each covenant and how the Israelites chose to follow (and not follow) God’s covenants. Finally, this night will give the teens an opportunity to look at the covenants between themselves and God.

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In The Beginning… Creation and Fall of Man

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Goal The goal for this Life Night is to help the teens recognize God’s plan of salvation from the beginning of creation. This night will also address the issues commonly associated with this Scripture, such as evolution. This Life Night will give the teens practical ways to live in hope of the promise of redemption and the coming of Christ. About this Night The debate about how the world was created is often a heated one. Creationism, evolutionism (and every theory in between) often pits science

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The Feast: Book of Revelation

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Goal The goal of this Life Night is to help the teens understand that the story of Salvation ends where it began—with God in heaven. Using the book of Revelation as a basis, this night will show how the “heavenly banquet” is a vision of the earthly Mass and how they are invited to participate now in preparation for eternity. About this night This Life Night begins with a “heavenly banquet.” The teens will eat dinner and have a discussion about heaven. After the dinner, the night will move