Confirmation Lesson Plan for 10/15

Session 2: Knowing and Trusting in God

OE: Questions as people are coming in: Tell a story about a time someone trusted you. What responsibility did you have? Why did they endow you with this trust?

10 minutes Do Now: Ball Pass Icebreaker

10-15 minutes: Break Out in X3 Discussion Groups on Big Questions: How do we know and trust God. Multi- part question. Respond on post-it notes.

[Who is God?] God is . . .

John 1:1

Genesis 1:27

Exodus 3:6

John 10:30

John 14:26

Matthew 28:19

[Where is God?] I can find God . . .

1 Corinthians 3:16

Matthew 18:20

Acts 2:42

Romans 1:20

[How might we begin to know this God?] I can know and trust God by . . .

Matthew 6:6

Matthew 21:22

Philippians 4:6

10 minutes: Review Discussion on Post-Its

15 minutes: Prayer: Knowing and Trusting in God

Kataphatic + Read Lord’s Prayer or a Creed

Apophatic + Read Centering Prayer Guidelines

3 minutes Activity: Discern a Sacred Word using the tips above. If you’re comfortable share your sacred word. What makes this word sacred to you?

5 minutes Brief Exploration of Centering Prayer

3 minutes Resources to Distribute: Centering Prayer Method brochure.

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