Pre-Confirmation

Messiah
Lutheran Church (LCMS)
2727 Five Mile Rd. NE
Grand Rapids, Michigan
49525

Prayer of the Season:

Almighty and everlasting God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, since you have given us grace to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity by the confession of a true faith, and to worship the true Unity in the power of your divine majesty, keep us also steadfast in this true faith and worship, and defend us ever from all our adversaries; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, Amen.

Pre-Confirmation Classes

is a program for students in grades three through six to become more acquainted with the Biblical narrative than offered in Sunday school and to become familiar with portions of Luther's Small Catechism.

Pre-Confirmation Classes meet on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Grades Three & Four use the instructional book, One Hundred Bible Stories to learn the Biblical narrative of both the New and Old Testament. Students learn the books of the Bible so they can easily locate passages and accounts.

Grades Five & Six use the instructional guide, Living in Christ, uses Bible stories to teach the Six Chief Parts of Christian doctrine.

Memorization is an important aspect of instruction in Pre-Confirmation. Over and over again the Bible speaks of knowing Scripture, having it in one's heart. Memorization of texts of Scripture and portions of the Six Chief Parts of The Small Catechism provides the framework and basic building blocks of faith. See the article Why Memorize? for further explanation of our rationale for memorization.

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