Faith Confirmed
Description
'Faith Confirmed' is the bestselling resource for guiding spiritual wanderers into the Anglican faith. Now updated and redesigned to fit into the 21st century, the confirmation participants guide covers every aspect of Christian living, preparing the heart and minds of individuals and groups.
Since it was first published, 'Faith Confirmed' has sold over 50,000 copies and been used all across the nation. This tried and tested resource has helped many people to explore the Anglican faith, encouraged participants to decide whether they wish to be confirmed and help them smoothly engage with church life and continue their journey into a real and genuine faith.
The resource confronts the big questions people have when thinking about confirmation:
- What is the purpose of life? - How can we know God? - Why is Jesus' death so important? - How should I pray? - Do I have to go to church to be a Christian?
Each section contains a clear explanation of what Anglicans believe, stories that further explore the subjects, questions for personal reflection or group discussion, Bible studies and encouragement to reflect and prayer. Also, the helpful resource encourages the participant to apply what they have learnt to their everyday life.
Suitable for group or personal use, this highly engaging and informative book, now given a make-over, will help to instigate and invigorate church growth, spiritually renewal and refreshing new life in your church.
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Introduction 1
1 God 2
How do we know God? 3
What kind of God do we
believe in? 6
But what about suffering? 7
2 Human nature and sin 10
A beautiful world often spoiled 10
What is sin? 11
3 Jesus: life and ministry 16
Who was Jesus? 16
Jesus - a window into God 22
4 Jesus: death and resurrection 26
Why Jesus' death is important 26
Why did Jesus have to die? 27
Jesus rose from the dead 29
Jesus ascended into heaven 30
5 The Holy Spirit 32
Christianity: a supernatural
religion 32
The power to change 32
6 The Church 38
A worldwide community 38
The Body of Christ 39
One Church 39
Bishops, priests and deacons 41
7 The creeds 43
The Apostles' Creed 43
The Nicene Creed 45
8 The Bible 47
A powerful book 47
How to use the Bible in our lives 50
The books themselves 52
9 Living as a Christian 55
Conscience 56
Repentance and forgiveness 56
Judgement 57
God sees everything 57
A change of character 59
10 Prayer and worship 62
How do I pray? 62
Types of prayer 63
Styles of worship 65
The Christian calendar 65
A practical approach to private
prayer and public worship 67
11 The sacraments 72
What is a sacrament? 72
Why seven sacraments? 73
12 Baptism 75
What happens at baptism? 76
The meaning of baptism 78
13 Confirmation 82
Standing up for what you believe 82
The origins of confirmation 83
The meaning of confirmation 83
How is a candidate prepared
for confirmation? 84
What happens at a confirmation
service? 84
14 The Eucharist 87
What happens at the Eucharist? 87
The meaning of the Eucharist 91
15 Marriage 94
What happens at a wedding service? 94
Marriage is about selfless love 96
'Till death us do part' 97
16 Confession 100
Saying sorry 100
What happens in confession? 102
The meaning of confession 103
17 Ordination 107
A calling 107
18 Anointing the sick 112
What happens at the anointing
of the sick? 113
19 Life after death 116
What is death? 116
The Last Judgement 119
Hell 120
Heaven 120
Notes and acknowledgements 125
