September 13, 2026

Opening Prayer – Small Catechism p. 66

Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5

Turn in your Bible to Exodus 20 on p. 121-122

Do you notice anything missing from the Commandments? There are no _________________!

Now, look at p. 13-15 in the Catechism. We ________________ the all Commandments within the 1^st Commandment.

- We keep all the Commandments because __________is our ______________.

The Commandments are a summary of God’s __________, and they work in _____ ways in our lives.

1 All three of these also always _________________ us.

Luke is a Gospel – a biography of Jesus, written sometime between 55-60 A.D.

- What are the other Gospels?

What happened in the reading?

According to v. 15, what is Jesus warning us about?

Summarize the parable.

- A parable is an _______________ story with a ________________ point.

What did the rich man trust in to make sure he had a good life?

Did it protect him?

“A god means that from which we are to expect all _______ and in which we are to take __________ in all distress.” – Martin Luther, Large Catechism

A god is whatever you look to for ___________ in your life.

A god is whatever you turn to when you need _____________ in your life.

Turn to p.13 to read the 1^st Commandment and its explanation.

Underline the words fear, love, and trust.

Circle the word trust, too.

Turn to p. 60. Let’s look at the questions on that page.

Read Luther’s Small Catechism – p. 58-73.

Ask your parents the following questions:

Did they go through a class for Confirmation? If so, what was it like?

When did they learn about the Ten Commandments?

What do they hope you will learn in your time in 611?