Religion

Fifth=20 Grade; Baptism

What is Baptism? Baptism is very simple. You begin by standing, sitting, or kneeling in = some water. Another Christian then lowers you underneath the water & = then brings you back up. You could also literally call this "immersion". = Because some faiths sprinkle water on people instead of immersing them, = the obvious question is whether this is OK. Since the only consistent = answer around the world comes from the Bible, we recommend using it to = find your answers. It is interesting that nowhere in the Bible does = anything but =93immersion=94 take place. That is, baptism is always by = immersion. Baptism is just an outward sign of an inward grace, so it can = be done later. You need to =91grow in Christ=92 (become good enough) = before you are ready to be baptized. To join our church, you have to be = baptized into it.=20 =20 =20

Sixth Grade; Old Testament,=20 Abraham

Many tribes move with their flocks = among the settled cities of Mesopotamia and Palestine. No doubt several, = from time to time, have charismatic leaders long remembered by their = descendants. There is no reason to doubt that a figure such as Abraham = exists, and scholars put his likely date at about 1800 BC. What makes = him significant is the idea of his pact with God, by which God will help = Abraham's people in return for their fulfilling God's law. This is the = covenant at the heart of the story of the Hebrews.=20 Abraham's grandson is Jacob, whose story provides the origin of the = tribal division of the Hebrews. When God renews the covenant with Jacob = he gives him a new name, Israel. Jacob eventually has twelve sons, from = each of whom a tribe descends - the twelve tribes of Israel.=20 In Genesis the sons of Jacob cause his family to move to Egypt - first = by selling one of their number (Joseph) into slavery there, and then by = moving south themselves in a time of famine. People called habiru = feature in Egyptian records. They have been identified by some scholars = with the Hebrews, but there is no firm evidence to prove the link.=20

Seventh Grade; Infancy=20 Narratives

Eighth Grade; Sacraments, Especially=20 Confirmation