clwr confirmation (lcc)
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A presentation on the work of Canadian Lutheran World Relief designed for use with confirmation students in Lutheran Church-CanadaTRANSCRIPT
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Don’t you hate it Don’t you hate it
when you’re told what to do?when you’re told what to do?
But when God tells you But when God tells you
what to do what to do
you need to listen!you need to listen!
Way back at Creation, God told Way back at Creation, God told Adam and Eve not to do only Adam and Eve not to do only
ONE THINGONE THING
Don’t eat from the Don’t eat from the
Tree of the Knowledge of Tree of the Knowledge of
Good and Evil.Good and Evil.
Satan the snake knew this Satan the snake knew this
and when he showed Eve and when he showed Eve
how good the fruit looked how good the fruit looked
he invited her to taste it.he invited her to taste it.
What was the What was the
ONE THING ONE THING
God said God said
Adam and Eve Adam and Eve
shouldn’t do?shouldn’t do?
She did it anyway; then invited Adam She did it anyway; then invited Adam to join her in disobeying God.to join her in disobeying God.
At that point At that point
everything changed. everything changed.
And that one act ofAnd that one act of
disobedience disobedience
ruined the world forever!ruined the world forever!
Their disobedience Their disobedience
introduced death introduced death
and destructionand destruction
God cursed the serpent God cursed the serpent
and said one day and said one day
he'd pay for he'd pay for
what he did.what he did.
Then, He told Adam and EveThen, He told Adam and Eve
life would change:life would change:
• No more easy foodNo more easy food
• And they would die.And they would die.• Giving birth would be painfulGiving birth would be painful
God then kicked God then kicked
Adam and Eve out of their Adam and Eve out of their
once-perfect gardenonce-perfect garden
GODGODand His human creation and His human creation
were separated!were separated!
• God provided clothing from animal skins…God provided clothing from animal skins…(not leather but cool anyway)(not leather but cool anyway)
But there was good news tooBut there was good news too
But there was good news tooBut there was good news too
• Then He promised He would do something to Then He promised He would do something to restore the relationship He once had with His restore the relationship He once had with His human creation.human creation.
This is how He did it:This is how He did it:
That’s That’s amazingamazing love! love!
Usually when Usually when
someone hurts you someone hurts you
or does something or does something
you don’t like you don’t like
you get angry, you get angry,
maybe even maybe even
ignore them.ignore them.
That’s not the way God works.That’s not the way God works.
When you were baptized,When you were baptized,
God brought you back into God brought you back into
His family.His family.
That’s the kind of love That’s the kind of love
He has for you He has for you
and the kind of love and the kind of love
He wants you to show others.He wants you to show others.
So how do we respond to this So how do we respond to this amazing love?amazing love?
Two ways:Two ways:
1.1. Love Him with all your heart, Love Him with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.soul, mind and strength.
2.2. Love your neighbour just like you Love your neighbour just like you love yourself.love yourself.
You do the first part byYou do the first part by• Reading your BibleReading your Bible• Going to churchGoing to church• And with God’s help, living your life And with God’s help, living your life
in ways that please Himin ways that please Him
You do the second part byYou do the second part by
Helping people Helping people
however you canhowever you can
Here’s how Jesus explained it
You learned all aboutYou learned all about
neighbours from neighbours from
Martin Luther’sMartin Luther’s
comments on the comments on the
Ten Commandments Ten Commandments
in the Small Catechismin the Small Catechism
We should fear and love God that we We should fear and love God that we may not hurt nor harm our neighbour may not hurt nor harm our neighbour in his body, but help and befriend him in his body, but help and befriend him in every bodily need.in every bodily need.
How do we do that?How do we do that?
Lutheran churches in Canada have Lutheran churches in Canada have created an organization to help show created an organization to help show their love for neighbours around the their love for neighbours around the world.world.
Since God loves us so much, Since God loves us so much, CLWR shares that love with CLWR shares that love with people around the world in people around the world in
many different ways.many different ways.
Members of Lutheran Church–Canada Members of Lutheran Church–Canada congregations can’t always personally congregations can’t always personally
help people around the worldhelp people around the world
But they can do it by giving money and other But they can do it by giving money and other helpful items to Canadian Lutheran World Relief.helpful items to Canadian Lutheran World Relief.
Governments in Canada often Governments in Canada often support CLWR by providing support CLWR by providing
matching funds that increase the matching funds that increase the work CLWR can do.work CLWR can do.
When an earthquake hit Haiti, Canadians gave When an earthquake hit Haiti, Canadians gave CLWR more than $1.5 million dollars to help CLWR more than $1.5 million dollars to help people recover.people recover.
And to support And to support Lutheran Lutheran churches in churches in Haiti as they Haiti as they also served also served their their neighbours.neighbours.
With help from Lutherans in Canada, CLWR With help from Lutherans in Canada, CLWR also helped provide food for areas in Africa also helped provide food for areas in Africa that suffered from drought.that suffered from drought.
And help farmers grow more foodAnd help farmers grow more food
And through CLWR Lutherans in Canada helped And through CLWR Lutherans in Canada helped people in Japan after the earthquake and people in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami.tsunami.
CLWR also supports Lutheran Church – CLWR also supports Lutheran Church – Canada's partner church in Nicaragua.Canada's partner church in Nicaragua.
• Providing money so children can go to schoolProviding money so children can go to school
• And keeping people healthy with a medical And keeping people healthy with a medical and dental clinicand dental clinic
Across Canada, men, women and children Across Canada, men, women and children
in Lutheran churches and schools in Lutheran churches and schools
serve their neighbours around the world serve their neighbours around the world
by supporting CLWR.by supporting CLWR.
What does that have to do with me?What does that have to do with me?
We should fear and love God We should fear and love God
that we may not hurt nor harm that we may not hurt nor harm
our neighbour in his body, our neighbour in his body,
but help and befriend him but help and befriend him
in every bodily needin every bodily need
• Visit CLWR at www.clwr.orgVisit CLWR at www.clwr.org• Friend CLWR on FacebookFriend CLWR on Facebook• Follow @Canlwr on TwitterFollow @Canlwr on Twitter