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Types of Power5:1

Power for—power for the good of someone in need

Power over— power to direct and command others

Manipulative or exploitative power—

Power with: empowerment—

using others withoutconsideration of the needs of the other

working with others to achieve someworthy goal, combining my power with the power of another so that we build power for good


Matthew 12:45 Acts 8:7 1 Peter 3:19Mark 3:30; 5:2, 8 Galatians 4:3 Revelation 16:13Luke 4:36 Colossians 2:20

(Part 1) The Spirit in theNew Testament

5:2


(Part 2) The Spirit in the New Testament

5:2

Acts 1:2, 5, 8, 16Acts 2:4, 33, 38Acts 4:8, 25, 31Acts 5:3, 32Acts 6:5Acts 7:51, 55Acts 8:15, 17, 19Acts 9:17, 31Acts 10:38, 44, 45, 47Acts 11:15, 16, 24Acts 13:2, 4, 9, 52Acts 15:8, 28Acts 16:6

Acts 15:8, 28Acts 16:6Acts 19:2, 6Acts 20:23, 28Romans 5:5Romans 9:1Romans 14:17Romans 15:13, 161 Corinthians 6:191 Corinthians 12:32 Corinthians 13:13Ephesians 1:13Ephesians 4:30

1 Thessalonians: 5:19, 232 Thessalonians 2:132 Timothy 1:72 Timothy 4:22Hebrews 2:4Hebrews 4:12Hebrews 6:4Hebrews 10:291 Peter 3:42 Peter 1:211 John 3:241 John 4:1


• Umoja (unity)

• Kujichagulia (self-determination)

• Ujima (collective work and responsibility)

• Ujamaa (familyhood and cooperative economics)

The Principles of Kwanzaa5:3

How can we increase the unity in our families?How can we increase the unity in our faith community?

How does peer pressure interfere with self-determination?How are we influenced positively by peer pressure?

How do people in our school community work together to create a true learning environment?

How do we economically support the small business people in our neighborhoods and around our school?


The Principles of Kwanzaa5:3

• Nia (purpose)

• Kuumba (creativity)

• Imani (faith)

What do we do to motivate ourselves to be good persons?How do we motivate classmates to do better?

What creative talents are present in this class?How could they be better used?

In what do we have faith?What are the results of that faith?


CHAPTER 5 Vocabulary Review5:4

an ancient word with many meanings, including breath, life, vitality, inner qualities, personality, invisible reality

different ways that Scripture and Christian tradition name the invisible spiritual reality that is God; the third Person of the Holy Trinity; the personal love of the Father and the Son for each other

spirit (page 90)

Holy Spirit, God’s spirit, Spirit of God, Spirit of the Lord, Holy Ghost (page 92)

spirit of Jesus, spirit of Christ, spirit of the Lord, Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost (page 94)

different ways that Scripture and Christian tradition name the invisible spiritual reality that motivated and empowered Jesus, and that motivates and empowers those who commit themselves to following him



strengthened, energized, given the ability to do something

from the Latin word meaning to confirm, affirm, or strengthen, the name of the third Sacrament of Initiation; performed ordinarily by a bishop who anoints the forehead of the candidate while saying, “Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit.”

empowered (page 95)

Confirmation (page 100)

gifts of the Spirit (page 102)capabilities or dispositions (sometimes called strengths or virtues) that help us follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit and grow in our relationship with God and others



faith, hope, and love; spiritual gifts that enable us to act as children of God and followers of Jesus

a spiritual gift; today the term usually refers to special abilities in ministry

an ancient ritual gesture of approval, blessing, and acceptance, in which one or both hands are placed on the head of the one receiving the gesture

charism (page 106)

laying on of hands (page 113)

theological virtues (page 103)



anoint (page 114)

chrism (page 114)

from the Latin word for oil or salve, originally a pouring of perfumed oil on the head or a smearing of scented salve over the upper body

the aromatic oil used in Confirmation, from the Greek word related to ointment and anointing

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