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Acts 4:18-22

Acts 4:18-22. Passing on the faith “consists primarily in proclaiming Jesus Christ in order to lead others to faith in him. . . . the first disciples burned with the desire to proclaim Christ: ‘ We cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard’ (Acts 4:20).”

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Acts 4:18-22

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  1. Acts 4:18-22 • Passing on the faith “consists primarily in proclaiming Jesus Christ in order to lead others to faith in him. . . . the first disciples burned with the desire to proclaim Christ: • ‘We cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard’ (Acts 4:20).” • Catechism of the Catholic Church, # 425

  2. Goal of Catechesis • “To catechize is ‘to reveal in the Person of • Christ the whole of God’s eternal design • . . . . Catechesis aims at putting people in • communion with Jesus Christ: • only he can lead us to the love of the Father in the Spirit and make us share in the life of the Holy Trinity.” • Catechism of the Catholic Church, # 426

  3. St. Paul “I consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have accepted the loss of all things . . . that I may gain Christ . . . to know him and the power of his resurrection and sharing of his sufferings by being conformed to his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead” (Phil. 3:8-11).

  4. Catechized by Christ “to catechize” (Gk.) = “sound down” (echo down)… into the ears, heart. To be catechizedis to let the words/actions of Christ echo deep w/in your heart.  transformed by an encounter w/Christ.

  5. Jesus = “Lord Saves” • Acts 3:1-8 • DISCIPLESused the name of JESUS • to heal and cast out evil spirits (Acts 16:16-18). • Eastern Orthodox:Jesus prayer (mantra): • “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, • have mercy on me, a sinner.” • Book: Way of a Pilgrim.

  6. Name of Jesus In the Bible, name= “person”. NAME of Jesus calls forth PRESENCE of Jesus. Using Jesus’ name in prayer: “Name, I forgive you with all my heart in the name of Jesus Christ just as the Lord has forgiven me.” (Sadhana, A Way to God)

  7. Christ = Anointed • "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, • because he has ANOINTEDme • to bring glad tidings to the poor. • He has sent me • to proclaim liberty to captives • and recovery of sight to the blind, • to let the oppressed go free, and • to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord” • Luke 4:18-19.

  8. Christ Greek translation of Messiah (Heb.) which means “anointed” with the Holy Spirit.

  9. Beloved Sons & Daughters • “We are not the sum • of our weaknesses and failures; • we are the sum of the Father’s love for us • and of our real capacity • to become the image of his Son.” • Pope John Paul II • World Youth Day, Toronto

  10. CHRIST – Anointed w/the Holy Spiritto fulfill the office of PRIEST, PROPHET and KING.

  11. Baptized Christians are anointed to continueChrist’s work as PRIEST, PROPHET and KING.

  12. Mark 8:27-30 • The disciples have seen Jesus: • cast out evil spirits, • cure a paralyzed man • calm a storm, • raise a little girl from the dead, • multiply loaves for 5,000 people • Peter says, “You are the CHRIST.” • Jesus, “Tell no one.” ……. WHY?

  13. “He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and rise after three days.” Mark 8:31-33

  14. Luke 23:35-39  The LEADERS sneered at him and said, “He saved others, let him SAVE himselfif he is the chosen one, the Christ of God.” The SOLDIERS jeered at him:“If you are the king of the Jews, SAVE yourself.” Even one of the CRIMINALS mocked him, “Are you not the Christ? SAVE yourself and us.”

  15. Suffering Christ • Jesus did not come to explain away suffering. • Instead he came to fill it with his PRESENCE. • MERCY: “entering into the chaos of another.”

  16. Jesus is Lord • Name revealed to Moses= Yahweh …. YHWH • Hebrew people would not pronounce this name. • They used the word “LORD”instead. • Hebrew = adonai • Greek = Kyrios Kyrie eleison • New Testament, the title LORD is used • for both God the Father and Jesus.

  17. John 20:24-28

  18. Christ, the ALMIGHTY

  19. Eschatology • “Since the Ascension God’s plan has entered into its fulfillment. . . . ‘Already the final age of the world is with us, and the renewal of the world is irrevocably under way; . . . for the Church on earth is endowed already with a sanctity that is real but imperfect.’ Christ’s kingdom already manifests its presence through the miraculous signs that attend its proclamation by the Church.” • Catechism of the Catholic Church, # 670

  20. The SANCTITY of the Final Age is already here. “A clear conscience is more precious than liberty or life. I do not understand how you, whose conscience is burdened by the spilled blood of so many innocent people, can sleep at night. I would agree to die a thousand times rather than be free for one second with your conscience.” p. 244, The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century, by Robert Royal

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