Memory Work for January 21

Middle School Memory:

Q1. Show that the Holy Spirit is a person.

A. The Bible tells us that He speaks and searches and prays and can be grieved.

Q2. Why is He called the life-giving Spirit?

A. Because He gives life both in creation and in salvation.

Q3. What work does the Spirit do in our hearts?

A. He regenerates us, teaches us God’s truth, and abides with us forever.

High School Memory:

1. What does it profit you, that you believe all this?

That by faith I am righteous in Christ before God. (Rom. 3:28)

2. What is this justification by faith?

It is that, although I have grievously sinned against God and have kept none of his commandments, God without any merit of mine freely grants and imputes to me the perfect righteousness of Christ my Savior. (2 Cor. 5:18,19)

3. But can’t your good works be your righteousness before God?

Indeed not, for even my best works are imperfect and stained with sin. (Isa. 64:6)

4. But doesn’t the Bible teach that God rewards good works?

Yes, but this reward is not of merit but of grace. (Luke 17:10)

5. Will not such a doctrine make me careless and profane?

No, for all who truly receive Christ by faith desire to show thankfulness to God. (Matthew 7:18)

Memory Work for January 14

Middle School Memory:

Review Week; see previous week’s questions.

High School Memory:

Q1. How does Christ gather and defend his church?

By the preaching of his gospel, which the Spirit applies savingly to the hearts and lives of his people. (Acts 9:31)

Q2. What is the true church?

It is the congregation of true believers, chosen to eternal life, and endowed with saving faith. (1 Peter 1:2)

Q3. Where can we find this church?

It is found wherever God’s Word is purely preached, the sacraments are rightly administered, and church discipline is faithfully exercised.

Q4. How does the church show itself as communion of the saints?

By receiving in faith the gifts of Christ and using them for the welfare and salvation of others. (1 Corinthians 12:8, 25)

Q5. Which benefits do you receive as a living member of the church?

In the gospel the Holy Spirit assures me of the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and eternal life. (Romans 8:11)

Memory Work for January 7

Middle School memory:

Q1. Where is Jesus now?

A. He is in heaven sitting at the right hand of His Father.

Q2. What does it mean that He is sitting at God’s right hand?

A. This means that God has given Him authority over all of heaven and earth.

Q3. Why has God given all authority to Christ?

A. So that He may rule and protect His people on earth.

Q4. What else does Jesus do for us?

A. He prays for us constantly.

Q5. Is Jesus with us on earth as He promised?

A. Yes, He is always with us through His Holy Spirit.

Q6. Will Jesus come again?

A. He will come in great glory to judge the living and the dead.

High School memory:

Q1. Who is the Holy Spirit?

He is the third person of the blessed Trinity, one in essence with the Father and the Son. (Acts 5:3, 4)

Q2. How have you received the Holy Spirit?

He has been given to me by God the Father, for Christ’s sake, to regenerate me, lead me into the truth, comfort me, and abide with me forever. (John 16:13, 14)

Q3. How do you receive these benefits of the Holy Spirit?

Only as a living member of the church which Christ himself gathers, defends, and preserves in the true faith. (1 Thessalonians 1:4, 5)

Memory Work for December 3

Middle School Memory Work:

Q1. Did Jesus remain in the grave?

A. No, He arose from the dead on the third day.

Q2. Why could death no longer hold Jesus?

A. He paid for all our sins and so had broken the power of death.

Q3. Did the risen Christ remain on earth?

A. No. After forty days He ascended into heaven.

Q4. What does the resurrection of Christ mean for us?

A. It means that Christ will raise us up, for death will have no power over us.

Q5. What does the ascension of Christ mean for us?

A. It means that He is praying for us, sends us His Spirit, and will take us to meet Him in heaven.

High School Memory Work:

1. Did Christ remain under the power of death?

Indeed not, for on the third day He was raised for our justification, assuring us of complete victory over sin, death and hell. (Romans 4:24, 25)

2. Where is Christ now?

He ascended into heaven and continues there for our sake, until He comes again to judge the living and the dead. (Acts 3:20, 21)

3. But is He not with us until the end of the world?

As God He remains with us in his power, grace and Spirit, but his human nature remains in heaven until He shall come again at the end of the ages.

4. What comfort do you derive from Christ’s ascension?

Because He has ascended, I believe that He always prays for His people, rules over all things, and is preparing a place in His eternal kingdom for all who love and serve Him. (John 14:3)

5. What comfort do you derive from his coming again?

In all my sorrows and trials I am assured that He will come again to punish his enemies and take me with all his people into everlasting blessedness. (2 Thessalonians 1:6, 7)