The Risen Christ is...

1. Seated in Victory (Hebrews 1:3)

2. Reigning in Power (Rev. 1:17-18)

3. Returning in Glory (1 Thess. 4:16-18)

Q49. Where is Christ now?

A. Christ rose bodily from the grave on the third day after his death and is seated at the right hand of the Father, ruling his kingdom and interceding for us, until he returns to judge and renew the whole world.

THE CHURCH IS... 

1. Chosen to Worship (v. 9) 

2. United to Grow (vv. 10-11) 

3. Sent to Proclaim (v. 12) 

Q48. What is the church? 

A. God chooses and preserves for himself a community elected for eternal life and united by faith, who love, follow, learn from, and worship God together. God sends out this community to proclaim the gospel and prefigure Christ’s kingdom by the quality of their life together and their love for one another.

THE LORD'S SUPPER 

1. Remember His Past Sacrifice (Luke 22:19–20) 

2. Encounter His Presence Now (1 Corinthians 10:16) 

3. Anticipate His Future Feast (Matthew 26:29)

Baptism Signifies and Seals Your... 

1. Adoption into Christ (Galatians 3:26–27) 

2. Cleansing from Sin (Acts 22:16) 

3. Commitment to Belong (1 Corinthians 12:13)

 Q: What is Baptism?

 A: Baptism is the washing with water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; it signifies and seals our adoption into Christ, our cleansing from sin, and our commitment to belong to the Lord and to his church.

FIVE BIG WOWS 

1. God Created Everything (Psalm 103:22) 

2. God Knows Everything (Psalm 139:1)

 3. God is our Safe Place (Psalm 142:5) 

4. God is Love (Psalm 136:1) 

5. God is Forever (Psalm 115:18)

THE LORD'S PRAYER GETS 

1. Me in on God’s World (vv. 9–10) 

2. God in on my World (vv. 11–13) 

3. Me Settled in God’s Power (1 Chron. 29:11) 

Q41. WHAT IS THE LORD'S PRAYER? 

A: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 

Your kingdom come, Your will be done, 

on earth as it is in heaven. 

Give us this day our daily bread.

 Forgive us our debts  As we forgive those indebted to us. 

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 

For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, both now and forever. AMEN. 

JESUS MODELS PRAYER AS... 

1. Our Spiritual Protection (Luke 22:31–32; John 17:15) 

2. Our Personal Priority (Mark 1:35; Luke 5:16) 

3. Our Public Praise (Matthew 11:25; John 11:41–42) 

Q40. What should we pray? 

A: The whole Word of God directs and inspires us in what we should pray, including the prayer Jesus himself taught us.