To Be a Christian: The Anglican Catechism in a Year

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May 01, 2023 Day 121. What is a sacrament?
Today is day 121 and we are studying The Sacraments.
121. What is a sacrament?
A sacrament is an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. God gives us the sign as a means by which we receive that grace and as a tangible assurance that we do in fact receive it. (Genesis 17:1–21; John 6:53–58; Romans 2:25–29; 1 Corinthians 10:16; 1662 Catechism)
We will conclude today with The Collect for The Second Sunday of Epiphany found on page 602 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019).
If you would like to buy or download To Be a Christian, head to anglicanchurch.net/catechism.

Produced by Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS.
Original music from Matthew Clark. Daily collects and Psalms are taken from Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Catechism readings are taken from To Be a Christian - An Anglican Catechism Approved Edition, copyright © 2020 by The Anglican Church in North America by Crossway a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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April 30, 2023 Day 120. How should you live in light of this promise of unending life?
Today is day 120 and we are on the Third Article of the Apostles' Creed. Today we are on the eighteenth line: “And the Life Everlasting”.
120. How should you live in light of this promise of unending life?
I should live in joyful expectation of the fullness of my transformation, soul and body, into the likeness of Christ. In the
midst of suffering or in the face of hostility and persecution, I
am sustained by the hope of a new heaven and earth, freed from
Satan, evil, suffering, and death. (Psalm 21:1–7; John 14:1–7; Romans 13:11–14; 2 Corinthians 4:16–5:11; Philippians 3:7–21; 1 Peter
1:3–9; 5:6–11)
We will conclude today with The Collect for The First Sunday of Advent found on page 598 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019).
If you would like to buy or download To Be a Christian, head to anglicanchurch.net/catechism.

Produced by Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS.
Original music from Matthew Clark. Daily collects and Psalms are taken from Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Catechism readings are taken from To Be a Christian - An Anglican Catechism Approved Edition, copyright © 2020 by The Anglican Church in North America by Crossway a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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April 29, 2023 Day 119. What do you know about the unending resurrected life of believers?
Today is day 119 and we are on the Third Article of the Apostles' Creed. Today we are on the eighteenth line: “And the Life Everlasting”.
119. What do you know about the unending resurrected life of believers?
I know that it will be an eternal life of joyful fellowship with our
triune God, together with all his saints and angels, singing his
praises and serving him in the renewed creation. ( John 17:20–24;
Revelation 7:9–17; 21:1–4; 21:22–22:5)
We will conclude today with The Flood Collect from the Great Vigil of Easter found on page 587 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019).
If you would like to buy or download To Be a Christian, head to anglicanchurch.net/catechism.

Produced by Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS.
Original music from Matthew Clark. Daily collects and Psalms are taken from Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Catechism readings are taken from To Be a Christian - An Anglican Catechism Approved Edition, copyright © 2020 by The Anglican Church in North America by Crossway a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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April 28, 2023 Day 118. How should you live as you await the resurrection of your body?
Today is day 118 and we are on the Third Article of the Apostles' Creed. Today we are on the seventeenth line: “The Resurrection of the Body”.
118. How should you live as you await the resurrection of your body?
Because I put my hope in God’s resurrection of my body, I should
honor and care for it. I should refrain from any violence, disrespect, or sin that would harm, demean, or violate either my body
or the bodies of others. (Psalm 35:9–10; Matthew 25:35–45; Romans
6:5–14; 1 Corinthians 6:9–20; 1 John 3:1–3)
We will conclude today with A Collect for Strength to Await Christ's Return found on page 22 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019).
If you would like to buy or download To Be a Christian, head to anglicanchurch.net/catechism.

Produced by Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS.
Original music from Matthew Clark. Daily collects and Psalms are taken from Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Catechism readings are taken from To Be a Christian - An Anglican Catechism Approved Edition, copyright © 2020 by The Anglican Church in North America by Crossway a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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April 27, 2023 Day 117. What do you know about the resurrected bodies of believers?
Today is day 117 and we are on the Third Article of the Apostles' Creed. Today we are on the seventeenth line: “The Resurrection of the Body”.
117. What do you know about the resurrected bodies of believers?
They will be fully renewed and glorified in the image of Christ, perfected after the manner of his own resurrected and ascended body.
(Job 19:25–27; John 11:23–27; 1 Corinthians 15:35–58; Philippians 3:20–21)
We will conclude today with the Prayer following the Prayers of the People in the Burial of the Dead found on page 255 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019).
If you would like to buy or download To Be a Christian, head to anglicanchurch.net/catechism.

Produced by Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS.
Original music from Matthew Clark. Daily collects and Psalms are taken from Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Catechism readings are taken from To Be a Christian - An Anglican Catechism Approved Edition, copyright © 2020 by The Anglican Church in North America by Crossway a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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April 26, 2023 Day 116. What is the resurrection of the body?
Today is day 116 and we are on the Third Article of the Apostles' Creed. Today we are on the seventeenth line: “The Resurrection of the Body”.
116. What is the resurrection of the body?
When the risen Lord Jesus returns to judge the earth, he will raise
all the dead to bodily life. The wicked will then receive eternal
condemnation, and the righteous eternal life in the glory of God.
(Psalm 16; Ezekiel 37:1–14; Daniel 12:1–3; Matthew 25:31–34, 41, 46;
John 5:25–29; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–17; Revelation 20:11–15)
We will conclude today with A Collect for Resurrection Hope found on page 49 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019).
If you would like to buy or download To Be a Christian, head to anglicanchurch.net/catechism.

Produced by Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS.
Original music from Matthew Clark. Daily collects and Psalms are taken from Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Catechism readings are taken from To Be a Christian - An Anglican Catechism Approved Edition, copyright © 2020 by The Anglican Church in North America by Crossway a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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April 25, 2023 Day 115. Why will you die?
Today is day 115 and we are on the Third Article of the Apostles' Creed. Today we are on the seventeenth line: “The Resurrection of the Body”.
115. Why will you die?
Because sin and death now corrupt this world, my body will degenerate and die. But, by the will of God, my soul will be with the
Lord, and I will rise bodily from death when Jesus Christ returns
to judge the living and the dead. (Genesis 2:15–17; 3:22–24; Psalm
82:7; Ecclesiastes 2:16; John 6:35–40; Romans 5:12–14; 1 Corinthians
15:13–28)
We will conclude today with A Collect for Resurrection Hope found on page 49 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019).
If you would like to buy or download To Be a Christian, head to anglicanchurch.net/catechism.

Produced by Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS.
Original music from Matthew Clark. Daily collects and Psalms are taken from Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Catechism readings are taken from To Be a Christian - An Anglican Catechism Approved Edition, copyright © 2020 by The Anglican Church in North America by Crossway a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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April 24, 2023 Day 114. What does Holy Scripture tell you about your body?
Today is day 114 and we are on the Third Article of the Apostles' Creed. Today we are on the seventeenth line: “The Resurrection of the Body”.
114. What does Holy Scripture tell you about your body?
Holy Scripture tells me that my body, though tainted by sin, was
created good, bearing the image of God and endowed with great
dignity. Therefore, from the moment of conception to natural
death, every human body and every human life should be cared
for, protected, and loved. (Genesis 1:26–28; Psalm 139:7–18; Matthew
11:2–5; 1 Corinthians 6:19–20; James 3:8–10)
We will conclude today with The Collect for The Second Sunday in Lent found on page 605 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019).
If you would like to buy or download To Be a Christian, head to anglicanchurch.net/catechism.

Produced by Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS.
Original music from Matthew Clark. Daily collects and Psalms are taken from Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Catechism readings are taken from To Be a Christian - An Anglican Catechism Approved Edition, copyright © 2020 by The Anglican Church in North America by Crossway a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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April 23, 2023 Day 113. Does God give grace only to Christians?
Today is day 113 and we are on the Third Article of the Apostles' Creed. Today we are on the sixteenth line: “The Forgiveness of Sins”.
113. Does God give grace only to Christians?
No. God’s common grace can be seen in his provision for all
people. “He makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and
sends rain on the just and on the unjust” (Matthew 5:45). However, he shows his saving grace by granting salvation to those who place their faith in Christ. (Psalms 65:5–13; 145:8–9; Acts 14:15–17;
Romans 5:1–11)
We will conclude today with The Collect for The Second to Last Sunday of Epiphany found on page 604 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019).
If you would like to buy or download To Be a Christian, head to anglicanchurch.net/catechism.

Produced by Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS.
Original music from Matthew Clark. Daily collects and Psalms are taken from Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Catechism readings are taken from To Be a Christian - An Anglican Catechism Approved Edition, copyright © 2020 by The Anglican Church in North America by Crossway a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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April 22, 2023 Day 112. Is God’s grace only for your religious or spiritual life?
Today is day 112 and we are on the Third Article of the Apostles' Creed. Today we are on the sixteenth line: “The Forgiveness of Sins”.
112. Is God’s grace only for your religious or spiritual life?
No. God wants to redeem every aspect of my life, and his grace
in Christ is at work in all of it. (Psalm 40; Isaiah 1:13–20; Matthew
6:25–33; Titus 2:11–14)
We will conclude today with Prayer 76. For Guidance found on page 495 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019).
If you would like to buy or download To Be a Christian, head to anglicanchurch.net/catechism.

Produced by Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Madison, MS.
Original music from Matthew Clark. Daily collects and Psalms are taken from Book of Common Prayer (2019), created by the Anglican Church in North America and published by the Anglican Liturgical Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Catechism readings are taken from To Be a Christian - An Anglican Catechism Approved Edition, copyright © 2020 by The Anglican Church in North America by Crossway a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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