Middle School Memory Work:
Q1. What is the church of Christ?
A. It is the gathering of all true believers and their children.
Q2. How is the church gathered together?
A. Christ gathers His church by His Spirit and Word.
Q3. Where does Christ gather His church?
A. He gathers His people out of all nations and different kinds of people.
Q4. Where do we find the true church?
A. The true church is found wherever the Gospel is purely preached and sincerely believed.
Q5. Which blessings does Christ give the church?
A. He gives the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.
Q6. What is the duty of all believers?
A. Believers are called to speak out for God and to live for His service.
High School Memory Work:
1. Whence comes such a true faith?
From the Holy Spirit, who works it in our hearts by the preaching of the gospel. (Eph. 2:8)
2. How does he strengthen and preserve that faith?
By the same preaching of the word and by the sacraments. (Hebr. 10:15).
3. What are the sacraments?
They are holy signs and seals, instituted by Christ, to teach and seal to us the gospel, so that we may be assured that we belong to him. (Rom. 4:11)
4. To what, then, do the sacraments point?
Both baptism and the Lord’s Supper point to our Lord Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice on the cross is the only foundation of our salvation. (Rom. 6:3)