God Calls His People

Together
God’s family “is the Church of the living God, the pillar
and foundation of truth.”
- 1 Timothy 3:15
 Goals for the Day:
The pupils will …
Doctrine Morals
01 explain the nature of the Church;
02 live and carry out their
responsibilities in making the
Church grow

Worship
03 ask God for strengthen to be a
faithful member of the Church.
 What do you
know about the
Church?
What do you want
to know about the
Church?
Scripture
says:
1 Timothy 3:15
 1 Timothy 3:15

God’s family is the

Church of the living
God, the pillar and
foundation of truth.
Church
says:
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Ekklesia. This “more” of the

Church can be shown first of all
from its long history. Our Catholic
Church traces its origin back to the Old
Testament qahal and the New Testament
ekklesia(CCC 751f). Both terms
mean “the people of God called
together,” or an “assembly convoked
by God.”
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Thus, they stress the action of God in

calling the people together. The Church
thus claims to be a faith-assembly whose
root cause is God’s free call to all to
share His divine goodness and love in
Christ. The Church therefore is not just a
social grouping of people drawn together
by cultural values and attitudes.
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This faith-conviction that

God is the ever-present
source and ground for the
Church is the reason for
explaining the Church as
“mystery” and “sacrament.”
God Calls His People
Together
God’s family “is the Church of the living God, the pillar
and foundation of truth.”
- 1 Timothy 3:15