The Spread of the Gospel
During the first 3 Centuries the Church grew through the influence of Christians whose lives had been transformed by the ______ ________.
What is the Holy Spirit?
Task one: forming a _________ of persons.
What is Community?
The Emperor __________ granted toleration of Christians in 312 AD.
Who is Constantine?
St. Augustine responded to the fall of Rome by explaining the twofold nature of the _____ of ______.
What isthe City of God?
We are reminded in scripture: Be still and know that I am _____.
Who is God?
Early Christians referred to their life in Christ as "The ___'
What is "The Way".
Task 2: ________Life.
What is Serving?
The Emporer Theodosius in 380 AD issued an edict making ______ ________ the official religion of the Roman empire
What is Catholic Christianity?
The City of God is eternal in heaven and mysteriously present ________,
Where is the City of God present on Earth?
Lord you ask us to seek you in ________ because it is there we can hear you clearly,
What is silence?
They also referred to their belief as "our Pliosophy" or simply Philosophy. It means ___ ____ __ ______.
What is "The love of Wisdom"
Task 3. Participating in the ____________ of society
What is development?
Jesus gave _____ the keys to the kingdom of Heaven.
Who is St. Peter?
The fall of Rome was blamed on the __________ by the pagans because they didn't worship Roman Gods,
Who are the Christians?
Often we forget how much noise surrounds us in our everyday life. How can we really hear God?
Praying in silence is the way to hear His voice.
Life at home included reading the scriptures, if there was one who could read. If not they told stories from the scriptures. They imitated the _______ ______.
What is the HOLY FAMILY?
Task 4. Sharing in the life and mission of the _______.
What is the Church?
The plain teaching in the New Testament are that the _______ and the ______ are distinct entities.
What is the Church and the State?
Why did St. Augustine say there were two Cities of God?.
One City of God in Heaven and one on earth: the Church.
Why do Catholics spend time in silent adoration of the Eucharist?
God speaks to us in the silence.?
Saint Macrina's life is evidence of the tremendous potential of the _______ to spread the gospel.
What is the Family?
A husband & wife have the great gift of cooperating with God to create a ___ ____.
What is a new life?
Rome fell to the armies from Eastern Germany in _____ AD.
When was 410 AD?
What keeps us many times from the love of God?
Love of Self.
Why is the world so noisey?
Because the devil knows you can't hear God over the noise.