Grace or Sin

1. Grace orSin

2. Leader: Even my bones are not hidden from you, O Lord. Females: Lord, you have probed me and you know me, you know when I sit and when I stand, you understand my thoughts from afar. My travels and my rest you mark; with all my ways you are familiar. Behind me and before me you encircle me and rest your hand upon me. Opening Prayer: Psalm 139

3. Males: Where can I hide from your spirit? From your presence, where can I flee? If I fly with the wings of dawn and alight beyond the sea, even there your hand will guard me, your right hand hold me fast. Opening Prayer: Psalm 139

4. Females: You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother’s womb. I praise you, so wonderfully you made me; wonderful are your works! My very self you knew; when I was being made in secret, fashioned as in the depths of the earth. Opening Prayer: Psalm 139

5. Males: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: Females: As it was in the beginning, is now, and will befor ever. Amen. All: Even my bones are not hidden from you, O Lord. Opening Prayer: Psalm 139

6. Everyone sit in a circle. Each person prepares three statements, two of which are true and one of which is a lie. In any order, the person shares the three statements to the entire group. The object of the game is to figure out which statement is a lie. After all three statements have been shared they are quickly repeated with the rest of the group voting on the statement they think is a lie. The person then reveals which one is the lie. If a majority of the group voted on the statement that is a lie, then the person caught in the lie goes to the middle of the circle and dies like a cockroach; lying on the back kicking and screaming until dead. Two Truths and a Lie Game

7. The lesson to be learned is that lying has consequences and even if you are not caught you still suffer the agony and stress of maybe being caught. So why even put yourself in this situation by lying in the first place? Two Truths and a Lie Game

8. “Some people . . . have pierced themselves with many pains.” (1 Timothy 6:10) Why Do We Do These Things To Ourselves?????

9. What can I do to stop this stupidity?

10. Come to me all you who are burdened. You’re never going to succeed so don’t bother.

11. Yes they will!!! No, they won’t.

12. With the FREE gift of Grace: The free and undeserved help that God gives us to help us grow in faith and live holy lives. (CCC 1996) What was Jesus’ mission? Jesus redeemed us from slavery to sin and the devil by his death and Resurrection. (By dying he destroyed our death; by rising he restored our life.) Jesus won the gift of grace for us and is, therefore, the source of all grace. Without Jesus we would not be able to receive and grow in grace. Jesus’ mission, then, is to redeem us, to teach us how to live the life of grace—the moral life. Jesus Is Willing to Help us STOP the Stupidity!

13. Listen to Me!!! But Grace is a free gift we have to cooperate with. We can’t earn it, but we must embrace it. Grace is God’s work in us, but at the same time we have to work with that Grace if we want it to have an effect on us. No, listen to me.

14. Our own efforts will help us fight against the reign of sin to a point. But when all is said and done, our enemy is just too strong. If we want to see real and lasting victory, we need the Lord and His mighty power. We need His Grace. Grace & Sin

15. Grace is a powerful weapon in our battle against sin! Jesus has won . . . And He can help us to win, also! Grace is necessary for salvation! Jesus Will Help Us to Avoid and Resist the Near Occasion of Sin.

16. Sacramental Grace: The Grace that makes each sacrament powerful and effective in our lives. We are just going to focus on only two of the Sacraments; Baptism and Reconciliation. In Baptism we received Sanctifying Grace: A permanent gift that God gave us which transformed us into a new creation. But we can lose the impact of grace through mortal sin which kills the life of grace in our souls. We Are Surrounded by Grace

17. If we lose grace through sin, it is restored through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Reconciliation gives us the Grace to go and sin no more. To say “no” to sin and temptation. It is God’s Grace and power poured out in specific situations to help strengthen us right then and there. We Are Surrounded by Grace

18. God’s Grace is all around us. God’s Grace is also personal. God gives individual gifts and blessings to each of us individually in the course of our lives. And Jesus Christ, the source of all grace, chose to dispense this grace through His Church. So that we can grow in the life of grace through prayer, the sacraments, and good works. We Are Surrounded by Grace

19. You are wonderful!!! How Will You Take Advantage of this Grace In Your Life? Satan wants us to fail. Jesus wants us to succeed. Jesus pours Grace into our hearts to give us a new identity as children of God. This is the Grace of dignity that helps us to see ourselves as God sees us. You’re worthless crap!

20. Satan you Lie!!! So our goal in life is to obtain grace, keep grace, and die in grace (so that we can be with God forever in heaven. I am the father of lies!

21. Eternal God, in Whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion—inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair or become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your Holy Will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen. Closing Prayer