{"id":2312,"date":"2017-03-20T14:50:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T14:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/?p=2312"},"modified":"2017-03-20T14:50:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T14:50:51","slug":"catechism-week-30-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/news\/03\/20\/catechism-week-30-published\/","title":{"rendered":"Catechism Week 30 is Published!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The final installment of our new children&#8217;s catechism, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/03\/19\/wk30-eschaton-part-2\/\">Catechism \u2013 Week 30 \u2013 The Eschaton, Part 2<\/a>, has been published. It answers the question, &#8220;What is the ultimate goal and purpose of the people of God?&#8221; This now concludes our offering of 30 weekly catechism questions for families to use in the discipleship of their children into the basic theology and ethics of Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>For a complete index of all catechism questions, click this drop-down menu: <select style=\"width: 125px;\" name=\"mydropdown\" onchange=\"document.location = this.value\"><option value=\"\">-select week-<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/08\/17\/catechism-introduction\/\">Introduction<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/08\/28\/wk1-who-is-god\/\">Wk 1 &#8211; Who is God?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/09\/04\/wk2-what-god-is-like\/\">Wk 2 &#8211; How do we know what God is like?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/09\/11\/wk3-trinity\/\">Wk 3 &#8211; What is the Trinity?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/09\/18\/wk4-god-creates\/\">Wk 4 &#8211; Why did God create the world?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/09\/25\/wk5-image-god\/\">Wk 5 &#8211; What does it mean to be created in the image of God?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/10\/02\/wk6-meaning-life\/\">Wk 6 &#8211; What is our purpose in life?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/10\/09\/wk7-sin-effects\/\">Wk 7 &#8211; What is sin and what are its effects?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/10\/16\/wk8-abraham\/\">Wk 8 &#8211; What is a covenant and why did God make one with Abraham?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/10\/23\/wk9-law\/\">Wk 9 &#8211; What is the purpose of the Law?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/10\/30\/wk10-priesthood-sacrifices\/\">Wk 10 &#8211; What is the purpose of the priesthood and sacrifices?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/11\/06\/wk11-temple\/\">Wk 11 &#8211; What is the purpose of the temple?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/11\/13\/wk12-incarnation\/\">Wk 12 &#8211; Why did God become a man in Jesus Christ?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/11\/20\/wk13-jesus-life-ministry\/\">Wk 13 &#8211; What was the purpose of Jesus&#8217; life and ministry?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/11\/27\/wk14-jesus-death\/\">Wk 14 &#8211; Why did Jesus need to suffer and die upon the cross?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/12\/04\/wk15-jesus-resurrection\/\">Wk 15 &#8211; Why did Jesus rise from the dead and ascend to heaven?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/12\/11\/wk16-holy-spirit\/\">Wk 16 &#8211; Who is the Holy Spirit and why was he sent?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/12\/18\/wk17-preceding-grace\/\">Wk 17 &#8211; What is preceding grace?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/12\/25\/wk18-justification\/\">Wk 18 &#8211; What is justification?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/01\/01\/wk19-sanctification\/\">Wk 19 &#8211; What is sanctification?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/01\/08\/wk20-glorification\/\">Wk 20 &#8211; What is glorification?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/01\/15\/wk21-the-church\/\">Wk 21 &#8211; What is the church?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/01\/22\/catechism-week-22-bible\/\">Wk 22 &#8211; What is the Bible and why was it given to the church?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/01\/29\/wk23-baptism\/\">Wk 23 &#8211; What is baptism?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/02\/05\/wk24-communion\/\">Wk 24 &#8211; What is communion?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/02\/12\/wk25-prayer\/\">Wk 25 &#8211; What is prayer?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/02\/19\/wk26-gospel\/\">Wk 26 &#8211; What is the gospel?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/02\/26\/wk27-great-commission\/\">Wk 27 &#8211; What is the Great Commission?<\/option><option value=\"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/family-discipleship\/catechism\/03\/05\/wk28-resurrection\/\">Wk 28 &#8211; 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