{"id":1674,"date":"2025-09-26T12:08:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T16:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2025-09-26T12:11:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T16:11:38","slug":"awesome-god-sacrifices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/2025\/09\/26\/awesome-god-sacrifices\/","title":{"rendered":"Awesome God, Sacrifices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael W  Smith - Our God is an awesome God\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ix7pHc70Lxk?start=30&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Awesome God&quot; Awana Hand Motions- Cityline Bible Church\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XFvmUkaab5Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/2017\/09\/27\/the-altar\/\">The Altar<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week we talked about the the garden of Eden.&nbsp; We read the story of creation, Adam and Eve and the temptation of Eve and Adam with the fruit. Because of the disobedience of Adam and Eve, they must die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will listen to the song \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/PZhLY8jN_Kk?t=1m45s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adam, Adam Where are you?<\/a>\u201d In the song, it talks about the deception of the Devil and how God still calls Adam back to Himself.&nbsp; God still searches for each one of us despite our sins. Because we have separated ourselves from God, (through sin), we can not hear Him very well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God still talks to us:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>through the Bible,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>through prayer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>through the sacraments and our church,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>through other people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>through our conscience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can you add any other way God talks to us?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reading the Bible:<\/strong> <em>\u201cBlest are We\u201d grade 4<\/em> pp.18-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BIBLE\u2013 the first book:<\/strong> Genesis 1, 2, and 3 (we read this last week). (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/genesis\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/genesis\/1<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open Our Bibles to Genesis 4, (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/genesis\/4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/genesis\/4)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hickorytown.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Cain-and-Abel.pdf\">Cain and Abel Story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Story of Cain &amp; Abel (meaning of sacrifices), Sin of Envy, Murder (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hickorytown.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Ten-Commandments.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Think of the Ten Commandments<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hickorytown.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/cain-and-abel.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cain-and-abel<\/a> worksheet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sacrifices<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because there is sin in the world, we live on earth and someday we will die.&nbsp; But God provides us a way to save ourselves\/our souls.&nbsp; In the Old Testament, they sacrificed an animal or food on an altar for a person\u2019s sins. In the New Testament, &nbsp;Jesus is our sacrifice on the cross. &nbsp;We also offer the \u201dsacrifice of the Mass\u201d for the forgiveness of sins. What other sacraments give us forgiveness of sins?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is an Altar?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hickorytown.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/altar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"329\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hickorytown.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/altar.jpg\" alt=\"altar\" class=\"wp-image-288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/altar.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/altar-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hickorytown.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/shrine-altar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hickorytown.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/shrine-altar.jpg\" alt=\"shrine-altar\" class=\"wp-image-286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/shrine-altar.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/shrine-altar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/shrine-altar-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hickorytown.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/shrine-altar-lamb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"914\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hickorytown.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/shrine-altar-lamb.jpg\" alt=\"shrine-altar-lamb\" class=\"wp-image-287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/shrine-altar-lamb.jpg 914w, https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/shrine-altar-lamb-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/shrine-altar-lamb-380x300.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>BIBLE\u2013 the last book: Revelations 5:1-4,6, 9<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/revelation\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/revelation\/5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who sat on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals. Then I saw a mighty angel who proclaimed in a loud voice, \u201cWho is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?\u201d But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to examine it. I shed many tears because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to examine it.<br>Then I saw standing in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and the elders, a Lamb that seemed to have been slain. He had seven horns and seven eyes; these are the [seven] spirits of God sent out into the whole world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Revelation Song (Lyric Video) - Kari Jobe\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0FrhDJa3XCM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They sang a new hymn:<br>\u201cWorthy are you to receive the scroll<br>and to break open its seals,<br>for you were slain and with your blood you purchased for God<br>those from every tribe and tongue, people and nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us<br>Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us<br>Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, Grant us Peace.<br>(response at Mass)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who is the LAMB OF GOD?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PrayerToStMichael.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PrayerToStMichael.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PrayerToStMichael.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PrayerToStMichael-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PrayerToStMichael-497x300.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Altar Last week we talked about the the garden of Eden.&nbsp; We read the story of creation, Adam and Eve and the temptation of Eve and Adam with the fruit. Because of the disobedience of Adam and Eve, they &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/2025\/09\/26\/awesome-god-sacrifices\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lesson-plans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1674"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1677,"href":"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674\/revisions\/1677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gettysburghope.com\/ccd4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}