Tom Confirmation Paper

I was able to attend three church services at the Athens First United Methodist Church and gain insight on what it was like to be a weekly congregation member. While focusing on the members of the congregation and their mannerisms, the pastor and the way that the congregation was being addressed, and the overall routine of the service I was able to write-up the way that I felt and the things that I noticed while being present. I feel as if the Catholic and Methodist church are different and attending the mass was not something that I was used too. I was experiencing a different religion and church service. I felt like there was a sense of community at each service and I really liked the way that I personally felt welcome each time I went. I am not saying that the catholic church does not have a sense of community, maybe it is because Athens is a small town and members get to know each other very well or what but I felt a strong community vibe. I was able to focus in on the members specifically and the way that they interacted with one another and the pastor. Friendly, is the word that I would use to describe the members. Each person had a smile on their faces on entering and exiting the church. Reverend Robert McDowell did a wonderful job interacting and engaging with the congregation throughout the service. He wanted his people to listen and reflect on the words he was saying not just blankly listen to. Going to the Methodist church was an eye opening experience to me, realizing that going to church and being in college is not a bad thing. It takes up one hour of my time one day a week. This project made me realize the difference between religions and unfamiliar places and how it can be educational and exciting to

I feel like there are many reasons why I should receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. There are many things I do to participate and learn new things about my faith.   One of the reasons is that I practice in being a Catholic everyday.  I try to find new meaning when I read a section in the Bible.  I also pray to God every night before I go to bed and thank him for the day and everything that happened and I pray that he help me become strong in my faith and not give into anything bad.  I see the good in people and try to get them to turn to God for help.

Confirmation for me means to me is taking the next step in my faith and being closer to god. In additions, to it it also means to me is spreading the word of god/Jesus to people. The reason that I decide to be confirmed is to be closer to god and having the confidence that someone is going to be always listing to me (beside my parents) I prepared myself for confirmation by having an open mind and also having my heart open to Jesus. Once I’ve been confirmed I would continue my life but, knowing that Jesus is always on my side and he is knowing that I’m doing now forward is going to be good and also when things get bad I will also be knowing that Jesus is always saying that everything is going to be alright moving forward.

My faith is a great my part of life and it is extremely important to me. Society can take away everything from me but they can’t take my faith. I wouldn’t be who I am if I wasn’t able to practice Catholicism. It drives me to be a better person and show me the way of life. I know that people from the outside might not understand it or even know about it but to me, when everything is just too much to handle I know that I can lean on my faith and it will guide

The First United Methodist Church of Lindale has become a second family that I spend time worshiping with. FUMC Lindale has been my only church, and I began learning about Christ before I can remember. For a while, I even went to school in my church! I participated in children's programs such as BIG, sunday school, and summer camp. Growing up in the traditional service, I became a regular Acolyte. This began as a terrifying experience, but grew into a wonderful appreciation of being part of the service. Each experience within this church is valuable to myself and many others I introduced to my church. Many of them followed until Conformation where we learned about the importance and structure of our church along with Biblical text . Following

Confirmation is a hard, difficult process that comes with many sacrifices. At my school getting confirmed was a huge deal, but I never understood why. I thought it was just a redo of my baptism. As it turned out, it was a lot more important than I thought, and the journey leading to my confirmation was a very critical one.

For as long as I can remember my family and I have attended church almost every Sunday. Being from small town Iowa, everyone around me had always accepted the same ideas and beliefs as me, so I never had seen a different perspective. I had stayed within my comfort zone for fifteen years at this point in time, and I had no intentions of going outside of it any time soon. Part of being in this comfort zone was attending youth group every Wednesday night. Instead of being something I

Staying Catholic is a huge part in being Confirmed for me. It is the base of my decision. I’m not going to get Confirmed now in the Catholic faith and later switch over to another. This is not just a choice to be

A big decision occuring in my life right now is the process of getting confirmed. For the last two years I have been going to religious education and learning about my faith to finally be confirmed into the Catholic Church. Being confirmed into the Catholic church means that my faith is sealed into my life forever as a child of God.

     After going to the Baptist church I gained a new found respect for the Christian religion. It is not what I believe in but after going to the Baptist service I saw what it

I share your passion for the beliefs of a church being important. Thank you for asking about those beliefs and I appreciate the opportunity to communicate and possibly dialogue with you about them.

Tom is a child the size of a big thumb. Because of this he has bizarre life experiences, of course. Ultimately the following will tell you about this little Tom story.

Confirmation is an important sacrament in the Catholic faith. It helps you fully enter the church as an adult and be closer to God. As a Catholic, I value my relationship with God and others, and always look for ways to improve that relationship. I can now progress into the future with God and the rest of the Catholic community. It prepared me for the future. High school takes a big part in the faith and Confirmation helped me set up the framework.

I want to receive the sacrament of Confirmation because I want to continue in my faith and continue living my life as a Catholic. Receiving Confirmation is a big step forward in my Catholic life. To prepare for Confirmation, I went to a retreat at St. John’s University with my class. There we learned about the Holy Spirit and how it guides us in our everyday lives. We have also learned about the gifts of the Holy Spirit in School. I feel that I am ready to start my journey as an adult in the church. Receiving the sacrament of Confirmation will strengthen my faith and my relationship with God and the Church. Confirmation is also my choice, and I want to show my love for my faith by being confirmed.

The New Testament is a collection of books which contains the writings concerning the significant events in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. These books appeared after the physical death of Jesus Christ. In this regard, Jesus had left no records concerning him, and all that is written about him depends wholly on what other people have written about him. The first four books of the New Testament are part of the several biographies of Jesus which were written by the end of the first century of the era of Christianity. Then before any of these biographies have been drafted, there were Christian communities which were being instructed through epistles on how to live like Jesus and how to solve their problem like Christians. A good number of these letters were written by a man called Paul. After Paul death, some other new leaders of the Christian movement continued to write letters to the churches to encourage and strengthen them. As Christians grew in number persecution arose, and some letters have been drafted to support them and also to counter the false doctrines. These letters are part of the New Testament. The twenty-seven books of the New Testament were selected from the list of writings in that period (Bruce, 1988)