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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

Taylor, Texas

Preparation for Confession

Preparation for Communion

The First CommandmentYou shall have no other gods.In what or whom do I trust above all things?Do I fear God's wrath, avoiding every sin?Is my love for God evident in my daily living?The Second CommandmentYou shall not misuse the Name of the Lord your God.Do I curse, speak carelessly, or misuse God's Name?Do I keep all the vows I have made in the Lord's Name, such as confirmation, marriage, or legal vows?Am I diligent and sincere in my prayers?The Third CommandmentRemember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.Do I despise God's Word by neglect or by paying little attention when it is read or preached?Do I attend the Divine Service faithfully?Do I pray for my pastor and support the work of the Church?The Fourth CommandmentHonor your father and your mother.Do I serve and obey my parents and other authorities such as teachers, employers, supervisors, government leaders, and pastors?Have I been angry, stubborn, or disrespectful toward those in authority over me?Do I obey all rightful laws of the city, state, and country?FOR PARENTS: Do I faithfully represent God the Father in disciplining, caring for, and catechizing my children?The Fifth CommandmentYou shall not murder.Do I harm my own body by gluttony, chemical addiction, or other abuse?Do I lose my temper or injure my neighbor by thoughts, words, or deeds?Do I hold grudges or harbor resentment?The Sixth CommandmentYou shall not commit adultery.Am I in a sexual relationship with someone other than my spouse?Do I look at others lustfully and thereby commit adultery with them in my heart?Do I dishonor marriage by ridicule or divorce?The Seventh CommandmentYou shall not steal.Do I cheat or otherwise seek to get what I have not earned?Do I take care of what I have, pay what I owe, return what I borrow, and respect other people's property?Am I selfish, stingy, and greedy with my time and money?The Eighth CommandmentYou shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.Do I gossip, listen to rumors, or take pleasure in talking about the faults or mistakes of others?Do I defend others against false accusations?Do I speak the truth in love, trying at all times to explain everything in the best possible way?The Ninth CommandmentYou shall not covet your neighbor's house.Am I discontent with what God has given me?Do I seek to satisy my desires at the expense of the well-being of others?Do I resent or envy those who have what I do not?The Tenth CommandmentYou shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.Am I discontent with the spouse, family, vocation, or employees God has given me?Have I done anything to break up a friendship or marriage?Am I contentious, or have I encouraged disharmony in my congregation, family, or workplace?adapted from Lutheran Service Book: Pastoral Care Companion. St. Louis: CPH, 2007.

Do you believe that you are a sinner?Yes, I believe it. I am a sinner.How do you know this?From the Ten Commandments, which I have not kept.Are you sorry for your sins?Yes, I am sorry that I have sinned against God.What have you deserved from God because of your sins?His wrath and displeasure, temporal death, and eternal damnation. See Rom. 6:21, 23Do you hope to be saved?Yes, that is my hope.In whom then do you trust?In my dear Lord Jesus Christ.Who is Christ?The Son of God, true God and true man.How many Gods are there?Only one, but there are three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.What has Christ done for you that you trust in Him?He has died for me and shed His blood for me on the cross for the forgiveness of sins.Did the Father also die for you?He did not. The Father is God only, as is the Holy Spirit; but the Son is both true God and true man. He died for me and shed His blood for me.How do you know this?From the holy Gospel, from the words instituting the Sacrament, and by His body and blood given me as a pledge in the Sacrament.What are the words of institution?Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me." In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."Do you believe, then, that the true body and blood of Christ are in the Sacraments?Yes, I believe it.What convinces you to believe this?The word of Christ: Take, eat, this is My body; drink of it all of you, this is My blood.What should we do when we eat His body and drink His blood, and in this way receive His pledge?We should remember and proclaim His death and the shedding of His blood, as He taught us: This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.Why should we remember and proclaim His death?First, so that we may learn to believe that no creature could make satisfaction for our sins. Only Christ, true God and true man, could do that. Second, so we may learn to be horrified by our sins, and to regard them as very serious. Third, so we may find joy and comfort in Christ alone, and through faith in Him be saved.What motivated Christ to dies and make full payment for your sins?His great love for His Father and for me and other sinners, as it is written in John 14; Romans 5; Galatians 2; and Ephesians 5.Why do you wish to go to the Sacrament?That I may learn to believe that Christ, out of great love, died for my sin, and also learn from Him to love God and my neighbor.What should admonish and encourage a Christian to receive the Sacrament frequently?First, both the command and the promise of Christ the Lord. Second, his own pressing need, because of which the command, encouragement, and promise are given.But what should you do if you are not aware of this need and have no hunger and thirst for the Sacrament?To such a person no better advice can be given than this: first, he should touch his body to see if he still has flesh and blood. Then he should believe what the Scriptures say of it in Galatians 5 and Romans 7. Second, he should look around to see whether he is still in the world, and remember that there will be no lack of sin and trouble, as the Scriptures say in John 15-16 and in 1 John 2 and 5. Third, he will certainly have the devil also around him, who with his lying and murdering day and night will let him have no peace, within or without, as the Scriptures picture him in John 8 and 16; 1 Peter 5; Ephesians 6; and 2 Timothy 2.from the Small Catechism