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I don't see contributions here from Tyler or Connor! 

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I don't see contributions here from Tyler or Connor! 

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I like how you made the post for baptism at the very center and that you configured the rest of the content around it in such a well structured way. Using the arrows here is important and helpful to the viewer - especially because there's significant space between your posts.
Also, consider using more color - especially color coding the posts. Plus, a background themed to baptism could go a long way too. I've changed it from the mustard color to a water theme for you to see how it looks!

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Very organized and easy to follow. Also has very good information with great pictures!

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The information was short and concise but had good content. It was neatly organized and easy to follow.

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I loved how you labeled all your arrows. The pictures are quite nice, too!

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I really appreciated the use of space in this Padlet. It felt much more organized and less overwhelming to look at visually! This was easy to read and understand. Brava!

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Good background information, allows me to know exactly what your talking about.

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I think the organization, content, and overall explanations are done really well. Overall looks really good.

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i really liked the layout. it made your explanations super easy to follow

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The pictures are really good and so are the labeled arrows, but you don't really explain how these things are a type for something in the New Testament.

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Super nice content with an easy flow to read.

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If Moses was not saved as an infant, we would not have the 10 commandments

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Moses and the Israelites are saved by going through the waters of the Red Sea, with the Lord in a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of fire by night.

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Moses and the Israelites are saved by going through the waters of the Red Sea, with the Lord in a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of fire by night.

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Moses is saved by floating on the water of the Nile, as...an...infant.

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Moses is saved by floating on the water of the Nile, as...an...infant.

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Noah and his family are saved by floating on the water.

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Noah and his family are saved by floating on the water.

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The Holy Spirit moved over the waters of the earth in Genesis (new creation).

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The Holy Spirit moved over the waters of the earth in Genesis (new creation).

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Through the waters of Baptism, we are saved from sin.

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Who wants to be PM
And how should we divide the work
are we each doing something on baptism or are we all doing the same topic
like i see the baptism topic on the website but r we just writing those around baptism or are we like explaining it

I think we just write them out and put a lot of pictures along with them. There are 8 topics so we could each choose 2 and make sure we put corresponding images

ok i will do the first and third one

ok ill do the second and fourth
connor and tyler can you guys do the last 4 just like split them up between you
plz do it

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I do like the layout, but more pizazz would help! 

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I do like the layout, but more pizazz would help! 

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I like the images and you use a good balance of text and images here. The overall visual is a bit flat with the non-descript background and the lack of color in these posts. A bit of color, especially used in an organized and thoughtful way, can go a long way in making your content POP!

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You should move these blocks up to make this gap smaller overall.

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Great use of organization and arrows here. 

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Great use of organization and arrows here. 

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But label your arrows to help out here!

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Catholic Life - The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse

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Candles, christening gowns and photos are often what we recall when thinking about the sacrament of baptism. Unless we were received into the Church at an older age, most of us have no recall of the actual event. But it is this ritual that is so very important for it is the sacrament that makes us a member of the Catholic Church. The Catechism tells us, "Through baptism we are ... reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church, and made sharers in her mission." (CCC 1213). Through the Holy Spirit, baptism unifies us, just as a vine is one with its branches.

All who are baptized, except those who profess to a religious state or receive Holy Orders, comprise the lay faithful. The lay faithful are considered unique because their mission is accomplished by living in the midst of the secular world, meaning they do not merely belong to the Church but are the Church in the midst of everyday living. By the grace of baptism, they share in Christ's threefold mission as priest, prophet and king in their ongoing daily lives: priest means uniting with the sacrificial offerings of Christ by self-sacrifice in marriage, single life, daily labor, etc. Prophet is inherent with proclaiming the Gospel in both word and deed. Our kingly mission is to spread the Kingdom of God to everyone at all times.

For all baptized, holiness can be achieved by "embracing the Beatitudes, in listening and meditating on the Word of God, in conscious and active participation in the liturgical and sacramental life of the Church, in personal prayer, in family or in community, in the hunger and thirst for justice, in the practice of the commandment to love in all circumstances of life and service to the brethren, especially the least, the poor and the suffering."

The secular nature of the lay faithful, though unified in continuing the mission of Christ, employs different gifts (charisms) in order to be Christ in the world. Various professions, occupations, life circumstances, cultures, interests, personalities and more emphasize that God "entrusts a vocation unto them that properly concerns their situation in the world." (par 15) By enriching their individual gifts and abilities and using them to further the Kingdom of God, the lay faithful come to "the vocation of holiness, that is, the perfection of charity. Holiness is the greatest testimony of the dignity conferred on a disciple of Christ." (par 16)

Holiness, i.e. following and imitating Christ, is the common vocation of all the members of the Church. For all baptized, holiness can be achieved by "embracing the Beatitudes, in listening and meditating on the Word of God, in conscious and active participation in the liturgical and sacramental life of the Church, in personal prayer, in family or in community, in the hunger and thirst for justice, in the practice of the commandment to love in all circumstances of life and service to the brethren, especially the least, the poor and the suffering." (par 16) For the lay faithful, this happens in the midst of earthly affairs and human activity, the particular method by which they have been called to join themselves with God.

Rose Robertson is a writer and certified spiritual director. She holds a master's degree in pastoral ministry.

For the complete document visit diolc.org/LayFaithful or Google search Christifideles Laici.

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Christifideles Laici: Who Are the Lay Faithful? | Catholic Life - The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse

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Candles, christening gowns and photos are often what we recall when thinking about the sacrament of baptism. Unless we were received into the Church at an older age, most of us have no recall of the actual event. But it is this ritual that is so very important for it is the sacrament that makes ...

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True royalty-as Jesus lived-does not seek to be served, but rather seeks to serve others, especially the poor and the suffering (23).

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The Church is joined to the Baptized Christians, Jewish, Muslims ,and ALL people

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Jonas Clark Holy Spirit Ministry Training

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What is a prophet and prophetic ministry? Prophets pull down, throw down, destroy, build, and plant. As a seer, they are spokesmen, messengers, watchmen, and ambassadors standing in the gap and making up the hedge.

Christ set in the Church five distinct ascension gifts of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. All of them are quite different, distinct and carry different graces needed to equip the born-again believer for effectiveness in life and ministry.

Scripture declares, "And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors, and teachers" (Ephesians 4:11). All five ministry gifts are equally important. We need the apostle. He is a spiritual father, architect, and builder. We need the soul-winning evangelist that reminds us of reaching the lost. We need the pastor who counsels, nurtures and comforts, and the teacher to instruct, tutor, and explain God's Word and ways. And we need the prophet, God's voice of edification, exhortation, and comfort. All five ascension gifts have specific graces in their lives that add something important to the born again believer.

LOGOS TO RHEMA First, "What is a prophet?" Prophets are gifted with living (rhema) word to the Church. Your Bible is full of words known as logos, the written Word. Have you ever read your Bible and suddenly the words sprang to life, and you received a revelation of what you just read? That is an example of the word (logos), changing into word (rhema), or life-giving word. That's what we call spiritual revelation. That revelation is available for you.

Prophets flow in revelation or rhema. God wants to raise a prophetic people who can hear His voice clearly. Not just lone prophets, but a prophetic people. It is important the world hears the Word of the Lord with power and refreshing that comes from the prophetic anointing. We need a prophetic people who have been delivered from the "fear of men" and who are not "men pleasers."

"He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches." (Revelation 2:29)

We need to listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Church, not just what the Spirit hath said. We need the freshness of prophetic revelation, that life-giving rhema, that comes through the prophet's gift. Without that refreshing, we die a boring religious death and are not spiritually relatable to our generation. We all need the prophetic voice to come into the earth that we might have a "living word" imparted to our lives. Without the life provided by the prophetic voice, the Church would be like the dry bones in Ezekiel's vision.

ROOT OUT Prophets carry a great sense of spiritual authority. They enjoy rooting out, pulling down, and destroying all spiritual opposition that gets in the way of the plans and purpose of God.

"See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant." (Jeremiah 1:10)

In this verse, nations are symbolic of the natural realm and kingdoms symbolic of the spiritual realm. To "root out" means to lay hold of the root of a thing and pull. The prophet is called to root out. He is called to pull down. He is called to destroy. He is called to overthrow. Notice that all these words deal with destroying the opposition. Prophets are God's spiritual reformers and revolutionaries. To reform means to bring about change.

Prophets make some people nervous, and they will try to get rid of the prophet or close his mouth before he gets to do what he is best at, building and planting. God builds by His Spirit, and there are many spiritual obstacles that must be dealt with before the building and planting begin. When we understand the prophet's gift, we can all be more effective when warring against the spiritual forces that oppose the establishing and advancement of the Kingdom of God.

BREAKING PLOWS
The Holy Spirit uses Christ five-fold ascension prophets as spiritual plows to break the hardest of sin-blackened soils and cut the deepest furrows within the heart of man. The prophet is gifted to prepare the way toward spiritual breakthrough through his rotor-rooter challenge of any spiritual opposition that might get in the way. One reason some feel uncomfortable with prophetic operations is because of the results of the prophet's prayers.
What the prophet attacks through intercession in the Spirit will sometimes reveal itself in the natural. If he attacks rebellion, for example, then any common ground with rebellion in the people will manifest. But rather than stop the prophet's rooting out intercession, we should continue to press in and let that prophetic grace finish its work. Once the spiritual warfare is finished, the prophetic gift will open the heavens to us. Remember when Daniel was battling the principalities and powers? Because he didn't give up and quit the angel was able to get through with the Word of the Lord for the nation.

Sometimes when the prophet speaks, people get stirred, troubled or offended. Offenses are the bait of Satan used to unplug you from important spiritual relationships. If you are being challenged, perhaps the Holy Spirit is trying to prepare you for your future. I have seen the prophetic gift in action used to prune out the dead wood that keeps us from growing. Pruning is good for us all because pruning is necessary to produce more fruit. Currently, we are at a time when the Church is being challenged to awaken from its sleep. Roots of binding religious traditions are being pulled out because some have been sitting in religious comfort zones for too long. As the "restoration of all things" continues so will the restoration of true prophetic ministry.

The Church is moving forward. From be healed, for example, to be taught. And from being blessed, to be changed. Everybody likes to be healed, taught, and blessed because it requires little of the hearer. But the restoration of the prophetic moves the Church into a governmental authority that requires more of us. All believers are called to govern. They are a priesthood of kings given spiritual authority that enables them to be more than conquerors. In the days ahead prophets will be more involved in activating the spiritual authority of every believer to make a difference with their lives.

ON PERSONAL PROPHECY
Some people think that a prophet must give personal prophecies to qualify to walk in the office of a prophet. That's partially true. He will give personal prophecies, but his revelation gifting goes far beyond personal prophecy. Personal prophecy is the lowest prophetic operation of the true prophet. I say that because some have hyper-focused on personal prophecy and miss the big picture of the prophet's ministry. Prophets also:

1. Are forerunners who make way for "greater things" to come (Matthew 3:3).
2. Deal with spiritual climates (Jeremiah 1:10).
3. Turn people from sin to holiness (Jeremiah 23:21-22).
4. Are front line intercessors (Jeremiah 27:18).
5. Turn the hearts of fathers and sons (Malachi 4:5-6).
6. Challenge dead traditions of men and dangerous spirits of religion (Matthew 3:9-10).
7. Are stewards of the mysteries of God (Ephesians 3:5).
8. Carry lamentations, mourning, and woe (intercession burdens) (Ezekiel 2:10).
9. Are fore-tellers of things to come (Amos 3:7).
10. Contend with false prophets of divination including Jezebel and Baal (1 Kings 18:19).
11. Challenge demonic territorial guards (Acts 13:7).
12. Speak to the nations and kingdoms (Jeremiah 1:5).

Prophetic ministry is a wonderful gift from God. Moses said, "Would God that all the Lord's people were prophets and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them" (Numbers 11:29). With them, Jesus said, "I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail."

Your partner,

(c) Apostle Jonas Clark
www.jonasclark.com

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What Is A Prophet? 12 Functions of Prophetic Ministry

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What is a prophet and prophetic ministry? Prophets pull down, throw down, destroy, build, and plant. As a seer, they are spokesmen, messengers, watchmen, and ambassadors standing in the gap and making up the hedge. Christ set in the Church five distinct ascension gifts of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers.

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A living rooted version of the apostles. "A church is apostolic as it recognizes in practice the supreme authority of the apostolic scriptures."

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"the church, in Christ, is a sacrament . . . of the unity of the entire human race" (Lumen Gentium 1).

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a wholeness within the Christian faith

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setting apart and bringing focus among God.

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Every person has something positive to add to the Church

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Every person has something positive to add to the Church

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Each person is important and needed in Christ's body.

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one body one spirit the list I the puritans letters are one body one church .

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Even those who disagree politically, those of different economic status, those who don't like us, and those of different races

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sacraments are visible signs of the church. the church is also a visible sign of Jesus Christ.

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-We are called to spread the message of Christ throughout the world

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At the general audience in St. Peter's Square this morning, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the Year for Priests, laying out the essentials of the priestly mission and identity. He also prayed that this Year will be "an opportunity for the inner renewal of all priests and, consequently, for the revitalization of their commitment to the mission."

The Pope announced that much of his teaching in coming months will center of St. John Mary Vianney, during this Year marking the 150th anniversary of his death.

Of the many virtues exhibited by the Cure of Ars, the Holy Father said he finds that one of the most remarkable was "his complete identification with his ministry. He used to say that a good pastor, a pastor after God's heart, is the greatest treasure the good Lord can give a parish."
The Priestly Mission
"In fact, it is by considering the dual term 'identity-mission' that each priest will become better aware of the need for that progressive self identification with Christ which guarantees the faithfulness and fruitfulness of his evangelical witness," Benedict continued. "Thus, in the life of a priest, missionary announcement and worship are inseparable, just as sacramental identity and evangelizing mission are likewise inseparable."

The goal of priests' mission, the Pope taught, could be described as, "'of worship': that all men and women may offer themselves as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, receiving the charity which they are then called to dispense abundantly to one another."

This charity is dispensed through love for others and works of mercy, which Benedict described as "not so much a question of social morals as the expression of a sacramental conception of Christian morality." These outward manifestations of the indwelling of charity finds its full expression through priestly ministry, where "the spiritual sacrifice of all the faithful is accomplished, in union with the sacrifice of Christ, the only mediator," the Pope said. "This is the sacrifice that priests offer bloodlessly and sacramentally while awaiting the second coming of the Lord."

Benedict XVI also addressed the issue of priestly identity, saying, "In the face of so many uncertainties and so much weariness, even in the exercise of priestly ministry, it is vitally important to regain a clear and unequivocal view of the absolute primacy of divine grace." "The mission of each individual priest depends, then, also and above all on an awareness of the sacramental reality of his 'new existence.' Upon the certainty of his own identity - not artificially and humanly constructed but freely and divinely given and received - depends his perennial enthusiasm for the mission."

"Having received such an extraordinary gift of grace with their consecration, priests become permanent witnesses of their own encounter with Christ," and "are able to carry out their mission to the full, announcing the Word and administering the Sacraments," he added.

The Pope noted that after Vatican Council II, "in some places the impression arose that there were more important things in the mission of priests in our time: some people believed that the priority was to build a new society."

However, Pope Benedict countered that "announcement and power" remain the "two essential elements of priestly ministry," demonstrated when Christ sent his disciples to preach the Gospel and gave them power to drive out demons. In other words "Word and Sacrament, are the pillars of priestly service, over and above the many forms it can take."

The Pope warned that when this two-fold core of the priest is forgotten, "it becomes truly difficult to understand the identity of priests and of their ministry in the Church." He called on all people to remember this important truth during this Year for Priests, and to "pray for all the clergy. ... Prayer is the primary duty, the true path of sanctification for priests and the heart of authentic pastoral care of vocations."

Benedict concluded by offering encouragement, saying, "The low numbers of priestly ordinations in some countries not only must not discourage us, it should stimulate us to dedicate greater space to silence and to listening to the Word, to improving spiritual guidance and the Sacrament of Confession, so that the voice of God, which always continues to call and to confirm, may be heard and followed by many young people."

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Holy Father explains mission and meaning of priestly ministry

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At the general audience in St. Peter's Square this morning, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the Year for Priests, laying out the essentials of the priestly mission and identity. He also prayed that this Year will be "an opportunity for the inner renewal of all priests and, consequently, for the revitalization of their commitment to the mission."

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When we serve others in charity and work for justice, we participate in the kingly ministry

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When we give witness to God through speech, actions, or example, we share in the prophetic ministry

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-Worship God and make spiritual sacrifices to Him
-Personal holiness
-Help other people grow in holiness

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"The comparison of the Church with the body casts light on the intimate bond between Christ and his Church. Not only is she gathered around him; she is united in him, in his body" (CCC 789).

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Communion with People Throughout the World

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Communion with People Throughout the World

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"The Church is the Universal sacrament of salvation" (p 18).

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"We need everyone in the Church to make up the Body of Christ" (p 17).

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Through graces of the Sacraments and our participation in the Church, we are in communion with Christ and the Church

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When we are baptized, we become a part of the holy priesthood.