Creation - Lecture 1 of Growing In Faith Course by Father Tom Weinandy

Creation - Lecture 1 of Growing in Faith
0:00 - Opening prayer, seeking wisdom, knowledge, and love.
0:15 - Discussing God's act of creation, its purpose.
5:04 - Delving into humanity's reflection of God's image.
9:23 - The significance of our God-given bodily form.
16:43 - Value of cherishing our bodies as God's work.
19:36 - Recognizing human frailty due to sin, need for Jesus's renewal.
25:44 - God's longing for personal bonds with us, invitation to embrace Jesus.
34:36 - Homework: Appreciate God's creation, lead a life worthy of His image, love Jesus.
39:46 - Upcoming class reminder for May 31, plus future class schedule.

The Course and Syllabus:
Growing in Faith is a free online course for Christians who are looking to grow deeper in their faith as well as for non-Christians who are curious about the Christian faith. All are welcome.

Open to all. Use this Google Calendar link to attend: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MnJlMXBwMTZ1ZWpkcnRtbmE5N25pZXFwMW1fMjAyMzA1MTdUMjMwMDAwWiBwaGlsaXAuZ2FsZWJhY2hAbQ&tmsrc=philip.galebach%40gmail.com&scp=ALL

The course is taught by Father Tom Weinandy. Tom has had a distinguished career. He taught for many years at Oxford University and authored dozens of books on theology. More recently, Tom served on Pope Francis’ International Theological Commission for five years.

The Growing in Faith Course was created by Father Tom Weinandy back in the late 1970s. He taught the course for several years to the Mother of God charismatic Catholic community in the suburbs of Washington DC. Father Weinandy has graciously offered to teach the course in an online format.

The course consists of 12 weeks of lectures along with group discussions and short homework assignments such as Bible passages to read and things to pray over.

Schedule:
Week 1 (May 17, 2023): Creation
Week 2 (May 31st, 2023): The Fall of Adam and Eve and the Consequences
Week 3 (June 7th, 2023): How to Pray
Week 4 (July 6th, 2023): God’s Action in the Old Testament
Week 5: Incarnation
Week 6: Kingdom Of God
Week 7: Passion and Death of Jesus
Week 8: Resurrection and Pentecost
Week 9: Faith and Baptism
Week 10: Living the Life of the Spirit
Week 11: Eucharist
Week 12: Second Coming of Jesus

GOOGLE CALENDAR EVENT LINK: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MnJlMXBwMTZ1ZWpkcnRtbmE5N25pZXFwMW1fMjAyMzA1MTdUMjMwMDAwWiBwaGlsaXAuZ2FsZWJhY2hAbQ&tmsrc=philip.galebach%40gmail.com&scp=ALL