Images of Faith: The First Commandment (01)

Video summary: This multimedia presentation on the First Commandment focuses on the beauty of creation while emphasizing the importance of worshiping the creator rather than the creation. See the downloadable Instructor’s Handbook for context, and for related exercises and lessons. The video is part of Images of Faith, a collection of supplementary confirmation materials available at no cost to the schools and congregations of the LCMS, WELS, and ELS.

Collections: Images of Faith, The Lutheran Confessions

Topics: catechism, confirmation, creation, Exodus 20, faith, fear, First Commandment, love, Small Catechism, temptation, Ten Commandments, trust

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