Reformation Day
Reformation Day
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October 31st.
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The boys enjoyed another great class with Cousin Andy. This time they had fun learning about The Reformation, Martin Luther, and the Printing Press!
Thanks again
Adrianna Horne, Oct. 2022 USA
Thanks, Andy, for that great class for the boys on The Reformation! It was very well thought out and organized. I also appreciate that you gave them a couple of break times, that helped a lot!
Thanks again and I hope you have a great week.
Let's read and act at the same time
Let's read and act at the same time
Props for our play:
1. Horse on a stick toy.
2. A barrel.
3. A doll representing a nun.
4. A chest filled with gold coins.
5. A feather quill for a pen.
6. The Holy Bible
7. A world globe
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Martin Luther, Holy Bible, Reformation Day, monk, nun, printer press
Martin Luther, Holy Bible, Reformation Day, monk, nun, printer press
This is the story of Martin Luther.
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He got up to some pretty adventurous things.
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He was kidnapped by knights on horseback,
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Lived in disguise in a castle,
Lived in disguise in a castle,
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and helped some nuns escape from a convent, by hiding them in barrels.
and helped some nuns escape from a convent, by hiding them in barrels.
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But as a young man, he was troubled by a deep sense that he wasn't right with God.
But as a young man, he was troubled by a deep sense that he wasn't right with God.
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Once in a thunderstorm, a lightning bolt nearly struck him.
Once in a thunderstorm, a lightning bolt nearly struck him.
He thought he was going to die.
He thought he was going to die.
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He cried out to for help to one of the saints, saying rashly, 'Save me, and I'll become a monk!'
He cried out to for help to one of the saints, saying rashly, 'Save me, and I'll become a monk!'
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He survived.
And so, true to his word, he gave up his studies as a lawyer, and became a monk.
His friends and family said he was wasting his talent.
His friends and family said he was wasting his talent.
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In the monastery he started reading the Bible.
He discovered that it was God's mercy and love, that was all that was needed to be right with God.
He discovered that it was God's mercy and love, that was all that was needed to be right with God.
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For the first time in his life, he found a deep peace with God.
For the first time in his life, he found a deep peace with God.
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Luther was invited to be a lecturer at the University at Wittenberg.
He taught through books of the Bible, and his lectures were popular,
He taught through books of the Bible, and his lectures were popular,
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even ordinary people from the town came along.
even ordinary people from the town came along.
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In those days, the Catholic church was telling Christians that their good behavior could earn them heaven.
In those days, the Catholic church was telling Christians that their good behavior could earn them heaven.
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But Luther knew from the Bible that no amount of good works could earn you forgiveness.
But Luther knew from the Bible that no amount of good works could earn you forgiveness.
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Not even the Pope was able to give forgiveness from God.
Only God could do that.
Only God could do that.
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Luther saw that the church had left behind what the Bible taught and was even making things up for its own gain.
Luther saw that the church had left behind what the Bible taught and was even making things up for its own gain.
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He decided he must teach against these false ideas.
He decided he must teach against these false ideas.
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He made his complaints public, by nailing them to the place in town where people published important documents:
The door of the castle church.
The door of the castle church.
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He explained that it wasn't possible to buy God's forgiveness, or to live a life that was good enough to deserve to know God.
He explained that it wasn't possible to buy God's forgiveness, or to live a life that was good enough to deserve to know God.
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His writings showed that God wants to forgive the wrong we've done, and that this is only possible because Jesus, the Son of God, came to pay the punishment that our wrong deserved.
His writings showed that God wants to forgive the wrong we've done, and that this is only possible because Jesus, the Son of God, came to pay the punishment that our wrong deserved.
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Jesus did this as He died in our place.
Luther's ideas quickly spread throughout Europe thanks to a recent invention: the printing press.
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Credits: Recreated Gutenberg press at the International Printing Museum, Carson, California.
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Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia
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Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia
Continue reading the story of Martin Luther. Part 2
The Pope wrote a document saying that Luther had to take it all back, and if he didn't, he'd be treated as a heretic.
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This is the story of Martin Luther.
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