South Lake Catechism
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Explore the CatechismSouth Lake Church 2026-2027
Confirming
Your Faith
Confirmation is about a lifelong faith in Jesus, not graduation from church. Together we learn to know Christ, confess the Christian faith, receive His gifts, and live as His disciples.
What Is Lutheran Confirmation?
Christian instruction for a life of receiving and confessing.
Confirmation is Christian instruction centered in Holy Scripture and Luther's Small Catechism.
It prepares baptized Christians to know Christ, confess the faith, receive His gifts, and continue living as disciples. It is not a new sacrament, the completion of Baptism, or a finish line for Christian learning.
Confirmation at South Lake Church
Four resources, one center.
Every session brings the same trusted resources into conversation. Scripture speaks, the Small Catechism confesses, and students and families keep asking what these teachings mean for faith and life.
- 01Holy ScriptureGod's living Word
- 02Luther's Small CatechismThe faith clearly confessed
- 03Getting to Know JesusChrist-centered conversation
- 04Catechism in Real LifeSouth Lake's companion from class to the kitchen table, with Scripture, Law and Gospel, reflection, prayer, and everyday application.
The question we keep asking“What does this teaching show us about Jesus, and what is Jesus giving us here?”
The 2026-2027 Course
The Journey of Faith
17 Sessions Through the Catechism
Follow the journey from knowing Jesus and hearing the Gospel through the chief parts of the Small Catechism, learning what God commands, who He is, how He teaches us to pray, and how He gives His gifts.
2026-202717 sessions9 journey stepsFirst and third Sundays
Step 01
The Gospel's Big Picture
Foundations / Knowing Jesus
Start with Jesus, the Gospel, and the shape of a lifelong faith.Step 02
God's Good Law
The Ten Commandments
The Law names our sin, protects the neighbor, and drives us to Christ.Step 03
God's Identity and Gifts
The Apostles' Creed
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who God is and what He has done for us.Step 04
Jesus Teaches Us to Pray
The Lord's Prayer
Baptized children receive Christ's own words for bold, trusting prayer.Step 05
Named, Washed, Joined to Christ
Holy Baptism
God puts His name on us and joins us to Christ's death and resurrection.Step 06
Forgiveness Spoken for You
Confession and Absolution
The Law tells the truth about sin, the Gospel puts Christ's forgiveness in our ears.Step 07
Given and Shed for You
The Sacrament of the Altar
Christ gives His true body and blood for forgiveness, life, and salvation.Step 08
Faith at the Kitchen Table
Daily Prayers and Vocation
Prayer shapes the day, vocation turns us outward in love for the neighbor.Step 09
Putting It Together and Living It
Putting It All Together
Confirmation points forward, toward a lifetime of worship, receiving Christ's gifts, prayer, and service.Keep Exploring
Resources for faith at church and at home.
Bring your Bible, Small Catechism, Getting to Know Jesus, and South Lake Confirmation Book to each session. Session pages gather the readings, preparation, memory work, and family conversation in one place.