• In Session 2, we explored the critical importance of interpreting Scripture correctly, understanding the necessary effort and context involved in this task.

• In Session 3, we focused on John 15, where we got familiar with Christ's mission of love, learning about our connection with Him as the true vine and the importance of remaining in Him.

• Session 4 led us to reflect on our identity, recognizing the state of corruption we inherited and the journey back to God.

• In Session 5, we studied the first covenant, considering God's intent behind it and the nature of His promises, which included content, an oath, a curse, and formal ratification. We saw that Adam and his wife were given the Sabbath as part of God's covenant.

• Session 6 took us into the second covenant with Noah, where God promised not to destroy the earth again by flood, and we reflected on the enduring relationship between God and creation.

• In Session 7, we practiced Lectio Divina, an ancient and personal way of encountering Scripture, emphasizing the verse: "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you."

• Sessions 8 & 9 brought us to Abram and Abraham, where we saw God's promise to make Abraham a great nation, bless him, and protect him. We met Melchizedek and explored the fulfillment of the promise in ways Abraham couldn’t have imagined, with Joseph prefiguring the Papacy.

• In Sessions 10 & 11, we studied Moses, from the tribe of Levi, who, though flawed, led God's people through the wilderness. We saw the expansion of God's covenant to a whole nation of tribes.

• Session 12 focused on God's covenant with David, establishing the kingdom under God. We examined Solomon's reign and the structure of the Old Testament Kingdom, highlighting the concept of servant leadership and foreshadowing the eternal Kingdom.

• In Session 13, we turned to the Nativity, where we encountered Jesus as the Lord of all creation, cooing in a manger. We reflected on the prophecies that foretold Christ’s coming and role.

• In Session 14, we asked, "Who do you say that I am?" as we searched for answers in Christ, reflecting on the parable of the Prodigal Son and identifying with the story.

• Session 15 took us to the cross, where we saw the fulfillment of Christ’s earthly mission. We examined the significance of the resurrection, atonement, and the splitting of the veil, marking the way for our salvation.

• Finally, in Jesus, we became His Church, the bride, destined to be fully united with Him in the Resurrection. The family of believers, formed through the covenant, expanded infinitely and eternally until Christ returns.

Kerygma

God made us for love, His life to share,  

Sin broke the bond, bringing despair.  

Through prophets, priests, and covenants of old,  

He prepared the way for His plan to unfold.  

In fullness of time, He sent us His Son,  

Redeemer and Savior, the Holy One.  

By grace, we return, our hearts realigned,  

In Christ’s covenant, salvation we find.  

His Spirit calls us, His children to be,  

Heirs of His life for eternity.  

Through His Church, His love and mission expand,  

Repent, seek God—the Kingdom’s at hand!  

CCC 73: God has revealed himself fully by sending his own Son, in whom he has established his covenant for ever. The Son is his Father's definitive Word; so there will be no further Revelation after him.

• In Christ, God completed His work of drawing us back into relationship with Him as a people or rather allowing us personally a means to do so. He every continues this work in His Church and in/through each of us who are His "local"/corporeal Church

CCC 580: The perfect fulfillment of the Law could be the work of none but the divine legislator, born subject to the Law in the person of the Son. In Jesus, the Law no longer appears engraved on tables of stone but "upon the heart" of the Servant who becomes "a covenant to the people", because he will "faithfully bring forth justice". Jesus fulfills the Law to the point of taking upon himself "the curse of the Law" incurred by those who do not "abide by the things written in the book of the Law, and do them", for his death took place to redeem them "from the transgressions under the first covenant".

• Jesus absorbed the curse or destruction condition of the covenants, taking on our part of the Covenant.

CCC 436: The word "Christ" comes from the Greek translation of the Hebrew Messiah, which means "anointed". It became the name proper to Jesus only because he accomplished perfectly the divine mission that "Christ" signifies. In effect, in Israel those consecrated to God for a mission that he gave were anointed in his name. This was the case for kings, for priests and, in rare instances, for prophets. This had to be the case all the more so for the Messiah whom God would send to inaugurate his kingdom definitively. It was necessary that the Messiah be anointed by the Spirit of the Lord at once as king and priest, and also as prophet. Jesus fulfilled the messianic hope of Israel in his threefold office of priest, prophet and king.

• Jesus Fulfilled the Prophets

What will we do?

We are beginning to see the truth of Christ and His preparation to restore us to the relationship we broke when we doubted and hid from Him. In our fallenness, we did more than stray—we rebelled. Yet He remained steadfast, relentlessly pursuing us, often shielding us from irreparable harm. Finally, He came Himself, taking flesh through a woman full of grace, empty of sin. He entered the lowliest aspects of human life, becoming a helpless child, growing up like us, and ultimately enduring the fullness of love's cost: a public, shameful execution for our sins. And yet, He returned with peace.

Do we accept this reality? Do we see how broken we are and what He has done for us? He never stopped loving us, even when we used His gifts against Him. True justice reveals the debt we owe to Him who bore our betrayal and responded with unfailing love. Such love demands more than a response—it requires all of us. Not just an hour of our week, but every moment; not just part of our lives, but all of it. Living the fullness of the Christian life is our gift back to Him, transforming even our sins into a means of drawing closer to God.

Now, understanding our place in this divine narrative, let us embrace the relationship He offers. Just as He called disciples on Earth, He calls us through our fellow Christians. In the chaos of modern life—its endless transitions, distractions, and temptations—God meets us. Picture the turbulence of life as waves and wind, your life a fragile boat among them. Since your baptism, Christ has been in the boat. But ask yourself: what role has He played?

 Perhaps turn lights off in the room and light a candle

 John 6:16–21; Luke 8:22–25; Matthew 8:23–27; Mark 4:36–41

What is the one thing that matters in this life?

• Jesus! Knowing, Loving, and Serving Him in that order

The fullness of the Christian life as discussed in the previous session will be enough to save us from ourselves if we truly aim for its fullness and we will always fall short of it in this life which is why we must continue renewing our efforts always striving through sacraments, conforming our lives to Christ's, and encountering Him always in prayer. It is one thing to have command over nature but what about death.

Luke 24:13-35

We have looked at all the way Jesus has completed the works of God, and we have something in common with these disciples. We have not seen Christ's resurrected body and hitherto to this Bible study had little if any (and now more but but still little) knowledge of the prophets. However, we notice the gesture Christ makes after promising "[he] will be with [us] until the end of the age" he completes the action of Mass when He disappears. In truth He had not disappeared at all but rather shifted his presence from bodily to sacramental i.e. in the bread and wine.

Further, if the resurrection never happened then none of this matters.

The question remains how will we respond to this ultimate gift:

Scripture provides us with two key possibilities once we have recognized at what has happened to our gain.

1. John 21:1-14

Granted that there is also a key aspect of grieving and emotionally and intellectually processing every that has just happened. However, will we return as Peter and the Apostles did to the pre-Jesus status quo? Will there be a noticeable change in the way we live? It would seem that if there is not, like Peter, we would be missing something important.

2. Acts 2:1-4; 41-42

Very different from the pre-Jesus status quo, the life we will take up interiorly and exteriorly ought to be different, or more accurately new. Old perspectives must be changed and the very meaning of life as one understands it should change. Still, there can be hindrances to taking up this new life and experiencing that final conversion. In truth, this can only be that we are not receiving God's love sufficiently, and what obstacles we find in the way need to be dealt with properly, this may require help from a spiritual director, psychologist, and much vulnerable honesty.

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