I remember when people used to say that Lutherans were pompous because they knew scripture so well. They could find anything and everything in their well worn bibles and they had well informed opinions on the matters of life. Lutherans were famous for their schools of secondary and post secondary education. Lutherans were founded upon a solid base of God’s holy and living Word. I’m not sure that is so true anymore. What with the right-wing non-denominational churches spouting their manipulation of biblical politics and the so called bible-based churches quoting out of context… we are losing a bit of our own informed biblical heritage. I’m sick of televangelists telling us how to be ‘successful’ or how my dollars will bring about the second coming.
It is time to put our lives back on track. Get out your bibles – Lutherans, because here we GO! Bishop Mark Hanson has launched an initiative to get Lutherans back into Scripture. The Book of Faith initiative of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America invites the whole church to become more fluent in the first language of faith, the language of Scripture, in order that we might live into our calling as a people — renewed, enlivened, and empowered by the Word.
We can’t take it all on at once, so we are taking the first step by getting back to our Lutheran heritage and basics. Starting April 13th I will begin teaching an Adult Confirmation Class at the 9:45 a.m. Adult Sunday School hour in the Activity Center. This will be a chance to review your catechism studies as well as a chance to examine some of the documents of our faith such as the Augsburg Confession, the Large Catechism and the Babylonian Captivity!
Never heard of them? Well, come to the class whether you are a life-long or a new Lutheran. Get started on your personal journey with the Book of Faith.
Pastor Lynnae
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