Do you want a closer relationship with God? Are there days when you feel far away from him? Instead of depending on your own strength, learn to depend on His!
This book, adapted from the popular Bible study series of the same name, explores the rich depths of a distinctively Lutheran spirituality. In Baptism founded upon God’s Word, the incarnate, crucified, and resurrected Lord proclaims His victory over sin, death, and the devil. From there flows the proclamation of His Gospel and the administration of His Sacraments. It is through these means presented within the liturgy of His Church that Christ communicates not merely spiritual energies, an emotional high, a method of reasoning, or a stringent morality, but He truly communicates Himself—God in human flesh.
This book is a how-to for Lutherans wanting more out of their spiritual life written by respected Lutheran scholars. It will help leaders in the church discover reachable goals to strengthen their own faith and help others grow strong as well.
Contents Include:
Preface
Abbreviations
Word: God Speaks to Us
Prayer: We Speak to God
Confession: God Gives Us Truth
Cross: We Suffer with Jesus
Witness: We Share Our Faith
Vocation: God Serves through Us
Community: We Are Not Alone
Promise: God Is for Us
Glossary
Scripture Index
Lutheran Spirituality contributors
General Editor:
Rev. Robert C. Baker
Senior Editor, Adult Bible Studies, Concordia Publishing House
General Editor, Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal
Contributing Editor:
Rev. Charles P. Schaum
Editor, Professional and Academic Books, Concordia Publishing House
General Editor, Law & Gospel: How to Read and Apply the Bible
Writers:
Rev. William M. Cwirla
Pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Hacienda Heights, California
Rev. John T. Pless
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions & Director of Field Education
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Author of Handling the Word of Truth: Law and Gospel in the Church Today
Rev. Dr. John Kleinig
Dean of Chapel & Head of Biblical Studies, Australian Lutheran College, Adelaide, Australia
Author of Grace upon Grace: Spirituality for Today & Concordia Commentary: Leviticus
Rev. Dr. Holger Sonntag
Translator of Albrecht Peters, Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Ten Commandments
Rev. Dr. Klaus Detlev Schulz
Professor and Chair of Pastoral Ministry and Missions & Dean of Graduate Studies
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Author of Mission from the Cross: The Lutheran Theology of Mission (also available in a Lay Reader’s Edition)
Rev. Chad Hoover
Pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Kalkaska, Michigan
Rev. Dr. Naomichi Masaki
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana