Month: February 2015

Webinar: Spiritual Disciplines: Living a Life of Faith

by Rev. Brian Weaver Pastor Brian Weaver leads a conversation on how the practice of spiritual disciplines impacts the lives of the people of God and how they shape and strengthen our faith through the work of God’s Spirit and His Word. This one-hour webinar will: (1) Highlight three of the most common spiritual disciplines: meditation, confession and fasting, (2) Outline a Lutheran understanding of them, (3) Provide helpful tools for the practice of these disciplines, and (4) Give insight towards how they might be used in your ministry with...

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Word One: A Wilderness Experience (Lent 1B Gospel)

by Alan C. Estby Download a PDF of the Word One Bible Study for Lent 1 Gospel. Text: Mark 1:9-15 (focusing on 12-15) for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Series B OBJECTIVES Participants will: Realize that the temptations that come from the world, Satan and our own sinful self are around us daily. Be secure in knowing that Jesus, God’s angels and the Holy Spirit are with us during temptations to protect and provide for our needs. Realize there is forgiveness in Jesus for the times when temptations lead us into sin. GROUP GUIDELINES This Bible study has...

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