Resources

Download the full leader guide here. The theme for the 2013 National LCMS Youth Gathering, LiveLove(d), was selected in January, 2011. The theme is based on 1 John 4:9: “This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him.” (NIV […]

Download a PDF of the Living Love(d) Together Bible Study Parent Resource. Introduction to Parent Resources Why resources for parents? You might be asking yourself why the Gathering planners have taken the time to develop resources like this Bible study for parents to use individually or in groups. If you are, good question! Research on […]

based on Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer Download a PDF of the Living Love(d) Together Leader’s Guide. Download a PDF of the Living Love(d) Together Participant’s Guide. Neither love, nor living love, nor living loved, is possible in isolation. By definition, love involves life with more than one person. It begins with God’s love for us […]

See also: The Love Love(d) Thematic & Scriptural Study: A Primer of First John, by Rev. Dr. Joel Lehenbauer Download a PDF of the Live Love(d) Introductory Bible Study Leader’s Guide. Download a PDF of the Live Love(d) Introductory Bible Study Participant’s Guide.  

Introduction Maybe you’ve heard these poignant lyrics from gravelly‐voiced Lucinda Williams’ song “Born To Be Loved” (from her acclaimed 2011 album Blessed): You weren’t born to be abandoned And you weren’t born to be forsaken You were born to be loved You were born to be loved You weren’t born to be mistreated And you weren’t […]