1. Lightning Bolts from Heaven! Crazy, turbulent, confusing. That’s what I hear about the times we live in. So, what to do? There are five moments we all need. Five moments or events that give us boldness to live out our lives in a world that has lost its way. These moments help us crash through fear and quitting points. God has given them to us if we look for them. There is nothing we face today that hasn’t been answered by God in the past.
2. Three Great Gifts Luther Gave Us! Luther invented much of our modern-day church and Western Civilization. The son of a coal miner from Mansfeld, Germany, he gave us three great gifts. A truth source to believe in, a ministry to live out and a song to sing! Remember, there is nothing we face today that hasn’t been answered by God in the past.
3. Love, Life and Community! Luther identifies the top ingredients to living the bold life when facing our world, anxiety, stress and fear. God hand-crafted and shaped us to find fulfilling lives. Luther pinpoints the makings of what we need to lead the kind of life God designed for us to have.
4. What Is Purgatory and Will I Go There? What happens when I die? Is there an intermediate place we go to immediately after death? And if there is, why do we go there and what do we do when we get there? Are there any other options or plans?
5. When We Get Knocked Off Our Feet. What do we do when we have the rug pulled out from under us and get unexpectedly knocked to the ground? Most of Luther’s life was directed by unexpected lightning bolts that changed the direction of his life. Luther came to understand this as the way God worked in his life. These are some important principles here if you find yourself on the ground.
6. How Many Sacraments Are There? When we look at the life of Luther it takes us into many areas of the Christian faith. One of the most important are the Sacraments. There are a lot of misconceptions about them. How many are there? Are they necessary to get to heaven? Why do we need them? What do they do for us? Join and as we begin a deep dive into the sacraments. Here’s how we got them and how they were developed in the church. Then we’ll follow up with a deep look into the Lord’s Supper and Baptism.
7. Fresh Starts – Baptism Explained! Fresh starts in life come from a healing of the past, new beginnings, a community to belong to and moving forward to new realities. Each of these moments are marked by the idea of baptism. There’s more to baptism than you might think. And you just might learn something that will get you through this week.