Being Lutheran: What We Cherish - Local

“Sheep who hear the Shepherd’s voice.”

Being Lutheran: What We Cherish - Local

“Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived “Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. A crowd was sitting around him and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.” “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked. Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

“Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived “Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. A crowd was sitting around him and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.” “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked. Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

“Sheep who hear the Shepherd’s voice.”

We challenge a closed Gospel We challenge being lukewarm We challenge being confused We challenge being lazy We challenge being pastel We cherish being made new We cherish the ordinary We cherish the unresolved We cherish having purpose We cherish the local congregation

Being Lutheran: What We Cherish - Local

“May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through “May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and He will do it.”