1. Being Lutheran:
What We Cherish - Local

2. “Sheep who hear the Shepherd’s voice.”

3. Being Lutheran:
What We Cherish - Local

4. “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.”

5. “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.”

6. “Sheep who hear the Shepherd’s voice.”

8. 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

10. Being Lutheran:
What We Cherish - Local

11. “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.”