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What is Lent? The season of Lent derives from the ancient Church's period of preparation for those who were to be baptized at the Easter Vigil. That preparation included instruction, fasting, repentance, prayers and special acts of devotion. Today, the entire Church uses this same period and some of those same practices to prepare for the
In the Lenten Discipline, we focus our lives on Christ's self-sacrificing passion, death and resurrection, which has brought us acceptance, forgiveness and redemption by God. Through that same discipline, we make a loving response to God.
Lutherans for Lent. A devotional plan for the season of Lent designed to acquaint us with our Lutheran heritage, the Small Catechism, and the four Gospels. Rev. Joshua V. Scheer. Other Notables (not exhaustive)
season of Lent. With it, we welcome the stories of Jesus that call us to reflect and focus on repentance and Gods amazing grace. Turning to God and asking for Gods goodness and mercy to forgive our sins and show us how to live anew in the abundant life of God is the gift of Lent. We also turn toward Easter and the abundant life that is
23 Μαρ 2017 · When discussing Lenten liturgical practices of Lutherans, I believe one can distinguish three different categories into which each practice can be placed: Visual, Historical/Traditional, and Emotional/Spiritual.
Here are just a few ways you may choose to engage this resource: • focus on a hymn written by Luther each week. • use the five themes for a preaching series during Lenten worship. • recruit a drama troupe to bring interesting Reformation characters to life.
Read the Book of Concord for Lent . A Forty-Day Reading Plan for 2020 . Have you always given something up for Lent? Consider giving up your time every day to dig into the Lutheran Confessions! *Page numbers, given in parentheses, reference Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions, second edition, published by Concordia Publishing House.