Christian formation
bible and catechism study at 9:00 AM
Sundays before the divine service
all welcome
Current Bible Studies:
8 January 2023 Baptism and Christian identity
15 January 2023 The Confession of Faith: The confession of St. Peter
22 January 2023 upcoming commemorations
29 January 2023 looking forward to candlemas
5 February 2023 history of North American lutheran hymnals
12 February 2023 transfiguration lessons
19 February 2023 why Ash Wednesday?
26 February 2023 a history of lent and its biblical basis
5 March 2023 The Biblical Basis for Daily Prayers and Cultivating a Life of Prayer
12 March 2023 Psalm 95 with The Rev'd Dr Dan Jorgenson
19 March 2023 St. Josephand The Annunciation
26 March 2023 "Just Sayin" Language References and the Scriptures with Mrs. Faith Shiffer, M.M.
2 April 2023 The Holy Week Lessons and Associated Traditions
9 April 2023 No Class
16 April 2023 No Class
23 April 2023 Psalm 116 with The Rev'd Dr Dan Jorgenson
30 April 2023 The Biblical Basis for Confession and Holy Absolution
Christianity and Beauty
Join Pastor Jeffrey Goodman as we explore Christianity and Beauty. What is beauty? How does beauty convey the Christian Faith? We will explore the Faith through a combination study of the Bible, art, music, and architecture. We gather together following the Divine Service in the Multi-Purpose Room and conclude at 11:35AM.
10 Oct 2021 An Introduction to the Beautiful Faith
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What is beauty?
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How does God’s Word describe and embody beauty?
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How can beauty be helpful in evangelism?
17 Oct 2021 “Beautiful Savior” God under the opposites
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What is the Theology of the Cross?
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The beauty of “down to earth” Christianity
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The Suffering Servant and “beauty”
24 Oct 2021 The Beauty of God’s Word
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Sure and certain.
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In the last place one would expect
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Distributed how?
14 Nov 2021 The beauty of evangelism
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Virtue or death?
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The destruction of “all that good right and beautiful”
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Life under the cross
21 Nov 2021 The beauty of the church
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All the saints and the sinners too
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The church militant vs. church triumphant
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How does the Divine Service embody the beautiful savior?
12 Dec 2021 The beauty of the incarnation
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Why is Christmas so beautiful?
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The beauty of vulnerability
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The crèche and what it means to us
20 January 2022 What are church vestments and why are they worn?
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What are the vestments of the church?
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when are vestments worn?
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why are vestments worn by pastors and servers?
25 January 2022 The Beauty and the saints
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The Word and Beauty
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How Saints are made
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oblique ways music, art and architecture make room for the gospel
6 February 2022 The Beauty of the Christian calendar
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God's Pattern
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The Sabbath and the church
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the shape of life in christ
Videos for previous lessons are linked below:
Psalms of Lament and Consolation:
18 October 2020 Introduction and Devotional Use of Psalms
The Grand Narrative of the Bible Study:
22 Mar 2020 The Grand Narrative: Exodus 14, 19-20
29 Mar 2020 The Grand Narrative: Joshua 23-24
5 April 2020 The Grand Narrative: Judges 1-2
12 April 2020 The Grand Narrative: 1 Sam 8, 1 Sam 16
19 April 2020 The Grand Narrative: 2 Sam. 7, 2 Sam 12, Psalm 105
26 April 2020 The Grand Narrative: Isaiah 7, 9:1-7, 11, 35
3 May 2020 The Grand Narrative: Isaiah 52-53, 65
10 May 2020 The Grand Narrative: Jeremiah 31-33
17 May 2020 The Grand Narrative: Ezekiel 36-37
24 May 2020 The Grand Narrative: Zechariah 9, Malachi 3-4
31 May 2020 The Grand Narrative: Matthew 1:1, Mark 1:1-15, John 1:1-18,
John 5:39-46
7 June 2020 The Grand Narrative: Luke 24
14 June 2020 The Grand Narrative: Mark 14
21 June 2020 The Grand Narrative: Mark 15-16:8
28 June 2020 The Grand Narrative: Acts 1-2
12 July 2020 The Grand Narrative: Acts 13
19 July 2020 The Grand Narrative: Romans
2 August 2020 the Grand Narrative: 1 Corinthians 15
9August 2020 The Grand Narrative: Hebrews 1
30 August 2020 The Grand Narrative: 1 Peter 1
6 September 2020 The Grand Narrative: Revelation 1
Sundays 9:30am children's catechesis and education
preparation for confirmation
Preparation for Holy Baptism by appointment
First Communion instruction by appointment
