Study guides for Lutheran - please add similar requests for other confessional traditions
With the addition of Bible Lessons to the Sermon/Homily tools, it is more important to have the resources needed for faith formation/sacramental preparation. With one exception these are all in the same series - not necessarily the best or the most representative but simply what I happen to know. Please feel free to offer alternatives. And for those outside of the Lutheran stream, please add your parallel requests.
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This revised and expanded study offers a 13-session examination of the Augsburg Confession and Its Apology as found in Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions. Leaders notes for The Augsburg Confession and Its Aplogy are available in the Leader Guide.
Each session highlights the Law and Gospel and helps participants grow in their knowledge and understanding of the teachings of the Lutheran Church and its relevance to everyday life. This study can be used by groups or for individual study.
More about the Lutheran Confessions series
The Lutheran Confession series presents a comprehensive introduction to major Lutheran writings. It is designed to be a convenient study for use by more advanced students, or small groups who want to take an in-depth look at the teachings of the Lutheran Church. For ease of use and study, each book in this series includes excerpts from the relevant confessional document. These is no need for students--or instructors--to purchase a complete set of catechisms, or copies of the Augsburg Confessions or Book of Concord in order to enjoy and benefit from these studies.
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"The Lutheran Confessions are a treasure of the church that remain relevant and practical today as they teach, encourage, form, and equip Christians. Author Andy Wright, a pastor and PhD student, quotes, summarizes, and synthesizes key teachings from the Confessions, tying them to relevant topics to bridge the gap between their original context and life today. Ideal for personal reading or group study, this book is sure to enrich the spiritual life of any Christian adult who wants to better understand the Lutheran Confessions."
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Luther's Catechisms is an in-depth, thirteen session study that provides a thorough review of both the small and large catechisms, in an engaging style, with complete excerpts. A downloadable Leader Guide is available separately.
More about the Lutheran Confessions series:
The Lutheran Confession series presents a comprehensive introduction to major Lutheran writings. It is designed to be a convenient study for use by more advanced students, or small groups who want to take an in-depth look at the teachings of the Lutheran Church. For ease of use and study, each book in this series includes excerpts from the relevant confessional document. There is no need for students--or instructors--to purchase a complete set of catechisms or copies of the Augsburg Confessions in order to enjoy and benefit from these studies.
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The Formula of Concord is an in-depth, thirteen session study that provides a thorough review of both the Formula of Concord in an engaging style, with complete excerpts. This guide has leader notes for the Formula of Concord study, which is available separately in print and as a download.
More about the Lutheran Confessions series
The Lutheran Confession series presents a comprehensive introduction to major Lutheran writings. It is designed to be a convenient study for use by more advanced students, or small groups who want to take an in-depth look at the teachings of the Lutheran Church. For ease of use and study, each book in this series includes excerpts from the relevant confessional document. These is no need for students--or instructors--to purchase a complete set of catechisms, or copies of the Augsburg Confessions or Book of Concord in order to enjoy and benefit from these studies.
Amazon blurb:
The Lutheran Confessions series presents a comprehensive introduction of the major writing of the Book of Concord (1580). Designed as an in-depth look at the teaching of the Lutheran Church, the study guides contain 13 sessions in a convenient, learner-centered format.
This study thoroughly reviews two documents: The Smalcald Articles written by Martin Luther, and The Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope, written by Philip Melanchthon.
Each session examines a portion of these important historical writings and includes these sections:
Focus -- focuses the participants' attention on the key concept that will be discovered in the session.
Inform -- explores a portion of the Confession and questions that help the participants study the text.
Connect -- helps the participants apply the doctrine to their lives.
Vision -- provides the participants with practical suggestions for taking the theme of the lesson out of the classroom and into the world.
In addition, each session also includes a Law/Gospel focus, psalms for worship and a hymn for worship.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."