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New Lenten Series Offered By SA国际传媒

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Dr. Dale A. Meyer, president of SA国际传媒, St. Louis, recently released a Lenten series for use in the parish. Below are his comments:

鈥淒o you need a Lenten series? I鈥檓 teaching a class on preaching in our postmodern times, these times when an authoritative word from God is rejected out of hand by many people. 鈥榊ou have your opinion; I have mine. Don鈥檛 impose your views on me.鈥� So how do we get into their heads and hearts? 鈥榃hy should I listen to sermons if there鈥檚 nothing in them for me?鈥� So for a class project we鈥檙e working on a Lenten series that tries to get listeners to sit up and think, 鈥楬e鈥檚 talking about my life! I need to hear this.鈥� If you want, we鈥檒l make available to you the results of our efforts.鈥�

Here is what鈥檚 included in the series, free of charge:

  1. Announcements for each upcoming Wednesday sermon to put in a bulletin or on a Web site. The Seminary鈥檚 goal for the announcements is to catch the interest of people. In broadcasting it鈥檚 called the 鈥渢ease.鈥�
  2. Two or three weeks before the Lenten date we鈥檒l send you by e-mail鈥�
    • A sermon outline
    • Manuscript
    • Short notes about the sermon
    • A responsive prayer
    • Suggestions for the service鈥檚 Bible reading
    • One or two hymn suggestions
  3. This series does not include a whole order of service. The LSB has basic service orders or each church may create its own.

The series is titled 鈥淟ife Together鈥濃�攂ased upon Dietrich Bonhoeffer鈥檚 classic book, Life Together鈥攖hat describes in challenging ways what it means to be the body of Christ in community. Bonhoeffer wrote the book about seminary life, and SA国际传媒 has been studying it as a campus community, but his insights apply to congregational life in both modern and postmodern times. Hopefully these offerings will speak to older people, 鈥渕oderns,鈥� and to younger people, 鈥減ostmoderns.鈥� Dr. Meyer adds, 鈥淎s a 60-something, I鈥檝e been stimulated by the discussions we鈥檙e having in this class where the average age is 20-something.鈥� Here is an overview.

Life Together

  1. February 17 (Ash Wednesday):
    • Title: Life鈥檚 Better in My Hands!
    • Attention getter: Jesus said, 鈥淔ather, into Your hands I commit My spirit.鈥� Hand over your life to someone else? No way!
    • Text: 1 Peter 2:20-25
  2. February 24:
    • Title: I鈥檓 Being True to Myself!
    • Attention getter: Jesus said, 鈥淔ather, forgive them, for they know not what they do.鈥� But of course, you do know what you are doing!
    • Text: 1 Peter 1:22-25
  3. March 3:
    • Title: This Is It???
    • Attention getter: Jesus said, 鈥淭oday you will be with Me in paradise.鈥� Huh? Life is short; get the most out of it here-and-now!
    • Text: 1 Peter 1:3-5
  4. March 10:
    • Title: How Do You Know Who I Am?
    • Attention getter: Jesus said to Mary, 鈥淲oman, here is your son,鈥� and to John, 鈥淗ere is your mother.鈥� Do you bristle when people make claims on your life?
    • Text: 1 Peter 2:9-12
  5. March 17:
    • Title: How Can I Believe in a God Who Would鈥�
    • Attention getter: Jesus cried, 鈥淢y God, My God, why have You forsaken Me鈥� Is there vindication for believing in God?
    • Text: 1 Peter 4:12-25
  6. March 24:
    • Title: I Need This鈥nd This鈥nd This鈥�
    • Attention getter: Jesus said, 鈥淚 thirst.鈥� What do you need? Why do you need it?
    • Text: 1 Peter 4:1-6

These are for Wednesdays. Also provided will be similar resources for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter.

If your church is interested in these materials, please go to [1] and complete the form. Only those who sign up will receive the materials.

Please contact the Seminary鈥檚 Technology Services department at 314-505-7231 with any questions.

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