We promise to proclaim the good news of Christ through word and deed.
God’s gift of faith liberates us from the burden of having to do good works to save our souls from going to hell. Instead, we are free to do good works for the sake of those in need.
WORD:
Invite people to church whenever you have the opportunity.
DEED:
Give generously from your time, talents, and treasure to the church and to those in need. The Hebrew bible suggests tithing as best practice.
The Sermon Series: Discipleship Goals
We often get asked: What exactly does it mean to be a Lutheran Christian in this day and age?
We didn’t have a ready answer to this question. In the past year the pastors and the council have thought about what it could look like to be Disciples of Christ. After many discussions we have developed discipleship goals. We intend to put these goals in our lives and use them as guiding principles as we strive to live Christian lives. We invite you to join us in this journey.
The Discipleship Goals
We have based these goals on the promises we make during confirmation;
to live among God’s faithful people,
to hear the word of God and share in the Lord’s Supper,
to proclaim the good news of Christ through word and deed,
to serve all people, following the example of Jesus,
and to strive for justice and peace.”
These promises are the dry bones we will use to hold up our discipleship goals and with the help of the Holy Spirit we will put meat on these promises and fill them with life.
Saved by Grace
We are saved by God’s grace alone. Lutherans believe that no one can earn salvation, because as humans we are sinners and saints at the same time. Humans are capable of great feats of compassion and love, but at the same time they cannot escape their fallen nature to be selfish egomaniacs. The human life is a struggle that takes place in the tension between those poles, holiness and sinfulness. Lutherans embrace the duality of good and evil the human condition and the idiosyncrasies it produces.
Discipleship goals do not change human nature, but they are a spiritual tool that give us guidance in our call to proclaim and live out the gospel of God’s love grace and love to all those who need to hear that God loves them.
Revs. Kristin Luana & Olaf Baumann, Sermon Series Discipleship Goals, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Angeles WA, 9/25/2016.
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