The Lutheran Church preaches Christ crucified (1 Corinthians 1:23)
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Books on Lutheran Identity
Below you will find resources helping you better understand the Lutheran Church. Simply clink on the link below the description and you can buy online. You can also look up these titles on Amazon.com if you are so inclined to find a deal.
Please ask Pastor Preus if you would like further information about any of these resources, or if you would like to see his copy before buying yourselves. If you are in need and do not have the funds to buy yourself, please ask Pastor Preus. The church would be happy to help you out. |
Why I Am a Lutheran
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Through a blend of understandable explanations and real-life stories, Why I Am a Lutheran explores the foundational teachings of the Christian church. In each chapter, Daniel Preus calls upon more than twenty years of pastoral experience to reveal Jesus as the center of the Christian faith. As he addresses central doctrines such as sin and grace, Law and Gospel, the person and work of Jesus Christ, worship, the Sacraments, and the office of the ministry, Preus keeps the focus on Jesus Christ—who is "always and only at the center of all Christian teaching."
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The Spirituality of the Cross
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Today so-called "Evangelicals" teach vastly different things than the Evangelicals of yesteryear. Gene Veith explores and presents a true understanding of the first Evangelicals, covering the topics of justification by faith, the means of grace, vocation, the theology of the cross, the two kingdoms, worship, and the church. .
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The Fire and the Staff
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Through stories of his own pastoral experiences, reflections on the Lutheran Confessions, the writings of Martin Luther, and Scripture itself, Klemet I. Preus explores the impact of the American Evangelical and Church Growth Movements on the modern Lutheran Church. He reminds readers that practice and doctrine are inextricably linked for those who are the body of Christ.
"The Fire and the Staff captures the relationship between doctrine and practice. Doctrine is like a fire. It lights our way and warms us. Doctrine and practice are more closely related, even interdependent, than is often realized. Doctrine affects practice and practice affects doctrine. The two are so intimately woven together that when you change one, you will inevitably change the other, sometimes without realizing what has happened." — from the Introduction |