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View From the Pew | March 30, 2021

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I Like Sermons

Make you think of your own personal life relating to what God would want us to be like in our daily walk with Him. Not a guilt trip, but encouragement.  We need to hear the Law, but the Gospel as well!  

Attraction to a Congregation

The main attraction is music in its entirety–choirs, bell, organ, special musicians.  To me it’s at the top of the list of what I look for in a church service. I also appreciate our pastor who is not only gifted in the pulpit but is a true shepherd of his flock.  My wife and I drive 25 miles to our church because of those things I have listed.  

Best Worship Experience

Having my children Baptized.

–Norman Finfrock, Norman is from the Denver area.  He has attended congregations of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod all his life.

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  1. James Otte says

    March 30, 2021 at 3:20 pm

    The issue for me, in my preaching and teaching, is in how the Law is presented so as to open the heart for the Gospel. By “how,” what I mean is: a confrontive ‘in your face’ style or one that disarms the defense mechanisms of the sinful nature. I’ve found that, with many post-modern folks, the disarming style better fits their capacity to hear and engage. A confrontive style may work in some situations, but for the most part, it is rejected as being authoritarian and paternalistic. The gospel doesn’t get much of a hearing, if the listener shuts his/her ears – in reaction to my style.

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    • David Luecke says

      April 15, 2021 at 7:00 pm

      James, right on. Disarming is OK for insider talk. What’s a better word that can be used publicly. How about an “invitational” approach?

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