A blessed Lord’s Day to you!
I pray it is filled with much joy, rest and refreshment, and a sure and certain hope that the Triune God provides all gifts needed to trust Him and serve the neighbor.
Come what may, we do belong to Jesus.
One Page Summary of Week 1: The Sign of the Cross and the Trinitarian Invocation
We are about to start Week 1 of The Receptive Life Daily Practice.
Each week I will provide you with a “One Pager”. As the name suggests, it is a one page summary of all of the videos and resources that you will need.
This week we will learn about …
- The Sign of the Cross and the Trinitarian Invocation
- How to Make Use of the Cross and the Trinitarian Name
- The Cross as Sacrifice for Sin
- The Cross as a Sign of Victory
- The Cross as the Way of Life
You can access the OnePager in the picture and button below.
All of the Resources
Here are all of the resources that you will need for the Lenten Journey …
- Step By Step Guide
- 90 Day Spiritual Journal
- Video Study Guide
- access to the private Lutheran Spirituality community platform so that you can ask your questions, comment, or connect with others
The Plan for Each Week
During each week of The Receptive Life video series I’ll walk you through a different “station” of the daily practice.
- Station 1: The Sign of the Cross and the Trinitarian Invocation
- Station 2: The Evening and Morning Prayer
- Station 3: Examining Life Through the 10 Commandments, Confession and a Life of Repentance
- Station 4: Reading, Studying and Meditation on the Scriptures
- Station 5: The Commendation of This Life Into the Lord’s Hands (evening and morning)
- Station 6: Proclaiming a Doxology and Receiving the Blessing of the Triune God
Each week I’ll also provide a video conversation recorded with Dr. Gregory Schulz (of Lutheran Philosopher) that will review and spark some thoughts about that week’s daily practice.
The Receptive Life Conversation with Dr. Gregory Schulz
On Ash Wednesday, we talked for about an hour and twenty minutes and covered much territory. For your convenience, here is an overview of our conversation …
- Introductions
- What is the vocational call of a Lutheran Philosopher?
- What is “The Receptive Life”? The life that receives (vita passiva)?
- What is suffering? What is lament?
- The active and passive life …
- Spiritual formation as cruci-formation …
- The ladder by which the Triune God descends …
- The God who forms us …
- Backstory: Luther’s oratio, meditatio, and tentatio and Psalm 119
- Soul doctors and terrified consciences …
- Overview of the daily practice …
- Resources and other links …
To help you navigate the content, I have embedded some chapter headings in the video. You can find those content breaks in the top right hand of the video window.
The entire video is also searchable and a text transcript is provided. You can access that function by hovering over the “magnifying glass” in the top right corner.
You can access the video below … (or here)
During the Lenten journey, you’ll learn the basics of the Christian faith, how to practice, daily repeat, and make us of them so that you can …
- defend against the attacks of the “unholy trinity”,
- fight with the work and promises of Jesus
- and receive all of the gifts that only the Triune God can give
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“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.” (Hebrews 12:1-3)
Come what may, we do belong to Jesus!
Paul
P.S. For access to all links resources, you can go here.