Famed Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together is a bold and daring look at Christian life, and what cross-centered living can look like for all believers. Renowned for his thoughts on Christianity’s role in the secular world, Bonhoeffer, also the author of bestselling The Cost of Discipleship, allows readers to deepen their faith and fellowship through actionable steps towards building lasting and meaningful communities.

In Life Together, Bonhoeffer, famous for his involvement in a plot to overthrow Adolph Hitler, recounts his unique fellowship in an underground seminary during the Nazi years in Germany. Through this one-of-a-kind lived experience, he compassionately yet challengingly defines what living in a community is all about, and the divine importance of it.

In five brief, yet rich, chapters, Bonhoeffer enlightens us on:

·      How to build a meaningful community, through both mutual affection for Christ and for each other

·      The fundamental elements of community, including prayer, worship, and service, but also listening, comforting, and confessing sins to one another

·      How love permeates every aspect of community—love for God, one another, and the beauty of connection

·      The role that loneliness and uncertainty play in finding community and answering God’s call

Practical yet profound, this book remains the most influential and modern book on the nature and spirit of authentic Christian community. It reveals the communal Christian spirit that inspired Bonhoeffer and his Christian associates to conspire to assassinate Hitler as an act of true Christian love and courage. Life Together is bread for all who are hungry for the real life of Christian fellowship.

Over the past four decades, author Daniel Wolpert has answered the question "What do you do for a living?" with "I am a student of the spiritual life." In the original foreword to Creating a Life with God, Wolpert was called a "Pray--er" - someone who knew how his life was altered and transformed by prayer and someone who accepted the invitation to join Jesus in prayer to tend the longing in his heart. Both statements are still true today.

 

In the face of a world filled with chaos, uncertainty, and constant change, spiritual practices and prayer shape us into people who can provide healing, love, and compassion in response.

  

The twelve prayer practices in this book will help you take your relationship with God to a new level by:

  

• Inviting you to solitude and silence

  • Inviting you to use your mind and imagination

  • Inviting you to use your body and your creativity

  • Inviting you to connect with nature and community.

 

Do you have trouble thinking of words to say to God when you pray? Are you afraid some emotions are too intense to express to God? Do you reach the end of a day only to realize you haven’t prayed at all? You’re not alone. Prayer is the way we relate to God, but sometimes it’s a struggle. Throughout God’s Word, we encounter many voices who teach us how to pray.

 

In this 7-session study, join with six beloved Bible teachers who will help you study prayers in the Bible that can inspire your own. You’ll learn that God welcomes your praise and lament, your thanksgiving and intercession. You’ll see examples of how to pray when you’re alone and when you’re gathered with others. Above all, you’ll notice there’s no one right way to pray. As you draw near to God through prayer, you’ll find your faith strengthened and your heart united to Christ. 

 

Please let Terry Shores or the Church Office know if you would like a book (Cost is $22 - Scholarships are available)  Also - please let us know if you are in need of the ZOOM link to join in remotely.  

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN PURPOSE

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Forgiven and Freed by God in Jesus Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves:

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• To nuture our faith through prayer and Bible Study

• To support the mission of the church worldwide

• To work for justice and peace

• To build an inclusive, caring community of women that strengthens the Presbyterian Church (USA) and witnesses to the promise of God's Kingdom.

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For more information, please contact the Church Office and we will put you in contact with the MVPC PW Leadership.