4 Lutheran Life
5
WAYS GOD WORKS
THROUGH
YOUR LOCAL
CONGREGATION
The congregation—the place where God
is present through Word and Sacrament
ministry—is where Christ comes to His people.
But worship is not the only way in which God
works through the local congregation.
1
2
D I V E R S I T Y
P R A Y E R
God brings diverse people together in the local
congregation. Rich and poor, young and old, white collar
and blue collar, black and white are united in Christ. The
kingdom of God is not segregated. Local congregations
are to be the vanguard of the new creation showing
the world what it looks like to be children of God.
Brothers and sisters in Christ support one another
on a local level through prayer. If someone is sick,
then the local congregation straps the weight of that
sickness on its own back through prayer. If someone is
celebrating a great blessing, then the local congregation
does a happy dance with that person through prayer.
