A Vision
for Dilworth Lutheran Congregation
"Seeking to strengthen
mature faith and positive values in the homes of our congregation,
among both children and adults, we are convinced that the
home is the primary unit of faith and values formation.
We are also convinced
that the congregation has a significant role in strengthening
homes and supporting them in their nurture of faith and
values.
We are further convinced that the
community is the larger context of faith and life and that
children, youth, parents, and adults are best served by
partnerships between home, family, church, and community."
We are a Four Key
Congregation and we encourage every home to take time daily
for:
- Caring conversation
- Devotions and Prayer
- Worship and Faith Traditions
- Service to others.
Some Suggested Bible Verses
for Confirmation
Psalm 100: 5 "For the Lord is good; his steadfast loves
endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.”
Isaiah 42: 5, 8-9 “He who created the heavens and
stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all that
comes out of it, who give breath to its people and life
to those who walk upon it: ‘I am the Lord; that is
my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise
to idols. See, the former things have taken place, and new
thinks I declare; before they spring into being I announce
them to you.’ ”
Luke 9:43 “And all were astonished at the majesty
of God”
John 14:1-4 "Do not let you hearts be troubled. Believe
in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there
are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have
told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I
go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will
take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be
also. And you know the way to the place there I am going."
Philippians 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always; again
I say, Rejoice.
Hebrews 11:1 "Now Faith is the assurance of things
hoped for, the conviction of things not yet seen.
John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God."
John 14:6 "Jesus said to him, "I am the way,
and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father,
but by me."
Proverbs 3:6 “In everything you do, put God first,
and he will direct you, and crown your efforts with success.”
Psalm 23:4 “Even though I walk though the darkest
valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and
your staff – they comfort me.”
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave
his only begotten Son, that who so ever believes in him
should not perish but have everlasting life."
Ephesians 2:8 "For by grace you have been saved through
faith; and this is not your own doing; it is a gift of God."
Isaiah 40:28-31 “The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired
or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives
strength to the weary, and young men stumble and fall; but
those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They
will soar on wings like eagles.”
Micah 4:2 - “And many nations shall come and say:
‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to
the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his
ways and that we may walk in his paths.’ For out of
Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the LORD
from Jerusalem.’ “
Psalm 28:7 “The LORD is my strength and my shield;
in him my hearts trusts; so I am helped, and my hearts exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.”
2 Corinthians 5:7 “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
Matthew 16:16 “You are the messiah, the son of the
living God.”
Jeremiah 29:13 “When you search for me, you will
find me; if you seek me with all your heart.”
John 5:24 “Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears
my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and
does not come under judgement, but has passed from death
to life.”
Psalm 23:6 “I know that your goodness and love will
be with me all my life; and your house will be my house
as long as I live.”
Isaiah 40:8 “The grass withers, the flower fades;
but the word of our God will stand forever.”
Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel: it
is the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith,
to the Jew first and also to the Greek."
Revelations 6:1-2 “Then I saw the Lamb open one of
the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures
call out, as with a voice of thunder, “Come!”
I looked, and there was a white horse! Its rider had a bow;
a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering and
to conquer.”
Micah 6:8 “He has told you, O mortal, what is good;
and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice,
and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.
Blessings,
Pastor Mark
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