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A Mighty Fortress is Our A Mighty Fortress is Our God!God!

1. A mighty fortress is our 1. A mighty fortress is our God,God,

a bulwark never failing;a bulwark never failing;

our helper he amid the floodour helper he amid the flood

of mortal ills prevailing.of mortal ills prevailing.

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For still our ancient foeFor still our ancient foe

doth seek to work us woe;doth seek to work us woe;

his craft and pow’r are great;his craft and pow’r are great;

and armed with cruel hate,and armed with cruel hate,

on earth is not his equal.on earth is not his equal.

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2. Did we in our own strength 2. Did we in our own strength confide,confide,

our striving would be losing;our striving would be losing;were not the right man on our were not the right man on our

side,side,the man of God’s own choosing.the man of God’s own choosing.

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Dost ask who that may be?Dost ask who that may be?Christ Jesus, it is he,Christ Jesus, it is he,

Lord Sabaoth his name,Lord Sabaoth his name,from age to age the same,from age to age the same,and he must win the battle.and he must win the battle.

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3. And though this world, with 3. And though this world, with devils filled,devils filled,

should threaten to undo us,should threaten to undo us,we will not fear, for God hath we will not fear, for God hath

willedwilledhis truth to triumph through us.his truth to triumph through us.

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The prince of darkness grim,The prince of darkness grim,we tremble not for him;we tremble not for him;his rage we can endure,his rage we can endure,for lo! His doom is sure;for lo! His doom is sure;

one little word shall fell him.one little word shall fell him.

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4. That Word above all earthly 4. That Word above all earthly pow’rs,pow’rs,

No thanks to them, abideth;No thanks to them, abideth;The Spirit and the gifts are oursThe Spirit and the gifts are oursThrough him who with us sideth.Through him who with us sideth.

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Let goods and kindred go,Let goods and kindred go,this mortal life also;this mortal life also;

the body they may kill:the body they may kill:God’s truth abideth still;God’s truth abideth still;his kingdom is forever.his kingdom is forever.

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What We’re Going to DoWhat We’re Going to Do

5:35-6:00pm. Learning about Martin 5:35-6:00pm. Learning about Martin LutherLuther

6:00-6:15pm. Game/Activity Station6:00-6:15pm. Game/Activity Station 6:15-6:30pm. Game/Activity Station6:15-6:30pm. Game/Activity Station 6:30-6:45pm. Game/Activity Station6:30-6:45pm. Game/Activity Station 6:45-6:55pm. Game/Activity Station6:45-6:55pm. Game/Activity Station 6:55-7:05pm. Game/Activity Station6:55-7:05pm. Game/Activity Station 7:05-7:15pm. Closing time in sanctuary7:05-7:15pm. Closing time in sanctuary

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StationsStations

1.1. All Saints Church and Wartburg All Saints Church and Wartburg Castle (in sanctuary)Castle (in sanctuary)

2.2. Escape! (in sanctuary and moving Escape! (in sanctuary and moving through halls)through halls)

3.3. Thunderstorm / Thuringian Forest Thunderstorm / Thuringian Forest (SS room)(SS room)

4.4. Luther’s Life Timeline (SS room)Luther’s Life Timeline (SS room)

5.5. Augustinian Monastery (SS room)Augustinian Monastery (SS room)

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Order of StationsOrder of Stations

PreK/K/1PreK/K/1 Stations 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5Stations 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5 2nd2nd Stations 2, 3, 4, 5, 1Stations 2, 3, 4, 5, 1 3rd3rd Stations 3, 4, 5, 1, 2Stations 3, 4, 5, 1, 2 4th4th Stations 4, 5, 1, 2, 3Stations 4, 5, 1, 2, 3 5th5th Stations 5, 1, 2, 3, 4Stations 5, 1, 2, 3, 4 Jr/Snr HighJr/Snr High Will help and play along Will help and play along

too!too!

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1616thth Century: Turbulent Century: Turbulent TimesTimes

Recent discovery of the New World by Recent discovery of the New World by ColumbusColumbus

Explosion of Renaissance learningExplosion of Renaissance learning Emergence of modern nation-statesEmergence of modern nation-states Beginnings of the modern economyBeginnings of the modern economy Ottoman empire pressing into Eastern Ottoman empire pressing into Eastern

EuropeEurope Invention of Gutenberg’s printing pressInvention of Gutenberg’s printing press Widespread church corruptionWidespread church corruption

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Martin Luther: Early YearsMartin Luther: Early Years

Born in Eisleben Born in Eisleben (Germany) in 1483(Germany) in 1483

From a blue-collar From a blue-collar familyfamily

Studied in university Studied in university to be a lawyerto be a lawyer

Troubled conscienceTroubled conscience

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Martin Luther: Spiritual Martin Luther: Spiritual CrisisCrisis

Surviving a lightning Surviving a lightning storm (“St. Anne, I’ll storm (“St. Anne, I’ll become a monk!”)become a monk!”)

Became an Augustinian Became an Augustinian monk in 1505 (age 22)monk in 1505 (age 22)

Spiritual depression Spiritual depression (hated the (hated the “righteousness of “righteousness of God”)God”) In the lawIn the law In the gospelIn the gospel

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Professor LutherProfessor Luther

Luther’s monastic spiritual advisor Luther’s monastic spiritual advisor (Staupitz) counseled him to study the (Staupitz) counseled him to study the Scriptures devotionally and Scriptures devotionally and academicallyacademically

Became a theology instructor at the Became a theology instructor at the University of WittenbergUniversity of Wittenberg

But his conscience still troubled him as But his conscience still troubled him as he “beat importunately” on a range of he “beat importunately” on a range of scriptural textsscriptural texts

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Luther’s Luther’s Evangelical Evangelical

BreakthroughBreakthrough

Meditation on Meditation on Romans 1:17Romans 1:17 “ “For in it [the For in it [the gospel] the righteousness of God is gospel] the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, ‘The righteous shall live by faith‘The righteous shall live by faith.’”.’”

Began to understand the righteousness of Began to understand the righteousness of faith is a gift of God by faith: “faith is a gift of God by faith: “the the righteousness of God is revealed by the righteousness of God is revealed by the gospel, namely, the passive righteousness gospel, namely, the passive righteousness with which merciful God justifies us by faith, with which merciful God justifies us by faith, as it is written, ‘He who through faith is as it is written, ‘He who through faith is righteous shall liverighteous shall live.’”.’”

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The Gate of The Gate of ParadiseParadise

““Here I felt that I was altogether born Here I felt that I was altogether born again and had entered paradise itself again and had entered paradise itself through open gates…And I extolled my through open gates…And I extolled my sweetest word with a love as great as sweetest word with a love as great as the hatred with which I had before the hatred with which I had before hated the word ‘righteousness of God.’ hated the word ‘righteousness of God.’ Thus that place in Paul was for me truly Thus that place in Paul was for me truly the gate of paradisethe gate of paradise.”.”

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Beginning to Rock the BoatBeginning to Rock the Boat At first, Luther’s At first, Luther’s

newfound understanding newfound understanding of Scripture didn’t cause of Scripture didn’t cause any controversyany controversy

But the application of his But the application of his theology to current theology to current church practices caused church practices caused an immediate eruption an immediate eruption of controversy that of controversy that spread quickly across spread quickly across EuropeEurope

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The Famous 95 ThesesThe Famous 95 Theses

Posted October 31, 1517Posted October 31, 1517 Intended to start an Intended to start an

theological discussion theological discussion among academicsamong academics

Posted on the church door Posted on the church door (the community bulletin (the community bulletin board) in Latinboard) in Latin

Luther’s students Luther’s students translated them into translated them into German, had copies German, had copies printed, and widely printed, and widely distributed themdistributed them

Not meant for public consumption

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Why Luther Got in Why Luther Got in TroubleTrouble

At firstAt first: Protested selling of indulgences: Protested selling of indulgences Not the most important thesisNot the most important thesis But instantly put Luther in the center of But instantly put Luther in the center of

controversy because important church officials controversy because important church officials (including the pope) profited from indulgence (including the pope) profited from indulgence revenuerevenue

But finallyBut finally: Protested that Church obscuring : Protested that Church obscuring the free gift of grace through faith in Christthe free gift of grace through faith in Christ The sum of the 95 Theses was concerned with The sum of the 95 Theses was concerned with

reforming the Church to remove obstacles from reforming the Church to remove obstacles from God’s graceGod’s grace

Basic theological issues quickly moved to the fore Basic theological issues quickly moved to the fore in the debatein the debate

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A Wanted ManA Wanted Man

In June 1520 the pope issued the papal bull In June 1520 the pope issued the papal bull (written mandate) called “(written mandate) called “Rise up O Lord!Rise up O Lord!”” It called Luther “the wild boar from the forest” whose It called Luther “the wild boar from the forest” whose

tongue was a “fire”tongue was a “fire” It accused Luther of seeking to destroy the churchIt accused Luther of seeking to destroy the church

Luther was now a criminal in the sight of the Luther was now a criminal in the sight of the church and the empirechurch and the empire

Luther publically burned a copy of the papal bull. Luther publically burned a copy of the papal bull. This made him fugitive from the emperor and the This made him fugitive from the emperor and the pope!pope!

In 1521 Luther was promised safe travel to his In 1521 Luther was promised safe travel to his trial before the emperor Charles V in Worms (in trial before the emperor Charles V in Worms (in Germany)Germany)

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Luther’s Trial: The Diet of Luther’s Trial: The Diet of WormsWorms

”Luther” movie: Diet of Worms scene”Luther” movie: Diet of Worms scene http://youtu.be/r5P7QkHCfaIhttp://youtu.be/r5P7QkHCfaI