Lutheran theology revels in the presence of God that takes place in the ordinary worship of the local congregation. The nearness of God is not a fleeting experience that occurs only when the lights are low, the feeling is right, and the praise band is really in the moment. God does not wait for the smoke machine and background keyboard music before He will arrive in worship. He comes when the Body of Christ gathers together in His name. He floods the sanctuary with His merciful presence as sins are forgiven. He is near in the reading of Scripture and the preaching of the Gospel. He is truly
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