The Narrow Way Simply Shown - New Publication from Ad Crucem

Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz and Rev. Adrian Sherrill have produced a wonderfully readable guide to the Christian faith and church, and it's free to copy and repurpose.

Pastor Adam Koontz and Pastor Adrian Sherrill, both serving the flock at Trinity Lutheran Church in Denver, have written a wonderful new book that Ad Crucem had the privilege to publish.

The Narrow Way Simply Shown is a short, crisp read that will be invaluable for helping the unchurched or curious approach the faith and the Church with confidence.

Distribution

The book is available through Amazon worldwide as a Kindle e-book and paperback. 100% of royalties from book sales will be donated to Trinity Lutheran Church in Denver.

To encourage the adoption of the book among Lutherans evangelizing their neighbors, it has been made available under a Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)). This allows readers to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, including remixing, transforming, or building upon it, as long as attribution is provided.

A free PDF version is also available for download through Ad Crucem. Follow and share the link to download your copy if you don’t want to buy the Kindle or paperback.

Content

The Narrow Way Simply Shown explains Christianity, the Christian faith, and what to expect during church services. It is especially suitable for someone unfamiliar with Christianity or who has never attended church. It is also beneficial to someone interested in Lutheran doctrine and practices but is still determining where to start their exploration of the tradition.

The Narrow Way Simply Shown is an excellent supplement for Christian instruction in the home and the church and is highly recommended for new membership classes in Confessional Lutheran Churches.

The book is divided into three parts:

1. The Church - What to Expect in Church

2. The Christian Faith - What is a Christian?

3. Christian Education - Raising up a Christian Child

Chapter Topics

The Church

• What is the gospel?

• The Divine Service

• God’s gifts

• Preaching and how to listen to it

• The Lord’s Supper and how to receive it

• Sacrament and Sacrifice

• Why the liturgy?

• What the service means

• Service of the Word

• Service of the Sacrament

• The Church Year and Its Symbols

• Music

• The Lutheran Service Book (LSB)

• Hymns to Know and Learn

• Choral Music

The Christian Faith

• What Christians Believe and Do

• Who God is – The Gospel

• What God Wants – The Law

• What God Wants From Us

• The Ten Commandments

• Sin and Death

• Three Uses of the Law

• Orders of Creation

• Table of Duties

• Marriage

• Abortion

• Sex & Gender

• Christian Freedom

• The Ecumenical Creeds

• What is the Bible?

• How Should I Read the Bible?

• What is a Confessional Church?

• How Does God Save Us?

• How Many Religions Are True?

• How to Pray

• Lord’s Prayer

• How to pray with your family

• God With Us

• Baptism

• Who needs it?

• Why Pastors?

• Confessing our sins

• The Office of the Holy Ministry

• Communion

Christian Education

• Homeschooling

• What is classical Lutheran education?