The Bible

These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His Name. John 20:31

Everything we believe, teach, and confess at Our Savior’s has the Bible as its foundation. The books that make of the canon of Holy Scripture, beginning with Genesis and ending in Revelation is where we find our life.

Every Word written in the Scriptures by the prophets, the holy apostles, and the blessed evangelists was given to them by the Holy Spirit in order that we can know Him, His will for us and His creation, and that we may have eternal life. Scripture is inspired.

No prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:21

Also, because the Bible comes from God, it is without error, or inerrant.

Scripture cannot be broken John 10:35
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17

The Lutheran Confessions

Why are we Lutherans? is the question here. We believe that the Lutheran Confessions faithfully and truly present and teach the doctrine of the Bible. We hold to the confessions because they teach to the faith that Christ’s Church has always taught.

God

We begin each worship service at Grace in the name of our God, the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19) God the Father created everything and still upholds it by His Fatherly, divine goodness and mercy. Mankind fell in Adam’s fall and brought sin and death into the world and both spread to all men.

God in His mercy sent His only Son into the same world to fulfill the Law and, to pay for our sins by dying on the Cross, and to win eternal life for us by rising from the dead on the Third Day. The Holy Spirit calls us to faith in what Jesus accomplished on the Cross and the Empty Tomb. He forgives our sins and gathers us into the Church where God has promised to give us life and salvation.

Word & Sacraments

Jesus died and rose from the dead almost two-thousand years ago. How does God bring the blessings that Jesus won for us today? 

God’s Word

He gives us His Holy Word, the Bible. He sanctifies us in Truth, and His Word is truth. God teaches us who He is and sets His promises before us so that we may believe them. His Word comes by the reading of Scripture, and by true preaching of the same Word. We also hear this Word when we truly repent and confess our sins, and then hear that are sins are forgiven and we are washed clean in the Blood of Jesus. This happens during the church service, during individual confession with the Pastor, or when brothers and sisters in Christ forgive each other for Jesus’ sake.

Holy Baptism

Romans chapter 6 teaches that in Baptism we are buried with Jesus in His death, and that just as He was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too have the promise of new life here in time and there in eternity. God drowns our sinful nature and raises us to new life as His children. This is a gift that Christ desires for all people, including children and infants.

The Lord’s Supper

In the Lord’s Supper, what we also refer to as the Sacrament of the Altar or Holy Communion, Jesus gives us His Body and Blood, not symbols, but the real thing, under the bread and wine, for Christians to eat and to drink. In this meal, Jesus gives us the forgiveness of sins, the new life of faith, and eternal salvation that He won on the cross. Therefore, we desire to receive this gift often. Holy Scripture warns against receiving these gifts in an unworthy manner. We ask that all visitors speak with the pastor before approaching the altar.

In the Divine Service we receive these gifts. Find out how to prepare for the Divine Service, and how to take these gifts back home with you.

Do You Have Other Questions?

For information concerning our beliefs and practice about specific topics, please see the pamphlets below.