As a conservative congregation, we believe, teach, and confess that salvation comes by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ. Eternal salvation is a free gift from a good, kind, and generous God! It is Jesus’ work alone that saves us, not our own. His death and resurrection is the foundation of holy […]

“A Mighty Fortress is our God” is Martin Luther’s most familiar hymn. It has been translated in scores of languages, it is used throughout Christianity, and it is frequently referred to as the Battle Hymn Of The Reformation. Luther’s hymn “A Mighty Fortress is our God” is based on Psalm 46 – a Psalm of […]

The Lutheran Reformation can be summarized with the words ONLY Scripture, ONLY Grace, ONLY Faith, ONLY Christ, and to God ONLY be the Glory…The Five Solas. These words focus our attention on what’s important in our faith and life and remind us that “it’s still all about Jesus!”

Latin was the international language of scholarship, medicine, and science until well into the 18th century. Latin was also the international language of THEOLOGY for centuries…and even during the days of the Lutheran Reformation. As we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation today, let’s learn a little “Lutheran Latin”!

Latin was the international language of scholarship, medicine, and science until well into the 18th century. Latin was also the international language of THEOLOGY for centuries…and even during the days of the Lutheran Reformation. As we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation today, let’s learn a little “Lutheran Latin”!

“I am a doctor and a preacher, yes, as learned and experienced as all the people…Yet I am as a child who is being taught the Catechism. Every morning, and whenever I have time, I read and say, word for word, the 10 Commandments, the Creed, the Lords Prayer, the Psalms, and such. I must […]

There are a handful of significant milestone events in Church history that stand out. Perhaps the first was the Jerusalem Council recorded in Acts 15. False teachers were teaching that you had to be circumcised and obey the Law of Moses in order to be saved. It created a huge controversy in the early Church. […]

In the Lutheran Reformation, God the Holy Spirit worked through the Word of God in a powerful way. Here is how Martin Luther described it in a sermon of 1522: “I simply taught, preached, and wrote God’s Word; otherwise I did nothing. And while I slept, or drank Wittenberg beer with my friends, the Word […]