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 […]

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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!”

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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”!

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2017 Reformation: 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”!

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Reformation 7: Devotional Life

“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 […]

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Do you ever watch those TV courtroom drama shows? Some of you might remember Perry Mason or Matlock. Since then there are many others: LA Law, Boston Legal, and of course, all the Law and Order spin-offs! One internet list had over 50 TV shows! It seems that we are interested in and familiar with […]

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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 […]

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