Our congregations believe the Lutheran Confessions are a correct interpretation and presentation of biblical doctrine. Contained in The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church , these statements of belief were transcribed and shared broadly by church leaders during the 16th century. The series addresses doctrinal topics, moral issues, and concerns in the church to help Christians grow in their understanding of these important questions.
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Our liturgy and hymns are shaped and formed by the Scriptures. The musical settings are varied, but we strive to use music that is set apart—different than the music that sounds familiar to our culture. Otherwise, please ask a neighbor if you need help finding your place. God desires us all to have the same mind concerning His teaching 1 Cor. Closed communion is a reflection of our unity in doctrine and common confession and witness before the world.
Given the opportunity, our pastor will gladly and lovingly explain our practice further, the reasons from the Bible, the demonstration from church history, and invite you to take a class to learn more and become a member. If you have not yet been taught and confirmed in beliefs of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod or have joined a church not in fellowship with our church, or have not been active in the church for some time, please wait and speak to the pastor before coming forward to receive communion.
We encourage you to speak to our pastor before the service if you have never visited and afterward if you are interested in learning more or reviewing what we believe, teach, and confess. Exceptions to this may be made under special circumstances.
If you are a member of another communion of believers, please remain seated during Holy Communion unless you have spoken with the pastor before the service.
Please also pray for the unity of the church that we may one day commune together in perfect union and all divisions cease. Kurt Marquart. The only correct view of giving is that our offerings are part of our worship, our service to God. And since much of our life has to do with money, it must be included in our life of sacrifice. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?
Consider Malachi Yet you are robbing me. You are cursed with a curse. Bring the full tithe … [Then see] if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. Note especially the promise of blessing for compliance and the threat of divine curse for non-compliance.
In the New Testament, we are not bound by the ceremonial law. But shall we, who have greater gifts from God, serve Him less zealously than His Old Testament people? The tithe is a good starting point, and many Christians tithe and find joy and blessing in the practice, even material blessing. But we must remember that material gain must never be a purpose in our giving—else it is mockery—though it may please God to give it to us as a result.
It all depends. We shall not make any laws for one another. Whatever our situation, St. In other words, we are to give in proportion to our income.
Answer: It simply means selecting and giving a percentage of your income as part of your worship. There are no rules or laws here. In the s, thousands of German Lutherans migrated to Pennsylvania. During the late s and the early s, these people slowly moved westward into what was first the Northwest Territory and then Ohio.
Most Ohio Lutherans were German immigrants. Every Ohio community with a sizable German population had a Lutheran congregation. Cincinnati had one of the largest German communities. Ministers conducted most Lutheran services in this city in German rather than English. The Lutherans, like other religious faiths in Ohio, placed a heavy emphasis on education. The Lutherans founded Wittenberg College in and Capital College in to educate their brethren.
In Ohio, Lutherans remained in the minority among the various religious faiths. Although Lutherans are one of the largest Protestant faiths in the world today, Ohio Lutherans still comprise a relatively small number, and most of these people are descendants of the original German migrants.
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