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Mission Statement

Look up

  • Receive God’s gracious love in Word and sacrament.
  • Make a joyful noise to Him in praise and prayer.

Look around

  • Support one another in study, service and sharing.
  • Value one another as unique gifts of God.

Look outward

  • Be a living testimony to Christ our Savior.
  • Share God’s love in the world around us by word and deed.

What a person sees is dependent on his focus of attention. How clearly they see is dependent on their vision. Vision and focus determine our course of action.

Jesus calls us as His Church into action when He commands us to “Go into all the world and make disciples”. If we are going to fulfill that calling, we need a clear vision and a right focus.

As Christians, we know that our first focus is up – toward our Living Lord. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we clearly see the One who loves us with “no strings attached”. Transformed by that love, we look at the world around us differently. We look at things through the eyes of Christ and that vision enables us to see beyond ourselves to the world around us.

We look around and see brothers and sisters in Christ who share our vision of a loving Savior. We see that my Father is our Father. Our vision is one of a Body made up of many different parts under the direction and care of the same Head – Jesus Christ.

Bound together in Christ, we are enabled to look outward, beyond the Church, to the world around us. Like Jesus, that vision moves us to compassion as we see those living in despair and darkness. That compassion moves us into action. As members of the Body of Christ, we seek to be Jesus to those around us, serving their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs. We want to make disciples who can look up…enabling them to look around…moving them to look outward.

MESSIAH’S VISON STATEMENT: To faithfully share the Good News, equip God’s people to grow in faith and welcome all into a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ.

 

MESSIAH’S CORE VALUES: the parameters through which we seek to realize the Vision and fulfill the Mission.

Christ-centered

Dependent on God’s Word

Spirit-led (decisions saturated with prayer; leaders called to make prayer and meditation, along with Bible study, a priority so as to “have the mind of Christ.”)

Life-long Discipling (life-long learning and classes that enable it)

Discipled to Disciple (we value spiritual growth so as to help others grow)

Outward Directed Mentality (our church exists, not to serve its own needs, but the needs of others)

Serving that is Gift and Interest Sensitive (no square pegs in round holes)

Every Member Valued (no special interest groups that dominate)

History

On February 20, 1980, Messiah Lutheran Church officially became a Body of Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit as 78 people signed its charter document. Those people made a covenant together to, as stated in their own words, “…commit ourselves, with the help of God, to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people… lead meaningful lives as God’s people by living harmoniously with others in our community. As evidence of our commitment, we pledge our support and active participation in furthering God’s ministry in our community and the world. With the help of the Holy Sprit, we will express through our church and lives our love and faith in Jesus Christ our Lord.” Each person, who has joined Messiah since that time has become a part of that legacy, and has allied themselves to that commitment.

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Belief and Practice

General Information

We believe in the Triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, three persons in one Divine Being (Matthew 28:19)

We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God; the only source and authority for Christian doctrine and daily living. (2 Timothy 3:15-17)

We believe that all people are sinners and cannot be saved by their own merits, but only through faith in Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 2:8-10)

We believe that by faith we may live meaningful, useful lives in our homes, jobs, communities and congregations. (1 Thessalonians 4:1-12)

We believe that we are to grow in Faith and Christian Love through the study of God’s Word and the use of His Sacraments of Holy Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. (2 Thessalonians 1:3)

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Join us for our special mid-week Lenten services on Wednesdays at 12:30pm and 6:30pm

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