"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
Matt 11:28

Our Worship
Christ-Centered Jesus Christ is the heart of our coming together as Christians. We come together "in His Name," as he promised, "Where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there with you." In line with this promise of our Lord, faith in Jesus permeates all that we do. But more importantly, Jesus Himself is the primary actor in our worship. He speaks to us. He feeds us with His word. He moves us with His Spirit. We are merely the instruments by which our Lord speaks and conveys His blessings to us. And in faith we respond with our "Amen!" to His Grace. Such is the essence of "Lutheran" worship.

Scriptural We seek to worship in such a way that agrees with the Bible. To gather "in Jesus' name" means that His word fills our worship, as Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice." Our gathering seeks to agree with our Lord's commission to "make disciples...teaching them to keep everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always." This means that Scripture, the Word of God, is the content of our worship. We speak and confess God's word; and we respond in faith with the very words taught by the Holy Spirit, shared by all of God's people throughout time.  We are also mindful of the Lord's earnest desire that we come near him not only with our lips, but with our hearts as well.

Lutheran We follow the order and orientation of our Lutheran heritage; yet we are not legalistic about following a set form.  God's word and His sacraments (Baptism and the Lord's Supper) stand as the central focus and activity of our worship. God's grace in Christ prevails in everything. We respond with prayer and praise, thanksgiving and service,  in word, song and deed, as the Holy Spirit works through the Gospel. The Lutheran nature of worship is to always seek to communicate Christ, and express faith in Christ, in a way that is beneficial, understandable and engaging to people where they are. We seek to be orderly and genuine, familiar, yet engaging.

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16