Messiah Lutheran Church

La Crescent, Minnesota

God connects to us.  We connect to others through fellowship and service.

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God Connects to Us

Our Lord serves us today through His Word and Sacraments.  Through these means, He comes among us to deliver His forgiveness and salvation, freeing us from our sins and strengthening us for service to one another and to the world.

At Holy Baptism, He puts His name upon us, pours His Holy Spirit into our hearts, and rescues us from sin, death, and the devil.

Through Holy Absolution, He pronounces His forgiveness again and again.  With His holy Word, written in Scripture and preached in our ears, He daily proclaims His abiding love for us through all the joys and sorrows of life in this world.

In His Holy Supper, He gives us His own body and blood to eat and drink as a priceless gift to nourish and strengthen us in both body and soul.

(Taken from the Lutheran Service Book Introduction, page viii)