What We Believe
The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

About Us

Restoration Lutheran is a member of  The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.
Brokenness transcends. Jesus restores.
     Brokenness is something we all experience, therefore we look to the One who is making all things new.

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Jesus

Our mission is to introduce people to the Jesus they’ve never met, providing His promises to those who gather in His name.

Our
Vision

Continuing the movement of loved and sent churches who plant interdependent congregations that will make disciples of Jesus Christ in their communities.

ABOUT YOU

We believe someone like you followed Jesus.

An individual with a story to tell.

A person who has goals and dreams, yet doesn’t have it all together. 

We believe there is more to you than the eye can see, that we share a common struggle in this journey called life, and that together we can discover what Jesus has done and continues to do for…

Someone like you.

ABOUT GOD

We believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

We believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.

ABOUT MERCY & GRACE

Mercy – NOT giving someone what they DO deserve.
Grace – giving someone what they DO NOT deserve.
Jesus taught that He was God’s ultimate act of mercy and grace.

Jesus taught that God wouldn’t give us the punishment our sins do deserve. Instead, Jesus would would pay the price, take our place, die on the cross on our behalf. 

Even more, Jesus taught that God would give us the eternal life we don’t deserve through His death and His rising from the grave.

In 1517, a monk named Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation, centering his teachings around these mysterious and profound concepts of mercy and grace. Luther realized there was nothing we could do for God to earn God’s mercy or grace. In fact, if we could do something to earn mercy and grace, then it would it no longer be mercy or grace, and Jesus’ death and resurrection would be of little value.

Those who agreed with Luther’s ideas started calling themselves Lutherans. We also follow Luther’s teachings on mercy and grace, not because we follow Luther, but because we believe Luther helps us follow Jesus.

ABOUT BAPTISM

We believe baptism is God’s promise to do something for you.

Baptize literally means to wash. Like, to wash the dishes or to wash your hands. So there’s nothing magical about the word; it’s just a simple word. There’s also nothing magical about the water; it’s just simple water.

However, strong promises and commands from Jesus attached to baptism are anything but ordinary. Simple water yet strong promises.

BAPTISM PROMISES
Early Christians talked about baptism with a lot of different images. 

“So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” - Galatians 3:26-27. 
“We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” - Romans 6:4.

“… to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to Him.” - 1 Peter 3:20-22.

These promises are why we think baptism isn’t so much what we do for God, but something that God does for us.

BAPTISM COMMANDS
With such great promises attached to baptism, it makes sense that Jesus would urge His Church to, “make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” - Matthew 28:19.

YOUR BAPTISM
If you have yet to be baptized, or if you have more questions about baptism, please contact us.

ABOUT COMMUNION

Communion is a simple meal of bread and wine, full of depth and meaning for you!

So simple, yet so complex.

In Communion, we believe something amazing happens - Jesus comes to us. 

Why do we believe this? Just before His death and resurrection, Jesus celebrated the Passover with his closest followers and instituted a brand new celebration, a different celebration: 

“While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the[ covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” - Matthew 26:26-28

His body is broken for you. His blood is shed for you. Which means communion is for you.

In communion, we believe God is doing something for you and your soul, promising forgiveness of sins and giving you what He says He's giving you–his body and blood. 

We trust His promise to us, we trust this mystery by faith, and we come to the meal confessing that we don’t have it all figured out, that we’ve got some issues to work through, trusting that He will forgive us and provide for us, just like He said He would. 

Your role isn't to understand how He's doing it, your role is to simply celebrate and receive it in faith.

If this is different than your confession or beliefs regarding Communion or if you have more questions about our practice of Communion, please contact us.
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