Living Word Lutheran Church
was formed in January 2004 by a merger of
New Life Lutheran Church of Spicer, MN and Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
in New London, MN.
In January 2005, Living Word was moved to
the current home in Spicer, the former Prairie Meadows building and received
it's charter from the Minnesota North District of the Missouri Synod of the
Lutheran Church.
Living Word Lutheran Church Core Values:
BIBLE-BASED AND CHRIST-CENTERED preaching, teaching and reaching
MAKING COMMITTED DISCIPLES through small-group ministries
BIBLE-STUDY, PRAYER, FELLOWSHIP & OUTREACH in our small groups
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION where God’s Children of All Ages grow in faith
SERVANT-ORIENTED OUTREACH with the love of Jesus in practical ways
POINTING PEOPLE TO JESUS, not To Ourselves
CELEBRATING IN WORSHIP - Every Sunday truly a "Mini-Easter"
PEOPLE PRAYING for each other, their community and world
A YOUTH FOCUS that treats youth as part of the church today, not
just the future of the church tomorrow
A FUN PLACE to KNOW Jesus, GROW closer to Jesus and GO with Jesus
PLANTING MORE CHURCHES as a way of expanding God’s kingdom
MAKING THE TRUTH OF GOD RELEVANT to lives Of people
HUMILITY - Remembering we are imperfect people in need of the
forgiveness of our perfect God.
Living Word is a
Lutheran Church -
Missouri Synod congregation, part of the LCMS Minnesota North District.
Click
HERE
for a brief history of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
Being
"Lutheran," our congregation accepts and teaches the Bible-based teachings
of Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the Christian Church in the
16th century. The teaching of Luther and the reformers can be summarized in
three short phrases: Grace alone, Scripture alone, Faith alone.
Grace alone
God loves the
people of the world, even though they are sinful, rebel against Him and do
not deserve His love. He sent Jesus, His Son, to love the unlovable and save
the ungodly.
Scripture
alone
The Bible is
God's inerrant and infallible Word, in which He reveals His Law and His
Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. It is the sole rule and norm for
Christian doctrine.
Faith alone
By His
suffering and death as the substitute for all people of all time, Jesus
purchased and won forgiveness and eternal life for them. Those who hear this
Good News and believe it have the eternal life that it offers. God creates
faith in Christ and gives people forgiveness through Him.
The
LCMS logo is three crosses in one.It declares that “we
worship one God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity.”
The open arms point upward toward God in prayer and openly
receive God’s grace.The lower arms point down, as if open
to embrace the world with God’s love.
The 12 individual parts of the logo cross remind us of the 12
tribes of Israel and the 12 apostles.The four arms appear
to be in motion, as we urgently tell the world what God’s love in Jesus Christ
means to us and, uniquely, as Missouri Synod Lutherans.
