The life of the Christian is that of faith in Christ, and the love of our neighbor. Through faith the Christian receives the forgiveness of sin, life and salvation. Through love the Christian humbly serves all of his neighbors in his vocation.
Christians take their name from Jesus of Nazareth. We believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God (Matthew 16:16). He alone has the Word of eternal life (John 6:68). There is no other name under heaven by which we are saved (Acts 4:12).
Having been crucified for our transgressions, raised again from the dead for our justification (Romans 4:24-25), and ascended to the Right Hand of God (Acts 2:33; 5:31), all power in heaven and on earth has been given to Him (Matthew 28:18).
Jesus Christ therefore remains present with His church on earth in these End Times (Matthew 28:20). By the power of His Holy Spirit, He dwells in the heart of every Christian (Ephesians 3:17), strengthening the New Creation (2 Corinthians 5:17) and daily combating the death that remains (Romans 6:4).
He does this primarily by causing the Word of God (the Bible) to be preached and baptism (Matthew 28:19) and the Lord’s Supper (Matthew 26:28) to be administered according to His command.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church was founded over 50 years ago in order to create and sustain this faith, and urge and encourage such love until Christ returns on the Last Day.
The highest worship of God is faith in His Son Jesus Christ. Why? Faith and faith alone lets God be God. Faith alone allows God to give us that which He wishes to give to us: The forgiveness of sin, life and salvation.
So how is faith created? Through the simple, humble forms of the Gospel: The Word of God, the waters of baptism, and the bread and wine of the Lord’s Supper.
True Christian worship has always been centered around these simple, humble forms.
These simple, humble forms of the Gospel bring to us weekly our simple and humble Savior, Jesus Christ, creating and strengthening faith. We respond with simple and humble thanksgiving, prayer and praise.
And He, by His Spirit, empowers us to live simple and humble lives of loving service to our neighbor.
The LCMS
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod gets its name from Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant reformation in the 16th century, and from the state of Missouri where our Synod began in 1839. The word “synod” comes from Greek and Latin words meaning “walking together” and refers to the unity we have in our church and Biblical teachings. The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod consists of 2.5 million members in 6150 congregations involved in a world-wide ministry. Being “Lutheran,” our congregations accept and teach 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, Faith alone, Scripture alone.
Here is a recent YouTube interview of an LCMS pastor by a popular evangelical who asks a lot of questions about Lutheranism, the Missouri Synod and basic Lutheran theology. Here is the follow-up interview and the second part of the follow-up interview.