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We
are
Lutherans:
•
We
believe
that
God
the
Father
is
our
Creator,
Jesus
Christ
is
our
Savior,
and
the
Holy
Spirit
is
our
Sanctifier
bringing
us
to
newness
of
life.
•
We
accept
the
Holy
Scriptures
as
the
divinely
inspired
Word
of
God
and
message
of
God's
redemptive
act
in
Christ.
•
We
teach
that
all
people
are
sinners
and
that
a
person
is
saved
only
by
the
grace
of
God
through
faith
in
Jesus
Christ.
•
We
define
the
Church
as
the
fellowship
of
those
who
confess
Jesus
Christ
as
Lord
and
savior.
The
church
is
essential
to
Christian
life
and
growth.
•
We
celebrate
two
Sacraments
as
the
God-given
means
for
showering
our
lives
with
His
grace.
They
are
Baptism
and
Holy
Communion.
•
We
live,
not
according
to a
formula
of
do's
and
don'ts
but
in
the
freedom
of
Christian
love
and
responsibility.
•
As
you
come
to
the
table
of
Holy
Communion
at
Holy
Trinity
Lutheran
Church,
you
join
in
worship
clearly
centered
on
the
celebration
of
Word
and
Sacrament.
•
We
celebrate
this
"means
of
grace"
each
time
we
gather,
through
a
pattern
which
incorporates
confessions
and
forgiveness,
public
scripture
reading,
sung
liturgy,
hymns
and
songs,
proclamation
of
God's
word,
and
the
observance
of
Holy
Communion.
•
Guiding
the
worship
experience
is a
yearly
lectionary
of
scripture
readings
and
the
liturgical
year
cycle.
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