Lutheran Church

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Lutheran Church
Martin Luther

• David Peterson
• Ray Starin

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Topics of Discussion

• Martin Luthers Protestant Reformation.
• Worship Practices
• Procedure of Service
• When Worship is Practiced

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Martin Luthers Protestant Reformation

• Martin Luther lived from 1483-1546
• Luther developed his own personal theology, which
  erupted into outright blasphemy when he protested
  the use of indulgences in his 95 Theses.
• Pope Leo declared 41 articles of Luther's
  teachings as heretical teachings, and Luther's
  books were publicly burned in Rome. Luther became
  more passionate in his effort to reform the
  Catholic church.

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• Luther's first writing was The Sermon on Good
  Works, in which he argued that good works do not
  benefit the soul only faith could do that.
•  In 1521, the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V,
  demanded that Luther appear before the diet of
  the Holy Roman Empire at Worms. Luther was asked
  to recant. Luther refused and he was placed under
  an imperial ban as an outlaw. He managed to
  escape, however to Germany.

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• Luther was excommunicated from the church in
  1521.
• What had started as a attempt to reform the
  church had turned into a project of building a
  new church independent of the Catholic church.
  Thus started the Protestant church.

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• Lutheran was a name applied to Luther and his
  followers as an insult but adopted as a badge of
  honor by them instead.
• Lutherans still celebrate the Reformation on
  October 31 and still hold to the basic principles
  of theology and practice espoused by Luther.
• Another of Luther's principles was that
  Scriptures and worship need to be in the language
  of the people.

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Luthers Idea of Freiheit

• the concept of Freiheit, "freedom," or "liberty."
  This is not our concept of freedom, but in the
  eventual turn of time it will give rise to the
  notion of "individual freedom," and later
  "political freedom," and later "economic
  freedom." Most of the European Enlightenment
  revolves around freedom and the project of
  "liberating" people liberating them from false
  beliefs, from false religion, from arbitrary
  authority, etc.--that is, what we will be calling
  "liberation discourse." Westerners still
  participate in this Enlightenment project today.
  This idea of "liberating" people, so common to
  the international politics of our own period,
  comes out of Luther's idea of "freedom." (Coutesy
  of WWW.wsu.edu)

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Lutheran Beliefs

• We are saved by the grace of God alone - not by
  anything we do
• Our salvation is through faith alone - we only
  need to believe that our sins are forgiven for
  Christ's sake, who died to redeem us
• The Bible is the only norm of doctrine and life -
  the only true standard by which teachings and
  doctrines are to be judged.

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Lutheran Beliefs

• Luther's Small Catechism, which contains
  teachings on the Ten Commandments, the Apostles'
  Creed, the Lord's Prayer, Holy Baptism,
  Confession and Absolution, Holy Communion and
  Morning and Evening Prayers, is still used to
  introduce people to the Lutheran faith, as is the
  Augsburg Confession.

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To Become a Pastor

• They must go through seminarian school and are
  allowed to marry.
• Men and Women can both become pastors.
• They conduct worship through teachings of the
  bible, and through a sermon.

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Worship Practices

• Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals, and Confirmation,
  Holy Communion are practiced.
• Lutherans accept two Sacraments as God-given
  means for people to receive grace from
  God. Baptism and Holy Communion are visible acts
  of God's love.
• In Baptism, and it can be seen more clearly in
  infant Baptism, God freely offers his grace and
  lovingly establishes a new community.  It is in
  Baptism that people become members of Christ's
  Body on earth, the Church.  
• In Holy Communion - often called the Lord's
  Supper or the Eucharist, those who come to the
  table receive in bread and wine the body and
  blood of their Lord.  This gift is itself the
  real presence of God's forgiveness and mercy,
  nourishing believers in union with their Lord and
  with each other.

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How to become a Lutheran

• To become a Lutheran, only Baptism in the name of
  the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are needed.
• If you are Baptized in a Christian faith it will
  then only be necessary to attend a membership
  class in a Lutheran congregation and thus signify
  your desire to become a part of its community. 
  Active members of other Lutheran congregations
  usually need only to transfer their membership.

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Procedure of Service

• Prelude
• Done with organ or piano music
• Altar boy lights the candles as part of his
  confirmation requirements.
• Pastor walks up center aisle and does prayer
  facing the altar.
• Welcome
• Where the Pastor greets the congregation, and
  gives blessing on the days date, representing the
  biblical calendar.

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• Brief order of confession and forgiveness, where
  everyone stands.
• Done in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy
  Spirit.
• After Pastor ask for blessing of the
  congregation, there is a minute of silence for
  self-examination and reflection.
• Prayer of the Day is then done.
• First and second lesson is then done with Psalm
  (sung) in between the lessons.

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• After Second lesson, a passage from the Holy
  Gospel is read.
• This is followed by the sermon in which the
  Pastor delivers from behind the pulpit.
• After the sermon the Creed is read
• Apostles Creed is usually read, except for around
  Easter the Nicene Creed is read.
• Then the Holy Communion is done.
• Offering and songs are sung afterwards.
• Offertory prayer is done.

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Benediction and Dismissal

• For ending service, they do a Great Thanksgiving
• Following is the Lords Prayer.
• The Pastor then gives his blessing and holds
  Communion Prayer.
• Followed by the Benediction and a dismissal.

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Immanuel Lutheran Church (ECLA)

• ECLA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.)
• Location
• 104 Snelling Avenue S
• Saint Paul, MN 55105
• Website
• Immanuelst.paul.org

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• Started by Norwegian immigrants to Minnesota,
  they start a Lutheran congregation.
• Started in 1871 (135th anniversary this year of
  worship and fellowship.)
• 1917- The chapel is built at its current site of
  Goodrich and Snelling.
• 1,012 members currently
• Confirmation is done in 9th grade
• Average age is 65-70

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• The Church has never had a mortgage until now
  with the addition of a gathering area between the
  two buildings.

View from Snelling Ave.
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View from Goodrich Ave.
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