Our Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church
Taylor, MI
A A church of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Worship Services
Why does our Lord gather us for worship?
The most precious gifts and treasures our Lord gives us are His forgiveness, life and salvation.Through His innocent life and bitter sufferings and death,Christ has purchased and won us from sin,death and the devil.Through Jesus Christ,all the sins of the world were paid for and the wrath of God was appeased.Christ has reconciled the whole world to God.
Jesus Christ serves us again and again as His Gospel is proclaimed, as His people are baptized and as His Word is read.He serves us as His forgiveness is pronounced and penitents absolved. He serves us as He gives us His body and blood under the bread and wine to eat and to drink. This is how our Lord gives us forgiveness,life,and salvation.What a blessing it is to be called and gathered for worship by our good and gracious God!
What is at the heart and center of Lutheran worship?
Lutheran worship puts the focus squarely on Jesus Christ, who is present for us and with us through His Word and Sacraments. Lutheran worship is, therefore,Christ-centered, not man-centered.When we are gathered for worship,we are not contemplating some far-off Christ or meditating on abstract concepts,or pondering various principles for living.
Neither are we in church to be amused or entertained.Christ is living and active among us,right where He has promised to be in His Word and Sacraments. Jesus said,“Behold, I am with you always,to the very end of the age”(Matt. 28:20).When He gathers us around His Word and Sacraments, He fulfills this promise to us once again.
What is the basic pattern or “rhythm”of Lutheran worship?
Here is how our hymnal Lutheran Service Book describes it:
Our Lord speaks and we listen.His Word bestows what it says.Faith that is born from what is heard acknowledges the gifts received with eager thankfulness and praise. ...Saying back to Him what He has said to us,we repeat what is most true and sure. ...The rhythm of our worship is from Him to us, and then from us back to Him.He gives His gifts, and together we receive and
extol them.We build one another up as we speak to one another in psalms,hymns,and spiritual songs.
Weddings
We take the estate of Holy Matrimony seriously. We believe that the Biblical definition of marriage is the lifelong union of one man and one woman for the purpose of mutual love and care as well as the procreation and nurturing of children.
In order to foster this belief. All candidates for marriage in our church should be regular attendees and participants in our worship services. We also encourage and require pre-marital counseling before a wedding is scheduled.
If you or someone you know is interested in being married at Our Redeemer according to these guidelines, please feel free to contact Pastor Hutter.
Sunday School & Bible Class
Youth Sunday School is held on Sunday mornings, during the Worship Service beginning at 10:30 and ending at 11:15 PM.
We welcome all children ages 4 through high school to participate.
Bible Class is held after Fellowship 12:00 am in the Fellowship Hall. All ages are welcome and encouraged to attend as we study God's Word.
Worship Pattern
Holy Communion is celebrated on all Sundays except the 5th Sunday of the month, and at all Feast Days (like Christmas, Pentecost, and Easter). We commonly use the Lutheran Service Book, Divine Service setting One and Three for all Communion Services.
On the 5th Sunday of the month we worship using the Order of Matins.
Advent and Lenten Services are held on Wednesdays at 1:00 and 7:00 pm during those liturgical seasons.