"Classical Christianity" ... what do you mean?
And what does it mean for me?

When we gather at St. Luke for a "worship service", you may ask: "Who's serving who?"

In some churches, you will hear it said that we are serving God through our worship. That, because God has done so much for us, we owe God our worship in return. If we worship well - enthusiastically, passionately, truthfully - then God will be pleased with us (e,g, more pleased with us than if we don't do this type of worship).

But Classical Christian worship sees worship differently. God calls us to worship so that He can serve us. Like that famous moment when Jesus washed the feet of His disciples, ..."Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him." (John 3:3-5). When Jesus' disciple Peter argued, saying that Jesus should instead be the recipient of our service, Jesus said, "If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” 

In Classical Christian worship we celebrate what Christ has done, and continues to do, so that we "have a share" with Christ. We invoke the Holy Spirit. We receive forgiveness for our sins. We are pierced and empowered by His Word. We share the Spiritual giftings in one another. We are ushered to His banqueting table. In all these ways we are recipients of the gospel - not according to the efforts of our worship, but by the grace and mercy of God, given to us as He has prescribed, through faith. 

Tired of worship that is combination pep-rally and self-help seminar? Do your soul a favor. Come be ministered to by the Lord through the means of grace given His church through the ages.

​Divine Service is at 9:00am on Sunday mornings.