Body, Mind, and Spirit

THE BODY: Is the temple of the Holy Spirit and is to be honored and used as a sacred vessel of the Lord’s.  We believe that how we use our bodies can bring God great glory and honor.  Each day is a unique opportunity to serve the Lord in our bodies through our daily activities.

THE MIND: A gift of God to be used in service to Him.  We seek to educate and train the mind throughout life so that God’s people develop a Christian world view.

THE SPIRIT: Is to be touched and empowered with passion by the power of God working through Word and Sacrament.

God’s Mission

God’s MISSION among us began immediately after mankind first rebelled against the one who loved them. As they hid in fear, shame and darkness, He went looking for them to bring them back to Him.  God sent His Son into the world to bring scared, ashamed, lonely people back to God.  Jesus died and rose paying the price for ALL your sins and broke death’s grip upon us.  He then sent His church, even Emmanuel Lutheran to go to the scared, the broken, the lonely and ashamed and bring them back to God, announcing forgiveness and Christ’s victory over death!  Yet through His church He not only finds the lost, but keeps them and feeds them.

God’s Vision

God’s VISION for Emmanuel is to be a people who love Him and love our neighbors as ourselves. His vision for us is to be a people among whom His Word of peace in Christ is preached and taught, not just on Sundays, but throughout the week in bible studies at church and in our homes. His vision for us is to be a people bound together in the body and blood of Christ, the forgiveness of sins and the hope of the resurrection. His vision for us is to be a people serving each other and our neighbors no matter who they are, loving them as Christ loves us. God’s vision for Emmanuel is to be a light on a hill, a beacon in the dark. God always brings to completion His vision!.