Worship With Us at Messiah Lutheran Church
Join Divine Service Sunday at 9:00 AM – Bible Study at 10:15 AM
Worship at Messiah Lutheran Church is centered on the confidence that the Divine Service is first God’s service to us. We gather not to be entertained, but to receive the gifts Christ gives through His Word and Sacraments. In worship, the Lord speaks through the Scriptures, forgives sins, strengthens faith, and feeds His people with His grace. For those looking for churches in Lebanon IL where worship is reverent, biblical, and deeply rooted in the historic Christian faith, Messiah Lutheran Church offers a rich and meaningful liturgical life.
Our worship is traditional because we believe the faith once delivered to the saints is not ours to reinvent. The historic liturgy teaches the Church how to pray, confess, sing, and believe. It fills our ears and hearts with the language of Scripture and keeps Christ at the center of all we do. Through confession and absolution, the reading of God’s Word, the preaching of the Gospel, the confession of the Creed, the prayers of the Church, and the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, Christians are formed in the faith week after week. This kind of worship is not empty formality. It is warm, pastoral, and full of Christ’s promises.
As a confessional Lutheran church in Lebanon IL, we gladly confess that Christ serves His people through the means of grace. In Holy Baptism, He makes sinners His own. In Holy Absolution, He speaks forgiveness. In the preaching of the Gospel, He comforts and strengthens faith. In the Sacrament of the Altar, He gives His true body and blood for the forgiveness of sins. This sacramental life is at the heart of who we are. It gives worship both its seriousness and its joy, because here Christ Himself is present to bless His people.
If you have been searching for Lutheran churches in Lebanon IL, or for a church in Lebanon IL where worship is authentic, historical, and centered on Jesus Christ, we warmly invite you to join us. Messiah Lutheran Church is a place where the old, enduring faith is still confessed with joy and where the gifts of God are still given for the comfort of His people. In a noisy and uncertain world, the Church’s reverent worship remains a steady refuge because Christ remains faithful to His promises.
Parents with Young Children
Welcome! We’re glad to have you join us. Our Lord said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God” (Mark 10:14). Jesus wants your children to be in church with you, and so do we. As a result, we don’t send children out into a separate “children’s church” or nursery, but we all worship God together, whether we are nine months or ninety years.
We know that children tend to squirm and squeal, and we’re quite accustomed to it. We even find it kind of charming. Please don’t feel embarrassed, you and your children are welcome at Christ the King.
We follow a consistent liturgy (order of worship) each week, which allows your children to settle into the routine. As we go through the service, encourage your children to join in the prayers and responses: “Amen!” “And with thy spirit!” “Our Father…” and so on. Be sure to sing and speak your parts as we go through the service, your children learn by following your lead.
If you have to step out for a moment, we have a cry room at the rear of the church with a large window that lets you see what’s going on in the service and a speaker connected to the sound system that lets you hear, so that you can participate even when your child needs a few moments away.