Peace Lutheran Church

Divine Service: Sunday evenings at 3 pm

Divine Service is held at Peace Lutheran Church on Sundays at 3 pm to better accommodate our vacancy pastor, Rev. Sawyer Meyers. Sunday school is at 4:15 pm, following the Divine Service, for both children and adults. Please join us to hear the Word of God and partake of His Sacraments!

Bible Studies: Sunday at 4:15 pm and Thursdays at 9 am

Weekly Bible studies are held on Sunday afternoons after Divine Service. Children meet in the parsonage and adults meet in the Sanctuary. We also hold an adult Bible study on Thursday mornings at 9 am in the parsonage. Pastor Meyers is leading a study on the book of Genesis.

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to join us as we read, hear, and learn about God’s Word!

Podcasts of Pastor Meyers’ sermons and Sunday School lessons can be found at https://beautifulsaviorlc.podbean.com.

Lectionary preview

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Jubilate)

Isaiah 40:25–31 or Lamentations 3:22–33

1 Peter 2:11–20 or 1 John 3:1–3

John 16:16–22

Those Who Wait on the Lord Shall Rejoice

The people of God are pilgrims and sojourners in this world, looking ahead to a destination yet to come (1 Peter 2:11–20). Though we are now children of God, the fullness of what we shall be has not yet been revealed (1 John 3:1–3). We are those who wait on the Lord. “The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him” (Lam. 3:25). Jesus tells us that the wait is just a little while. “A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me” (John 16:16). Though you must experience sorrow for a time, though you must live as strangers in a world that is at enmity with Christ, yet your sorrow will be turned to joy when He returns. “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength” (Is. 40:31). The little while of weeping shall be replaced with an eternity of rejoicing in the presence of Christ the crucified and risen Savior. “And no one will take your joy from you” (John 16:22)

Bible memory work

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:4)

Our church is a member of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod.  With the universal Christian Church, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod teaches and responds to the love of the Triune God:  the Father, creator of all that exists; Jesus Christ, the Son, who became human to suffer and die for the sins of all human beings and to rise to life again in the ultimate victory over death and Satan; and the Holy Spirit, who creates faith through God’s Word and Sacraments.  The three person of the Trinity are co-equal and co-eternal, on God.

Our congregation accepts and preaches the Bible-based teachings of Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the Christian Church in the 16th century.  The teachings of Luther and the reformers can be summarized in three phrases:  Grace along, Faith alone, Scripture alone.

We are a committed group of Christians who ;

(1) gather together to worship, praise, and thank our God for the gift of forgiveness, salvation, and eternal life given to us through the life, death, and resurrection of His Son Jesus Christ; and

(2) scatter to share with our neighbor that the message of mercy, life, and hope is not confined to a group of people in a building, rather it is Good News for all people.

We are located at 407 W Jackson Ave, directly across the street from the University of Mississippi at the intersection of Jackson Avenue West and Rebel Drive. The entrance to the church parking lot is a small blacktop driveway approximately 30 feet east of the intersection. It may not look like it, but this drive takes you up the hill to the church’s parking lot. It can be hard to see.

Divine Service

• Divine Service: Sundays at 3 pm
• Sunday School: Sundays at 4:30 pm

During our pastoral vacancy, Peace Lutheran Church is holding weekly Divine Services on Sundays at 3 pm to better accommodate our vacancy pastor, Rev. Sawyer Meyers. Sunday school is held at 4:30 pm, following the Divine Service. Children meet in the student center while adults will meet in the sanctuary. Please join us to hear the Word of God and partake of His Sacraments!