Sunday Schedule

Divine Service - 9 a.m.

Education Hour for all ages - 10:30 a.m.

At Messiah Lutheran in Seattle, you will hear how the Father saved mankind through His Son Jesus Christ, in Whom we trust by the work of the Spirit. You will find Christians of all ages who love the Lord and one another because He first loved us. We study our Lord’s teaching, which is delightful, clear, knowable, and easily accessed in the Holy Bible: the inerrant Word of God. As members of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), we do not waver from what is written in the Lutheran Confessions because they accurately restate this same biblical teaching. Because we want our families to know this truth, we seek to hand down this faith to our children through historic traditions. Finally, since we care about those outside the Church, we are eager to support mission work and evangelism both locally and abroad.

Messiah will be hosting a theological conference from September 12th – 14th.

Our presenter will be Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz, who earned his doctorate from Temple University in New Testament and Patristics. Dr. Koontz then served on the faculty of Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne from 2019-2022. Born in Pittsburgh and raised in Pennsylvania, Dr. Koontz has now returned to the Pittsburgh area where he serves as pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Oakmont, PA.

Dr. Koontz has prepared a presentation for us entitled The Christian Imperative: Why No One is Secular and Everyone Should Believe in Christ. The tentative schedule will be as follows:

Friday, September 12:
6:30pm – Evening Prayer
7:15pm – Dr. Koontz, part I: Is Being Secular Normal?
8:30pm – Deserts/Drinks

Saturday, September 13:
8:30am – Matins
9:00am – Break
9:15 am – Dr. Koontz, part II: What’s Secular Mean?
10:45am – Break
11:00 am – Dr. Koontz, part III: Why Not Be Secular?
12:00 am – Lunch
Sunday, September 14:

9:00 am – Divine Service with our guest preacher
10:30 am – Dr. Koontz, part IV: The End of Secularism (Acts 17)