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Welcome to Shepherd of the Hills
Lutheran Church located in Crossville, Tennessee!
We are a warm caring fellowship of Faith. Our
congregation strives to communicate God's
awesome gift of love to our ever changing world.
We invite you to discover God's presence in our
ministry.
Rev. David Lampman, Pastor |
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We Believe
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 persons of the Trinity are
coequal and coeternal, one God.
Being "Lutheran," our
congregations accept and teach Bible-based teachings of
Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the
Christian Church in the 16th century. The teaching of
Luther and the reformers can be summarized in three
short phrases: Grace alone, Scripture
alone, Faith alone.
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Grace alone
- God loves the people of the world, even though
they are sinful, rebel against Him
and do not deserve His love. He sent Jesus, His
Son, to love the unlovable and save the ungodly.
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Scripture alone
- The Bible is
God's inerrant and infallible Word, in which He
reveals His Law
and His Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. It
is the sole rule and norm for Christian
doctrine.
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Faith alone
- By His suffering and death as the substitute
for all people of all time, Jesus purchased and
won forgiveness and eternal life for them. Those
who hear this Good News and believe it have the
eternal life that it offers. God creates faith
in Christ and gives people forgiveness through
Him.
The word "Synod" in The
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod comes from the Greek
words that mean "walking together". It has rich meaning in our church body, because the
congregations voluntarily choose to belong to the Synod. Diverse in their service, these
congregations hold to a shared confession of
Jesus Christ as taught in Holy Scripture and the
Lutheran Confessions.
The congregations of
the Synod are "confessional." They hold to the Lutheran
Confessions as the correct interpretation and
presentation of Biblical doctrine. Contained in The Book
of Concord: The Confessions of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church, these statements of
belief were put into writing by church leaders
during the 16th century. The simplest of these is
Luther's
Small Catechism.
The Augsburg Confession gives more detail on what
Lutherans believe.
Adapted from A Week in the Life of The Lutheran
Church--
Missouri Synod, copyright 1996, Concordia
Publishing House.
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Community of Character
Responsibility
Accountability for actions, duties,
promises, and the common good.
Community Examples
Citizens donate blood when supplies
run low. Parents work with schools to resolve
difficulties children have
in school. Upon hearing a prejudicial remark, the
effort is made to discuss how such words harm
others.
Civic groups clean up roadside litter. Parents quit
smoking for sake of their children.
Employees fulfill expectations of employers.
Modeling Good Character
You are always someone’s role
model — your actions speak louder than your words.
Demonstrate your values in everyday actions.
Show your kindness and integrity daily.
Treat others with dignity and respect. When faced
with a moral choice, think what you would want
others to do in the situation.
Benefits of Responsibility
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Taking responsibility
for self and choices makes one fully
free.
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Taking responsibility
for our behavior allows us to learn
from our mistakes.
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Fulfilling our
commitments earns us trust and
opportunities for more responsible
positions.
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Acting responsibly
strengthens our families, schools,
workplaces, church, and community.
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Taking responsibility
for the well-being of the young,
weak, and old, as well as for our
natural surroundings, creates a
caring community
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Practicing Responsibility
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Being accountable for
own words and deeds.
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Behaving morally with
others even when difficult to do so
and also when nobody is watching.
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Treating family
members with love and respect.
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Being a parent to
your children rather than trying to
be their best friend.
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Parents taking
responsibility for children's acts.
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Allowing others to
develop self-responsibility.
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Coming to work on
time and doing what is expected for
your job.
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Obeying the law.
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Staying informed
about the community and helping to
meet community needs.
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Fulfilling
obligations to the community such as
jury duty.
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Voting and running
for political office.
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Taking care of pets
and other domesticated animals in
bad weather.
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Preserving natural
resources for the future.
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Following the rules
and customs of your spiritual
tradition.
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Keeping promises.
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Developing your own
good character.
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Quotations
I believe that every right implies a
responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation;
every possession, a duty.
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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The willingness to accept
responsibility for one's own life is the source from
which self-respect springs.
Joan Didion
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When you blame others, you give up
your power to change.
Author Unknown
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Action springs not from thought, but
from a readiness for responsibility.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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We are made wise not by the
recollection of our past, but by the responsibility
for our future.
George Bernard Shaw
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Locate Us
Shepherd of the
Hills Lutheran Church is located
at 1461 Sparta Highway (US 70
West)
approximately 2 miles west
of Main Street (US 127) in
Crossville.
Crossville is located 70 miles
west of Knoxville and 110 miles
east of Nashville,
just south of I-40 (exit 317) on
US 127. Crossville is located in
the central time zone.
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