St. Luke's Lutheran Church - Oviedo FL

Held every 3 years since 1980, the LCMS Youth Gathering provides thousands of youth and adults the opportunity to come together as a community of God’s people to learn more about Jesus Christ, the Christian faith and their Lutheran identity.  The next Gathering will be held on  July 11-15, 2019 in Minneapolis, MN . This year's theme is Real. Present. God based on Psalm 46.  “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our fortress.” - Psalm 46:10-11 During the five days of the Gathering, youth spend time together in God’s word, worship, service, and fellowship with others from across the synod. The purpose of the Gathering is outlined in the following guiding principles: Youth Gatherings proclaim the Lordship of Jesus Christ and God’s saving grace to His people through Christ. In this setting, young people grow in their personal relationship w...

Thank you to all who participated and volunteered for the Hope Help's 8th Annual Sham Rock N Run which took place right here at St. Luke's Lutheran Church!  Over 450 people participated in the race and helped to fight homelessness in Seminole County and all of Central Florida.  HOPE’s mission is to prevent and reduce homelessness in Central Florida by equipping individuals and families to become self-sufficient through Housing, Outreach, Prevention and Education.  HOPE addresses the issues facing individuals and families in crisis by networking with local agencies and organizations, partnering to become more effective, studying best and emerging practices, and developing innovative problem-solving ideas in a comprehensive, coordinated, and strategic fashion.  They effectively make use of services that exist and identify trends in what is needed to enable individuals and families to become self sufficient.  They educate and transform the way people view and ...

Ash   Wednesday  marks the official start of Lent. This year during the season of Lent, St. Luke's is exploring " The Power of the Cross " and what that means for us as Christians. We hope you'll join us in person, or online , for our midweek services, starting March 6th,  Ash   Wednesday . The services will be every  Wednesday  during Lent at 8:40 am and 7:00 pm. Come out as we learn more about the Power of the Cross together. We sing the praise of Him who died, Of Him who died upon the cross. The sinner’s hope let all deride; For this we count the world but loss. Inscribed upon the cross we see in shining letters, “God is love.” He bears our sins upon the tree; he brings us mercy from above. The cross! It takes our guilt away; it holds the fainting spirit up; It cheers with hope the gloomy day and sweetens ev’ry bitter cup.       May this verse from Galatians 6:14 be your focus during this Lenten season. "...

The Jesus Adventure series has established a pattern for our lives as followers of Jesus: Called → Equipped → Sent → Restored . To embed that pattern into our lives, requires consistent and persistent discipline of receiving God’s grace. This grace is poured out for us in Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. From now until Easter we will explore the discipline of worship as a primary means by which God delivers his grace, his unlimited and undeserved love, into our lives. We come together regularly to praise, listen, pray, and to experience the real presence of God in our lives. In so doing, we become Worship FULL Followers of Jesus. Sunday, March 3rd: We focus on Luke 9:33, "It is good that we are here" . The Transfiguration of Jesus sets the stage for learning, and relearning, the power of worship in our lives as followers of Jesus. In worship, God brings us into his presence to grow in our faith so we can go back into our everyday lives empowered to God’s beacons o...

St. Luke’s had the pleasure of hosting the SLLS 500! This event is held every other year for first and second grade students. The SLLS 500 is a miniature version of the Daytona 500. Students made their own race cars out of cardboard boxes and participated in race car themed events. In preparation of race day, the teachers used a racing theme with every activity in the classroom. For example, in their STEAM project, students were paired in groups and put their critical thinking skills to the test to build a race track out of limited materials. Students were able to truly understand the meaning of teamwork. Just like in NASCAR racing, it isn’t just about the driver, you rely on your entire team to cross the finish line. The theme verse for the SLLS 500 was Hebrews 12:1b “ Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” The students weren’t just taught about racing and teamwork, they were able to learn how to run with endurance in the race of life. This was instille...

99 women attended the St. Luke's Women's Retreat this past weekend in Daytona. The women explored the Book of Esther focusing on Esther 4:14 . 14  For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this ? See what the women who attended had to say about their time together spent growing in God's word: "Looking around the 'Atlantic Room' at all those beautiful women, I realized how incredibly blessed we are. The caring, loving and accepting of each other, the presence of God...was absolutely palpable ♡" - Lisa Thompson "It was such a wonderful weekend!! I can't wait for next year!!" - Natalie Beckett "It was an amazing weekend...Thank you for such an inspiring, spirit filled weekend!" - Wanda Evans "Thank you for a wonderful weekend...

90 attended the Rock Solid Men Event on Friday night & Saturday morning,  January 11 & 12, 2019 .  Dr. Pete Alwinson explored Paul’s letters to the Corinthians, and challenged men to move toward manhood as described in 1 Corinthians 16:13-14: “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.” See what the men who attended the event had to say about it:   "It was a privilege to see so many men gathered to hear the speaker and the table conversation was great". - Hank Millies, Elder "It was nice to see 90 men attend a Bible study together". - Steve Lehenbauer Stay Up to Date on all Men of St. Luke's Bible studies and events through our website, menofstlukes.com