Pastor Greg Hovland
Organizing and Leading Christians to Advance the Kingdom of God Through Active Discipleship in Their Daily Lives.
Senior Pastor – Saint John’s Lutheran Church (LCMS) – Portage, Wisconsin
Circuit Visitor – Madison North Circuit (19) South Wisconsin District (LCMS)
The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. (Colossians 2:6–7, ESV)
So that we may obtain this faith, the ministry of teaching the Gospel and administering the Sacraments was instituted. 2 Through the Word and Sacraments, as through instruments, the Holy Spirit is given [John 20:22]. He works faith, when and where it pleases God [John 3:8], in those who hear the good news that God justifies those who believe that they are received into grace for Christ’s sake. 3 This happens not through our own merits, but for Christ’s sake. (Augsburg Confession, Article 5)
