The Service of Holy Communion The Lutheran Hymnary p. 72: 20-27 The Service of Holy Communion follows the Service of the Word as the second important part of the liturgy. As God gives his gifts through the preaching of the Gospel, the gifts of forgiveness, life, and salvation, so He […]
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Help for Japan!
In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that have devastated our friends in Japan, our hearts and prayers turn toward the victims there and especially our fellow Christians in the Lutheran Evangelical Christian Church-Japan. If you would like to give a gift to relief efforts in Japan, we encourage […]
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Because the Service of the Word is the part of the service where our Lord Himself serves us, and gives us His gifts through His holy word, it is one of the climactic points in the service and receives much of our attention in this series on the Liturgy. Having […]
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The Divine Service – Hymnary, p. 67:10-19 The Service of the Word The Lesson, chosen according to one of the lectionaries described earlier, is usually taken from the Old Testament. It is followed by The Gradual, a verse usually selected from Psalms, which may convey the theme of the […]
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The Service of the Word includes the readings, responses to the readings, the sermon, and the Prayer of the Church. The readings consist of the Lesson (usually from the Old Testament), the Epistle (from one of the New Testament epistles), and the Gospel (from one of the four gospels). In […]
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The Divine Service – Hymnary, p. 67:10-19 The Service of the Word The Entrance Rite (a “rite” is a ritual or form of service) pointed forward to the gifts that God gives to us, and these gifts arrive in The Service of the Word that brings God’s word to us […]
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