Confessing and Preaching
More from the Narrative Commentary on the Divine Service by John Pless, which some pastors are using to teach what the elements in worship mean: NICENE CREED Having heard the Word of God, we confess...
View ArticleWhat the offering and the prayer mean
Next in our ongoing series from The Narrative Commentary on the Divine Service by John Pless: OFFERING Having received from the generosity of the Father who is the Author and Giver of every good and...
View ArticleChef, cook, butler, host, and food
As we continue our survey of the Divine Service from John Pless’s Narrative Commentary, we come to Holy Communion: PREFACE, SANCTUS, PRAYER, OUR FATHER Drawn toward the gifts of Jesus’ body and blood,...
View Article“In faith in You, and in fervent love toward one another”
We conclude our series on The Narrative Commentary to the Divine Service by John Pless with what he says about the conclusion of the service: POST-COMMUNION CANTICLE, PRAYER Having received the Lord’s...
View ArticleThe revised Roman Catholic liturgy
When we lived in Wisconsin, my wife taught at a Catholic school, which occasionally would hold mass. This also led to friendships which occasionally took us to wedding and funeral masses. I had...
View Article“And with your spirit”
The Roman Catholic Church has changed the liturgical response to the greeting, “The Lord be with you” back to “And with your spirit.” This is a change from the more modern liturgies that had switched...
View ArticleAn Explanation of the Divine Service
Bethany Lutheran Church in Naperville, IL, has in its pew racks a laminated explanation of the liturgy. The Brothers of John the Steadfast has arranged with Bethany to make this resource more widely...
View ArticleLiturgical evangelicals
Many Lutherans have pretty much abandoned the historic liturgy to embrace evangelical worship styles. And yet now, many evangelicals are embracing the historic liturgy. In fact, liturgy may be the...
View ArticleYou Are Invited to Our Church Services
I would like to invite you to our church; that is, to our online service. If your congregation has had to cancel worship services because of the coronavirus and isn't able to offer an alternative, you...
View ArticleWhat Is So Wonderful about Lutheran Worship
A convert to Lutheranism describes her appreciation for the "theological craftsmanship" of Lutheran liturgical worship.
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