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How Lutherans Worship – 10: Excursus: What is Lutheran Worship?
Another part of my ongoing answer to the one who wanted to know about Lutheran worship. First let’s define the essence and dynamic of worship and then we’ll take a look at how the Lutheran Confessions...
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Where can unity be found?
God has two messages. He speaks Law and he speaks Gospel. The Law is God’s message of judgment against my sin. The Gospel is God’s word of forgiveness in Christ. It is his gracious response to my...
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Holy Week
Holy Week The week before Easter is called Holy Week and culminates the preparation time of Lent. During these days, we focus on the events of Jesus’ life from His entrance into Jerusalem until His...
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How Lutherans Worship – 9: Excursus: Trinitarian Nature of the Lord’s Supper
This post was written by Seminarian Christopher Gillespie at Outer Rim Territories. How is the confession of the Trinity a description of the church’s experience at the Supper? There should be no doubt...
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Singing the Faith Now Online
“Singing the Faith is a DVD-based study of the history of Lutheran congregational song. It “invites viewers and listeners to discover God’s Word proclaimed in a rich heritage of music that faithfully...
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How Lutherans Worship – 11: Prayer and the Collect of the Day
Salutation The Lord be with you. And also with you. The Salutation is a special greeting between the congregation and its pastor. Originally the pastor would have spoken “Peace be with you,”...
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How Lutherans Worship -12: Hearing God’s Word
The Service of the Word makes a transition from prayer and praise to the hearing of God’s Word. The bestowal of God’s grace, which was announced in the Introit and prayed for in the Collect, will now...
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Rubrics and Notes for Celebrating Lent and Holy Week in the Lutheran...
The more general liturgical practices of Lent and Holy Week are assumed and taken into account, but they are not necessarily specified in connection with each of the particular services of this Lenten...
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The Divine Service
These are the parts of the Divine Service, that is the chief worship service by which we celebrate Holy Communion. They are basically the same in all orthodox Lutheran hymnals. This order of service is...
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