Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Hymns and The Hymn of the Day God’s people have been encouraged to sing their prayers, praise, and thanksgiving to God. Why [...]
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How Lutherans Worship -13: The Hymns & The Sermon
Posted by ScotK on January 23, 2012
http://scotkinnaman.com/2012/01/23/how-lutherans-worship-13-the-hymns-and-the-sermon/
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 take place in the reading and preaching of God’s Word. The reading of Scripture in the Divine Service [...]
Posted by ScotK on January 20, 2012
http://scotkinnaman.com/2012/01/20/how-lutherans-worship-12-hearing-gods-word/
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,” purposefully repeating our Lord’s post-resurrection greeting to His fearful disciples gathered together in the upper room on that first Easter evening. The present [...]
Posted by ScotK on January 19, 2012
http://scotkinnaman.com/2012/01/19/how-lutherans-worship-11/
A Prayer for the Resurrection of Our Lord—Easter 2011
Hell took a body, and discovered God. It took earth, and encountered Heaven. It took what it saw, and was overcome by what it did not see. O death, where is thy sting? O Hell, where is thy victory? Christ is Risen, and you, O death, are annihilated! Christ is Risen, and the evil ones [...]
Posted by ScotK on April 24, 2011
http://scotkinnaman.com/2011/04/24/a-prayer-for-the-resurrection-of-our-lord-easter-2011/
Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday?
As the Senior Editor working with church resources at Concordia Publishing House, I have decisions to make about what appears in those resources. I am used to explaining the reasons for those decision. Sometimes I’m asked to explain things that appear in CPH products but are actually determined by our use of the Church Year, [...]
Posted by ScotK on April 21, 2011
http://scotkinnaman.com/2011/04/21/holy-thursday-or-maundy-thursday/
on the radio 3.30.2010
Issues, Etc. with Todd Wilken. Topic: Classic Christian Worship. Click here to listen or go to the Issues, Etc archive here.
Posted by ScotK on April 1, 2010
http://scotkinnaman.com/2010/04/01/on-the-radio-3-30-2010/
Singing the Faith Now Online
Singing the Faith, DVD-based study of the history of Lutheran congregational song from Concordia Theological Seminary is now available online. www.singingthefaith.org/
Posted by ScotK on January 7, 2010
http://scotkinnaman.com/2010/01/07/singing-the-faith-now-online/
How Lutherans Worship – 9: Excursus: Trinitarian Nature of the Lord’s Supper
When the church celebrates the Lord’s Supper, it confesses the doctrine of the Trinity. The community of believers gather to hear the Word of the Father, the Son incarnate in body and blood, and the Spirit’s faith-giving breath. The communion of saints mirrors the trinitarian fellowship (koinonia) of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God dwells with His people.
Posted by ScotK on July 22, 2009
http://scotkinnaman.com/2009/07/22/how-lutherans-worship-9/
Where can unity be found?
If we are all the same, the services we attend should be pretty much the same. And if all the Christians in the world are the same, if the church is really “catholic,” then the worship services throughout the world should be pretty close to the same. If the saints from age to age are the same, and they are, then the worship services from age to age reflect our oneness and sameness in Christ.
But, if worship is primarily me serving God, then my worship will be different than yours because we are different in our good works. Worship will then be far from uniform. If we get the direction of the communication right in worship then we will also understand that uniformity in worship is good.
Posted by ScotK on March 25, 2009
http://scotkinnaman.com/2009/03/25/where-can-unity-be-found/
How Lutherans Worship – 10: Excursus: What is Lutheran Worship?
The Lutheran Confessions teach that worship is a spiritual act, not an outward act. This spiritual worship is a trusting in God and a desiring of the forgiveness, grace and righteousness of God. The righteousness of faith truly honors and obeys God for through the Gospel (Word and Sacrament) the Holy Spirit overcomes distrust and creates faith.
Posted by ScotK on March 23, 2009
http://scotkinnaman.com/2009/03/23/what-is-lutheran-worship/
Daily Prayer
The Concordia Theological Seminary community invites you to listen to the Morning Office held daily at 10:00 a.m., Monday through Friday. The audio from the Chapel service is posted daily, and is typically available by 1:00 p.m. (Eastern).
Follow this link to get to the Kramer Chapel audio files.
