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 [...]
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How Lutherans Worship -12: Hearing God’s Word
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/
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/
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 glorious resurrection from the dead. Prayers and readings for Holy Week following the one-year lectionary
Posted by ScotK on March 30, 2009
http://scotkinnaman.com/2009/03/30/holy-week/
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/
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 not unique to Lutherans. We did not invent it. It is the ancient form of worship that has been developed among Christians the world over from the very beginning of the New Testament era. It is based exclusively on scripture and is focused completely on Jesus Christ and His saving grace on the Cross of Calvary.
Posted by ScotK on March 19, 2009
http://scotkinnaman.com/2009/03/19/the-divine-service/
THE DAILY OFFICE
Christian prayer is rooted in the revelatory Word of God. We hear the voice of God addressed to us and to the Church through the Holy Scriptures. As we receive this Word from God, the heart of faith desires to respond. It is out of this receiving of God’s Word and the desire to respond, that the conversation with God, which is prayer, happens.
The ancient form of structured prayer through the day, often called the Daily Office and the Liturgy of the Hours, is not simply a vehicle by which Christians are brought to prayer, rather it is a tool developed by the Church to instruct us in prayer and faith, and a means to keep our conversation with God rooted in His Word.
Posted by ScotK on January 31, 2009
http://scotkinnaman.com/2009/01/31/the-daily-office/
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.
