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… 81% Extemporaneous & 19% Written and Read How many Scripture readings does your service include? … congregations surveyed include two or more readings from Scripture in each service. An outsider who knows of …
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… realities which have nothing to do with the Holy Spirit or Scripture. On one hand, this is good. After all, we are … 3:16). This direction comes as we not only read the Scriptures but meditate on them. The practice of Lectio …
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… ʺBut what is the house of God?ʺ His answer? ʺThe Holy Scriptures.ʺ Finally, the great Reformer reminds his … councils, and the pope. Christ will only be found in the Scriptures. Would you conclude that Luther preached a good … and all the lives we lead here. No mention of the Holy Scriptures there. Suffice to write that in my research, …
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… 1930 (Acts of Synod 1930, 187). In that synod’s model the scripture lesson (or reading) reading precedes the sermon and the offering precedes the scripture lesson. In addition, Synod 1930 suggested that the …
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… when that word comes through, first and foremost, the Scriptures, and then, as long as the following are consistent with the Scriptures, through a sermon, through the word of a mentor, …
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… strung guitar left-handedly, but as one who sings the Scriptures. But surely there are others? Some years ago, I …
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… Psalms are the words of Jesus, the Word who speaks in all scripture.” Consequently, when we come across verses in the … the Psalm and focus my attention on another reading from Scripture. But what if I approach Psalm 74 as an intercessory …
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… familiarity, sincerity and confidence. They are laced with Scripture. As I write those words I think of Pastor Arnold … an extended sentence outline. This outline may include scriptural citations, key phrases, short quotations, and a …
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… under the headship of Jesus Christ. Anyone familiar with Scripture wonders how such conduct has become commonplace in …
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… gifts other than organizational leadership? Plus, doesn’t Scripture allow us to conclude that the gift of leadership …
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… for conveniently ignoring the clear teachings of the Scriptures, for failing to live out our identity as the …
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… Finally, they receive God’s Word through the reading of Scripture, a sermon and, occasionally, through the Lord’s …