Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
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Tag: Lord’s Supper
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Lesson 9: Eucharist as Ritual
Read MORE: Lesson 9: Eucharist as RitualThe most important challenge for a Eucharist liturgy is to express a community meal rather than an institutional ritual. The Church has not always done a very good job with this one. Too often, the service is regarded as fulfilling…
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Lesson 8: Eucharist as Thanksgiving
Read MORE: Lesson 8: Eucharist as ThanksgivingThe official title of the communion meal is the Eucharist, a Greek word meaning thanksgiving. By examining how this title applies we can learn a lot about the sacrament. First, thanksgiving is given a prominent place in the official account…
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Lesson 7: Eucharist as Remembering
Read MORE: Lesson 7: Eucharist as RememberingIn our technological society, we forget how important remembering the past is for keeping our balance in life. Faith, hope, and love have always been used to summarize how Christians make decisions. Faith primarily is trust in the story that…
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Lesson 13: Salvation as a Wedding Feast
Read MORE: Lesson 13: Salvation as a Wedding FeastAlthough Jesus did not offer a comprehensive picture of salvation, he often referred to it as a dinner. Quite a few times his parables proclaimed the Kingdom of God is something like a meal or a banquet. Almost all his…
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Lesson 13: Worship and Spiritual Gifts (1 Corinthians 11-14)
Read MORE: Lesson 13: Worship and Spiritual Gifts (1 Corinthians 11-14)After discussing moral issues Paul turns to worship. Again we see the freedom of the Spirit. Although he speaks of tradition (I Corinthians 11: 2) this does not appear to include a formal liturgy. Five years earlier he said, “Rejoice…
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Lesson 4: The Jerusalem Council Dispute (Acts 15)
Read MORE: Lesson 4: The Jerusalem Council Dispute (Acts 15)Then certain individuals came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, ‘Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.’ And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!