![]() Socialization is the process of learning the expected norms and customs of a group by way of social interactions. School children in front of the original church that burned in 1903.Ī distinction of rural life is the convergence of its particular history, society, and culture. ![]() The world of the rural south is anchored deeply in the local church, and sometimes it is not evident which is shaping which, resulting in a dilemma for pastors. When present, these elements ostensibly create an inherent transformational power that can shape the people into something that is distinct from the world. “Among other things, good worship is formative, expressive, grounded in Trinitarian theology, responsive to the needs of the local assembly, and concerned with outreach into the wider world.” Ostensibly, the words we said to God in worship, did not look as if they impacted some congregants’ words and actions after worship, as evidenced by examples where we did “not love our neighbor as ourselves.” To the congregation, the liturgy appeared to have run dry and become rote. Did that provide a clue to what else might be missing in the Christian life of the congregation? To this ordained elder in the United Methodist Church serving one of our full communion partner churches, the liturgy was rich and powerful. Ironically, there was no baptismal font in the church when I began to serve there. In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit, you are forgiven. P: Almighty God, in his mercy, has given his Son to die for us and, for his sake, forgives us all our sins. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. ![]() We have not loved you with our whole heart: we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. ![]() We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.Ĭ: we confess that we are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves. P: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. P: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. P: In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. To encourage this, the liturgy begins with the words they were baptized with: However, a person who does not believe these words or doubts them is unworthy and unprepared, because the words “for you” require truly believing hearts.Like most Evangelical Lutheran Churches in America, Beth-Eden Lutheran Church begins every worship service with The Order of Confession and Forgiveness: As worship begins, water is poured into a baptismal font so that as the people see and hear the water, they might remember their baptism. Who, then, receives this sacrament worthily? Answer:įasting and bodily preparation are in fact a fine external discipline, but a person who has faith in these words, “given for you” and “shed for you for the forgiveness of sins,” is really worthy and well prepared. How can bodily eating and drinking do such a great thing? 1 02 Answer:Įating and drinking certainly do not do it, but rather the words that are recorded: “given for you” and “shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.” These words, when accompanied by the physical eating and drinking, are the essential thing in the sacrament, and whoever believes these very words has what they declare and state, namely, “forgiveness of sins.” The words “given for you” and “shed for you 1 00 for the forgiveness of sins” show us that forgiveness of sin, 1 01 life, and salvation are given to us in the sacrament through these words, because where there is forgiveness of sin, there is also life and salvation. What is the benefit of such eating and drinking? Answer: Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.’” 9 9 This cup is the New Testament in my blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. “In the same way he also took the cup after the supper, gave thanks, and gave it to them and said, ‘Take, and drink of it, all of you. “Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night in which he was betrayed, took the bread, gave thanks, and broke it and gave it to his disciples and said, ‘Take eat this is my body which is given for you. The holy evangelists, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and St. It is the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ under the bread and wine, instituted by Christ himself for us Christians to eat and to drink. What is the Sacrament of the Altar? Answer: In a simple way in which the head of a house
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