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July 2002
Volume Six, Number Three
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The Lord’s Supper in the Congregation By the Rev. Kenneth W. Wieting, Pastor of Luther Memorial Chapel, Shorewood, Wis. The Lord’s Supper was central in the worship of Christ’s Church right from the beginning. Our Lutheran Confessions trumpet the Scriptural and historical practice in the church when they affirm that the Lord’s Supper “is celebrated every Lord’s day and on other festivals, when the Sacrament is made available to those who wish to partake of it.” In highlighting this weekly presence our Synod’s explanation to Luther’s Small Catechism rightly describes the gift of the Lord’s Supper as “a regular and major feature of congregational worship, not an occasional extra” (Acts 2:42: 20:7: I Cor. 11:20,33). |
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It Is Not Ours But The Lord’s Supper By the Rev. Prof. Naomichi Masaki, Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. Is it the Lord’s Supper or our own supper? Is it the Lord’s Supper or the Christians’ supper? Even if the world of Paul and Luther may seem different from our own, we are still challenged by the same old enemies: the devil, the world, and our flesh. All these enemies continue to attack in order to “diminish my Lord Jesus Christ” (Luther). The confession that it is the Lord’s Supper has profound implications. Probably the most recognizable thing would be to acknowledge that it is not the pastor’s supper nor the congregation’s supper as if they may do whatever they please. |
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Where Is God? By the Rev. Dr. Daniel L. Gard, Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. Some say that everything changed on September 11 and, in some ways, they are right. Where is God? The answer is right there in our tears. Where is God? He was there as His own Child suffered the agonizing death of the Cross. Where is God? He is there in the rubble and in the pain, never distant from His suffering, sin-wrecked creation but always in the midst of it all. Where is God? He was there at the Pentagon, in New York City, in a field in Pennsylvania. |
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In the Field: By Monica Robins Featuring the Rev. Scott L. Murray, Pastor of Memorial Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas |
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