The Doors and Beyond

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People Are Strange

• The Doors and Beyond!
• Part Seven - Lesson 2

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Communion Practice at Saint Luke We believe and
teach that holy communion 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. (Luther's Small
Catechism) We believe that this meal we share
does not belong to any pastor, congregation, or
church body. It is truly what it is called the
Lord's Table. Because it belongs to the Lord
Himself, we welcome everyone to this table whom
our Lord welcomes to this table, namely every
Christian who shares this belief and desires what
He gives to sinners in this meal forgiveness,
life, and salvation. We welcome children who have
not yet been instructed concerning the Lord's
Supper or who have not yet been confirmed to come
to the altar to receive a blessing. Please let
the pastor know beforehand whether a child has
been confirmed.
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ESV Malachi 41 "For behold, the day is coming,
burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and
all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is
coming shall set them ablaze, says the LORD of
hosts, so that it will leave them neither root
nor branch.
2 But for you who fear my name, the sun of
righteousness shall rise with healing in its
wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from
the stall. 3 And you shall tread down the wicked,
for they will be ashes under the soles of your
feet, on the day when I act, says the LORD of
hosts.
4 "Remember the law of my servant Moses, the
statutes and rules that I commanded him at Horeb
for all Israel. 5 "Behold, I will send you Elijah
the prophet before the great and awesome day of
the LORD comes. 6 And he will turn the hearts of
fathers to their children and the hearts of
children to their fathers, lest I come and strike
the land with a decree of utter destruction."
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ESV Romans 154 For whatever was written in
former days was written for our instruction, that
through endurance and through the encouragement
of the Scriptures we might have hope. 5 May the
God of endurance and encouragement grant you to
live in such harmony with one another, in accord
with Christ Jesus, 6 that together you may with
one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ. 7 Therefore welcome one another as
Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.
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ESV Luke 2133 "Heaven and earth will pass away,
but my words will not pass away. 34 "But watch
yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with
dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this
life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a
trap. 35 For it will come upon all who dwell on
the face of the whole earth. 36 But stay awake at
all times, praying that you may have strength to
escape all these things that are going to take
place, and to stand before the Son of Man."
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Communion Practice at Saint Luke . . . We believe
that this meal we share does not belong to any
pastor, congregation, or church body. It is truly
what it is called the Lord's Table. Because it
belongs to the Lord Himself, we welcome everyone
to this table whom our Lord welcomes to this
table, namely every Christian who shares this
belief and desires what He gives to sinners in
this meal forgiveness, life, and salvation.
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we welcome everyone to this table whom our Lord
welcomes to this table, namely every Christian
who shares this belief and desires what He gives
to sinners in this meal forgiveness, life, and
salvation.
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If any brother, man or woman, come in from
another parish, bringing recommendatory letters,
let the deacon be the judge of that affair,
inquiring whether they be of the faithful, and of
the Church? Whether they be not defiled by
heresy? . . .And when he is satisfied in these
questions, that they are really of the faithful,
and of the same sentiments in the things of the
Lord, let him conduct every one to the place
proper for him. Ap. Const. Bk VIII Sec. II, XII
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Closed Communion Rome East 61
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ESV Exodus 1248 If a stranger shall sojourn with
you and would keep the Passover to the LORD, let
all his males be circumcised. Then he may come
near and keep it he shall be as a native of the
land. But no uncircumcised person shall eat of
it. 49 There shall be one law for the native and
for the stranger who sojourns among you."
Preaching
Word
Kyrie
Prayers
Baptism
The doors! The doors!
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Preaching
Word
Kyrie
Prayers
Baptism
Liturgy of the Faithful
The doors! The doors!
Liturgy of Catechumens
ESV John 1310 Jesus said to him, "The one who
has bathed does not need to wash, except for his
feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean,
but not every one of you." 11 For he knew who was
to betray him that was why he said, "Not all of
you are clean."
ESV Leviticus 224 None of the offspring of Aaron
who has a leprous disease or a discharge may eat
of the holy things until he is clean. Whoever
touches anything that is unclean . . . shall be
unclean . . . and shall not eat of the holy
things unless he has bathed his body in water.
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Lord's Table
Sanctus
Verba
Thanksgiving
Offering
Preaching
Word
Kyrie
Prayers
Baptism
Liturgy of the Faithful
The doors! The doors!
Liturgy of Catechumens
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Lord's Table
Sanctus
Verba
Thanksgiving
Offering
Preaching
Word
Kyrie
Prayers
Baptism
Liturgy of the Faithful
The doors! The doors!
Liturgy of Catechumens
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Unity in Life
Unity in Faith
Baptism
Lord's Table
Sanctus
Verba
Thanksgiving
Offering
Preaching
Word
Kyrie
Prayers
Baptism
Liturgy of the Faithful
The doors! The doors!
Liturgy of Catechumens
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Let the children stand at the reading-desk and
let another deacon stand by them, that they may
not be disorderly. And let other deacons walk
about and watch the men and women, that no tumult
may be made, and that no one nod, or whisper, or
slumber and let the deacons stand at the doors
of the men, and the sub-deacons at those of the
women, that no one go out, nor a door be opened,
although it be for one of the faithful, at the
time of the oblation. But let one of the
sub-deacons bring water to wash the hands of the
priests, which is a symbol of the purity of those
souls that are devoted to God. Ap. Const. Bk
VIII Sec. II, XI
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ESV Psalm 262 Prove me, O LORD, and try me test
my heart and my mind. 3 For your steadfast love
is before my eyes, and I walk in your
faithfulness. 4 I do not sit with men of
falsehood, nor do I consort with hypocrites. 5 I
hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not
sit with the wicked. 6 I wash my hands in
innocence and go around your altar, O LORD, 7
proclaiming thanksgiving aloud, and telling all
your wondrous deeds.
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• Approaching the Lords Altar
• Avoid incontinence, dissipation, drunkenness,
  etc.
• Make use of private Prayer, Meditation,
  Self-Examination
• Visit the pastor for Private Confession and
  Absolution
• Reconcile with others
• Fast before the Sacrament
• Get plenty of sleep the night before
• Rise in plenty of time and avoid distractions
• Enter the nave quietly, reverently, respectfully
• Visit the restroom before service to avoid
  leaving
• Wash hands they will handle Holy Things
• Remove gum (lipstick, retainer, tongue-ring?)
• Devote yourself to praying the Liturgy and the
  hearing of Christs own Voice . . . Exercise
  self-discipline
• Come in the humility of faith, with a heart
  adorned in true contrition and true desire for
  Christs forgiveness

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Offering
Preaching
Word
Kyrie
Prayers
Baptism
Liturgy of the Faithful
The doors! The doors!
Liturgy of Catechumens
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Offertory DS 3
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Offertory DS 3
ESV Psalm 5110 Create in me a clean heart, O
God, and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast
me not away from your presence, and take not your
Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of
your salvation, and uphold me with a willing
spirit. 13 Then I will teach transgressors your
ways, and sinners will return to you.
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Offertory DS 1
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Offertory DS 1
ESV Psalm 11612 What shall I render to the LORD
for all his benefits to me? 13 I will lift up the
cup of salvation and call on the name of the
LORD, 14 I will pay my vows to the LORD in the
presence of all his people. 15 Precious in the
sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. 16
O LORD, I am your servant I am your servant, the
son of your maidservant. You have loosed my
bonds. 17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of
thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. 18
I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of
all his people, 19 in the courts of the house of
the LORD, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the
LORD!
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Rite of Confirmation
P
Do you confess the doctrine of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church, drawn from the Scriptures, as
you have learned to know it from the Small
Catechism, to be faithful and true?
R
I do.
P
Do you intend to hear the Word of God and receive
the Lord's Supper faithfully?
R
I do, by the grace of God.
P
Do you intend to live according to the Word of
God, and in faith, word, and deed to remain true
to God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, even to
death?
R
I do, by the grace of God.
P
Do you intend to continue steadfast in this
confession
and Church and to suffer all, even death, rather
than fall away from it?
R
I do, by the grace of God.
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Semper Reformanda!
In truth all kinds of tribulation were wrought
out beyond number on us, perhaps because we were
paying the penalty of sins, perhaps because the
merciful God was trying us by means of the
multitude of our sufferings. For these all thanks
to God, who by means of such afflictions trained
his servants and, according to the multitude of
his mercies, brought us again to refreshment. We
indeed needed long leisure, time, and toil to
restore the church once more, that so, like
physicians healing the body after long sickness
and expelling its disease by gradual treatment,
we might bring her back to her ancient health of
true religion. Synodical Letter, Council of
Constantinople, AD 382
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Next Week Prayers and Preface!