Historically, from what I learned, Good Friday was the one day of the year when you did not celebrate Communion.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Terry W Culler on February 13, 2023, 07:59:07 PMQuote from: Pilgrim on February 13, 2023, 03:36:05 PMQuote from: Terry W Culler on February 12, 2023, 05:29:22 PM
Who in the world preaches a 10 minute sermon? And why would anyone think that was sufficient for the care of souls in their congregation? Even 20 minutes is barely enough. Luther said we shouldn't preach more than an hour unless we had something especially important to say!
Having now sat in the pew as retired for a couple of years, I always strove for my sermons to be in the 10-12 minute range. The average lay person's attention span goes dull far more quickly than the average preacher thinks that they are stimulating orators. Good preached is, in my humble and retired opinion, far, far more difficult to find than preachers who think they are good preachers. Just saying!
While I agree that American attention spans are not what they were 60 years ago, they are still generally good enough in my experience to deal with a well laid out and presented 25-30 minute sermon proclaiming Christ's sacrifice for the sinners in the pews. If all I was going to do was tell them that Christ opened the pathway to heaven confess His Name and believe in their hearts God raised Him from the dead, well I'd just print it in the bulletin, sing a hymn or two, offer a prayer for the church and send them home. Might take less than 1/2 hour. I'm sorry brothers but I'm having the feeling some of you have raised the rightly administered Sacrament so high you're neglected the proclamation of the pure Gospel (hope I'm wrong about that)
Quote from: Charles Austin on February 13, 2023, 12:23:20 AM
Having spent a lot of time in the pew, as well as in the pulpit, I can say from the pew perspective, that in many cases, if the sermon is a flop, at least there's the sacrament. And having traveled much, sometimes the sermons, even good ones, don't particularly "hit me" on that day, although they may be something that particular congregation needs to hear. But the Sacrament "works" for me every time. This remains true even if the liturgy is poorly presented.
And I loved preaching the three-year lectionary.
Quote from: Terry W Culler on February 12, 2023, 05:29:22 PM
Who in the world preaches a 10 minute sermon? And why would anyone think that was sufficient for the care of souls in their congregation? Even 20 minutes is barely enough. Luther said we shouldn't preach more than an hour unless we had something especially important to say!
Quote from: Charles Austin on January 04, 2023, 03:16:57 PM
And we reach yet another one of those "I thank God that I am not like that one over there" moments.
So here's mine. While I have been content with the various aspects of my life, and pleased to have done what I have done, nonetheless I thank God that my grandchildren will have more options, more control of their lives, more freedom to follow their own wishes and expectations than were available to me and members of my generation.
Quote from: Charles Austin on February 11, 2022, 09:34:47 AM
I think a blaze orange stole during deer hunting season would be a good idea. A relevant color that everyone would understand. Of course the connection with slaughtering cute animals could be problematic.