tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post2385977882562123500..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: No Baptist Rituals?Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-88610105701739355162015-02-22T00:07:17.105-06:002015-02-22T00:07:17.105-06:00Your second to last paragraph, "But the damni...Your second to last paragraph, "But the damning charge is..." is simply ridiculous. An alter call and the sinners prayer are valid examples, but the rest are not. No one anywhere has ever tried to say that PA systems or Powerpoint slides, or the rest are in the bible. They are just tools or ways of doing things. They are not elevated to doctrine or anything of the sort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-12654828800244085232011-04-08T10:46:52.016-05:002011-04-08T10:46:52.016-05:00In our community of 2000 it appears that our LCMS ...In our community of 2000 it appears that our LCMS church is the only one observing anything to do with Lent. There is a large RC contingent here but I haven't seen any action there during the Lenten season. Many LPC's (Little Pink Churches) here also but nothing there either. Our Pastor is doing a series on Isaiah 52-53 which has been pretty good.<br /><br />Note to Anon #2: At least their subjects are Biblical.Jerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-55738400722602008052011-04-08T08:31:25.372-05:002011-04-08T08:31:25.372-05:00In our city of 250,000 there was one
Presbyterian ...In our city of 250,000 there was one<br />Presbyterian Church who did a sermon<br />series on King David of the Old<br />Testament during this March and April<br />and another Presbyterian Church had<br />a sermon series on the Book of Esther<br />during the same time period.<br /><br />It is refreshing that the Lutheran<br />tradition observes the Church Year<br />which focuses on Christ and his work<br />of redemption and not O.T. heroes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-49439597066103866762011-04-08T08:25:08.340-05:002011-04-08T08:25:08.340-05:00In the Protestant churches it all
comes down to th...In the Protestant churches it all<br />comes down to this: Do you follow the<br />Church Year Calendar or not?<br /><br />Thankfully the Lutherans have a fine<br />tradition of observing the Church<br />Year with Advent, Epiphany, Lent, etc. The Methodists, Presbyterians,<br />Baptists have no clue on lectionary<br />readings of pericopes in Divine <br />Worship on Sunday. Usually the pastor<br />just reads the Scripture for his<br />sermon text and that is it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com