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Worship in the Lutheran Church
Luther’s Reforms to Worship
Lasting Effects
• Return Communion to the basics
• Worship in common language
• Retain the historic Western Rite
• Balance liberty and license
Pietism’s effect on Worship
Lasting Impressions:• House church replaces
corporate worship
• Emotional, not objective
• Means of grace devalued
• Historical patterns replaced by emotion
• Ex corde prayers
• Hymnody discarded
• Liturgy neither understood nor used
Rationalism’s effect on Worship
Lasting Impressions
• Repetition breeds monotony
• Preaching services replace Matens and Vespers
• Infrequent communion
• Word and Sacrament separated in the service
• Communion orders simplified and shortened
Revivalism’s effect on Worship
Revival Service
• Emotional songs
• Fiery sermon
• Altar call
Major Tenets of Romanticism
• Out of the English Industrial Revolution
• Glorification of the past
• Promote individual piety and social morality
• Emotionalism is the driving force
Three Significant Events
• Formation of the Western Rite
• Luther’s Revision of the Mass
• Influence of Revivalism on Lutheran Worship
Questions left over…
• Confession and Absolution
• Unaccompanied singing
• Baptism
• Nunc Dimittis
• Crucifix v. Cross
The Common Service (1888 in America)
Introit
Kyrie
Gloria
Collect
Epistle
Alleluia
Gospel
Creed
Sermon
General Prayer
• Preface
• Sanctus and Hosanna
• Exhortation to Communicants (eventually dropped)
• Lord’s Prayer and Words of Institution (or vice versa)
• Agnus Dei
• Distribution
• Collect of Thanksgiving
• Benediction
WELS: Synodical Conference Era
WELS
• South German Missionary Societies
• Pietist influence
• Gather German Lutherans
• Rural base
• minimally liturgical
LCMS
• North German Theological Seminaries
• Confessional influence
• Establish Lutheranism in America
• Urban base
• Historic liturgical worship
WELS: Synodical Conference Era
“Be it resolved that our congregation, founded on the ground of the apostles and prophets, whereon Jesus is the cornerstone, makes confession of the Augsburg confession and Luther’s Small Catechism. However, never may or shall a preacher of the said congregation use the Rite of the Old Lutheran Church, whether in Baptism or the Lord’s Supper.”
• Charter at Grace Lutheran, Milwaukee
WELS: The Lutheran Hymnal
Significant Additions
• The Common Service
• Lutheran Hymnody
• Uniformity with the Synodical Conference
WELS: Christian Worship + Supplement
Significant Additions
• Expanded hymnody
• Sung Psalms
• Additional orders of service
Symbolism in worship
• Altars
• Pastor location
• Stand-sit-kneel
New symbolism
Processional Cross and Candles
• Symbolic of Christ
• Entry: Christ is the only reason we have for worship
• Exit: we follow our Savior into the world as we live our Christian lives
Worship in the Lutheran Church