Monday, April 14, 2008

Some Comments on the Sunday Service



Philip Melanchthon, Luther's Invaluable Associate, Author of Augsburg Confession, 1530



"Thanks for the sermon! It was very good! The broadcast service today was the best yet with both audio and video."

"I was able to join the viewers this morning for the entire service. It was a joy to sing the hymns and hear the sermon. It is a wonderful thing to sing the good hymns and hear the Word in this way via the internet. It has made my day."

"This was the best broadcast to date. We had so few "hiccups" and your voice was in sync. We can't thank you enough for all you are doing to bring us the Word of God. We left our local Congregation because of false Doctrine being taught there."

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GJ - The worship services will feature the great Lutheran hymns of the past, especially those by Luther and Gerhardt. We will also sing the better known hymns. Unfortunately, Lutheran ministers have chosen non-Lutheran hymns so often in the last 30 years that our own heritage is being lost. A hymn is not great just because it is old. It is not bad just because it is new. A great hymn should emphasize the glory of God and teach correct doctrine.

The hymns by Lutherans are marked in the worship bulletin.

The service is broadcast each Sunday at 8 AM, Phoenix time. The service is also being recorded. Listeners say that the recorded file can be viewed with a 56k telephone connection. It can be watched live with a telephone modem, but sound and video are out of sync.

Plans are developing for recorded doctrinal lessons.