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Read more about the article Q&A: Is John 6:54 a reference to the Lord’s Supper?

Q&A: Is John 6:54 a reference to the Lord’s Supper?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2024/10/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Is John 6:54 a reference to the Lord’s Supper? “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day”…

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Back to the basics: Baptism

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/12/05
  • Post category:Forward in Christ

December 3-9: The institution A very special day Can you remember the day of your baptism? Those who were baptized as infants may remember seeing pictures and hearing stories about…

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Back to the basics: The Lord’s Supper

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/10/27
  • Post category:Forward in Christ

October 29-November 4: The institution Lord's Supper: A blessed and important meal The night when Jesus first instituted the Lord’s Supper was packed with drama. With his disciples, Jesus celebrated…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Why is Holy Communion so important to confessional Lutherans?

Please explain: Why is Holy Communion so important to confessional Lutherans?

  • Post author:Joel Otto
  • Post published:2022/09/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Why is Holy Communion so important to confessional Lutherans? Since the Reformation, no teaching has caused more division than the teaching of the Lord’s Supper. Today, it continues to separate…

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Read more about the article The liturgy: Patterns of praise

The liturgy: Patterns of praise

  • Post author:Jonathan Micheel
  • Post published:2021/05/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Our patterns of worship praise our gracious Lord and build up one another for life’s journey. It’s Sunday morning. What are we going to do? Most of us will say,…

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Read more about the article Pick up the proper sword

Pick up the proper sword

  • Post author:Peter Prange
  • Post published:2021/03/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

“ ‘Put your sword back in its place,’ Jesus said to him, ‘for all who draw the sword will die by the sword’ ” (Matthew 26:52). It was a natural…

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