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  • A Note on the Real Presence

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    Few areas of theology caused as much controversy at the time of the Protestant Reformation as that of the way in which Christ is present in the Lord’s Supper. Briefly consider the parameters of this debate and the Reformational answer. On one end of the spectrum, were the Anabaptists (and supposedly Zwingli shared their view,…

  • Lord’s Supper: Hors D’Oeuvres of the New Creation

    Lord’s Supper: Hors D’Oeuvres of the New Creation

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    The Lord’s Supper shows us that creation participates in Christ’s death and resurrection. By identifying his body and blood with bread and wine, Jesus shows that he came to redeem the whole world. This fallen creation will be set free. Grace crucifies and resurrects nature. The kingdom is not an escape from this world, nor…

  • Celebrating a Patriarchal Eucharist

    Celebrating a Patriarchal Eucharist

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    This article was first published the Fight Laugh Feast magazine. It’s been said that in the Lord’s Supper, the church practices life the way it really ought to be lived. When we do the Lord’s Supper right, we do life right. When the church is what she is supposed to be, gathered around the Lord’s…