David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss music in Christian worship.

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Joey Ratcliff joins Johnathan Arnold to discuss church mission statements.

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Johnathan Arnold teaches through Chapter 1 of The Whole Counsel of God catechism.

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David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss the Sunday Service, continuing with the Service of the Lord's Supper. This episode focuses on the concluding rites: the Doxology, Benediction, and Sending, as well as announcements (when necessary).

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David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss the Sunday Service, continuing with the Service of the Lord's Supper. This episode focuses on the Ministration (distribution of communion) and the Prayer After Communion. Topics include who should serve, why the Ministers receive first, why the people come forward to receive, the use of communion chants or distribution songs, postures of receiving, reception in both kinds, leavened vs. unleavened bread, one cup vs. intinction vs. many cups, words of distribution, and hymns after communion.

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David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss the Sunday Service, continuing with the Service of the Lord's Supper. This episode focuses on the parts of the service after the Prayer of Consecration, leading into the ministration (distribution of communion): the Lord's Prayer, the Prayer of Humble Access, the Agnus Dei, the words often associated with the fraction ("Christ our Passover"), and the invitational words ("The gifts of God for the people of God").

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This mini-episode is a short excerpt from "The Sunday Service, Part 9: The Prayer of Consecration."

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David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss the Sunday Service, continuing with the Service of the Lord's Supper. This episode focuses on the Prayer of Consecration, which includes an anamnesis (remembrance), an epiclesis (calling down), the institution narrative/words of institution, and the mystery of faith/memorial acclamation.

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David Fry, David Hartkopf, and Johnathan Arnold discuss the Sunday Service, continuing with the Service of the Lord's Supper. This episode focuses on the Comforting Words and Peace (after the Confession of Sin), the Offertory, and the Sursum Corda and Sanctus.

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David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss the Sunday Service, continuing with the Service of the Lord's Supper. This episode focuses on the General Confession and Absolution (the prayer of confession of sin and the prayer for forgiveness).

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