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Redeemer Lutheran Church - Fairhope, AL - LCMS

Seventh Sunday After Pentecost - Church Service @ Redeemer Lutheran Fairhope LCMS

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In 1983 Hamburg, a German congregation and American choir praying together made the world smaller and God's love bigger.
The episode is a full Lutheran church service from Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fairhope, Alabama. It begins with a call to worship and a confession of sins, followed by absolution. Scripture readings include Genesis 18, where Abraham negotiates with God to spare Sodom for the sake of righteous people, and Colossians 2, which discusses being rooted in Christ and freed from debt through the cross. The Gospel reading from Luke 11 covers Jesus teaching the Lord's Prayer and parables about persistent prayer. The congregation recites the Nicene Creed. The sermon centers on the Lord's Prayer, with the preacher sharing a personal story from 1983 in Hamburg, Germany, where praying with a German congregation revealed the prayer's cross-cultural depth. He explains that repeating the prayer as a habit helps bend lives toward God in a distracting society. Another anecdote describes praying the Lord's Prayer on a roller coaster during a date with his future wife. A third story from 1996 in New York City involves a Chinese and English congregation praying together, showing unity. The sermon concludes that the Lord's Prayer is a gift from God that shapes believers. The service continues with prayers for the sick, including specific mentions of Bob, Joyce Hoys, and Doug Rainer. It ends with communion, including the Words of Institution and the Lord's Prayer. The format is liturgical, blending readings, hymns, and sacraments with a topical sermon.

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A Lutheran service finds its widest horizon in one Lord's Prayer shared across language and culture.

Redeemer Lutheran's service follows the contours of Lutheran worship, moving from confession and absolution toward the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and sacramental words.

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Press play when a familiar Lord's Prayer needs a passport and a little liturgical patience.

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