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Liturgy · Lesson 2 · 30 min
The Table and the Word
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Why Word and Sacrament belong together, and what it means to come to the Table each week.
Devoted to both
The earliest Christians devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the breaking of bread. Anglican worship keeps both together rather than choosing one.
Read the Scriptures
Acts 2:421 Corinthians 11:23-26
From the Prayer Book
Prayer of Humble Access
“We do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies.”
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Discussion Questions
- How do you prepare yourself to come to the Table?
- What would be lost if we only had preaching, or only had the Eucharist?