What We Do

First, we open our ears. In many churches, there is an emphasis on sitting and listening, but often this is so that you can hear your marching orders. In our church, we have a different message. You will be told how as a race we failed to march into battle and got taken captive. But God became man and fought in our place, winning the battle we lost. Second, we open our mouths. The victory spoils are ours. What has been won for us is eternal life. We receive this life with our mouths when we partake of Holy Communion. Christ's death in our place ensures that we don't have to die eternally. We are sinners, and the wages of sin is death. Yet where the penalty is already paid, there is nothing to suffer. Partaking of the Lord's Supper unites us to the One who has already suffered death and been released. When God sees Christ's body and blood in us, spiritual death passes over us, for it has already claimed its due.

But what do we do then? What comes naturally? What would you do if you really believed that God had reconciled Himself to you freely by taking your place in death? Whatever that is, do that. Our primary purpose is not to tell you what to do in response to the story, but to tell you the story itself. We have a tendency to forget the story.