The Christian faith is the most exciting drama that ever staggered the imagination of man, and it unfolds in two acts: the service of the word and the service of the sacrament. Jesus teaches us that in the service of the word, God speaks to us through the reading and preaching of Scripture, and in the service of the sacrament, we encounter Christ through the administration of the sacrament. The model that Jesus gives to the church is how we come to recognize him, and it is through the powerful and mysterious working of the Holy Spirit that we come into his presence and receive from him.
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