{"id":38838,"date":"2017-10-17T08:11:35","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T13:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=38838"},"modified":"2017-10-17T20:30:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T01:30:20","slug":"martin-luther-on-preaching-the-word-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/17\/martin-luther-on-preaching-the-word-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Luther on Preaching the Word of God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Note: Throughout the month of October, leading up to the 500<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the legendary date of the outbreak of the Reformation on October 31, 1517,\u00a0<\/em>Pray Tell<em>\u00a0is publishing writings of Martin Luther reflecting his beliefs on worship and church reform at various points in his life.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cNow in order to correct these abuses, know first of all that a Christian congregation should never gather together without the preaching of God\u2019s Word and prayer, no matter how briefly, as Psalm 102 says, \u2018When the kings and the people assemble to serve the Lord, they shall declare the name and the praise of God.\u2019 And Paul in Corinthians 14 says that when they come together, there should be prophesying, teaching, and admonition. 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