Peter J Leithart writes: "Detached from the Eucharistic liturgy, preaching is at sea. Preachers announce the gospel and call our people to faith. We also want to give them something to do. ... The best altar call is . . . well, an altar call – a call to the altar-table of Jesus, where He offers Himself to us by His Spirit through bread and wine. Liturgical biblical theology has a ready-made application: “Do this!” This is clearly not a meritorious doing, because the command is an order to receive a gift."
http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/leithart/2015/11/the-altar-call
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