presbyterianism

The entire protestant reformation began with the work of Martin Luther, a German monk who had questions about the Roman Catholic Church. He asked a priest about his problems and the priest told him to look for the answer within the bible. Martin Luther looked in the bible and realized all the troubles that were going on in the Church. Knowing its problems Luther nailed a document with the problems entitled the 95 Theses. His document …showed first 75 words of 525 total…

…showed last 75 words of 525 total…of the essential characteristics of the church being the faithful proclamation of the gospel and the celebration of the sacraments. In the United States emphasis was originally placed on the sermon as the center of worship; liturgy was practically absent, and the Lord's Supper was celebrated only occasionally. “During the late 1800s and early 1900s services began to include a greater use of liturgy and a more regular celebration of the Lord's Supper”(isoa.net).