This morning we attended the Church of our Lady in Dresden, Germany. The church was Protestant and entirely in German, except for in the bulletin when it asked the audience to stand up. The church was ornate on the inside, possibly rivaling the Wieskirche we visited last Thursday. The pastor talked about Romans 12:9-16, in which Paul communicates many attitude features which a Christian should hold to. From the little the group as a whole understood, the pastor seemed to be encouraging the congregation to continue to follow the passage. I wondered how often the pastor preached to tourists who couldn’t understand his message.
Last week we attended a French Catholic Church. It was interesting to see the different styles between the two denominations. Both strictly followed the bulletin and both services utilized the organ. However, the Catholic Church primarily had call and response songs, while the Protestant Church had only a few small sentences like that and relied on congregational songs printed in the bulletin. Both Churches served communion, but there was still a minute difference in that tradition. Reims Cathedral only had one cup which the attendees drank from, while the Church of our Lady had multiple cup stations for the participants. Overall both had good services and I hope that God will continue to use these churches to reach people for Himself.