How is the sermon and bible reading handled in your church? How long is the reading, how long the sermon?
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Bible reading happens all during the sermon -- and just prior to the sermon is about a 1 minute Bible reading in addition to what is in the sermon.
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My church is probably similar to yours, and we may use the same lectionary. We read a passage from the Old Testament, a Psalm, a passage from one of the Epistles, and a passage from one of the Gospels, as assigned by the lectionary. These readings are done by lay people in the church. I'm one of the lay readers at my church, and it's a ministry that I much enjoy. Homilies range from about 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the preacher's preference -- my current priest tends towards 15+ minutes, but our previous priest preferred 5-7 minutes -- and addresses one or more of the day's assigned readings.
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Depends on the priest giving it. We follow the same lectionary as all Catholics and some Protestants do.
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Yes, that is similar except that the gospel is read either by the priest or by a deacon, both are ordained men, rather than by a lay reader.
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We use the Revised Common Lectionary, the same as what other Mainline Protestants and Catholics use. Sermons are about 15 minutes, usually exposition of the Gospel reading. Occasionally, the sermon is on the Old Testament reading.
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Roughly a sermon for children that is around 5 minutes, a sermon for adults that is around 15 minutes, and reading the Torah portion, the haftarah portion, and the NT for around 30 minutes.
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