“Sing to the LORD, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth.”
(Isaiah 12:5)

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”
(Colossians 3:16)

“speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,”
(Ephesians 5:19)

In our worship to God, He is the audience. We proclaim praises to His name through the command to sing, and through singing, we teach one another.

The Bible gives a pattern of the music that God desires in worship throughout the New Testament. This music is defined by what we call “a capella,” which simply means “without instrument.” We believe that this instruction as given is the only way that God is pleased in this offering.

If you have never experienced this style of praise, we invite you to come and see how beautiful our voices blend together in worship to God!

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
(Hebrews 4:16)

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
(1 Thessalonians 5:16–18)

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
(Philippians 4:6–7)

When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, He gave a very uplifting example in what is often called the Model Prayer.

Many verses in the New Testament detail the significance of prayer and the benefits of our ability to speak to the Father through this avenue.

We value this opportunity and make it an integral part of our worship to the Father each time that we come together. If you have a prayer request when you visit, please let us know and we will also pray for you.

“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
(Romans 10:17)

“Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.”
(2 Timothy 4:2)

“teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.”
(Matthew 28:20)

One of Jesus’ last commands to His disciples was to teach. The New Testament church began in Acts 2 with this very facet. Peter and the 11 stood and preached to the crowd that had gathered that day.

Later in Acts, we will see that Stephen was called an evangelist, sent out to preach, then we also meet others, especially Paul the Apostle who would preach to not only the Jews, but to the Gentiles. One of Paul’s last exhortations to the young Timothy can be seen in the verse from 2 Timothy 4 - “preach the word.”

During this time in our worship, our minister will spend a few minutes discussing Bible passages or a specific Bible topic.

The goal of preaching is to teach and edify. The result of the word being taught should often “prick the heart” in such a way that the truth is believed, and an obedient response is made to the soul-saving message of Jesus.

Each lesson will be motivated by love (Ephesians 4:15) and will be faithful to what the Bible teaches and we sincerely hope that those who hear will benefit from it.

Gospel preaching edifies the saved and instructs the lost on exactly how to be saved by Jesus the Christ.

“Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.”
(Acts 20:7)

“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”
(Matthew 26:26–28)

“For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.”
(1 Corinthians 11:26)

Each first day of the week, we have the privilege of partaking of the Lord’s Supper together.

We will first have a prayer to thank God for each element of the Lord’s Supper as is described in scripture, and then we will partake together.

This practice was instituted by the Lord Himself and we are commanded to partake as Christians on the first day of the week as we come together.

The elements consist of unleavened bread and unfermented grape juice. Each person that has obeyed the gospel and become a Christian is invited to partake of the communion with us to commemorate the death of Jesus as we find in scripture. We only partake of the Lord’s Supper on Sundays as is given in the example of scripture.

“Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also: On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.”
(1 Corinthians 16:1–2)

“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.”
(2 Corinthians 9:7)

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
(Luke 6:38)

On the first day of the week, as the church meets, we find that it is a convenient and authorized time in which we can each on give back as we have been prospered to fulfill the work of the church and help with benevolence for those in need (Galatians 6:10).

While our members are expected to give as is commanded, we do not expect a visitor to give unless they choose to do so. We understand that visitors may have their own obligations to their home congregations as well.