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How should we view the Lord's Supper? Is it a serious, somber, individual thing? What if the Lord's Supper is a celebration? What if it's not supposed to be quiet and personal and guarded, but a joyous shared event? Join us this week as we dig into the meaning of the Lord's Supper!

Why do we dedicate so much time for the sermon? In a world where you can watch a sermon from almost any preacher anywhere in the world online, why do we spend valuable time on preaching? Especially when the sermon isn't very good?

What are "The Prayers of the Church?" How are they different from all the other prayers we offer, at home and in church? What difference do they make? Join us as we dig into the Biblical practice of "The Prayers!"

What is the Sending? A blessing “ ‘ “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” ’ A prayer When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed. They all wept as they embraced…

Why do we collect money when we gather? Is it a tax? Are Christians obligated to give 10% to the church? What about the other 90%? This Sunday we're talking about the Collection and the role it plays in our worship of God.

Why do we confess our sins in the worship service? Especially if God has already forgiven us when he saved us? Does it mean anything when we tell each other, "Your sins are forgiven"? Join us as we dig into the role of confession and reconciliation in our worship!

What exactly is "worship" When we are "called to worship," what are we being summoned to do? And why does our worship matter?

What does it look like to see all of our day as worship to God? Every day is full of “liturgies” that count as worship.

18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Verse 15 says, “Don’t be a fool, be wise”, Ephesians 5:15 (KJV 1900) 15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise , verse 17 says, “Don’t be stupid, but do God’s will”, Ephesians 5:17 (KJV 1900) 17 Wherefore…

Introduction Welcome back to our building for worship. I’ve been tested and it came back negative. I had been exposed by 1 and possibly 2 people so with your health in mind I felt we needed to not meet in person last week. But we are back this week! We a new series on worship by looking at Isaiah 6 .…

An Unlikely Missionary We are in the season we know as Lent, a 40 day journey to Easter where we will celebrate the resurrection of our Lord. And as I shared with you last week, you can’t get to the resurrection without first going to the cross. It was on the cross, in the midst of His crucifixion, Jesus…

Introduction Earlier this year after talks with Jared and studying on the topic, I felt a strong conviction that the church should be full of biblical counselors. I begin to believe that it would be a blessing to the local body as well as the greater body beyond our local assembly, if we could create…

Introduction This morning begins a new series in our church. Over the next three months we are going to spend some time working through to some degree the whole book of Psalms. To be honest, like all other series that we have done lately, three months is really not enough time to properly cover the many…

Our Scripture reading this morning is selected verses from Deuteronomy 6 . We will be looking at what is called the Shema by Jews. “ Shema ” is the first word in our text, it means “ to hear ”. “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and…

Jesus was wanted by the Romans because of his growing following. Jesus stayed at the home of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. This is where Jesus and his disciples stayed on “the Great Sabbath” and through Passover. The attending rabbi recites a liturgy for the coming Passover derived from Exodus. It’s about…

What is worship? Worship in both the Hebrew as well as the Greek literally means to be pronate…to be face down…or, to bow down... Worship is when we are on our face before God... I looked up the word worship in my software and read almost all of the results. The vast majority of the times that worship…

As far as church buildings are concerned, we customarily distinguish decisively between the sanctuary and the fellowship hall. But in one sense the Christian church as a whole is not only a sanctuary or holy place but also a fellowship hall. For all Christians are in FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD Through the Confession…

The Little Blue Books I remember seeing the older generation carry two things to church, a Bible and a hymnal. Back then, those were the two books that every faithful believer carried with them. The Little Blue Books did not have any music notes, only lyrics. All the songs were in Spanish, and I often…

Some of you may recall the story of how Howard Carter described his first glimpse of the tomb of King Tutankhamen—King Tut—the famous boy-king of ancient Egypt. He was dumbfounded when he slipped a candle through the hole he’d made, which allowed him to peek into the tomb. When his partner, Lord Carnarvon,…

This evening’s text from Revelation is from the same vision that we visited about last week: the vision of the seven seals. As the Lamb began to open the seals, John saw many of the horrible things in store for Christ’s flock on earth. There would be false christs, war, famine, and death ( Rev. 6:1-8…

The concentration camp at Dachau was liberated on a Sunday in April 1945. One week later, Greek and Serbian Orthodox prisoners celebrated Easter in the camp barracks. Priests wore makeshift vestments over their blue and white striped prison uniforms. They sang the liturgy, read the Scriptures, and even…