Why do we gather on the Lord’s Day?
Scripture has commanded that we not forsake the assembly but rather we are to gather together, sing, pray, read Scripture, lift up Holy Hands, and break bread together. (Heb. 10:25; Col. 3:16; 1 Tim. 2:8; Acts 2:42)
Why is our worship Trinitarian?
We confess the one true God to be three persons yet, one God. We believe that the Trinity has one undivided divine nature, therefore the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are coequal in power and majesty. The Father seeks those who worship in spirit and truth. However, we can only come before God in worship because of the Son, and we can only believe in the Son’s finished work because of the Holy Spirit. (Matt. 3:16-17; 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; Heb. 4:16; 1 Cor. 12:3; Ex. 3:14)
Why do we worship?
We worship so that God may serve, nourish, form and inform us. We confess that God is self-sufficient in and of Himself, and is not served by human hands. Giving God glory in the various elements of our liturgy actually serves God’s people because He alone is our source. (Acts 17:5; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; Eph. 5:29-30; 1 Cor. 8:6)
Why do we do responsive readings?
Scripture gives evidence that when God’s people gather they recite Scripture or pray together. In obedience with God’s word, we imitate what is seen in the texts by reading portions of Scripture, praying together, and confessing the historic creeds or reading from our catechism and confession. (Deut. 6:4-9; 1 Tim. 4:13; Acts 2:42; Col. 1:16-20)
Why do we read from the Law?
We read from the Law as a reminder of what God righteously requires of all people. God has given mankind a perfect standard to live by and everyone has fallen short of that standard. Together we confess that we cannot perfectly uphold God’s Law as He has commanded. (Ps. 19:7-9; 1 Tim. 1:8-10; James 2:10; Rom. 3:20,23; Neh. 9:1-38)
Why do we have a corporate prayer of confession?
Following the reading of God’s Law we confess our sins together through corporate prayer. Every faithful Christian sins, and therefore, we must confess our sins. If we confess our sins, He is faithful to forgive us. (James 5:16; Acts 2:42; 2 Chron. 7:14; Neh. 9:1-38; Joel 1:14; Col. 4:2; Mark 11:17; 1 John 1:9)
Why do we read from the Gospel?
The Law is what God righteously requires of us, but the Gospel is what God graciously provides for us. Jesus Christ has kept every law we have broken, doing what we could never do. The Holy Spirit grants us faith in the finished work of Christ and belief in the Gospel provides us rest. (Matt. 5:17-18; 2 Cor. 5:21; Rom. 8:1; Eph. 2:8-9; Phil. 3:9; Titus 3:4-7)
To become familiar with the hymns we sing, you can follow along on Spotify.
Scripture has commanded that we not forsake the assembly but rather we are to gather together, sing, pray, read Scripture, lift up Holy Hands, and break bread together. (Heb. 10:25; Col. 3:16; 1 Tim. 2:8; Acts 2:42)
Why is our worship Trinitarian?
We confess the one true God to be three persons yet, one God. We believe that the Trinity has one undivided divine nature, therefore the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are coequal in power and majesty. The Father seeks those who worship in spirit and truth. However, we can only come before God in worship because of the Son, and we can only believe in the Son’s finished work because of the Holy Spirit. (Matt. 3:16-17; 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; Heb. 4:16; 1 Cor. 12:3; Ex. 3:14)
Why do we worship?
We worship so that God may serve, nourish, form and inform us. We confess that God is self-sufficient in and of Himself, and is not served by human hands. Giving God glory in the various elements of our liturgy actually serves God’s people because He alone is our source. (Acts 17:5; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; Eph. 5:29-30; 1 Cor. 8:6)
Why do we do responsive readings?
Scripture gives evidence that when God’s people gather they recite Scripture or pray together. In obedience with God’s word, we imitate what is seen in the texts by reading portions of Scripture, praying together, and confessing the historic creeds or reading from our catechism and confession. (Deut. 6:4-9; 1 Tim. 4:13; Acts 2:42; Col. 1:16-20)
Why do we read from the Law?
We read from the Law as a reminder of what God righteously requires of all people. God has given mankind a perfect standard to live by and everyone has fallen short of that standard. Together we confess that we cannot perfectly uphold God’s Law as He has commanded. (Ps. 19:7-9; 1 Tim. 1:8-10; James 2:10; Rom. 3:20,23; Neh. 9:1-38)
Why do we have a corporate prayer of confession?
Following the reading of God’s Law we confess our sins together through corporate prayer. Every faithful Christian sins, and therefore, we must confess our sins. If we confess our sins, He is faithful to forgive us. (James 5:16; Acts 2:42; 2 Chron. 7:14; Neh. 9:1-38; Joel 1:14; Col. 4:2; Mark 11:17; 1 John 1:9)
Why do we read from the Gospel?
The Law is what God righteously requires of us, but the Gospel is what God graciously provides for us. Jesus Christ has kept every law we have broken, doing what we could never do. The Holy Spirit grants us faith in the finished work of Christ and belief in the Gospel provides us rest. (Matt. 5:17-18; 2 Cor. 5:21; Rom. 8:1; Eph. 2:8-9; Phil. 3:9; Titus 3:4-7)
To become familiar with the hymns we sing, you can follow along on Spotify.