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Jesus taught how those who followed Him were to worship God. He declared... "God is a Spirit, and
those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth" - John 4:24.
Over the centuries men
have often abandoned the activities practiced by New Testament Christians for elaborate and irrelevant rituals, based upon
human tradition and desire. The Christians at this congregation collectively seek to follow the simple and spiritual pattern
of worship revealed in the New Testament. In our assemblies, one can expect to see the following: | The Lord's Supper: | | | The memorial feast of unleavened bread
and fruit of the vine, observed each Lord's day in commemoration of Christ's death (Acts 2:24, 20:7; I Cor. 11:23-26).
| Congregational Singing: | | Vocal songs of praise, encouragement and education in spiritual
truths (Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16).
| Bible
Preaching: | | Simple and
understandable studies from God's word to exhort, rebuke and build faith (Acts 2:42 & 20:7).
| Prayer: | | Humble appeals of petition and thankfulness to God through Jesus Christ (Acts 2:42; I Thess. 5:17).
| Voluntary contribution: | | A freewill collection from among the members each Lord's day to carry out the spiritual work of the church
(I Cor. 16:1-2; II Cor. 9:6-7).
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The Lord commands Christians to regularly
assemble (Heb. 10:24-25), and true Christians worship God in every act of obedience to Him (Rom. 12:1). The Christians who
make up this congregation limit our collective activities to only those things that we have Biblical authorization to do (I
Cor. 4:6).
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