Month: July, 2008

What To Expect At Our Assemblies

Our assembled worship procedures are simple, spiritual and orderly, key-noted by the words of Jesus, who said, “true worshippers shall worship the father in spirit and truth” (John 4: 23-24). Absent is the frenzied emotionalism so common in churches today. Each element of worship find its origin in the commands and examples found in the New Testament.

Singing

The entire assembly joins in singing gospel songs. There is no choir or special groups, but simple congregational singing. Since we find no evidence in the New Testament that the early church used mechanical instruments to accompany their singing, we do not use them in our worship (Ephesians 5: 19; Colossians 3: 16).

Prayer

The congregation is lead in prayer by one of the men in the assembly. We pray, not only to praise and thank God, but also to ask for our needs and the needs of others (I Timothy 2: 1-4).

Preaching

The lessons and sermons are designed to teach God’s word so as to encourage compliance by those who listen. It has become increasingly popular for preachers to appear sensational by discussing subjects not revealed in the Bible, advancing fantastic theories and speculations, and even laying claim to miraculous powers. We make no claim for sensationalism-just a period of plain Bible teaching and study.

The Lords supper

Like the church in the time the New Testament was written, we partake of the Lord’s supper each first day of the week (Acts 20: 7). The supper consists of unleavened bread and fruit of the vine as memorials of the body and blood of Jesus (I Cor. 11:20-36).

Giving as we prosper

We do not take up a collection every time we meet, but only on the first day of the week as we have in the example in I Cor. 16: 1-2. Should you attend our Sunday service when the collection basket is passed through the entire assembly you are not expected to give. This is the responsibility of our members, not our guests.

Please come and worship with us.

When you visit our assemblies, you will be received friendly, kindly and courteously. We believe this to be the natural attitude of those who truly love God and mankind. Though you may at first be among strangers, we hold that you will come to know us well and count us as your friends. If these matters find favorable response in your heart, we invite you to consider them further. At your request we will gladly study the Bible with you in the privacy of your home, or you may enroll in a free Bible correspondence course which we will be happy to provide. Or if you prefer, we will show you a film strip presentation to further introduce you to the Lord’s church. These services are free and may be had by contacting us via phone as indicated in the title bar of this site. We thank you for allowing us to introduce ourselves, and hope to hear from you soon.

What Must I Do to be Saved?

HEAR God’s Word

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. – Romans 10:17
And he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, ‘Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon whose surname is Peter, who will tell you words by which you and all your household will be saved.’ – Acts 11:13,14

BELIEVE in Jesus as God’s Son and your Savior

…but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. -John 20:31
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. – Hebrews 11:6
Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins. – John 8:24

REPENT of your sins that have separated you from God

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. – Luke 13:3
Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. – Acts 2:38
Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, – Acts 17:30

CONFESS Jesus as the Son of God and the Lord of your life

Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” – Acts 8:37
…that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. – Romans 10:9-10

BE BAPTIZED for the remission of your sins, at which time Jesus will add you to His church

Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let everyone of you be
baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” – Acts 2:38
Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ
Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him
through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the
glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we
have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall
be in the likeness of His resurrection. – Romans 6:3-5

REMAIN FAITHFUL and Grow In Christ

But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your
faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control
perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and
to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will
be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For
he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten
that he was cleansed from his old sins. Therefore, brethren, be even more
diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you
will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into
the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. – 2 Peter 1:5-11