Our Worship Service:
A typical worship service looks something like this:
Prelude | ||
Announcements | ||
Hymn: "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" | 349 | |
Affirmation of Faith: Apostles Creed | 881 | |
The Gloria Patri: | ||
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,world without end. Amen. | ||
Prayer Time: | ||
The Call to Prayer | ||
Silent Prayer | ||
The Pastoral Prayer | ||
Hymn of the Month: "As The Deer" | 661 | |
The Presentation of Tithes and Offerings | ||
The Doxology | ||
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow. Paise God; praise him all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. | ||
Children's Sermon: Boo. What are you afraid of? | ||
Hymn: "I Love to Tell the Story" | 356 | |
The Scripture Reading: Matthew 22:34-46 | ||
The Sermon: The Greatest Commandment | ||
The Invitation to Follow Jesus | ||
Hymn: "Love Lifted Me" | 378 | |
Benediction |
We are not heavy in liturgy, but we do believe in some structure and stating what we believe. The setting is not formal, and the children's sermon are sometimes quite energetic so as to reach the precious young ones in way they can be reached.