Worship Services
Whether you've been in church your whole life, or you've never been before and have questions about who God is, we would love to have you join us. We are currently meeting at "North Elm Collective" in Troy, right across from Treasure Island Park at 9:30am on Sunday. Our services are about 1 hour and 15 minutes to 30 minutes long.
What's a service like?
In a worship service, we pray, sing Psalms and Hymns, hear a sermon based on the Bible, and have the preached word sealed to us in Communion. We desire that everything we do in our worship service point us to God's promises and how Jesus is their fulfillment.
We believe that God's promises are for His people in every age and so our worship includes songs from all points in the church's history. Today, when we gather to worship, we are adding our "Amen" to over a millenia of God's faithfulness.
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Following the service we stay and talk, encouraging each other in our friendship and faith. Visitors are certainly welcome to join us and someone might even invite you over for lunch.
Sermons
​Explaining our Order of Worship
Corporate worship is a dialogue between God and His people. God promises us grace in Christ and then we respond to that grace with grateful praise and thankful lives.
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Call to Worship: God Almighty calls His people to renew their covenant vows with Him in corporate worship. He also calls creation to worship Him and be renewed in Christ. Ps. 100, Ps. 116:12-14, Ps. 150
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Confession of Faith: We confess our faith in God using a “pattern of sound words,” which may be Scripture or a Creed. II Tim. 1:13, 2:11-13, Phil. 2:5-11
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Songs of Praise: We respond to God’s goodness by singing Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs to Christ. Eph. 5:19, Col. 3:16, Ps. 95:2
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God’s Will for Our Lives: God’s moral law functions in two ways in our service. First, it shows us our need for a Savior. Second, as God’s redeemed people, the law shows us how we are to live thankful lives for the free gift of salvation. Ex. 20, Dt. 5, Mt. 22:37-40
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Assurance of Pardon: Having confessed our sins, the minister reminds us of the promise of forgiveness that is to all who turn from themselves and their sin to trust Jesus. I Jn. 1:8-9, Ps. 103:11-14, Is. 1:18
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Prayer: We call upon the Lord in prayer at several moments in service in order to thank Him for His grace and ask Him for help. Phil. 4:6, Jas. 5:16, I Th. 5:16-18
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Scripture Reading: We stand out of reverence for the reading of God’s Holy Word. We typically read from both the Old and New Testaments. With the Spirit’s blessing, this Word will build us up in faith, hope, and love and create spiritual life. Neh. 8:5, Phil. 2:16
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Sermon: Our worship service centers around God’s word being proclaimed over us. Neh. 8:8, II Tim. 4:2, Rom. 10:14-15, Heb. 13:22
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Tithes and Offerings: We respond in gratitude to the salvation God has freely given to us with our whole lives. Gen. 14:19-20, Lev. 27:30, Mal. 3:10, Acts 5:32-37, I Cor. 16:1-4, I Tim. 6:17-19
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The Lord’s Supper: The supper is a visible sign and seal of the audible promises God speaks to us in the Word. Communion is a deep mystery, and we would love to explain our view further with you. Lk. 22:14-23, Jn. 6:47-63, I Cor. 10: 16-17; 11:17-34
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Benediction (Good Word): God blesses His people at the end of the service as the Minister raises His hands and puts God’s name upon God’s Covenant people. Num. 6:22-27, Lev. 9:22-24, Mt. 28:16-20, Lk.24:50-53, Heb. 13:20-21
Meeting Place
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