The Worship of God
Worship
At the heart of our common life together is a practice that has marked Christian communities for more than 2,000 years: the worship of God. Every week the Holy Spirit gathers us together, we receive the gift of God’s Word, we respond to that Word, and then we are sent out bearing the Word to the world around us. Though we add plenty of our own flair, it is this ancient discipline that regularly helps us bind our life more closely to the life of God and God’s Kingdom.
Because we seek to honor the breadth and depth of our diverse congregation, it can be hard to pin down our worship “style.” We do sing from hymnals accompanied by the organ and piano, but you’ll find music from a wide variety of eras and styles in those pages (and even more variety from our choir and other special musicians). We follow many of the ancient and vital patterns of the church, including a special calendar and decorating scheme, but we freely adapt many of those practices to suit our particular context. More than anything, we are united by our conviction that worship continually orients us to God and helps us live faithfully on this earth.
Schedule
Worship begins at 10:45 on Sunday mornings.
We meet beforehand for breakfast, fellowship, and prayer in the Fellowship Hall at 9:30.
Sunday School classes for all ages begin at 9:45.
Children Belong
in worship
At First Baptist, we recognize that children are a vital part of our Christian faith and, consequently, of our worship to God. Children help us understand our faith better and help model Christ for us in a way we might not have otherwise imagined. There is something innocent and pure about a child’s faith—or their understanding of God or religion, or however you choose to define it—that adults can all learn from.
During worship, children are invited to either sit with their parents or enter the children’s worship space, which is located on the front, right side of the sanctuary (over by the Organ). The designated children’s worship space has a carpet, a table and chairs, children’s bulletins, hymnals, Bibles, and various activities to stimulate childrens’ hearts and minds in the worship of God.
Questions? Email our Associate Pastor, Jackson Campbell.
“We worship a triune God who chose to rescue the world [God] created by means of the way of humility…Worship of such a God immerses us in such a way of life, empowered by a Spirit who does not equip us with means of power or control, accomplishment or success, but with the ability and humility to waste time in love of the neighbor.”
— Marva J. Dawn, A Royal Waste of Time