The Liturgy
In our last week in The Sacred Assembly Series we go through Isaiah chapter 6 and the letter to the Ephesians as models of how we can effectively communicate the story of the Gospel through our liturgy. How we worship speaks volumes about Who we are worshipping. Our intentionality can add meaning as we remember […]
The Covenant and Sacraments
God does not just tell us to be the church and then leave us to figure it out; He provides us with guidance. Specifically, He gives us fellow members and means of grace in the sacraments. He keeps us through our relationship with others in the church and through the regular practice of Baptism and […]
The Doctrine
As we define who we are as a church, we have to mention where we get our truth from. There are many ways to pursue an understanding of the world, but for the church, it comes from the Bible. The Word of God is a gift to us from our Loving Creator. Our job is […]
The Leadership
The leadership structure of the local church is based on God’s plan to accomplish His work through earthly agents. The leaders of the church act as under-shepherds, or stewards of the flock that they lead, and must strive to feed and care for these people in the ways that God has laid out in His […]
The Church
We begin our series Sacred Assembly with a definition of what the church is, right from the source. When Jesus sends His disciples out, He does it with direction and authority. We go back to that moment, where the church was born, to remind us of who we have always been.