Reaching Up
We Glorify God in Worship
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Come and Worship
Psalm 96:1, 3, 9
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among
all peoples. Worship the Lord in the splendour of his holiness.
Romans 12:1
I urge you, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies
as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God this is your
spiritual act of worship.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in your richly as you teach and
admonish one another with all wisdom and as you sing psalms,
hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to
God.
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Worship sets the church apart. Other organizations can give you
a social network. Others provide services to people in need. The
church's unique activity is worship. We bring praise to the One
who made us and loves us and saves us in Christ. We pray. We hear
a message from the Bible. You can't do that anywhere else.
At Christ Community Church you'll notice an emphasis on "the
ministry on the Word". Every service includes a Bible-based
message. And while the grownups listen to that, the children are
invited to Kid's Life to hear Bible
stories and lessons in words they understand. Our services also
include the Christian sacraments of baptism and the Lord's
Supper they link us to the very beginnings of Christianity.
Worship, by definition, is about God. We praise God. We pray to
God. We offer our gifts to God. Worship is not like a concert performance
with an audience of thousands. There is an audience on Sunday morning,
and it's "an audience of one" God. At the same
time, we believe, worship should be rooted in the lives of those
who gather. Our worship should reflect us.
While we respect traditions of worship that formed over many years,
we want to worship in ways that are meaningful for people in our
city in our time. At CCC we encourage the use of many gifts in worship.
Musicians, singers, service leaders each one plays a part.
If you have gifts that can be used in worship, we encourage you
to share them.
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