Though we have a propensity to wander just as the Israelites did, we know that God's grace is ever present and faithful.
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The people of God are those so thankful for God’s rescue that their hearts overflow with joy and generosity towards God and his work in the world.
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Again and again, the Scriptures encourage us to trust and believe that God is faithful and that we can trust his provision for everything. He ever calls us from fear to faith.
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After the Ten Commandments, God proceeds to outline the way He wants the people of Israel to arrange their social life with one another.
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God is completely other than us in purity and power, yet He calls and equips us to be like Him--to be a holy nation.
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Need to remember who you are and what you are called to do? Exodus 19 is a good place to come back to again and again.
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God saves his people from slavery and death simply because he loves them.
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The source of all callings is a God who confronts us with his holiness and love.
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Exodus begins with the uncomfortable truth that God’s people are often a suffering people, yet a people with resources to respond to our suffering with hope.
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God declares that our gathered worship is worthless unless it spills out into the rest of our lives.
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In the benediction our corporate worship service comes to a close, but we are blessed by God to begin in our mission in the world.
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During the Prayers of the People we reaffirm our connection with God, with each other, and with the world into which we are sent, asking for God’s power and mercy be poured out “on earth as it is in heaven.”
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Through water, word and Spirit, all who are baptized into Christ have been clothed with him and are part of one unified community.
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When we stand together and speak a creed in worship, we remind and instruct ourselves afresh of the things at the heart of our faith in Jesus Christ.
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When we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, we are experiencing the truth and power of the gospel not just in our minds but in our bodies and souls, too.
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The Offering (or Offertory) is a profoundly intentional act that is meant to shape us week by week as the people of God. Each Sunday, our Offertory reminds us that we are stewards, not owners; partners, not consumers; and givers, not hoarders.
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God's word in Scriptures is authoritative for all humanity, as it guides, challenges and reveals who God is and who we are. But hearing it preached together on Sunday morning as a part of worship, it also unites and transforms us into who we are meant to be--not only as individuals, but as a whole community.
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Praise is the act of appraising God as worthy and glorious--and giving heart and voice to that act of valuing the Almighty. Therefore, praise in corporate worship helps us orient ourselves to the priorities of God, helping us to glorify Him and enjoy Him forever.
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The passing of the peace is not just a time to greet those in the pews around us; it’s our response to Jesus’ command to share the Gospel—that God’s shalom was now coming into the world—with neighbors and strangers, alike.
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Because the Spirit works so powerfully and personally through music and singing, we need to pay special attention to what Scripture says are the characteristics and purposes of musical worship for and in the church.
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