Worship is one of the most important things Christians do. We like to have worship that is centered on God coming to us and giving us His gifts, that is, forgiveness of sins through His Son. Each service lasts just about one hour. A typical service which you can expect to experience every Sunday has a pattern to it to help you follow: your text
Greeting: The pastor greets everyone and introduces the theme of the day.
Hymns. Yes, we like to sing. At various points in the service we sing hymns, whether written recently or hundreds of years ago. Good hymns are written in any time period.
Confession & Absolution of Sins: We confess our sins to God and hear the proclamation of God's forgiveness to us. With all our sins gone and our relationship to God restored, we can joyfully stand before God at peace, and also go and care for our neighbor.
Scripture Readings: There are typically three readings, which are unified to form one central theme for the service: one from the Old Testament, one from the later books in the New Testament and one from the first four books of the New Testament.
Psalm of the Day: The book of Psalms in the Old Testament was the songbook of the ancient church, we enjoy fresh settings of these ancient songs.
Children’s devotion: Pastor invites children to come forward for a short devotion. Sometimes his devotion highlights a point in the sermon, sometimes he highlights the artwork in the sanctuary, sometimes he simply tells a Bible story in connection with the theme of the day.
Sermon: Pastor preaches a sermon from one of the lessons that has application to our daily lives.
Prayers: We bring our prayers to God, especially prayers for members and the community.
Fellowship: After worship, Pastor announces, “Please turn and greet your neighbor.” You’ll see how Living Savior is a Jesus - Sharing, Family Caring church, as folks turn and greet one another and talk with one another, including guests.
Offering: The Bible teaches that our offerings to God should reflect our belief that all we have is his gift to us. It teaches us that with our offerings we worship and honor God. Like most Christians, our members bring offerings to God through their church. Since offerings are gifts of love for God, no one dictates what each person is to give. We collect our offering in baskets as you enter or leave worship. We look to Christ and his love to motivate us in our giving, whether it is a child putting in coins or an adult writing out a check. You may wish at first to learn more about our church before you give an offering, but you are always welcome to participate as your heart leads you to give.
