We assemble every Lord’s Day to centre our lives upon the exaltation and worship of our God & King, Jesus Christ. We begin with a time of teaching and corporate prayer together as a church @ 2:00pm and then take a brief break before assembling to worship the LORD together @ 3:00pm. If people are unable to join us for teaching and prayer, they are more than welcome to jump in and join us for the main worship service. People are encouraged to spend time in fellowship afterwards over a light meal after the service each week, as well as potluck lunch the first Sunday of every month. ALL ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
SUNDAY SCHOOL & PRAYER (2pm)
- The teaching is usually more doctrinal, taking a wholistic (systematic) approach to our study of Scripture, leaving room for open discussion as we seek to apply these eternal principles and truths in our daily lives. We also seek to devote a significant portion of this time to prayer for and with one another.
- We also have a couple classes for kids ages 4 to grade 8. An example of the kind of curriculum we’ve used (and will come back to) is from Great Commission Publications called “First Catechism” providing a basic framework of biblical doctrine. The word “catechism” basically comes from the Greek word katekeo referring usually to oral instruction/teaching (cf. Luke 1:4 or Acts 18:25).
WORSHIP SERVICE (3pm)
We worship through song, reading of Scripture, prayer, expository preaching of the Word of God, and celebration of the Lord’s Supper every week (participation in the bread & cup is limited to those living in repentant faith and obedience to the Lord Jesus).
SERMONS
COME and join us Sunday mornings to hear the Word of God read, explained, and applied together as the body of Christ. If geography or your circumstances prevent you from being able to worship with us, please reach out to us to connect you with a faithful local church in your region, or if you live nearby to make arrangements to visit and minister to you in person. For example, our pastor goes weekly to the Heritage Lodge in Vankleek Hill to minister to some of the residents there.
For an example of what you can expect, you can find a recent sermon from Christ Church here.
WORSHIP MUSIC
We primarily use the Treasury of Psalms and Hymns to assist us our worship of the LORD together in song.
To get an idea of the kind of songs we sing, we have made a Worship Music Playlist on YouTube (click here) to aid our congregation to grow in familiarity and participation in congregational singing and praise. We also use the ‘Sing Your Part’ App (https://singyourpart.app/) as an aid for families to use to lead worship in their homes throughout the week and to prepare to worship the LORD together in song on Sunday.
CELEBRATING CHILDREN AT CHRIST CHURCH
Jesus said “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them” Matthew 19:14 (ESV)
It is not only our desire that we include our children in the worship assembly, but we believe we ought to do so, following the pattern and principles established in Scripture, raising them in the way they should go in repentance and faith in Christ (eg. Deut 6:7 & 31:13; 2 Chron 20:13; Ezra 10:1; Matt 19:13-15; Eph 6:4).
This ofcourse requires grace and patience on the end of the congregation as parents train and encourage their children to participate with the rest of the congregation in hearing, believing, confessing, speaking, and observing the living Word of Christ together as the people of God.
We do extend the service audio from the sanctuary to a separate room as an option for parents to slip in and out as they need with their young ones, but the goal all along is to work towards their full participation in the worship assembly.
Participating in the whole service is an important discipline to nurture as a part of worshiping and growing in maturity together as the body of Christ. But it doesn’t even scratch the surface of what it means to raise your children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. We strive to encourage and equip parents to fulfil their calling to be the spiritual shepherds of their home, and evangelists to their neighbours and the friends of their children; opening their homes and Bibles to the lost in Jesus name.
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