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What is Preparing for and Responding to Worship?

Preparing for and Responding to Worship is a document updated each Wednesday to help you make the most of our Sunday morning time of corporate worship. Since Sunday morning is the primary time that our church gathers together to hear God’s Word we want to make the most of it. Each week the document will include three important pieces:

Preparing for Worship provides you with the text that will be preached in the upcoming Sunday so individuals and families can prayerfully read the text and prepare themselves to hear God’s word.

Responding to Worship includes a series of “Truth and Response” questions that are prayerfully and thoughtfully prepared to help you specifically apply the sermon to your life.

There is also included a full lesson for family worship so families can gather every week and talk about the things of the Lord together.

Why do we provide Preparing for and Responding to Worship?

There are three primary reasons we provide Preparing for and Responding to Worship each week.

To cultivate the spiritual disciplines of hearing God’s word. The way to get the most benefit from Sunday morning is to come prepared for it. We provide you with the text for the day, the songs for the day, and information on the service as a whole. This allows you to prayerfully prepare for our moments together.

To cultivate the spiritual discipline of responding to God’s Word. God clearly warns us to be doers of the Word and not just hearers. The “Truth and Response” questions will help you take the truths taught on Sunday morning and apply them to your life. They will stimulate you to meditate upon God’s Word and force you to ask yourself the difficult questions associated with them.

To cultivate the discipline of family worship. We believe that the primary place for spiritual formation is in the home. For that reason we provide a detailed lesson that relates to Sunday’s sermon for families to work through together.

How does Preparing for and Responding to Worship Work?

Every Wednesday there is a new Preparing for and Responding for Worship document on our website. This gives you a few days before Sunday morning to prepare and then a few days after Sunday morning to respond.

It is our prayer that Preparing for and Responding for worship will make us healthier and more effective followers of Christ for the Glory of God and advancement of His kingdom.