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SUNDAYS at 10am Colt School Auditorium 574 Hope Street Children’s Ministry Provided Hallelujah!I will praise the Lord with all my heartin the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.The Lord’s works are great,studied by all who delight in them Psalm 111:1-2 (CSB)
On most Tuesday mornings, I find myself among a beautiful community of the aged and infirm. It’s a privilege that I sometimes take for granted, though I try not to. These dear friends can’t easily get into a car and attend church on Sundays. The little liturgy we provide is the closest they get to […]
Christians, of all people, have every reason to give thanks. For it is our Father in heaven that gives good gifts to His children (Matt. 7:11). But what are those good gifts? In the hustle and bustle of our days, we can be forgetful and even ungrateful for the things our heavenly Father gives and […]
Good Friday April 2, 2021 OPTION: Individuals and families can observe the tradition of the Tenebrae service of deepening shadows, in which a candle is extinguished after each gospel reading*. 5 candles are needed. Call to Worship: Romans 5:6-11 Worship through Song Here is Love Gospel Reading Mark 15:1-15* Worship through Song See the Destined […]
Sundays at 10am Colt Auditorium 574 Hope St. Bristol *Read our faq for more details
Congregational worship is a divine conversation in which our hearts are formed by God’s Word. The goal isn’t only that we would glorify God, but that we would be formed to be whole disciples of Jesus. Here’s how you can be discipled by the elements of our Sunday liturgy and implement them throughout the week. […]
John Wesley, the 18th century leader of the Methodist movement, famously gave directions for congregational singing. These points were included in Methodist hymnals for many years thereafter. As quoted by Pastor Shane in his sermon this Sunday on Psalm 149, here are 7 relevant encouragements from Wesley for us today. Learn these tunes before you […]
…and they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching. (Acts 2:42) So important was the apostles’ teaching that the early church devoted themselves to it. And what we see in the book of Acts and the rest of the New Testament is that the teaching and preaching of Scripture is at the center of the church’s life […]
A lot of Christians have forgotten that the Bible actually says quite a bit about corporate worship. It could even be argued that Scripture gives us a pattern for how we worship. And out of reverence for God, we have to be careful that we do nothing more and nothing less than what God has prescribed for us […]