Sunday, December 29
Welcome to our Order of Service page! Each week, a team of pastors and staff get together to collaborate on the liturgy, or order of service, for Sunday. Every element is prayerfully and carefully crafted so that the Gospel, God’s redemptive story to save a people for Himself in and through His Son Jesus Christ, would be clear and compelling. We hope you’ll enjoy following along with us as we present and rehearse the Gospel again this morning.
Order of Service
WELCOME & CALL TO CORPORATE WORSHIP
Pastor of Adult & Family Ministries: Alan Berthiaume
Psalm 103:1-2
ADORATION
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
I Know that My Redeemer Lives
PASTORAL PRAYER
Pastor of Corporate Worship: Ryan Foglesong
DEVOTION & THANKSGIVING
His Glory and My Good
PETITION: PRAYER FOR THE OFFERING
Pastor of Equipping: Aaron Miller
TESTIMONY
The Stream: Fer & Mar Alvarado
SCRIPTURE READING
Dago Hernandez
PROCLAMATION: INSTRUCTION FROM GOD’S WORD
Living in the Goodness of God
Psalm 34
Executive Pastor: Joe Keller
SONG OF RESPONSE
All Glory Be to Christ
ANNOUNCEMENTS & BENEDICTION
Senior Pastor: David W. Hegg
“Experiencing God’s goodness is our greatest good.”
Why do we sing these songs?
Scripture commands the church to sing “psalms and hymns and spiritual songs” (Col. 3:16) together as one of our acts of corporate worship. These different kinds of music reflect songs that come directly from Scripture (the Book of Psalms), as well as new songs written by the church that reflect the truth of God and the gospel as revealed in Scripture.
At Grace Baptist, we sing ancient hymns that connect us to the generations of God’s people who have gone before us, we sing modern songs in an attempt to be faithful to God who calls us to “sing a new song” (Psalm 33:3), and we also sing new arrangements of classic hymns.
What is most important is that in singing together, we are proclaiming Christ’s excellencies as His covenant people for our good and for His glory.