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If you
have not worshipped with a Church of Christ before, or with the
University Church of Christ in particular, here is some information to
familiarize you with our Sunday worship service.
• Our style of worship is
simple, patterned after the examples
and teachings of the earliest
Christians in the New|
Testament.
• It typically lasts from
one hour to an hour and fifteen
minutes.
• Feel free to sit
anywhere; there are no assigned seats.
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If you feel comfortable
doing so, please fill out the brief
attendance card when it is
passed your way during the
service so that we might have the chance
to get to know
you better.
The Singing.
You will notice that our
worship in song is without instrumental accompaniment. We believe that
a cappella congregational singing both enhances our personal
involvement in the worship, and conforms to the New Testament example (a
cappella literally means “in the manner of the church,” or “as in
the chapel”).
The Lord’s Supper (Communion).
We celebrate the Lord’s Supper
every Sunday. Jesus established the practice of sharing the bread and
the cup so Christians might weekly remember the sacrifice of his body
and blood to make a new covenant with God possible for us. We leave to
each person the decision to participate in the Supper.
The Offering.
Typically following the Lord’s
Supper, we provide an opportunity to make an offering. This is the means
by which our members make their weekly contributions in support of our
ministries. Occasionally, we will also take a collection for special
needs in our community or throughout the world. As our guest you are
welcome to but not expected to make a donation.
The Sermon.
The sermon is the time when the “good news” of God’s love
and Jesus’ redemptive life is proclaimed and applied to our lives today.
We hope you will find it encouraging, relevant and Bible-based. At the
close of most sermons, we identify one of the elders of our church to be
available to respond to anyone’s personal needs—a prayer concern, the
desire to be baptized, an intention to recommit one’s life to the Lord,
or other spiritual needs.
Leadership of the Service.
Leadership in worship is not limited to those formally recognized as
ministers and elders. You will see Christian men and women from various
walks of life taking active roles such as reading Scripture, serving
communion, and participating in prayers. We are concerned to include all
members in our worship in ways that are biblical, orderly and
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