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It’s always uncomfortable when you go to a place with new surroundings filled with strangers that you have never met. We get that and we want to do all that we can to make you feel at home and among non-<\/span>judgmental <\/span><\/span><\/span>friends.\u00a0 We aim to make every visitor that comes our way feel welcomed but at the same time, not smothered. Some things that you might find a bit different than most places of worship:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n We Don’t Use Musical Instruments or a Praise Band in our Worship Service<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The simple reason is, our worship service is all about being pleasing to the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. If we could find evidence in the New Testament that using musical instruments was practiced by 1st Century Christians, then that is what we would do. We find no evidence of such and therefore do not follow today’s modern trend.<\/span><\/p>\n We Partake of the Lord’s Supper Every Sunday (1st day of the week)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Again, that is what we see outlined in the New Testament and practiced by 1st century Christians.<\/span><\/p>\n On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.<\/em> – Acts 20:7<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n We Take Up a Collection Every Sunday (and only on Sunday)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Again, that’s what we see commanded from the New Testament for God’s people<\/span><\/p>\n On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.<\/em> – 1 Corinthians 16:2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
2 Corinthians 5:9<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n