Sunday Service

Ever since the first followers of Jesus stumbled upon his empty grave, Christians have gathered weekly on Sundays. It’s the day we believe Jesus conquered the powers of death, freed us from sin’s strong pull, and opened wide the way to new life.

Our worship service has three movements: 1) We approach God, 2) We experience God’s Word, and 3) We respond to God.

The approach begins with a welcome, which reminds us that God always welcomes us home. The experience includes both hearing God’s Word and tasting that Word in the Lord’s Supper - a visible means of an invisible grace. We respond with gratitude by praying for others and offering our resources for Jesus’ mission. At the end of the service, we are sent out to love and serve our neighbors.

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•   9:30 a.m.
•   3900 E. 300 N.
  Lafayette, IN 47905

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What to Expect

For those who like to know what to expect during these uncertain times, let us walk you through a typical Sunday service in-person and online. For those who join us in-person, you are currently required to wear a mask for the duration of the service. Other protocols include physical distancing, no food or drink, no bulletins, no passing of the offering plates. All of this is an attempt to fulfill our mission of loving our neighbors.

The worship service will look the same, whether you are in-person or online. But for those online, we especially encourage you to eliminate distractions during this time – turn off your phone (or at least mute it), get settled and comfortable, and prepare to receive grace God desires to give you. In our experience, this will enrich your experience of God in worship.

Here’s what to expect as the worship service moves forward. After a few announcements, we’ll begin worship with a couple songs. We’ll have some prayers in between and invite you to extend a friendly greeting to others (traditionally called ‘passing the peace’). Then we’ll hear God’s Word proclaimed and applied to our daily lives. Another song affords us the opportunity of responding to God’s Word with gratitude. We conclude the service by receiving a ‘benediction,’ which is simply a ‘good word’ from God to you.

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Typical Worship Order

• Welcome & Announcements
• Prelude
• Worship Songs
• Passing of the Peace
• Children's Blessing
• Word of God
• Communion (monthly)
• Prayers of the People
• Tithes and Offerings
• Doxology and Prayer
• Closing Song
• Benediction and Postlude

Go Deeper

Sunday worship orients our lives to the things that matter. But eventually we must attend to those very things in the fabric of our everyday lives: our families, marriages, workplaces, neighborhoods, networks, and communities. After all, Jesus does not call us to cloister ourselves away from society, but equips us to channel the very presence of God into that messy society. That’s why we must go deeper.

• Sunday Discipleship hour provides the first opportunity to go deeper. Groups are offered for all ages every Sunday. All of these offerings are open for newcomers to come and go as they’d like. For a list of current groups check out our Sunday Discipleship page. 
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• Every week the pastors identify steps for going deeper into the text and steps for living the text. Wrestle with these and you will surely go deeper into your life with God and others. 
  
  
• Daily readings are provided every week and many in the congregation follow along with these.
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• Nothing deepens one’s walk with God quite like participation in a small community of Jesus’ followers. Get connected by checking out our groups.