What is Worship?
One of the best definitions of worship is a quote from William Temple, the Archbishop of Canterbury, “Worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness, nourishment of mind by His truth, purifying of imagination by His beauty, opening of the heart to His love and submission of will to His purpose. All this gathered up in adoration is the greatest of expressions of which we are capable.”
In basic terms, worship is showing God His worth to us, and allowing Him to express our worth to Him through His Word.
Worship Service
All are welcome to participate in our weekly worship service. We try to create a gospel centered, God exalting, Biblically grounded, Spirit powered environment where God is the audience. People are invited to come as they are.
When many people talk about or ask questions about worship, many times they are referring to a style of music. Our understanding of worship is more than musical expression. When we participate in corporate worship we are proclaiming a story. The Gospel in motion.
Communion
Communion is done in remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice for our sin. We receive bread symbolizing the body of Christ, and we receive grape juice symbolizing the blood of the New Covenant of the grace of Christ. CCC practices open communion, which simply means that all are welcome to participate no matter their church affiliation as long as they have faith in Jesus Christ as Lord of their life. We do ask that you prepare your heart for participating by confessing your sins before God, and settling any conflicts you may have with another person so that you receive the elements with a clean conscience understanding the importance of the grace communicated.
We provide a gluten free option
Baptism
Baptism is a public declaration of allegiance to Christ where the participant proclaims the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus in symbolic form. It is an ECHO of the life and ministry of Jesus into the new life of the believer. ECHO is a simple way to say that baptism follows the Example of Jesus, follows the Commission of Jesus, acts as a Holy rite of passage, and Openly identifies the participant with the work of Christ. If you are interested in receiving this sacrament please express that desire through the communication card in the bulletin or contact Pastor Lance at cccpastorlance@gmail.com.
Participating in Worship
If you are interested in participating in the band, reading of scripture, sharing of a testimony, etc. which would be appropriate and beneficial to the entire body of Christ, we welcome you to contact the church office at conifercc@msn.com.
