Our Worship
Our worship at All Saints follows a pattern that has deep historical rootsand is intimately connected with the story of the gospel. As you participate in our worshipyou will notice a five-part shape:
1. Call to worship
Our service begins with a call to worshipas one of our Pastors invites us to lift our voices to praise the Living God. This reflects the fact that it is God who takes the initiative to save us – he chose us from before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sighthe gave himself in Christ to die for our sins on the Crossand he works in us by his Spirit to draw us to him by faith. Salvation comes from the LORD!
2. Confession of sin
We respond to the grace of God’s call by humbling ourselves to confess our sins before himand to seek his forgiveness. We approach God with reverent fearand yet with joyful confidencefor Scripture teaches that if we confess our sinsGod is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We receive the assurance of God’s forgivenessfor he freely bestows the riches of his grace upon all who call on his name.
3. Consecration by God's word
Having welcomed us into his presenceour Lord speaks to us through his wordthe Biblein readings from the Old Testamentthe New Testamentand one of the Gospelsas well as a sermon normally preached by one of our Pastors. Our gracious God welcomes us as we arebut he doesn’t leave us as we are – insteadhe speaks to us to reveal more of his grace and gloryto guide us through our daily livesand to make us more like Christ.
4. Communion at the Lord's Table
We enjoy communion with our Lord Jesus Christ at the meal to which he invites all his disciples – the Lord’s Supper. As we eat bread and drink winewe experience fellowship with one anotherwe feed on Christ by faith in our heartswe proclaim his death and resurrectionand we look forward to his return in glory on the Last Day.
5. Commissioning and blessing
Our service concludes with a final blessingas God sends us out into the world to serve sacrificially and live joyfullyseeking by the power of his Spirit to serve the King of all kings and the Lord of all lords.
From beginning to endour worship is filled with songs of praise and thanksgivingdeclarations of our faithand corporate prayers.
Children at All Saints
We encourage children to participate throughout our servicesrecognizing that the grace of God extends not only to usbut also to our children (Gen 17:7-8; Acts 2:38-39).
