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Church Pew Hymnals

The Worship of God

The Worship
of God

Our Worship

Worship is the ultimate purpose for which all people were created. At Heritage, our worship is a joyful and reverent response to the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. In worship we gladly and loudly lift our voices in praise to the Triune Lord. We sing a mixture of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs both with and without accompanianment. We spend time in fervent prayer for the physical and spiritual needs of ourselves, our families, our town, our nation, and our world. We confess our sins and our common faith. And we saturate our service with Scripture. We read Scripture, we sing Scripture, and we hear the Scripture preached.

Our congregation includes people who are weeks old, those who are closer to 100, and everywhere in between. As the Scripture says, "One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts." For that reason we believe it is good and desireable that families worship together with all members. The church belongs to the young just as much to the old. A playroom is available for children under four who need it before joining in with the congregation, and busy bags are provided in the lobby for older children who need a little help keeping their hands busy during the service.

Worship as Covenant Renewal

1. Call to Worship
Divine Call & Dialogue

Our worship service is divided into five parts: Call to Worship, Confession, Consecration, Communion, and Commission. We view the weekly worship service as a formal meeting of the local church with the Triune God for the purpose of covenant renewal through these parts. God calls us into His presence, cleanses us of our sins through confession, consecrates us through His Word, communes with us at His Table, and commissions us into the world with His blessing. It is a divine dialogue between the Creator and His redeemed people.

2. Confession
3. Consecration
4. Communion
5. Commission
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