What To Expect When You Worship With Us


Whether it is your first visit or you have been here many times you will find a friendly welcome at the Waynesville church of Christ! When you worship with us we want you to feel like family and leave encouraged and uplifted. Each Sunday our worship to God includes singing, praying, hearing a message from God’s Word, giving as we have been prospered and partaking of the Lord’s Supper. Our main purpose is to praise and honor God, not entertain man. Everything we do is governed by the Word of God (Colossians 3:17).

The Pattern of New Testament Worship

Worship is to be directed by Christ if we expect to be pleasing unto God. God has not left men to themselves to devise what they choose in worship. When we do that which is not authorized in worship, our worship becomes vain and unacceptable. Jesus spoke of people who "...draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men" (Matthew 15:8-9).

The New Testament reveals five acts of worship. These acts are included in worship on the Lords day, every first day of the week.

SINGING:

"Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord" (Ephesians 5:19). Singing is congregational and acappella, i.e. without the accompaniment of mechanical instruments of music. There are no choirs, solos, or special music in New Testament worship.

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TEACHING:

A message from God's Word is delivered. "And upon the first day of the week...Paul preached unto them...and continued his speech until midnight" (Acts 20:7). Nothing, but the pure and unadulterated Word of God is proclaimed. The whole counsel of God is preached without fear or favor of any man (Acts 20:26-27).

GIVING:

A free-will offering is collected from each member on the Lords day. "Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him..." (1 Corinthians 16:2; 2 Corinthians 9:6-7). You will not find sales and fund raisers in New Testament giving.

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LORD'S SUPPER:

Each member partakes of unleavened bread and fruit of the vine every first day of the week to remember Christ's death on the cross. "And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread..." (Acts 20:7; cf. 1 Corinthians 11:23-29; Matthew 26:26-29).

PRAYER:

Members reverently pray unto God the Father in the name of Jesus Christ the Son. "...Prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God..." (Acts 12:5; cf. Acts 2:42).

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Jesus said true worship is "in spirit" (from the heart, sincere) and "in truth" (according to and directed by Gods Word) (John 4:24).
​Does this characterize your worship? Lets return to the Lords authorized acts of worship!