Why A Formal Liturgy?

Every church follows a liturgy. Some may be more casual, while others are more formal. The word “liturgy" comes from the Greek leitourgia, which means work of the people. Therefore, our worship together is participatory, rather than a spectator event. In worship, we acknowledge that God does not exist for our sake, but we exist for His sake. In worship, our goal is ascribing to God the glory due to His name.

Worship is also a dialogue. It is a conversation between God and His people. He talks to us through his Word, then we respond back through prayer, praise, declaration of faith, confession, giving, and commitment.

For this reason, we believe a formal liturgy, with a prominence of congregational participation, better emphasizes the work of the people. This prepares worshipers to render simple, spiritual, substantial, and authentic worship with reverence and awe and in spirit and truth, wherein the transcendent and imminent Triune God is experienced by the worshiper in every part of his/her being.  Our worship emphasizes historic Christianity and our singing emphasizes the rich body of Christian hymnody.