OUR PRACTICE
Our
practice as a church is somewhat distinct from that of many Baptistic
churches. The following are a few specific practices of The
King's Chapel:
Emphasis on
Preaching and Teaching God’s Word
We
believe the New Testament clearly emphasizes that preaching and
teaching the Bible is the primary focus of the Church. While
other aspects of public worship such as singing, praying, and giving
all play an important role, preaching and teaching are to have the
central place when local churches meet together for worship.
We
practice preaching that is expository. This means we
routinely preach a series of messages
through a specific book of the Bible. We believe this
approach
provides two significant benefits: first, it causes us to
spend
time on Biblical topics that might otherwise be ignored; and second, it
keeps us from overemphasizing our favorite topics.
Focus on World
Missions
We
believe that Jesus calls all of His people to carry the gospel to the
lost. All Christians should be deeply interested and involved
in
the progress of taking the gospel to the ends of the Earth.
We
invest significant time in praying for and informing people of world
missions. In addition, an informational piece on missions is
presented each Sunday morning, and we host an annual missions
conference.
God in His grace has allowed us to
financially support a number of people and organizations involved in
spreading the gospel around the globe. We encourage all
Christians to support missions in whatever ways God has gifted them and
to be personally involved in sharing the gospel. It is our
desire
that God would raise up harvesters even from among those in our local
church, leading them to go into mission fields in the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Singing Hymns
Rich in Theology
Many
of the hymns we sing in worship are older, but we choose them
specifically because the poetry is rich in truth about God.
Singing them emphasizes the greatness of God and His mighty
works. While some contemporary music is honoring to God, we
believe the older hymns often convey deeper theological truth.