Posts with the tag “church”

IHOR ZHAKUNETS A church is more than the Sunday worship gathering but it is not less. The corporate gathering of the church is essential to being a church. In fact, our English word “church” translates the Greek word – ekklēsia – which means “assembly” or gathered people. So how do we prepare for this essential characteristic of church life?Begin Saturday NightMany times how we spend Saturday nigh...  Read More

CHUCK BOKISAWe commit, with the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love; not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together; exercising an affectionate care and watchfulness over each other; and being slow to take offense but purposefully seeking reconciliation. These words form the second part of our church covenant. At Mercy Hill Chapel, we acknowledge that being a part of the...  Read More

IHOR ZHAKUNETS Sunday morning worship is primarily about the people of God gathering for the worship of God. But it also presents evangelistic opportunities of which we ought to be mindful. (1Cor. 14:23) The following are three evangelistic opportunities most Christians have every Sunday morning.Invite Someone to ChurchUse the Sunday morning worship gathering to expose people to the gospel. Technic...  Read More

In three short blog posts, I hope to introduce three words that help set vision and define norms for our gatherings at MHC. I first heard Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman use these words in the context of their churches and found them helpful—and I pray they will be useful for ours as well.RequiredThis is how we should view Sunday morning corporate worship: it is a required meeting. There are both b...  Read More