Sunday Worship
9:00 Traditional Worship
10:45 Contemporary Worship
Two Worships
Same Sermon
Same Intergenerational Setting
Different Styles
One Church Family
But after the children’s sermon, the children are escorted to Sunday school classes.
Click the photo to find out more about our children's ministry.
Martha Martin,
Sunday School Coordinator
mmartin@covp.org
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WHY I WORSHIP
At COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
A Perspective on Traditional Worship
by Everett Geiss
This is my spiritual journey as I enter this local place of worship…
Sanctuary: I experience a break from the world as I enter the sanctuary. It is a place made holy by its dedication to worship. It is deliberately designed with classical beauty to set it apart from the world. It is used as a dedicated venue to perform worship before God – the sole audience. The chancel is a place dedicated to the reading of the Word, the proclamation of the gospel, the offering of prayers, and the administration of the sacraments. The vestments convey the careful and reverent approach to worship.
Music: I am moved as the choir strives to perform for God with excellence and beauty. The music is carefully selected to convey doctrinal truth and complement the sermon. Rehearsals are conducted with an attitude of devotion. The robes worn by the choir de-emphasize the individual and promote the unity of worship. The instrumentalists are gifted, well rehearsed, and perform with excellence. The congregational singing is intended to please God – our audience.
Children’s Sermon: The presence of children in the worship service conveys to them their value within this covenant body, and their involvement in worship exposes them to God’s grace. In fact, their presence and participation in worship is one of the clearest expressions of Covenant’s vision for inter-generational ministry.
Word: The reading of complete Bible passages demonstrates devotion to the power and authority of the Word of God in its entirety.
Doctrine: The readings of sections of the Westminster Confession, the Apostle’s Creed, and the Nicene Creed convey dedication to the biblical truth arranged in doctrinal order by gifted men God has given the Church down through the ages.
Offering: Believing that I am a steward of God’s possessions, the offering is my means of tangible worship.
Prayer: Corporate prayer is used to seek God’s help for the sanctification of worship. I am reminded to confess my sin and ask for forgiveness at the beginning of worship. The offering is sanctified by prayer. The desire to pray correctly and comprehensively is displayed by reciting the “Lord’s Prayer.” God’s intervention in the lives of this congregation, community, nation, and world is requested by corporate prayer.
Sermon: The sermon teaches biblical doctrine and truth. It encourages me to greater obedience and sanctification. It focuses my attention away from the world and toward God. It is a deliberate effort to allow the Word to transform my life by renewing my mind with biblical truth.
Sacraments: The Lord’s Supper and Baptism are carefully administered as prominent components of worship. I am prepared for the Lord’s Supper by a sermon focusing my attention on the work of Christ. Baptism involves the commitment of the church body to participate in the nurturing of the recipient in the grace of God for the ultimate purpose of their salvation.
Rituals: The procession of the cross conveys my total dependence on Christ and his sacrifice for my access to God in worship. The lighting of the candles depicts the spreading of His divine light from the cross to my heart.
Elder Everett and Pat Geiss
