Announcements/Events


  • October - Pastor Appreciation Month! We'll celebrate on October 26th. 
  • Oct 3-4- Men's Retreat -- "We Believe: 1700 Years of Doctrine and Discipleship with the Nicene Creed
  • October 5 - Prayer Night
  • October 26 - Members' Meeting at 1:30pm
  • November 2 - Fellowship Meal + Prayer Night
  • December 14 - Advent Celebration


ORDER OF SERVICE

October 5th, 2025


Call to Worship: Hebrews 1:1-4


This Is My Father's World


The Perfect Wisdom Of Our God


New Song Explanation


The God We Love (Nicene Creed)


Pastoral Prayer


Offering


Communion


And Can It Be


Sermon: "Lamenting Our Loss" - Lamentations 1 [Lucas O'Neill]


Come Ye Sinners Poor And Needy


Benediction



Reminders

Baby Bank:  1st Saturdays, 9-11 am and 3rd Thursdays, 10am-12pm. (NO BABY BANK SEPT 6TH). 


You can give online by scrolling up to the "give" tab on this site, or clicking

here. You can check on our Church Sign Fund Progress on our give page.


You can submit prayer requests by emailing prayer@christianfc.org


Growth Groups:
Tuesdays @ 7pm - Men/Women Groups

Saturdays @ 8:00am - Men/Women Groups


Monthly Prayer Night is the first Sunday of the month @ 6pm

Worship Spotlight


Singing

  • We sing to learn God's Word: Colossians 3:16
  • We sing to build up others: Colossians 3:16
  • We sing in obedience to God's Word: Psalm 96:1
  • We sing to proclaim the Gospel: Psalm 92:2-6
  • We sing to give glory to God: Psalm 96:7-13


Preaching

Why do we preach during our service?

  • It is commanded by God: 1 Timothy 4:13
  • To explain what Scripture is saying: Nehemiah 8:8
  • God's preached Word has authority: Matthew 7:29
  • People need to hear the Gospel: Romans 10:14
  • To help apply the Word to our lives: James 1:22
  • God's Word is true and leads to sanctification: John 17:17
  • To build each up in spiritual maturity: Colossians 1:28


Communion

  • We observe communion because the Lord commanded us to
  • We remember Christ and His substitutionary death for our sins
  • We proclaim Christ's death and anticipate His return
  • We can take in an unworthy manner, so we must examine ourselves


Confession and Assurance

  • We confess our sins before a holy God and acknowledge our need for forgiveness and redemption
  • We are assured of forgiveness of sins and redemption in Christ Jesus
  • We remember the Gospel, where Christ bore our sins on the cross and took the wrath of God we deserve


Offering

We give our offering in order to demonstrate our worship of God and our love of His mission.

  • Give cheerfully (2 Corinthians 9:6)
  • If this is your first Sunday or you are not a Christian, please do not feel obligated to give
  • Offering envelopes are located in the seat pocket in front of you
  • You can give at the back of the sanctuary, online, or by mail to PO Box 123, Itasca