We often take for granted the opportunity we have to worship with our church family. Recently Emily and I worshipped with a sister congregation while on vacation and then worshipped with our teens at Reaching Rutherford. Both worship services were uplifting and moving. However, it was so great to be back at Walter Hill. There’s something so special about approaching God’s throne in worship with your local church family. May we never allow the regularity of our gatherings to undermine how special it is to gather as God’s family to worship our Heavenly Father, remember our Savior’s sacrifice and to encourage one another in the unity of the Spirit (Ephesians 4:3).
This week we are especially blessed with more time as a church family as we have our Bible classes immediately following our morning worship, followed by a fellowship meal, and an additional opportunity to worship together. This additional worship service will be led by some of our young men. We have so many young men it’s impossible to include them all. Walter Hill is so blessed by our youth. Like we can take worship for granted, we can take our youth for granted. Yet, I assure you we have brothers and sisters around the world who would love to see young men lead in worship. So, please stick around and worship with us during our afternoon service. I know you will be encouraged. The young men who will be speaking will all deliver messages related to the purpose of baptism. How great that our young men will be delivering messages on a subject that so many in the religious world misunderstand. While our world may seem like it’s falling apart, it is great to know God is doing great things through our youth. Our prayer is that He will continue to work through them for years to come.
Below is the order of worship for our afternoon service:
Welcome: Chris Elrod
Song: Will Cooper
Prayer: Henry Nance
Scripture Reading: Jacolby Rainey – John 3:1-5
Song: Will Cooper
Speaker 1: Josh Miller – Mark 16:15-16
Song: Will Cooper
Song: Levi Tothforgony
Speaker 2: Carson McNabb – Matthew 28:18-20
Song: Levi Tothforgony
Scripture Reading: Martin Nance – Acts 2:36-47
Song: Danek Smith
Speaker 3: Bennett Morris – Acts 22:16
Prayer: Grant DeMario
Speaker 4: Blake Lancaster – 1 Peter 3:21
Song: Josh Miller
Speaker 5: Will Cooper – Matthew 28:18-20
Song: Josh Miller
Speaker 6: Brayden Graves (invitation)
Song: Josh Miller
Closing Song: Eli Mitchell
Closing Prayer: Braden McNabb
Communion in Room 105: Jackson Pagel & Grant DeMario