By His Grace Church

What to expect when vis­it­ing …It is never easy to visit a new church for the first time so we want to be as help­ful as we can to make your expe­ri­ence a good one. The very first thing we’ll ask of you is this: relax. You’re with friends. We’re not going to flag you as a “new­bie” or ask you to pray in pub­lic your first week. We want to do what­ever we can to help ease the anx­i­ety, and help you focus on your rela­tion­ship with God. Many of our mem­bers will come and intro­duce them­selves to you and wel­come you here at our services.

Vari­ety … that’s what you’ll find when you visit our ser­vices. But one thing you should expect in our By HIS Grace Church is a per­sonal, uplift­ing wor­ship expe­ri­ence. Our ser­vices are geared for par­tic­i­pa­tion. We typ­i­cally wor­ship as we live, with enthusiasm.

Who is wel­come…At By HIS Grace Church Sun­day wor­ship expe­ri­ences are designed to help peo­ple con­nect with God whether they have never tried church or have been fol­low­ing Jesus for years. Who ever you are and where ever you are on your Spir­i­tual Jour­ney you are wel­come here.
The gospel is for all and we are all one in Christ.

Where are we located…Lake­view Town Hall.

What time do we meet?
Ser­vice starts at 10 a.m.
Cof­fee is on about 9 a.m. so it will be ready by 10.
Pas­tor Grace is there early if you want to talk.
Tables are being set up and chairs placed out at 9:15 a.m.

Dress… Let’s talk about dress. A few peo­ple dress up, but most peo­ple choose to be com­fort­able and come casual. Peo­ple will be in t-​shirts and jeans to a 3 piece suit. The Pas­tor likes san­dals and being bare­foot, oth­ers wear boots, heels, flip-​flops to be com­fort­able. We do not worry about dress, we are here to learn and cel­e­brate God’s love. Come the way that you feel most comfortable.

Music… Music is a fea­ture of our wor­ship, before, dur­ing and even after the ser­vice itself. Any given ser­vice may include tra­di­tional hymns, hand-​clapping gospel songs, con­tem­po­rary com­po­si­tions or rev­er­ent wor­ship­ful choruses.

Where to sit…You may sit any­where, no seats are reserved. We sit at tables and enjoy cof­fee, water and snacks dur­ing the ser­vice. We want it to feel com­fort­able as we get per­sonal with God.

Spe­cial Needs…There are hand­i­capped park­ing spaces right by the front door. The church is acces­si­ble to those need­ing wheel­chairs or walk­ers. Once inside, wheel­chairs can be placed next to any table, in con­ve­nient locations.

Wor­ship expe­ri­ence…There is a bul­letin that will assist you in fol­low­ing along with the ser­vice.
Mem­bers of the con­gre­ga­tion are read­ers, music lead­ers and assist with the ser­vice as their gifts from God. Our wor­ship is designed to be a period of rev­er­ent praise and devo­tion to God. You will not be con­fused by many peo­ple speak­ing at the same time. Good order will pre­vail at every wor­ship ser­vice, as one of the brethren leads the con­gre­ga­tion (1 Corinthi­ans 14:33, 40 [show]1 Corinthi­ans 14:33 [33]For God is not a God of con­fu­sion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, (ESV) 1 Corinthi­ans 14:40 [40]But all things should be done decently and in order. (ESV)
). You will be able to rev­er­ently express your devo­tion to God and study what is taught.
Wor­ship styles will reflect the spec­trum of per­son­al­i­ties. Some are quiet and reserved; some shout with joy; oth­ers are sim­ply ten­der and openly emo­tional dur­ing times of praise or preach­ing. No sin­cere wor­ship­per need feel out of place

Prayer …A spe­cial time in the ser­vice is devoted to prayer. Needs from inside and out­side the church fam­ily fre­quently are made known. The con­gre­ga­tion prays together. All may pray aloud but con­clude with a sin­gle voice, the wor­ship leader or other des­ig­nated per­son pray­ing in behalf of all.

Min­istry to the sick…As in the New Tes­ta­ment, spe­cific prayer may be offered for the sick. We also offer Heal­ing Ser­vices where peo­ple will be invited for­ward to be anointed with oil (James 5:13 – 16 [show]James 5:13 – 16 The Prayer of Faith [13]Is any­one among you suf­fer­ing? Let him pray. Is any­one cheer­ful? Let him sing praise. [14]Is any­one among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anoint­ing him with oil in the name of the Lord. [15]And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has com­mit­ted sins, he will be for­given. [16]Therefore, con­fess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a right­eous per­son has great power as it is working.(1) (ESV) Foot­notes 1. [5:16] Or ‘The effec­tive prayer of a right­eous per­son has great power’
) and/​or have the min­is­ters, lead­ers or other believ­ers lay hands on them and pray (Mark 16:18 [show]Mark 16:18 [18]they will pick up ser­pents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poi­son, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” (ESV)
). Any Sun­day you may see the Pas­tor for anoint­ing with Oil and prayers.

Giv­ing…Dur­ing the ser­vice, tithes and offer­ings will be received. More than a col­lec­tion to pay church bills, this too is wor­ship. We are a con­gre­ga­tion who believe shar­ing our God-​given gifts and resources is an impor­tant part of our dis­ci­ple­ship. Our mem­bers feel giv­ing offer­ings declares that God comes first. It rec­og­nizes His bless­ing, expresses faith and seeks His guid­ance in every mat­ter in life.

The min­istries of the local church are sup­ported solely by free-​will giv­ing. How­ever, vis­i­tors need not feel oblig­ated to give to the work of the church (that’s our respon­si­bil­ity) so don’t feel embar­rassed to pass the col­lec­tion plate with­out putting any­thing in it. If you do, thank you for your gen­eros­ity. Many church mem­bers con­tribute once a month, so you won’t be the only one just pass­ing the plate on.

The Mes­sage (ser­mon)…You will hear a rel­e­vant, straight­for­ward mes­sage that is based on Scrip­ture and is designed to be help­ful in your every­day life. We trust that these mes­sages will help you develop a grow­ing, vibrant rela­tion­ship with Jesus Christ and pro­vide a strong bib­li­cal foun­da­tion for your life. Sermons are Bib­li­cal in nature but con­tem­po­rary in appli­ca­tion as cur­rent top­ics and life issues are discussed.

Chil­dren…Chil­dren are wel­come in our ser­vice. Believ­ing it is impor­tant for par­ents, grand­par­ents, and chil­dren to wor­ship together, chil­dren are invited to our ser­vices. It is our prac­tice to let par­ents and chil­dren decide what level of par­tic­i­pa­tion they feel com­fort­able with.

We don’t have a nurs­ery dur­ing the ser­vices because we believe it is appro­pri­ate and ben­e­fi­cial for chil­dren to be in the ser­vices as much as pos­si­ble. It may take a few vis­its, but young chil­dren can learn to set­tle down, and it’s sur­pris­ing how much even tod­dlers absorb. It’s no prob­lem if they move about qui­etly — we have a num­ber of chil­dren our­selves and are used to some move­ment — but please be con­sid­er­ate and take them out briefly if they become very noisy, espe­cially dur­ing the ser­mon. We do have some quiet crafts the chil­dren may do dur­ing the service.

Communion/​The Lord’s Supper/​Eucharist/​Mass…All Chris­tians — no mat­ter age or denom­i­na­tion — are wel­come to “receive com­mu­nion.”
Our Church invites all bap­tized peo­ple to receive, not because we take the Eucharist lightly, but because we take our bap­tism so seriously.

Vis­i­tors who are not bap­tized Chris­tians are wel­come to come for­ward dur­ing the Com­mu­nion to receive a bless­ing from the presider.

Bring an open heart… Come expect­ing to hear God’s voice and learn some­thing about Him, and yourself!

Bring a friend… We encour­age you to bring a guest to ser­vice. God calls us to share our faith; you never know the impact you can make on someone’s life by a sim­ple invitation.

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