Baptist Church Visit Essay
Norielyn Perez
Baptist Church Visit Christ the King Baptist Church, that’s the name of the church I recently attended, and although it was a lot different from my own catholic faith, I enjoyed it very much. There were a lot of people in this service; around 35 to 45 people were present. Everyone that was there was dressed semi-formal, casual clothes which were the same thing in the Catholic Church service. The Pastor John McVicker started out the service with an opening prayer which led us into a psalm about America and how wonderful our country is. The prayers include pastoral intercession for global, regional and personal needs. After a few songs and a few prayers the Pastor got up to deliver his sermon or message. The theme of the service …show more content…
They sang a lot of different songs that worshiped God. I could tell who went to church a lot because they knew all the songs by heart. There was also a live band that played the music to sing with. I noticed that the cross did not have Jesus on it. It was just the cross by itself. There were not a lot of images in their church that caught in my eye. The scriptures that we read came from the Bible. I brought my own Bible so that I can follow along with any of the passages that we are reading. The Baptist believe that the Scriptures teach that there is one, and only one, living and true God, an infinite, intelligent Spirit, whose name is Jehovah, the maker and the supreme Ruler of heaven and earth. Baptists are committed to the idea of believers, in which all the members can testify to an experience of God’s grace. All who claim members in Christ church are to be renewed, by faith in Christ. The Baptist church is a great importance on the independence of each local congregation. The authority of Christ is mediated through the believing community bound together by a covenant with God and with one
Baptist Church Visit Christ the King Baptist Church, that’s the name of the church I recently attended, and although it was a lot different from my own catholic faith, I enjoyed it very much. There were a lot of people in this service; around 35 to 45 people were present. Everyone that was there was dressed semi-formal, casual clothes which were the same thing in the Catholic Church service. The Pastor John McVicker started out the service with an opening prayer which led us into a psalm about America and how wonderful our country is. The prayers include pastoral intercession for global, regional and personal needs. After a few songs and a few prayers the Pastor got up to deliver his sermon or message. The theme of the service …show more content…
They sang a lot of different songs that worshiped God. I could tell who went to church a lot because they knew all the songs by heart. There was also a live band that played the music to sing with. I noticed that the cross did not have Jesus on it. It was just the cross by itself. There were not a lot of images in their church that caught in my eye. The scriptures that we read came from the Bible. I brought my own Bible so that I can follow along with any of the passages that we are reading. The Baptist believe that the Scriptures teach that there is one, and only one, living and true God, an infinite, intelligent Spirit, whose name is Jehovah, the maker and the supreme Ruler of heaven and earth. Baptists are committed to the idea of believers, in which all the members can testify to an experience of God’s grace. All who claim members in Christ church are to be renewed, by faith in Christ. The Baptist church is a great importance on the independence of each local congregation. The authority of Christ is mediated through the believing community bound together by a covenant with God and with one