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Worship and Doctrine

The goal of the church of Christ is to, “Worship God in spirit and in truth” – see John 4:24. This means that God wants his followers to worship Him with the right heart and in agreement with the instructions found in His word. The following categories outline the various parts of our worship service which you’ll experience in a visit here. Along with each activity in worship are Scriptures for you to read if you are curious to dig deeper. We invite you to come worship with us.

SINGING- At the Killeen Church of Christ we offer praise to God with A Cappella singing (this means singing without music instruments). The Bible authorizes and instructs us to sing and we want to do only what God desires us to do. During our worship we are engaging our hearts and voices in the song service and honoring God while we teach and admonish one another – see I Corinthians 14:15; Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16.

PRAYING- Prayer is also an important part our assemblies. The newly-founded church in Jerusalem, “continued steadfastly in the apostle’s teaching, and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers” – Acts 2:42. See also I Corinthians 14:15 & I Timothy 2:1-8. In prayer we take advantage of God’s blessings of communication with the Father and we lift up thanksgiving, requests for mercy and forgiveness, and present to Him our needs and the needs of those around us who might be struggling.

LORD’S SUPPER- Our observance of the Lord’s Supper is active every Sunday as the scriptures teach and as the early church of Christ exemplified – see Matthew 26:26-29; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:17-20; Acts 2:42; Acts 20:7.

OFFERING- Christians also make a free-will contribution to the Lord and the Lord’s work each Sunday according to the Scriptures. Each person gives as God has blessed them – see I Corinthians 16:1 & 2; II Corinthians 9:6-12. You are not required to contribute while you visit with us.

PREACHING- The preaching and teaching of God’s Word is an important phase of worship. God revealed His will, instructions, and invitation into fellowship with Him through the Holy Spirit and Christ. The gospel of Christ is the “good news” we all need to find hope, joy, peace, and salvation in God. Each Sunday we have multiple opportunities for Bible lessons. We preach to illuminate the pathway to salvation, encourage those straying from holiness, and to keep those saved on the straight path and in wonderful fellowship with God (1 John 1:7).

MEMBERSHIP- The Church of Christ is the universal body of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The church is a global community of baptized believers who have obeyed the gospel and are living according to the doctrine of God as revealed in the Bible through the Holy Spirit.

Those individuals who have heard & believed God’s word, have repented of sin and given their lives to God, have verbally confessed their faith in Christ’s identity as the Son of God and Savior, and have been baptized (immersed in water) for forgiveness and salvation into the Church of Christ are welcomed to become part of the Lord’s church in Killeen.

For those who have not yet obeyed the gospel, we want you to become a part of our membership too. We urge you to request a Bible study and we will expeditiously arrange a time for you to learn what God has in store for you and what the Lord has done for you so that your soul is safe and you are part of the family of Christ.

WHY WE USE ONLY THE BIBLE

Before Christ ascended into heaven, He commissioned His apostles to, “ ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned’ ” – Mark 16:15-16. See also Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 24:44-48; Acts 10:42.

The book of Acts gives the record of the apostles fulfilling the Lord’s command to preach the gospel to those who were lost. In Acts 2, those who heard Peter’s sermon, believed in Christ’s resurrection and Lordship were then told by Peter to “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” – Acts 2:22-38. Upon hearing this, about three thousand were baptized and added to the church (v 39-47). The New Testament is full of accounts of individuals, and even groups of people, who heard the gospel, were convicted of a need to change their lives and reach for God. These people heard the word of God, believed, repented of their past lifestyle, confessed Jesus identity as Christ and the Son of God, and were baptized (immersed in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit for forgiveness and salvation)- at that point the Bible says they were saved by God (Matthew 28:19-20; Luke 13:3; Acts 8:37; Matthew 10:32; 1 Peter 3:21).

The distinctive plea of the church of Christ is to use the Bible as our only guide in religious matters. We use no denominational manuals, disciplines, or catechisms because we need only what came from God through His Holy Spirit. God’s word is the only book that will lead to God, so it’s all we want (John 17:17).

Our special invitation to all our visitors is that you join us in following the Bible alone in our sincere quest to be in Heaven for eternity!