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The image of the crown of thorns in our symbol signifies how far God was willing to extend his grace to us. Christ suffered and died, and bore the crown of shame in order to give us the crown of righteousness.

The Triune God, traditionally visualized with a triangle has revealed the plan of salvation to human kind. Christ arose from the grave, ascended into heaven, and sent us his Spirit.

The Holy Spirit has been given the biblical image of a dove. The Holy Spirit reminds us of the deed of Christ, who came as a light into the darkness.

Our Worship

Worship at Grace…

 

1. IS STEEPED IN PRAYER

There are lots of ways to pray, and everyone’s prayers help us have better conversations with God.

Our practice:   We will pray formally and informally, through words, movement, and silence, using a variety of voices (ages, genders, ethnicities, etc.).

2. TESTIFIES TO TRUTH

Telling stories – Scripture’s, our own, someone else’s, of Grace Church’s past – helps us see where God is working. Telling stories helps us to see that we are part of God’s big story.

Our practice:  We will work hard to be good listeners to stories told at Grace; we will be willing to share our stories as a way to give witness to God’s narrative.

3. IS ROOTED AND FREE

We worship in some ways that Christians have done since the beginning. We also claim our freedom through Christ to worship in ways the Holy Spirit is helping us to create today.

Our practice:  Our worship will be deliberately diverse; we will experience old and new ways of worship, always trustingGod and one another, especially when something may feel strange.

4. IS WHOLE-HEARTED

Worship is a safe place to bring all the things we feel to God.

Our practice:  We are all broken and need God’s grace, and we can trust God and each other with our deepest feelings; when we let our real selves show, it’s a way to honor each other and honor God.

5. SENDS US OUT

The reason we worship is to be more like Jesus every day.

Our practice:  We come together to learn to be dutiful disciples and active agents — and we learn by doing, by taking part in God’s work in the world, starting with our little corner of His Kingdom at Sheldon and Buckley.

6. IS SERVANT-HEARTED

People experience God in different ways, and sometimes that will make us uncomfortable.

Our practice: There is no “right way” to worship, so we strive to worship in a variety of ways. Because we are different, God moves us through different words, gestures, songs, images; even when we’re not comfortable, we can allow our understanding and experience of God to grow.

7. BRINGS US TOGETHER

We are not all the same. We are learning that this helps us to experience God more fully.

Our practice:  We belong to one another. Out of love and respect, we will challenge and support one another toward faithfulness; we will allow others to challenge us to see things with new eyes; we will expect God to meet us in new ways.