Sunday Gathering

We begin with a brief call to worship from the Word. Later, two more Scriptures are included: one from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament. These are chosen for their connection to the text on which the pastor will preach.

We have Prayers of the People, where a church member of Gospel Life leads the congregation in corporate prayer for our neighbors, the church, and our island community. This prayer is designed to tune our hearts to worship God together and align our wills with what He is doing in our lives, on the island of Guam, and beyond.

We sing in order to praise our great God, to strengthen our own hearts, and to encourage each other. As a result, we choose songs to which everyone can contribute. The songs also must both accurately and powerfully communicate the truth of the Scriptures. We love both the time-tested songs of Christians long past, as well as songs written more recently.

The preaching of God’s word is the central element in our worship gathering. Typically, we work progressively through a book of the Bible. Each Sunday, our pastor will preach on the next section of verses. It is our prayer that, each week, God uses the preaching of His word to help us follow Christ together and to equip us, so that we can help others follow Christ with us.

We eat and drink together at the Lord’s Table every week, and we welcome to the table all who profess faith in Christ. The Lord’s Table reminds us of Christ and how He has forgiven us of all of our sins. This weekly observance means that every Sunday worship gathering concludes with a focus on Christ and the gospel.

Our worship gathering usually finishes a little before  11 AM. Please feel free to stick around and talk with others at the Galaxy or have lunch with friends at the GPO foodcourt.