The worship ministry at First Baptist Watauga follows three core values: We are scripturally guided, congregationally minded, and all we do is to the praise of His glorious grace. To learn more, check out the core values below.
In our beliefs statement, we affirm that all scripture is divinely inspired and serves as the final authority in matters of faith and behavior. Through His word, we come to know God and His character, and it shapes us to reflect His image. By the incarnate word, Jesus Christ, we are empowered to praise and worship Him.
This means God's word is central in every aspect of our worship. We study the word of God together, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs rooted in Christ's words, and our pastors preach from the scriptures to teach and admonish.
"When Scripture is the scaffolding, the beams and lumber, the roof, the doors, and windows - not just throw pillows - we and our congregations will get the glimpse of glory of which all of our hearts were designed to long after." - Joseph R. Crider, Scripture Guided Worship
Our goal as a church is to worship the Lord in Spirit and in Truth. The truth is Christ and His word, and the Spirit guides us back to all truth.
When we gather for worship, we do so as a unified church body. Our Sunday worship encourages congregational participation through singing, praying, confessing, and remembering the body and blood of Christ together.
"We are cut from the same elements of faith, united in one Lord, filled by one Spirit, brought into one Church, to offer our praise to Him. We are being chiseled and refined through our singing, Just as we are through every aspect of our lives. we are forged together through our singing together." - Keith & Kristyn Getty, Sing!
Through Christ, believers are united under one unfailing banner, regardless of race, tribe, language, or nation, and our weekly gatherings should reflect and encourage this truth. Therefore, everything we sing or do is done with entire church in mind.
We were made to worship God: the Father, the Spirit, and the Son. Worshiping the Lord is our chief purpose. God revealed Himself through creation and His word, and we respond in worship. At our worship ministry's core, we aim to encourage each other to love the Lord with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength.
Why should we worship Him? His word teaches us that God is all-powerful, all-loving, all-knowing, merciful, wrathful, just, good, and above all - holy. The Creator and Sustainer of all, who knows everything and loves us enough to die for us, is worthy of praise and worship for who He is and all He has done.
"For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him. He predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One." - Ephesians 1:4-6
Our calling as believers is to lay our lives down as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God. This is our true worship.
If you ever wonder why we choose certain songs over others, it all ties back to our core values. These values guide the three questions we ask before singing any song as a church:
Is the song rooted in God’s Word?
Is the song singable for God’s people?
Is the song ultimately for God’s glory?
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A collection of articles written by our worship pastor, and those who serve in the worship ministry.
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