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Location:
6425 Jefferson Rd. For
directions, click here.
"Let
the word of Christ dwell in you
richly as you teach and admonish one
another with all wisdom, and as you
sing psalms, hymns and spiritual
songs with gratitude in your hearts
to God." (Colossians
3:16) "Lift
up your hands in the sanctuary and
praise the LORD." (Psalm
134:2) "I
want men everywhere to lift up holy
hands in prayer…" (1
Timothy 2:8) "For
you can all prophesy in turn so that
everyone may be instructed and
encouraged." (1 Corinthians
14:31) "[A]n
hour is coming, and now is, when the
true worshipers will worship the Father
in spirit and truth; for such people
the Father seeks to be His worshipers.
God is spirit, and those who worship
Him must worship in spirit and
truth." Jesus,
in John 4:23-24
Gateway
Church gathers
for worship
Sundays
at 10:30 a.m.
(Hwy. 129) in Athens,
Georgia.
Ministry
of the
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WINTER
2005
The
way we worship
Worship
services at Gateway Church reflect our
understanding of what the Scriptures
teach about corporate worship:
•
We encourage audible praise to
God
"I
will extol the LORD at all times;
His praise will always be on my
lips." (Psalm 34:1)
•
We stand when we sing (those able to
stand)"The
Levites...stood up to praise the
LORD God of Israel, with a very loud
voice." (2 Chronicles
20:19)
•
We sing both choruses and hymns
"[B]e
filled with the Spirit, speaking to
one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing and making
music in your heart to the
Lord…" (Ephesians
5:18-19)
•
We lift our hands"I
will praise You as long as I live,
and in Your name I will lift up my
hands." (Psalm 63:4)
•
Within certain guidelines, we allow
worshippers to speak what the Holy
Spirit is laying on their
hearts"When
you come together, everyone has a
hymn, or a word of instruction, a
revelation, a tongue or an
interpretation. All of these must be
done for the strengthening of the
church." (1 Corinthians
14:26)