Our Sunday Service Has an Intentional Rhythm:

God Calls His People to Worship
We always begin our time together by focusing on God and remembering that he has made us His. We remember that it is God who calls His people to worship. We do not call ourselves; it is the King who opens His gates and calls us into His presence and on His mission. We often read passages of Scripture that call us to God or declare aspects of His character. We then respond by singing songs that focus on God’s glory — songs that present more of the “big picture” of His majesty.

God Speaks to His People Through His Word
The Bible is the means by which God graciously reveals Himself to His people – so we listen, read, and study it with expectant hearts. We begin this time with what is called a “prayer of illumination” where we pray that God makes His Scriptures clear to us and that His Spirit makes them effective to our souls.
We respond to God speaking to us through the preaching of Scripture in a variety of ways.

• Reflection: each week we take a few minutes to silently reflect on what has been preached. We provide you with questions to help this process.
• Confession: a true revelation of the goodness of God brings clarity to our own depravity. The Gospel reveals that we can not do anything that would make us “good enough” for God. During reflection we pray and sometimes may sing songs of confession giving voice to our sinfulness and need for a Savior.
• Celebrate Redemption: During this time, we are reminded through Scripture the good news of the Gospel: Jesus has done for us what we could never do for ourselves and God has promised to make us new and dwell in us through His Holy Spirit.

God Strengthens His People At His Table
We have chosen to take communion, or the Lord’s Supper, every week at Redemption Hill. The Lord’s Supper is a time in the service where we are tangibly reminded of the broken body of Christ and the sacrifice of sin he became for us on the cross. We are also reminded that Jesus now reigns on the throne in heaven at the right hand of the Father and intercedes for us in our prayers and needs (physically, emotionally, and spiritually).

God’s People Respond in Grateful Praise
Scripture teaches us that our lives and hearts continually give response to the Word of God (Neh 8:6). We respond with either hardened hearts or with praise and brokenness. Here we have a chance to stand and respond to the Living God with songs of praise and the giving of our tithes and offerings.
At Redemption Hill we like to emphasize that our giving is a response to grace, not duty. It is a part of worship, a response to who God is and what He has done. We won’t make guilt-laced appeals for your money…giving is a way that God invites us to participate in His work.

God Sends His People Into The World
After calling His people into His presence, instructing them in His Word, forgiving their sins, and giving them a foretaste of the feast of heaven, God grants us His blessing and sends His people into the world to carry forward the Gospel story of reconciliation to our homes, jobs, neighborhoods and the city we love.