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Our Sunday Gatherings

Our Sunday gathering is the center of our life together. From the moment you step through the doors at Emmaus, we want you to encounter the beautiful gospel of Jesus Christ. That's why each section of our service is designed to move you closer and closer to our Savior's cross. We gather together for a time of singing the Word, praying the Word, preaching the Word, hearing the Word, seeing the Word through Baptism and participating in the Lord’s Supper. These times together serve to remind us that God has made sinners like us, saints called to be like him. That is why Sunday mornings at Emmaus are, and will always be, about the gospel.

The following is a list of emphases we strive to achieve in our public worship services:

  • We gather for the purpose of worshipping the one and only God—our Creator, Sustainer, Redeemer, and Friend. Consequently, nearly everything we do is focused on acknowledging and celebrating His greatness—especially His gracious display of love to us in the gospel. He alone is the Audience for whom we perform.

  • We gather for the purpose of worshipping corporately—just as God Himself desires. This is why our prayers, confessions, and singing are most frequently offered to Him in the first person plural: “Our Father . . . We believe . . . We confess . . .”

  • Given the life transforming implications of the gospel, joy is the primary quality that distinguishes our congregational praise. We gather for the purpose of worshipping joyfully, actively engaging our intellect, emotions, and body while still maintaining order in our services.

  • We gather for the purpose of worshipping in a manner that rehearses the gospel, employing a format shaped by the contours of Christ’s redeeming work. Since worship is our response to His loving provision, nothing is more honoring of His grace than making its themes our own.

  • We gather for the purpose of worshipping with a style that is both classical and contemporary. We borrow from the church’s worship in the past—employing ancient creeds, historic confessions, and time‐honored music—while affirming our own distinct culture. Our worship is an indigenous and contemporary expression of our ancient faith.

  • We gather for the purpose of worshipping “by the book,” putting to use various components of worship found in the Scriptures. These principal elements include: prayer, singing, reading and preaching the Bible, the sacraments (baptism and the Lord’s Supper), and the giving of offerings.

Our Liturgy

Below is an outline of the shape of our worship services. This sort of thing is often called a “liturgy,” which simply refers to the elements of our worship and their order. Each Sunday includes what we call five movements: 

Looking Upward

We open our services by drawing our attention upward to God. In this movement we welcome one another as God has welcomed us, we are called to worship from the Word of God, and we sing praise to our God.

Looking Inward

After having our attention directed towards God and praising His holiness, we move to taking time in our service to look inward as we are reminded of our unholiness in comparison to our holy God. In this movement we are exhorted from God’s Word, confess our sins privately and corporately, and those who are followers of Jesus are reminded of the forgiveness promised in Christ.

Looking to Christ

As we are assured of the forgiveness we have received in Christ we all look to Jesus. We sing about the Savior who has purchased us with His blood, hear His Word read and preached.

Looking Around

As we have looked to Christ together we then respond together by corporately singing together and sharing in the Lord’s Supper. Then one of our pastors prays on behalf of the congregation based on the sermon text.

Looking Outward

As we close our service we remember we have been called to a mission to proclaim the gospel—the good news of Jesus—to our community and the world. So we sing a final song to strengthen us as we are sent out to testify of the goodness of Jesus. And, just as our service opened with the Word of God, we then close our service by being exhorted from the Word of God through a benediction.

Worship Guides

 FAQs

  • Feel free to come early, visit our guest table, and connect with some of our members! We do offer childcare for 8-months to 4-year-olds, so if you're checking in kids, we recommend arriving at least fifteen minutes before the service.

  • Come as you are. You'll find a wide range of dress at Emmaus, from shorts to dresses to sport coats.

  • Absolutely! While Emmaus Kids is provided for 8-months to 4-year-olds, we know that some families want to worship together. Your children are welcome to join you in the service!

  • We do not expect our visitors to give money in our gathering. Our Emmaus church members give regularly as an act of praising God for who He is and what He has done. We believe that our generosity in giving is a part of worship. We celebrate the opportunity to give back to God and what He has so generously given to us by giving through an offering box near our guest table or by giving online.

  • We teach from the English Standard Version (ESV). If you don't own a Bible, we have Bibles available and would love for you to take one home as our gift.

  • We share in the Lord’s Supper every week in response to the sermon.

    The Lord’s Supper is a covenant meal in which together baptized believers in Christ remember our Lord’s sacrificial death, celebrate our unity as the Body of Christ, and proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. Scripture commands us to carefully examine ourselves before participating in this meal. Please celebrate with us if you have been baptized and have committed yourself through membership to a local gospel preaching church where you are in good standing as you are held accountable to your profession of faith and are spiritually cared for by your church’s leadership. See 1 Corinthians 11:23-34 for greater detail.

    Because the Lord’s Supper is for believers, if you are unsure where you stand with the Lord, we would ask that you not participate and after service speak with one of our elders about how to be made right with God.

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5060 E. SH 29
Georgetown, TX 78626

Service Time
10:00am

Questions?
info@emmausgtx.org