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Redeemer Reformed Church practices weekly worship every
Lord's Day, in accordance with the New Testament practice,
and in which the reading and preaching of God's word are the
central elements. The prayers, hymns and offerings of the
congregation are necessary responses to God's word. The
Scriptures teach us that God seeks those who worship him in
Spirit and in truth. Accordingly, we are called to worship
God in an orderly manner, "with reverence and awe, for our
God is a consuming fire." Worship is to be carried out
according to God's commandments and not according to the
commandments of men. (Mark 7:7)
We seek to uphold, by the grace of God, the marks of a true
Church: The preaching of the pure teaching of the Gospel,
the proper distribution of the sacraments, and the faithful
exercise of Christian discipline.
The Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper are seen as
secondary but necessary physical symbols of God's grace in
Christ. Baptism is a sign of God's covenant and is properly
administered to children of believers in their
infancy as well as to those who come as
adults to trust in Christ. The proper recipients of the
Lord's Supper are members of the Church who have made a
profession of their faith in Christ.
All Christians are called on to join in the membership and
fellowship of a true Church. The local church consists of
Christian believers and their children. The members of
Redeemer Reformed Church hold to the classic formulations of
Reformed theology which came out of the reformation period:
the Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession of Faith, and
Canons of Dort.
The biblical model of church government requires that the
church is to be nurtured and governed by the New Testament
offices of Pastors, Elders and Deacons.
We strive to pass down to our children "the faith once for
all delivered to the saints" (Jude 3). Covenantal training
by parents, and through Sunday School and Catechism classes
prepare our youth for public profession of faith, and equip
them for a life of service to God.
In addition to growing in our own understanding of the
faith, the Scriptures exhort us to spread the Gospel news
and call the lost to Christ. This we do in prayerful and
confident expectation that God will be pleased to call many
to faith in His Dear Son through the ministry of Redeemer
Reformed Church.
We labor to counsel, comfort, and edify believers by God's
Word and Spirit so their lives are conformed to the will of
God, and out of thankfulness serve Him in His kingdom until
Christ returns.
The Biblical notion of covenant theology, as interpreted by
the historic Reformed tradition, provides us with a solid
theological basis from which to discuss marriage, family,
children and other personal relationships within the church.
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