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Spanish Worship
We
have the blessing of being a part of a
very loving English-language church who
has welcomed us into their midst with
open arms. However, Spanish worship is a
need if we are to reach out to
Hispanics. Regardless of how much
English a Hispanic person may be able to
speak, there is nothing like praising
God in your mother tongue! Language and
culture cannot be separated, and to
truly and honestly worship God, you have
to give expression to your worship in a
way that is meaningful to you. That
means that our Hispanic members worship
our Lord a little differently from our
Anglo members—hey, after all, Jesus, as
a Jew, did not worship like any of us
worship.
Anyone is welcome to join us one Sunday
for a different kind of worship
experience. We meet in the Worship
Center of the First Baptist Ministries
Center. This is our schedule:
Sunday
9:30 AM Adult Sunday
School in Spanish(children’s classes are available in
English and Spanish)
10:45 AM Praise &
Worship, and Preaching of the Word
6:00 PM Praise &
Worship, and Evening Bible Study
Discipleship
As the
Lord commanded us in Matthew 28:19, “…go
and make disciples of all nations…”, we
work to make of every new believer a
true disciple of our Lord. In order to
accomplish that, every person that makes
a profession of faith is encouraged to
learn what it means to be a born-again
Christian by following a simple, basic
discipleship course titled “Creciendo en
Cristo” (“Growing in Christ”).
Once
the person has completed this course we
encourage him/her to continue growing
spiritually by following with other
discipleship courses, such as “Sígueme,
1 and 2” (“Survival Kit, 1 and 2”), “Mi
Experiencia con Dios” (“Experiencing
God”), and others.
Most
of these discipleship studies are done
on an individual basis, each person
working on their own. Every week we
meet, be it one-or-one or in groups, to
discuss what has been learned and to
answer questions that may arise during
the week.
We
have already seen the results of this
approach, in that new believers gain an
understanding that this new Christian
life is more than coming to church on
Sundays—it is having a personal, daily
relationship with their Lord and
Savior—and that the goal of this life is
to please Him and serve Him with all
your being. Guiding new believers
through these discipleship courses helps
them to be grounded in the Word from the
very beginning of their new lives in
Christ. It helps them feel secure in
what they have believed, more willing to
witness to others, and to grow
spiritually in a steady fashion. It
allows us to get to know them personally
and allows them to get to know us as
members of the family of God.
Other Opportunities
We
continually encourage our members to be
consistent in their personal Bible study
and also to get involved in doing
evangelism by sharing what they learn.
We also encourage them to start their
own informal Bible studies at the
workplace or at home with their friends
and relatives. Several of our members
offer home Bible studies from time to
time where they welcome co-workers and
friends who are curious about Christian
beliefs into their homes and engage them
in the study of the Scriptures. |
