Worship

Why do we sing and what do we sing?

Why do we sing?

We sing primarily because God has commanded us to do so (Col. 3:16; Eph. 5:19), but also because we were created in God's image (Gen. 1:27) and He is a God who sings (Zeph. 3:17; Heb. 2:12). Singing in church is a time for believers to join together and lift up their voices and worship God. Our hope is that the songs we sing each Sunday will help our church to grasp and remember the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

What Do We Sing?

At First Baptist Church we believe in preaching and singing the gospel of Jesus Christ. We strive to sing songs that are from trustworthy sources, that have biblically sound lyrics, and that have singable melodies. We sing songs that display God's holiness, reveal man's sinfulness, and proclaim Christ's amazing love. Within these guidelines, we sing a variety of old hymns, new hymns, and contemporary worship songs.

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." —Matthew 28:19-20

"He gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes."

—Ephesians 4:11-14