We gather on Sundays at 10 AM.
Our Sunday worship gathering is a time created to encounter God.
The Sunday worship gathering is a spaces we have carved out in time for the purpose of seeking and encountering God while being spiritually formed. Spiritual formation is the process of lives being transformed to live, serve and love in the Way of Jesus.
Because we understand that all areas of life are connected, we strive to be holistic. We want to cultivate an atmosphere (physical, emotional, intellectual, relational, artistic) where the whole person (body, soul, mind, spirit) can encounter God. As shuch, we engage in a number of different practices during our time together and we invite you to participate in the appropriate level of engagement which is right for you.
Our services regularly involve the following:
Singing
Music is a beautiful and powerful means of expression. We regularly use music (and other expressions and forms of art) to express ourselves to God, just as the Psalms in the Old Testament scriptures do: we praise, we ask for what we need, we confess, we complain, we lament. We glorify God as we express ourselves honestly before him.
Call to Worship
The Call to Worship invites us to gather ourselves and refocus our attention on where we are and what we are doing. It is also a time to invite God into our space physically and spiritually.
Pass the Peace
Greeting one another isn’t simply a filler activity until we move onto more important things. Jesus teaches that loving one’s neighbor is akin to loving God. We set aside time in our gathering to meet and greet one another and to make each other feel welcome and known – we call this Pass the Peace, where we truly seek to pass the peace of God to one another.
Preaching
Every week we hear, learn and tell the story of God and his people and creation. We read from the Bible as we share from our lives. We seek for this format as often as possible to be participatory — we ask questions and seek feedback, we read the scriptures aloud and reflect our convictions and opinions.
Communion
Communion is a sacrament. A sacrament is a physical expression of a spiritual reality, a place where the grace of God is conveyed in a spiritual way. In communion, we celebrate and commemorate the Last Supper of Jesus Christ where he told his disciples that his body would be broken and his blood shed for his people. We receive communion as spiritual nourishment, participating in the life of God. We practice an open communion, which means that we invite anyone who is a follower of Jesus Christ to participate in the celebration of this sacrament with us. Communion is most often served at the front of the sanctuary after the sermon. We invite you to come, break off a piece of bread and dip it in the cup, and consume it. If you are unsure about whether or not you should participate, please feel no pressure to join in. We want you to feel comfortable. If you are not comfortable or ready to receive communion, we recommend using this time for quiet reflection.
Offering
We are economic creatures who are learning to surrender more and more of ourselves to God. Because of this, we include our finances in our worship. We provide several different ways that you can participate in our financial life. One way is giving when you worship with us on Sundays. Sometimes we pass a plate,during a song and sometimes the plates are left on a table in the back. You can also send your tithes and offerings by mail:
Seattle First Church of the Nazarene
4401 2nd Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Benediction
At the conclusion of our gathering, we close by hearing and singing a benediction. “Benediction” is Latin and means “good word.” It is a final blessing and prayer given and sung over our community as we head into our week.
