Sunday Gatherings
Every Lord’s Day, Veritas gathers to worship and receive from God, and to encourage one another. We gather to devote ourselves to hearing God’s word proclaimed, celebrating baptisms and the Lord's Supper, and to sing and pray to God our Father. All are welcome whether you're a seeker, skeptic, or believer to come and learn more about what it means to follow Jesus.
TIME:
10AM Sunday Morning
Livestream at veritasdayton.org/live
PLACE:
500 Hickory St.
Dayton, OH 45410
Enter through double glass doors by side parking lot
Parking: We have a small parking lot on the east side of the building. But we try to reserve this for handicap, families with small children, and visitors. We also have permission to park in the school parking lots. One school parking lot is located across the street from our building and one is down the street on the opposite side of Hickory. There is also street parking in the neighborhood.
Gospel SHAPED WORSHIP
Initially, the amount of structure, reading, praying, standing and sitting, and kneeling may seem a little strange to some. But our desire in the way that our worship gatherings are formed is that we want to rehearse and remember the story of the gospel every week, in order to reorient our hearts to Jesus. Every Sunday, we move through the story of the Gospel—God's glory, our guilt, God's grace, and our gratitude. You'll find that we spend a lot of time reading the Bible, listening to the Bible preached and taught, and praying and singing together. We also celebrate the Lord's Supper every week as a church. Our worship gathering, with all of the ancient practices and rhythms, is carefully structured to rehearse the story of the Gospel in order to remind us of God's story and to form us as people of God's story.
SINGING
Christianity is a singing faith. In fact, one early African pastor said that "he who sings, prays twice." In Ephesians 5:18-19, Paul tells us to "be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart." When we gather, we sing in response to the glory of God, to celebrate the person and work of Jesus, and to encourage one another.
SERMON
We believe that the entire Bible is God speaking to us (2 Tim. 3:16) in order to reveal Jesus to us (John 5:39; Luke 24:13-35). Because of this, every Sunday we have sermons from the Old and New Testaments in order to help us to understand the Bible, apply it to our lives, and grow in our love for God and our neighbors. We also believe that the Bible is all about the person and work of Jesus. Because of this, we preach the Gospel of Jesus every Sunday.
COMMUNION
Every Sunday, we celebrate the Lord's Supper together as a meal of remembrance, communion, and hope. Because Jesus lived the life that we should have lived and died the death that we deserve to die, we look back and remember what he accomplished for us. But Jesus is also alive and ascended in heaven. Because of this, we also enjoy communion with him as we receive the Lord's Supper. Jesus told us to observe this meal until he returns (1 Cor. 11:26). Because of this, it's also a meal of hope causing us to look forward to his return when he will make all things new.
KIDS
Jesus himself said, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God” (Mk 10:14; Lk 18:16). Because of this, as a church, we want to serve the little ones well, and make them feel welcomed and cared for. Children of all ages are welcome in the service. We have also provided a safe environment in our Veritas Kids Classes for children to learn and be discipled by teachers and volunteers. These teachers and volunteers have been trained and background checked.
Ultimately, parents bear the responsibility of their children's discipleship. Because of this, family worship and discipleship is an emphasized part of our church culture and a commitment we make in our church covenant. As a church, we are always looking to resource and equip parents to spiritual lead and disciple their children. Additionally, every time we have a month with five Sundays, we have a Family Sunday where we bring all the children into the gathering to celebrate what God is doing in our families.
