Sunday Gatherings
Every Sunday morning, Veritas gathers to worship and receive from God, and to encourage one another. We don't gather on Sundays to check a box, to earn anything from God, or to be entertained, but to devote ourselves to hearing the Gospel, 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 10AM at veritasdayton.org/live
PLACE:
Hope Lutheran Church
500 Hickory St.
Dayton, OH 45410
Enter through double glass doors by side parking lot
Parking: Hope has a small parking lot on the side of the building, but we ask that you reserve this for handicap, families with small children, and visitors. We have permission to park in Emerson’s far parking lot, located down the street on the opposite side of Hickory, as well as street parking in the neighborhood.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT?
STORY SHAPED WORSHIP
Initially, the amount of structure, reading, praying, standing and sitting and kneeling, may be a bit of a shock to the average person who comes to our worship gathering. 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, 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." That's why, 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
Note - we serve gluten-free bread and wine; juice is available in the smaller tray for those who need it.
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
We desire to be a part of and to celebrate God's work in the lives of our children. Because of this, as a church we want to serve our children, and make them feel loved 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 that have been trained and background checked. Ultimately, parents bear the responsibility of their children's discipleship. Because of this, we provide a Weekly Worship Guide for family worship and devotions throughout the week. The Family Worship Guide includes a Scripture reading, prayer, and a hymn to sing each week. In addition to that, 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.