Sunday Mornings
We don't go to church...
That might sound odd, but the Bible doesn't use the word church about a building, place or event. In the Bible, the word church always refers to people - the family of God, saved by God, for God's purposes. We have a saying in our family, "We don't go to church. We are the church." It reminds us the gospel of Jesus gives us a new identity that we can't earn and don't need to strive for.
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Sunday gatherings are a chance to gather together as the whole church to celebrate the gospel of Jesus. We sing, encourage one another, pray, share stories, laugh, sometimes cry, learn from Scripture, take communion, and leave exhorted to be who we are as God's people - disciples of Jesus, a family of servants on his mission.
Our Sunday Gathering
Time: 10:30am (coffee time @ 10am)
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Location: 6230 120 Street, Surrey BC, V3X 1Y7
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What our gatherings look like practically:
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Worship songs that point us towards Jesus
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Communion (we practice it every Sunday)
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Sharing Time (we practice sharing stories publicly of God's activity in our lives)
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Kids Alive/Nursery (our program runs during the sermon until the end of the gathering)
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Nursery​
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Kids Alive - preschool to grade 6
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A 5 minute break (to connect with those around you meaningfully)
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A 30-40 minute Gospel-centered sermon
Frequently Asked Questions
Sundays at Sunshine Ridge are pretty relaxed. People start to arrive around 10 for coffee and goodies. At 10:30 we head into the auditorium for our worship time. We sing some songs together, take Communion and have a time of sharing where our people can come and tell stories of the ways God has been great, good, gracious and glorious in our lives over the week (this is one of our favourite times!). We also listen to a message from the Bible that one of the pastors has prepared.