WHAT WE PRACTICE
Our goal is to worship in Spirit and in Truth-that is, Hebraically, as defined in scripture and interpreted over the millennia. Therefore our pattern of worship includes such items as:
Worship Style
Our worship style is both traditional and contemporary, for Messianic Music, is anything that worships and exalts Messiah, and not necessarily a certain genre or style of music. We worship in Spirit & Truth, through dance and song, banners and timbrels. (Psalms 150)
- Biblical holidays.
- Sabbath (Friday sundown to Saturday sundown) as our worship day.
- Banners (Psalms 20:5, 60:4).
- Dance (Psalms 149:3, Jeremiah 31:13 ).
- Reading or singing of scripture (Nehemiah 8:8), including honoring the Torah scroll in procession around the sanctuary (Revelation 1:12-13).
- Written prayers from the prayer book, the Siddur, of our people, modified as necessary (Acts 6:4 literally, ”The prayers,” also Acts 3:1).
- Wearing tzit tzit (the ‘fringes’) Numbers 15:38-40, as a garment of praise”.
- Wearing of the kippah (head covering, which takes its scriptural precedent from (Exodus 28:1-4), for the priest or the one in leadership, as a symbol of humility before YHVH. It is not commanded for the men who are not acting in a priestly position, yet may be worn voluntarily, symbolizing that they are the priests of their home.
- Hebrew in the prose and poetry.
- Reverence for the place and time of worship.
Marriage
- Marriage and the family unit, is an institution which was created by God, therefore we define marriage, as biblically stated: between one man and one woman (Genesis 2:22-25; Matthew 19:4-6; Mark 10:6-9; Hebrews 13:4; Colossians 3:18-19; Ephesians 5:22-33).
- Therefore, we are biblically mandated to perform weddings between a man and a woman.
BIBLICAL PRACTICES
We believe in the use of Biblical symbols as instructed by YHVH:
- The Torah / The Scrolls / The Tablets
- The Seven-branched Menorah (Exodus 25:31-40)
- Tzit Tzit or Tallit (Numbers 15:38)
- Priestly Garments (Exodus 28)
- Headcoverings for women (1 Corinthians 11). Optional for women as verse 16, states.
