You're invited!
No matter who you are or where you are in your spiritual life, you are welcome here. We gather every week to worship God and learn from His Word.
Times
Equip Classes: 9:00 a.m.
Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Location
4005 Lucy Road
Millington, TN 38053
What To Expect
Our Culture
We are a multi-generational, multi-ethnic church. Our members (and visitors) come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Most people dress business-casual, though you'll find everything from t-shirts to suit jackets on a typical week. Our members are welcoming, hospitable, and eager to greet those who visit. We encourage guests to come early and/or stay late (as you are comfortable) in order to get to know us. You will certainly feel welcome!
Our Services
Our worship gatherings begin at 10:30 and typically last about an hour and a half. Our time is carefully considered each week and thoughtfully designed to drive our attention to God's word, and ultimately to Jesus. During our time together, we will read several passages of scripture, sing Christ-centered songs, observe time for silent reflection, participate in a dedicated time of congregational prayer (where members and visitors are encouraged to take part by praying aloud from their seats as they are led), be guided by our pastoral leadership through praying for our members, sister churches, partners in ministry, and others, devote ourselves to the preaching of God's word, and spend time together thinking and praying about how God might be leading us to respond.
Our Preaching
Sermons at Lucy Baptist Church are Word-centered and Christ-centered. They are Word-centered in that they are "expositional" in nature, which means that they are delivered with the purpose of "exposing" the meaning of the biblical text. We most often work through books of the Bible, dealing with each passage in turn. However, we will sometimes craft a series to trace a particular theme rather than walk sequentially through a book. Even in these cases, though, the biblical text itself is still the focus of our attention and the source of every element of our teaching. Our preaching is Christ-centered because we believe that all of Scripture is ultimately about Jesus, either in anticipation as in the Old Testament, or in the light of his coming as in the New. We seek to constantly remind ourselves of this in our sermons.
Our Music
We are not concerned about fitting into the mold of being either "traditional" or "contemporary." Rather, we sing all sorts of songs from various eras of church history, including many written in our time. We also intentionally try to incorporate a diversity of instruments, musical genres, and styles in our weekly worship gatherings. As Scripture calls us to put off our preferences for the sake of others within the body of Christ, we encourage our people to sing songs with styles they may not prefer, with a heart of love and deference towards their brothers and sisters in Christ. Styles of music are not worth dividing over, particularly because singing is an act of worship to God and ought to be primarily about him. We believe that music serves a variety of purposes in our gatherings. It provides a vehicle for us to worship God, it enables us to express the full range of human emotions to him, it gives us an opportunity to learn biblical truths and recall them in our daily lives as we learn memorable lyrics and melodies, and it helps us to grow in unity together as we sing with one heart to the Lord.
After Morning Worship
At the conclusion of our worship gathering, our pastors intentionally make themselves available at the front of the worship center for those who would like to talk about their spiritual life or ask for prayer. Everyone who wants to is welcome to come speak with a pastor. We do encourage you to stay after worship as long as you would like to fellowship and to get to know others. We also typically have other things happening on Sundays after morning worship. We would love for you to join us for one of these, whether it be a small group meeting in a member's home, a fellowship meal in our gymnasium after worship, or an event such as a "Night of Worship," where we gather in the worship center for an extended time of scripture reading, singing, and prayer. More information about these other activities can be found in our printed materials if you visit us for worship. Be sure to pick up a worship guide or one of our monthly calendars to see what sorts of opportunities there are to connect further with us.
What about my kids?
We offer several opportunities for kids to interact with one another and to receive biblical teaching. Caring for children is both a huge blessing and also a heavy responsibility. We take it very seriously. We are 100% committed to providing a safe and loving environment for kids where they will be cared for and taught God's Word in an age-sensitive way.
Equip Classes
9:00am
Infants & Toddlers
Our nursery volunteers are dedicated to caring for and teaching infants and toddlers. We typically have games, snacks, Bible memory verses, and illustrative Bible stories that are given in such a way as to help our little ones remember the big truths of God's word.
Kids & Youth
We are committed to helping parents as they seek to raise their children to learn about God and his Word. Our children and youth are split up into several age-graded classes where our teachers can focus their efforts and provide biblical instruction that is age-appropriate for our kids and help them to learn spiritual truths at an early age.
Worship
10:30 am
Infants & Toddlers
Little ones are welcome in our worship gatherings, but for those who would like, our nursery is open to provide childcare for infants and toddlers during worship.
Kids & Youth
We do not have separate activities for kids & youth during our worship gatherings. We encourage families to sit together and participate in the service with one another.
Any questions about kids ministry at Lucy Baptist? Reach out to us!
Do you know the good news?
God sent his son Jesus to die the death that we deserved for our rebellion against Him. He promises to redeem us and adopt us into His family if we repent of our sins and put our faith in Jesus.
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