All-Family Sunday, February 15, 2026
Welcome to our Order of Service page! Each week, a team of pastors and staff get together to collaborate on the liturgy, or order of service, for Sunday. Every element is prayerfully and carefully crafted so that the Gospel, God’s redemptive story to save a people for Himself in and through His Son Jesus Christ, would be clear and compelling. We hope you’ll enjoy following along with us as we present and rehearse the Gospel again this morning.
Order of Service
ADORATION
How Great is the Greatness of God
WELCOME
Senior Pastor: David W. Hegg
CALL TO CORPORATE WORSHIP
Pastor of Corporate Worship: Ryan Foglesong
1 Pet. 2:9–10; Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:13–14; 1 Pet. 1:3; Job 19:25
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
I Know that My Redeemer Lives
COMMITMENT & TRUST
My Worth is Not in What I Own
PETITION: PRAYER FOR THE OFFERING
Elder: Todd Brooks
OFFERTORY
The Lord Almighty Reigns
PROCLAMATION: INSTRUCTION FROM GOD’S WORD
Living On Mission: Who You Are, Where You Are
1 Peter 4:7–11
Pastor of Outreach & Connections: Jared Burkholder
TESTIMONY
Cecil Stalnaker
NEIGHBORING ACTIVITY & CORPORATE PRAYER
Pastor of Outreach & Connections: Jared Burkholder
CLOSING PRAYER
Pastor of Congregational Care: Alan Berthiaume
TESTIMONY & BAPTISMS
Christian Delgado
COMMISSIONING & BENEDICTION
Pastor of Outreach & Connections: Jared Burkholder
“Gospel missions means living out who you are, where you are, for the good of others and the glory of God.”
Why Church Membership Matters
Church membership is not a man-made formality; it’s a biblical expression of commitment to Christ and his people. In the New Testament, we see clear indications that the early church kept a recognizable list of believers (Acts 2:41, 47), had a defined number of members (Acts 4:4), and knew who was in or out (1 Cor. 5:12-13). Membership helps a church know who it is responsible to shepherd (Heb. 13:17) and helps believers know which shepherds they are called to submit to and follow (1 Thess. 5:12-13).
Joining a local church is a covenant to live out the “one another” commands of Scripture: love one another (John 13:34), bear with one another (Col. 3:13), and stir one another up to love and good works (Heb. 10:24-25). This kind of mutual accountability doesn’t happen in the abstract or in loose association; it happens in the context of committed, identifiable relationships.
Membership also guards the purity and witness of the church. Jesus gave the church authority to bind and loose (Matt. 18:17-18), and Paul instructed churches to remove from fellowship those who persist in unrepentant sin (1 Cor. 5). Without membership, that authority becomes vague and ineffective. With it, discipline is not harsh; it’s loving, restorative, and biblical.
In short, church membership at Grace Baptist Church is how we make visible our commitment to Christ by committing to his body. It’s not about control; it’s about care, discipleship, and displaying the gospel together as a family set apart by grace.