A Visitor’s Guide
Visiting a new church can be intimidating. When you visit the Liberty Church of Christ, you will never be asked to stand up, introduce yourself, or do any other activity that makes you feel uncomfortable. We’d just love to have you visit and study with us. We want you to feel comfortable when you visit us for worship services, so here is a brief summary of what you can expect from a typical service at the Liberty Church of Christ.Meeting Times
Sunday
| Bible Classes for All Ages | 9:00am |
| Morning Worship | 10:00am |
| Evening Worship | 5:00pm |
Wednesday
| Bible Classes for All Ages | 6:30pm |
Worship
When you visit one of our Sunday services, you can expect to find a simple worship service that adheres to the teachings of the New Testament. When we assemble on every Lord’s Day (Acts 20:7, Revelation 1:10), which is Sunday, we will worship God by . . .
- Praying: We are led by different men in our congregation (1 Timothy 2:1-8).
- Singing: The whole congregation joins together in praising God in song without the use of musical instruments (Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16). In case anyone is unfamiliar with one of the songs, the words are available in our songbooks and also on a screen in front of the auditorium. Many of our visitors choose to join us in singing, while others prefer simply to listen as we worship.
- Taking Communion: Every Sunday, our members remember Christ’s death by eating unleavened bread and drinking fruit of the vine (Acts 20:7). We sit quietly for a few minutes and reflect on how wonderful it is that God loved us enough to give his own Son for us!
- Preaching: We will enjoy a Bible lesson that lasts about 30 minutes (Acts 2:42; Romans 10:14). On most Sundays, Bryant Perkins, our preaching minister, presents these lessons, though occasionally a guest speaker will guide our thoughts. Each lesson will take a Bible passage and explain what it means and how it applies to our lives.
- Giving: Each member of this congregation contributes weekly to the work of the church (1 Corinthians 16:2). We do not ask or expect our visitors to give anything in the offering.
Wednesday Night Bible Study
On Wednesday evenings, we meet in one of the many bible classes offered at 7 pm. The children are taught in age-appropriate classes by teachers who have prepared an exciting Bible lesson. The adults meet in the fellowship room, where currently we are studying the book of Acts.
In all of our classes, you can expect to open the Bible so we can all study and grow in our faith. During these times we also encourage one another (Hebrews 10:24-25) and help one other maintain that Christian light (Matthew 5:16) to shine for others during our work week.
After about 45 minutes of instruction, classes are dismissed for everyone to meet together in the fellowship room. We share announcements to the church, which include upcoming events and prayer requests for various needs. We then sing a song before a brief devotional of 2-3 minutes. Following the singing of another song or two, we join in prayer together and then dismiss for the evening. It’s a wonderful way to draw strength and encouragement in the middle of the week!
Word of God
You can expect us to have a wholesome respect for the inspired word of God, the sole and complete authority. Because the Liberty Church of Christ accepts the Word of God as the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice, we reject all human creeds (Galatians 1:8-9; Revelation 22:18-19).
Becoming a Christian
If you’re interested in becoming a Christian, we would love to have an opportunity to share what the Bible says to you about your relationship to God. The Bible teaches that we are saved by God’s grace, not through our own efforts or through our ability to do good works (Ephesians 2:8-9). We are saved completely by what Jesus did for us at the cross.
In order to accept God’s offer of salvation, we believe in Jesus Christ as the Son of God (John 8:24). God convicts us of our sinfulness and leads us to commit our lives to him, which involves our repenting of and turning away from our past lives of sin (Luke 13:3). We confess our faith in Jesus (Romans 10:9-10) and accept the free gift of salvation as we are baptized into Christ for the forgiveness of our sins (Acts 2:38; Romans 6:3-5).
As Christians, we try to live for Christ, though we fail him often. We draw encouragement from our relationship to local Christians in the church, and we worship God regularly. As we study the Bible, we grow in our knowledge and understanding, and God shapes us into the person he created us to be.
If you have any questions about spiritual matters, or if we can help you in any way, please contact us. We would be thrilled to have an opportunity to get to know you better and to talk to you about God’s plans for your life.
The Liberty, Texas Church of Christ
New Testament Christians first met in Liberty in 1932 at Liberty High School. Growth continued until our first building was built on the corner of Webster and Fannin streets in 1938. A second, larger building was built in 1959 at the corner of Cos and Fannin streets. Our current building, the congregation’s third, was completed in 1984 and expanded in 2003.
Several well-known ministers helped establish the character of the Liberty Church of Christ. Men like Jim Dobbs, Tom Warren, and James LeFan left their indelible marks of love for truth and love for the lost. Our current minister is Bryant Perkins, assisted and encouraged by his wife Abbey.