Los Alamos Church of Christ

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    • Home
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Services
    • Ministries
    • Sermons
      • Others - 2 Timothy - 3
      • Others - 2 Timothy - 2
      • Others - 2 Timothy - 1
      • Others - Philemon 4
      • Others - Philemon 3
      • Others - Philemon 2
      • Others - Philemon 1
      • God Is For Us
      • Learning Hope
      • Glory Revealed
      • LIfe In the Spirit
      • No Condemnation
      • The Law Can
      • The Law Cannot
      • No Sinning
      • Adam and Christ Part 2
      • Adam and Christ Part 1
      • More Blessings
      • Blessings
      • Abraham's Faith
      • Short of Glory
      • Live Peaceably With All
      • Dauber Down
      • No SuperMinds
      • Money
      • Cloak of Christ
      • Please Others
      • Liberties' Limits
      • Don't Judge Me
      • Live and Let Die
      • Gentiles Bringing Glory
      • Real People Have a Voice
      • Real People
      • The Christmas Covenant
      • The Church
      • The Temple
      • Kingdom and Body
      • Servant
      • Family
      • Lord's Supper
      • Baptism
      • Blessings in the Covenant
      • Bitter Herbs
      • Ruth and the New Covenant
      • Why the Cross?

(505) 663-7755

Los Alamos Church of Christ

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About Us...

Our Distinctiveness: 

1. Approach to the Scriptures: 

--We recognize the ancient manuscripts of the Bible as God's Word.  (2 Timothy 3:16).

--We attempt to understand the original meaning of these Scriptures in their historical and biblical context.

--We work to derive timeless, cultureless, principles from this understanding.

--We rely upon the Spirit to help us apply these principles to ourselves in our culture (Ephesians 1:17-19).

--We use a variety of English Bible translations, commentaries, and study helps, recognizing them as human attempts to better understand His word.

--Bible knowledge is important to us.  So we strive to have an excellent Bible learning program (2 Timothy 2:15).
 

2. Priesthood of ALL Believers: 

--We believe every Christian is a priest (1 Peter 2:4-12). 

--Every Christian has the privilege to come before the throne of grace and connect to God.  We have no clergy or laity (Hebrews 4:14-16).

--All men and women are called to serve before God as his priests.  In worship any Christian can lead prayer, read scripture, preach or offer Communion (Acts 2:17-18).

--We believe in open communion; everyone is invited to participate (1 Corinthians 11:27-29).

--We want people to be honest in their search for God, so we attempt to create an atmosphere which is open to questions and expressions of other points of view.
 

3. A cappella Music:

--We mostly sing with a cappella music (without musical instruments) This practice beautifully demonstrates the concept of the priesthood of believers in a real way; we all sing.

--We also believe it is a dynamic model for unity; we all sing with differing abilities, we sing different parts, but we all sing the same song.

--We hold singing without instruments as a part of our heritage and value it as a cherished tradition.


4. Family Model of Worship: 

--We have chosen a “Family” model of worship to express our praise to God.  We strive to create an atmosphere of interconnection with each other as we connect to God in worship.

--We attempt to create an informal, welcoming family atmosphere.

--Kids are often "distractions" but we believe the kids own the kingdom.

--We laugh, cry, sing, praise and express thanks as a family of God.  There are special times during our assemblies to share joys and sorrows with the family (Ephesians 2:19-22).


5. Congregational Autonomy: 

--Our congregation is independent. We do not have any denominational organization.

--We have elders, chosen from the congregation, who oversee and serve our congregation (Acts 20:28). They are our spiritual leaders.

--Our paid staff are not elders or pastors, but each has ministerial responsibilities to teach, preach and minister to the church family.


6. Baptism: 

--We baptize by immersion in water (Acts 8:26-39).

--We baptize believers who confess their faith in Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection.

--We baptize the believer as soon as he or she is ready.

--We do not baptize infants.  We do have a “Baby Dedication Service” to encourage parents and the congregation to make a commitment to dedicate the children to God. 

--We believe baptism enters the New Covenant.


7. Facilities:

--Because of our family model of worship, our building is designed to be used for a variety of functions including education, fellowship and worship.

--We strive to keep our facilities presentable, safe, clean, fun, and available as tools for carrying out this emphasis.

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