WELCOME TO CHURCH OF CHRIST THE KING
Church of Christ the King is a Reformed Baptist church with three priorities—God, the church, and the world. Our corporate worship service is distinct in its liturgy based upon Isaiah 6, its focus on the Trinity, and its inclusion of the family. Christ the King is affiliated with The Founders Ministries, G3 Ministries, and The Southern Baptist Convention.
PRIORITIES
First Priority
God
We are committed to loving God first of all, most of all, best of all; with all we are: heart, mind, soul and strength; with all we have: time, treasure, talent; in all we think, say and do. Our consuming passion is that God might be supreme in our values; in our affections; in our commitments. We are committed to worship as our highest expression of love; desiring and treasuring God above all else; glorifying God by delighting in Him.
This priority is expressed most directly in our ministry to God through corporate worship and the private life of devotion.
Second Priority
The Church
We are committed to loving God’s people by loving one another as Christ has loved us by serving each other out of reverence for Christ. Our earnest desire is to live humbly, transparently, and sacrificially with each other to be a family of God, reflecting His image. We are committed to nurture by helping one another grow in Christ; by supporting each other on the journey; by fostering each other’s passion for God and His all-satisfying glory.
This priority is expressed most directly in our ministry to the people of God through nurture, edification, education, and equipping.
Third Priority
The World
We are committed to loving the world by reaching out with God’s love to those who don’t know Him; by extending to them God’s offer of salvation and eternal life, and a personal relationship with Him. Our sincere prayer is that unbelief will be turned into faith; that rebels will become true worshipers; that the blind will come to see Christ as more precious, more soul-satisfying than all the treasures of the earth. We are committed to outreach by preaching and teaching the Gospel; through acts of mercy and charity; by the witness of Christ-like lives; by sending the Gospel to all the earth.
This priority is expressed most directly in our ministry to the world through missions, evangelism, and Christian service.
LEADERSHIP
David Jacks - Elder
Tony Debenport - Elder
John Robert Leslie - Deacon
Carter Collins - Music
CORPORATE WORSHIP
Welcome to our church and to one of the most vital things we do—worship the Living God. Below are a few pointers to assist you in joining fully into our worship.
We believe that corporate worship forms us into daily worshipers, and since the gospel is what sanctifies us, we have shaped our service to reflect the flow of the gospel. We begin with God’s call for us to worship him (Revelation), followed by praise (Adoration). We then admit our sins to God (Confession) and receive assurance of pardon in Christ (Propitiation). We thank him for our salvation, we hear his word preached (Proclamation), and we respond with commitment (Dedication). The climax of our service is an expression of fellowship with God (Communion or Supplication), and we conclude with a responsibility to go into the world with God’s blessing (Commission).
Our corporate worship is also a dialogue in which God speaks to us (through his word), and then we speak back to him (through prayer and song). Finally, worship is “the people’s work”; that is, the structure of worship allows for regular, active, participation of the congregation rather than a divide between “performers” and “spectators.”
We seek to saturate our worship with as much of God’s word as possible. Every service of worship will feature many portions of God’s word because it is the bread of life. We select hymns and psalms that support the gospel-shaped service and reinforce the message of the sermon. We use hymns that are time-tested, focused on God, and reverent. The sermon is an explanation of a portion of Scripture. Our pastors frequently preach through books of the Bible, trusting God’s Spirit to apply his word to your heart.
In essence, we seek to worship God as modeled in Scripture, not according to human imagination, custom, creativity, or glamour. This ancient and reverent worship form depends on God’s ordinary methods as effective means by which God conveys grace, strength, truth, love, and eternal life. We extend our hands to invite you to join us. Please return often to meet with the Living God!
CHILDREN
Children are an important part of God’s family, and we are happy to have you and your family worship with us.
During the service, quietly explain the parts of the service and actions of the pastors, musicians, and other leaders. Sing the hymns, pray, and voice the responses. Children learn by imitating your participation. If you have an active child, you may need to take your child out of the service part way through. Keep stretching them until they can sit through the whole service. If you have to leave the service with your child, feel free to do so, but please come back. Live audio from the sanctuary is available downstairs in the fellowship hall for parents with children who may need to remain out of the sanctuary for longer periods of time.
Children are God’s gift to our church. They remind us that he is growing his body while raising up the next generation of his people. As Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me…” (Matthew 19:14).
NURSERY
Nursey is offered during the 9:00 AM hour for children up to 3 years of age.
Nursey is offered during our 10:30 AM worship service for visitor's children up to 4 years of age.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S MINISTRY
MEN
The men meet the first and third Thursday of the month at one of our homes for a meal and fellowship. We are currently studying "The Active Obedience of Christ" by Pat Abendroth.
WOMEN
Our women’s ministry is built around the Purposes and Priorities of Women’s Ministry at Christ the King. Affectionately dubbed “the Tenderhearted Sisterhood of CTK,” we strive to heartily embrace the encouragement in the New Testament in Ephesians 4:32 and 5:1, 1 Peter 3:3, Colossians 3:12-13, and Philippians 2:1-4.
We meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month for worship, study, and prayer. The highlight of our ministry year is our annual Women’s Spring Retreat. This year’s retreat will be on March 28-29, 2025, at Fort Worth Presbyterian Church.
Other ministries include our annual Celebration of God’s Faithfulness, Titus II Tea, Babies ‘N’ Blankets, nursery, and Meal Train.
Consistent with our purposes and priorities…
“We are committed to love and encourage you!
We’re the Tenderhearted Sisterhood of CTK!”
Come join our sisterhood as together we grow closer to the Lord and each other.
PURPOSE AND PRIORITIES OF WOMEN'S MINISTRY
Our first and foremost purpose is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. How do we do this in a women's ministry? We make everything we do God-centered, Christ-focused. Our goal is to seek to know Him more so that we love Him more and, in turn, are able to love each other better. Our relationships are intentional. There is “no man (or woman) left behind” at CTK. We equip the Saints by delving deep into God's Word, applying it to our hearts and minds so that we live it daily. We ask the hard questions...but always in love. We seek to edify each other but hold each other accountable. We rejoice when one of us rejoices, and we weep when one of us weeps.
We seek to become better friends, workers, wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters. When we see a need, we meet it. When we sense a burden, we share it – and we PRAY ceaselessly until that burden is lifted.
We seek to be outside of ourselves. We look for opportunities to share the love of God with those who do not know Him. We do this in a manner that lets others see what we have, desire what we have, and then we invite them to be a part of the hope that we have.
AND we celebrate! We celebrate the bond we share by having time for fellowship, fun, laughter, and refreshment.
Our priorities are consistent with those of CTK -
First, to love God first and best!
Second, to love one another!
Third, to love the World to Christ!
We do all of this with servant-hearts...serving God first (the joy giver) so that we can serve each other better and together serve the World by being salt and light and the hands and feet of our Savior.
And the tenderheartedness…that comes naturally as we faithfully pursue God’s purpose for our lives.
NEW TESTAMENT VERSES ENCOURAGING TENDER HEARTS
Ephesians 4:32 - Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.
Ephesians 5:1 - Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
1 Peter 3:8 - Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
Colossians 3:12-13 - Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
Philippians 2:1-4 - Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT GATHERINGS
Our ladies meet the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in one of our homes to (1) worship in Word, song, and corporate prayers of praise; (2) engage in the study of a book of the Bible or a book authored by a prominent and reputable Christian writer; and (3) join in prayer for each other and those with whom we come in contact. We provide a snack and beverages. We are currently studying “Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age” by Rosaria Butterfield.
SPRING RETREAT
Every spring, our ladies gather for a weekend to focus on God and the wonderful sisterhood He has provided to us. This year’s retreat will be Friday evening, March 28, through Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Fort Worth Presbyterian Church (6251 Oakmont Trail, Fort Worth, Texas 76132-3024). Our theme is “Looking at Life Through the Lens of Christ” with theme verses of 1 John 2:15-17 and Psalm 1. Our speaker is Doreen Moore from Austin, Texas, who has graced our ladies with her teaching, encouragement, and love for over a decade. She will be expounding on the themes covered in our current study of “Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age” by Rosaria Butterfield.
Our weekend includes three teaching sessions (Friday night, Saturday morning, and Saturday afternoon) which are preceded by worship and followed by a small group session. We also have a Saturday evening session combined with a special meal which ties together the various aspects of our retreat theme and weekend. The weekend also incorporates individual quiet time, free time (Saturday afternoon), and lots of great opportunities for fun and laughter (skits, games, and some special blessings/surprises). And there is lots of delicious food…because calories don’t count at retreat!
This blessed weekend serves to grow us closer to God and to each other (and allows us to see a side of each other not usually revealed on Sundays or Wednesdays!). The retreat is open to friends and family and is a wonderful way to share the love of Christ with those outside our Body.
If you are interested in attending or have questions, please contact Milli Jacks at (817) 395-2179 or millijacks@gmail.com.
ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF GOD'S FAITHFULNESS
Each year we take an evening to focus on God’s faithfulness to us. One of our Tenderhearted Sisters speaks to us about how she has seen God’s faithfulness in her life. This celebration usually happens in December, so we bring our favorite seasonal sweet or savory to share.
TITUS II TEA
Heeding Paul’s encouragement in Titus 2:3-5 to
3 Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4 Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God,
we celebrate the diversity God has given to our Tenderhearted Sisterhood through the various seasons of life present in our Body. We focus on new brides and new moms, providing to them books filled with prayer cards/cards of encouragement/advice/scriptures (and sometimes recipes for the new brides). One of our seasoned Saints addresses us, dispensing the encouragement and wisdom which comes with her season of life
BABIES 'N' BLANKETS
We gather to make baby blankets to donate to a local pregnancy crisis center. No need for superior domestic abilities…all you need is two pieces of fleece and a pair of scissors. What a joy to contribute to those in need in a very tangible way during their vulnerable season of life!
NURSERY
During seasons of our church’s life with babies and toddlers, our ladies have the privilege of serving on a volunteer basis in the nursery during the Sunday School/Corporate Prayer hour and, as needed, during the worship service. This gives us the unique opportunity to love on these little ones and share the Good News of Jesus Christ in an age-appropriate manner. We heartily agree with 3 John - I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth!
MEAL TRAIN
As needs arise in our Body due to illness, arrival of new family members, or unforeseen circumstances, our goal is to ease their burden by providing meals for those in need. We can warm hearts by filling bellies…and be the hands and feet of Christ to our very own.