Service from 26 April, 2026 - the church that adds up

Welcome to this service recorded at South Street Baptist Church in Exeter on Sunday 26th August, 2026. The service is led by our minister Simon and continues our Holy Habits discipleship series. Currently, we are exploring the theme of "Making more disciples". This week, Simon takes up back to the passage that inspires the Holy Habits series - Acts 2.42-47. This passage describes the life of the Early Church and Simon uses it to reflect on the kind of church that adds up - the church that draws people to the love of Jesus. For Simon this is a church that expresses community and has at its heart the story of Jesus, a story that we are now invited to step into. It is a church that offers a real hope as the love of God is seen to be transforming lives. The service includes: Welcome and Call to Worship Songs God welcomes all & Jesus stand among us at the meeting of our lives Opening Prayer followed by The Lord’s Prayer Reading: Matthew 5.13-16 Hymn Christ is alive! Let Christians sing Reading Acts 2.37-47 Sermon p1 The Church that adds up Hymn This is God’s house Sermon p2 The Church that adds up Intercessions Offering and Dedication Hymn King of glory, King of peace Blessing Our closing music is played by Mary Ellis, one of our organists. To learn more about our church, please visit www.ssbcexeter.co.uk. We meet in Exeter city centre for our services every Sunday at 11 am. Holy Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of the month. Details of other activities, including services at Brampford Speke chapel will be found on our website. If you want to be in touch with us, you can leave a message here or at our Facebook page @SouthStBaptist. Contact details are also given our website. If you want to know more about the Christian faith, we suggest you visit https://christianity.org.uk/ or get in touch with us.