Welcome to Benoni Baptist Church. Wonder what our services are like? Here’s an example of a Sunday service at Benoni Baptist Church. Not a performance. A gathering of ordinary people under the Word of God.
My name is Mark Penrith, I am the senior pastor of Benoni Baptist Church. We are conservative. And evangelical. Really, really Biblical. On any given Sunday we preach to the weary, the suffering, the unbeliever, the mature saint. We aim for timelessness, not trendiness.
What you see in our service below is ordered by Scripture. We follow the regulative principle of worship. God tells us how He wants to be worshipped. We do what He commands. We avoid what He has not commanded. Not rigidity. Obediently. The elements are simple: We read the Word, pray the Word, sing the Word, preach the Word, and see the Word in the Lord’s Supper.
We read the Word
Read the Word. You will hear Scripture read aloud. Publicly. Carefully. This is not a preliminary. It is worship. Faith comes by hearing. We read because God speaks. We read and preach from the Christian Standard Bible.
We pray the Word
Pray the Word. Prayer is not a formality. It is communion with God. We pray adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication. We pray for authorities. We pray for one another. The Word shapes our prayers.
We sing the Word
Sing the Word. We sing because Scripture commands it. Psalms, hymns, spiritual songs. We sing to God. We sing to one another. Singing teaches truth. Singing shapes desire. Our song selection is deliberate. Traditional hymns—rich theology, tested by time. Modern hymns—doctrinally clear, fresh. A small number of contemporary songs—carefully chosen. We do not use songs from churches whose teaching contradicts primary matters. We test everything. We aim for a singing church.
We see the Word
See the Word in the Lord’s Supper. Ordinary bread. Ordinary cup. Not ordinary signs. They proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. The broken bread. The poured-out cup. The body given. The blood shed. The covenant sealed. The Supper shows what the Word says. Christ crucified. Christ risen. Christ returning.
We preach the Word
Preaching. The sermon is exposition. Authorial intent governs meaning. We preach the text as written, not as preferred. Christ stands at the centre of all Scripture. Every text finds its place in Him. We apply specifically. We press the text into the conscience. Sin. Suffering. Doubt. Drift. Obedience. We do not flatten hard texts. We resolve what Scripture resolves. We leave unresolved what Scripture leaves unresolved. We refuse false clarity where Scripture is silent.
Our worship is family centered
You will see children. This is intentional. Families worship together. Moses commanded the Law to be read to men, women, and dependents. Ezra read to all who could understand. Jesus welcomed children. Parents disciple. The church supports. We do not separate families. Children watch. Children sing. Children pray. Children sit under preaching. The home and church work together.
What is our aim? That every listener meets Christ and responds. Is God’s Word enough? Is Christ Lord? Will you bow the knee? That question runs through every prayer, every song, every sermon.
We are not trying to be trendy. We are trying to be faithful. You are welcome. Come and see. Come and worship. The Word is read. The Word is prayed. The Word is sung. The Word is preached. The Word is seen. Christ is its revealed centre.