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WELCOME TO WORSHIP | sunday | november 15, 2026

a diverse, inclusive church experiencing and reflecting the love, hope and joy of Jesus Christ

to each other and our community.

WELCOME | Pastor Jad Denmark

WELCOME ONE ANOTHER

PRELUDE
Do Lord, Amen | arr. Ron Mallory
Handbell Choir

* CALL TO WORSHIP | Judy O'Donnell, liturgist
Jesus says, "I am the vine; you are the branches."

We come to abide in Christ, the source of our life and strength.

God has loved us with an everlasting love and invites us to remain in that love.

We come seeking deeper roots in God's grace.

Through worship, prayer, scripture, and fellowship, God nourishes our souls.

We come to draw near to the one who sustains us.

Come, let us worship the God who calls us, shapes us, and holds us fast.

With grateful hearts, we come ready to grow in God's grace and remain in Christ's love.

* GATHERING HYMN
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 384 (verses 1,2,3,4)
Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven, to earth come down;
fix in us thy humble dwelling; all thy faithful mercies crown!
Jesus, thou art all compassion, pure, unbounded love thou art;
visit us with thy salvation; enter every trembling heart.

Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit into every troubled breast!
Let us all in thee inherit; let us find that second rest.
Take away our bent to sinning; Alpha and Omega be;
end of faith, as its beginning, set our hearts at liberty.

Come, Almighty to deliver, let us all thy life receive;
suddenly return and never, nevermore thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing, serve thee as thy hosts above,
pray and praise thee without ceasing, glory in thy perfect love.

Finish, then, thy new creation; pure and spotless let us be.
Let us see thy great salvation perfectly restored in thee;
changed from glory into glory, till in heaven we take our place,
till we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise.

Charles Wesley & John Zundel | words & music: public domain | CCLI License # 487103

OPENING PRAYER
Gracious and loving God, we are grateful for the love that surrounds us and the grace that sustains us. In the midst of all the demands and distractions of life, remind us that our faith begins and ends with you. You are the source of our strength, the foundation of our hope, and the love in which we are called to remain. Help us remember that doing no harm and doing good are not simply things we do because we are supposed to. They grow out of a life rooted in your love. Keep us connected to Christ, as branches are connected to the vine, so that our lives may bear the fruit of compassion, kindness, generosity, and love. Amen.

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
all We believe in God, whose love created us, whose grace sustains us, and whose mercy calls us to
love one another.

We believe in Jesus Christ, who shows us the way of compassion, forgiveness, justice, and peace.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, who strengthens us, guides us, and empowers us to put our faith into action.

By God's grace, we commit ourselves to three simple rules:

We will do no harm, choosing words and actions that bring healing rather than hurt.

We will do good, seeking opportunities to serve, love, and stand alongside those in need.

We will stay in love with God, through prayer, worship, fellowship, and lives of faithful discipleship.

Together, we will follow Jesus, love our neighbors, and share God's transforming grace with the world.

Amen.

* GLORIA PATRI
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

Henry W. Greatorex | public domain | CCLI License # 487103

MUSIC MINISTRY

Calypso on “He Leadeth Me” | arr. Tammy Waldrop
Handbell Choir

PASTORAL PRAYER

THE LORD’S PRAYER 
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

STEWARDSHIP MOMENT
Growing Together | Laura Bailey

OFFERING
worshiping through the offering of our lives and gifts

Place offerings in the plates or wooden boxes
Give online at christchurchfl.org/give
Text GIVE to 954.880.3885
Mail a check to Christ Church, 4845 NE 25th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

Connect cards and pledge cards may also be placed with your offering. Christ Church is a congregationally supported ministry. We thank you for your faithfulness, which helps the church reflect the love, hope and joy of Jesus to our community.

MUSIC MINISTRY

Everlasting King! | Mary McDonald

Chancel Choir
Let the heavens rejoice and all the earth join in singing; joyfully, our praise to thee, our father, redeemer and savior! Come before him, praise, adore him; everlasting king! The everlasting king of kings, from age to age the same. Declare his glory, sing his praise. Proclaim his holy name! Holy is the Lord who was and is to come; praise we sing to Christ, our king for all that he has done! Every voice sing with rejoicing; everlasting king! Everlasting, praise the everlasting king! Come rejoicing! Praise the everlasting king!

Mary Elizabeth McDonald | tune: © 1999 Lorenz Publishing Company, assigned to Lorenz Publishing Company (Admin. by Music Services) | text: © 1999 Lorenz Publishing Company, assigned to Lorenz Publishing Company (Admin. by Music Services) | all rights reserved | used with permission under One License #A-726973

* DOXOLOGY
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Bourgeois & Ken | public domain | CCLI License # 487103

SCRIPTURE
John 15:1-11 | New Revised Standard Version, updated edition
1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. 2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. 3 You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

These are the words of God for us, the people of God. Thanks be to God

MESSAGE
Three Simple Rules | Stay in Love with God | Pastor Jad Denmark

* HYMN OF COMMITMENT
O How I Love Jesus | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 170 (verses 1,2,3)
There is a name I love to hear, I love to sing its worth;
it sounds like music in my ear, the sweetest name on earth.

(refrain) O how I love Jesus, O how I love Jesus,
O how I love Jesus, because he first loved me!

It tells me of a Savior’s love, who died to set me free;
it tells me of his precious blood, the sinner’s perfect plea. (refrain)

It tells of one whose loving heart can feel my deepest woe;
who in each sorrow bears a part that none can bear below. (refrain)

Frederick Whitfield | Unknown | words & music: public domain | CCLI License # 487103

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* SENDING FORTH

* RESPONSE
Spirit Song | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 347
O let the Son of God enfold you with his Spirit and his love.
Let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.
O let him have the things that hold you, and his Spirit like a dove
will descend upon your life and make you whole.

Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs.
Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs.

MUSIC FOR CLOSING
March Solennelle | Rex Koury
Chuck Stanley, organ

* please stand in body or spirit.

Join us next Sunday for the message, A Kingdom of Gratitude, based on Colossians 1:11–20.

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