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WELCOME TO WORSHIP | sunday | june 7, 2026

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

to each other and our community.

WELCOME | Pastor Cathy Johns

WELCOME ONE ANOTHER

WAYS TO CONNECT | christchurchfl.org/ways2connect
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MUSIC MINISTRY
I’ve Got Peace Like a River with Standin’ in the Need of Prayer | arr. Mary Mc Donald
Wes Kassulke, piano; Doug Friend, percussion

* CALL TO WORSHIP | Brian McComb, liturgist
People of God, come with hearts open to the stirring of the Spirit.

We come ready to be renewed by God’s love.

Christ invites us to be bearers of life‑giving change in a world longing for hope.

We come trusting the one who is making all things new.

God’s love shapes us, forms us, and sends us.

Through that love, our lives are being transformed.

Let us worship the God who is still creating, still renewing, still calling us forward.

With open hearts, we worship the God who changes us and sends us into the world.

* GATHERING HYMN
O God, We Sing and Celebrate! | ELLACOMBE
O God, we sing and celebrate! Your grace to us is clear!

For we recall your faithful love for all your people here.

We've worked together, yet we know it's not the things we've done,

But you, who give us life and hope in sending us your Son.

Lord Jesus, in this broken world, you teach us how to heal,

And in a world where pride abounds, you call your church to kneel.

Amid the hate, we're called to love; amid the fear, to pray.

You call us to live differently; transform us every day!

You give us gifts to be your church; we follow as you call.

Here some are teachers, others preach, to speak your truth to all.

Some reach to help the sick and poor, while some are called to lead;

Yet by your Spirit, we are one, in word, in prayer, in deed!

How easy to look back and see your graceful, constant care,

And yet we're called to look ahead, to grow, to serve, to dare!

What is your will in this new day? God, help us pray and search,

For as we seek to walk with you, we are your faithful church.

* OPENING PRAYER
Loving God, open us today to your movement among us. You bring new life to places that feel worn down and tired, and you show us hope where we could not see it. Remove what keeps us from hearing your voice and responding to your call. Loosen our grip on old fears, old habits, and old assumptions. Make space within us for your Spirit to move freely, so that your love may take root, grow deep, and bear fruit that brings life to others. Let your love transform not only our hearts, but also the ways we live, serve, and care for others. Shape us into people who reflect your grace and use us in your work of bringing healing and hope to the world. Amen.

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; the third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence he will come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. 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

OFFERING | Pastor Doug Johns
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 may also be placed with your offering. Christ Church is a congregationally supported ministry. We thank you for your faithfulness as we reflect the love, hope and joy of Jesus to our community.

MUSIC MINISTRY
I Want Jesus to Walk with Me | Jay Althouse
Chancel Choir
I want Jesus to walk with me. Lead me onward and set me free. I want Jesus to talk with me. Be my captain and set me free. When I’m weak and feeling all alone, I want him by my side. When I’m tired and far away from home, Jesus, be my guide. I want Jesus to walk with me.

* 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

MORNING PRAYER

SCRIPTURE
Matthew 9:14-17 | New Revised Standard Version, updated edition
14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “The wedding attendants cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak, for the patch pulls away from the cloak, and a worse tear is made. 17 Neither is new wine put into old wineskins; otherwise, the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins are ruined, but new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.”

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

MESSAGE
Jesus | What He Said | Pastor Cathy Johns

THE LORD’S SUPPER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
The Lord be with you.

And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.

We lift them up to the Lord

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Almighty God, creator of heaven and earth. In the beginning your Spirit moved over the face of the waters. You formed us in your image and breathed into us the breath of life. When we turned away, and our love failed, your love remained steadfast. Your Spirit came upon prophets and teachers, anointing them to speak your Word.

And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ. At his baptism in the Jordan your Spirit descended upon him and declared him your beloved Son. With your Spirit upon him he turned away the temptations of sin.Your Spirit anointed him to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, and to announce that the time had come when you would save your people. He healed the sick, fed the hungry, and ate with sinners. By the baptism of his suffering, death, and resurrection, you gave birth to your Church, delivered us from slavery to sin and death, and made with us a new covenant by water and the Spirit. When the Lord Jesus ascended, he promised to be with us always, baptizing us with the Holy Spirit and with fire, as on the Day of Pentecost.

On the night in which he gave himself up for us, he took bread, gave thanks to you, broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: "Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."

When the supper was over he took the cup, gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples, and said: "Drink from this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving, as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us,as we proclaim the mystery of faith.

Christ has died;
Christ is risen;
Christ will come again.

Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and cup. Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ, that we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood and empowered by the gifts of the Spirit.

By your Spirit make us one with Christ, one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world, until Christ comes in final victory, and we feast at his heavenly banquet. Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church, all honor and glory is yours, almighty God, now and for ever. Amen.

And now with the confidence of the children of God, let us pray together:

THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by 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, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

You do not need to be a member of Christ Church or a United Methodist to come to the table. Christ himself is host and welcomes all. If you cannot come forward, please know that someone will bring the bread and cup to you.

GATHERING AT THE LORD’S TABLE

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

all Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to give ourselves for others, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* HYMN OF COMMITMENT
We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 569 (verses 1,2,3)
We’ve a story to tell to the nations,
that shall turn their hearts to the right,
a story of truth and mercy, a story of peace and light,
a story of peace and light.

(refrain) For the darkness shall turn to dawning,
and the dawning to noonday bright;
and Christ’s great kingdom shall come on earth,
the kingdom of love and light.

We’ve a song to be sung to the nations,
that shall lift their hearts to the Lord,
a song that shall conquer evil and shatter the spear and sword,
and shatter the spear and sword. (refrain)

We’ve a message to give to the nations,
that the Lord who reigneth above,
hath sent us his Son to save us, and show us that God is love,
and show us that God is love. (refrain)

* 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
I Will Magnify the Lord | Mark L. Williams
Chuck Stanley, organ

* please stand in body or spirit.

Join us next Sunday, when we will continue the message series Jesus with the message, Jesus: Why It Matters, based on Acts 1:6-8, Revelation 5:9-10.

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