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WELCOME TO WORSHIP | sunday | november 23, 2025

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

to each other and our community.

PRELUDE
Sing to the Lord of Harvest | arr. John Leavitt
Wes Kassulke, piano; Doug Friend, percussion

WELCOME | Pastor Doug Johns

WELCOME ONE ANOTHER

WAYS TO CONNECT | christchurchfl.org/ways2connect
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* CALL TO WORSHIP |Jeanne Deinken, liturgist
Come, people of God, with hearts ready to give thanks.
We gather to remember God’s goodness in every season.

In moments of joy, God celebrates with us.
In moments of fear or uncertainty, God holds us fast.

Though the world may shake and circumstances may tremble,
God remains our steady refuge and our sure foundation.

Come, let us worship the God who never fails us.
With thankful hearts, we praise the Lord.

* GATHERING HYMN
Now Thank We all our God | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 102 (verses 1,2,3)
Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices,
who wondrous things has done, in whom this world rejoices;
who from our mothers’ arms has blessed us on our way
with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.

O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us,
with ever joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us;
and keep us still in grace, and guide us when perplexed;
and free us from all ills, in this world and the next.

All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given;
the Son, and him who reigns with them in highest heaven;
the one eternal God, whom earth and heaven adore;
for thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore.

Catherine Winkworth, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Johann Cruger & Martin Rinkart | © words & music: public domain | CCLI License # 487103

* OPENING PRAYER
Gracious and faithful God, on this day of thanksgiving we pause to remember the many ways you have blessed our lives. We thank you for blessings seen and unseen—for daily provisions, for moments of joy, for the love of family and friends, and for the gift of living in this community. Even in seasons of uncertainty or trouble, you remain near, guiding us, holding us, and giving us courage to face each new day. Open our eyes to see your goodness in every corner of our lives and the many ways you have provided for our needs. Open our hearts to receive your love more fully. And open our hands to share generously with others from the abundance you have given us. Amen.

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
We believe in God the Creator,

who created and is creating everything.

God loves and cares for all creatures great and small,

and provides food to sustain all Creation.

We believe in Jesus, The Christ,

who redeemed and is redeeming all things:

The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus reveals the depth of God’s love for the world.

We are all unique, individual and beloved.

We believe in the Holy Spirit,

who guided and is guiding everything:

the universe, the world, the plants and animals, and us.

The Holy Spirit flows through the Church, the Body of Christ,

to bring hope, peace, joy, and love to the world.

We believe that God is present among us, working in and through our lives.
God is continuing to restore all of Creation and make all things new.

* 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
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring | J.S. Bach
Mel White, bass

SCRIPTURE
Psalm 46:1-3 | New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
¹God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
²Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,
though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea,
³though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble with its tumult. Selah

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

MESSAGE

Things Jesus Never Said | God Won’t Give you More Than you can Handle | Pastor Doug Johns

OFFERING | Pastor Cathy 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 25^th 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

This is the Day the Lord Has Made| Mark Hayes
Chancel Choir
This is the day that the Lord has made, and I will be exceeding glad! This is the day that the Lord has made, and I will sing my maker’s praise! This is the day the Lord has made; I will rejoice and give God praise! Who is like unto our God the Lord, strong and mighty? Who is like unto our God who reigns above in glorious splendor? You are the Rose of Sharon, the lover of my soul. You are my heart’s desire; my soul implores me to exalt your holy name. Your name is music unto my ears; and I must sing of the great love you’ve shown to me because my heart will not be still. This is the day the Lord has made, and I will be exceeding glad! I will be glad!

* 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

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.

* HYMN OF COMMITMENT
A Mighty Fortress is Our God| The United Methodist Hymnal No. 110 (verses 1,2,3,4)
A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
our helper he amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
his craft and power are great, and armed with cruel hate, on earth is not his equal.

Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing,
were not the right man on our side, the man of God’s own choosing.
Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is he;
Lord Sabaoth, his name, from age to age the same, and he must win the battle.

And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,
we will not fear, for God hath willed his truth to triumph through us.
The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him;
his rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure; one little word shall fell him.

That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them, abideth;
the Spirit and the gifts are ours, through him who with us sideth.
Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also; the body they may kill;
God’s truth abideth still; his kingdom is forever.

* 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.

* please stand in body or spirit.

Join us next Sunday when we begin the new Advent series A Christmas Carol Revisited with the message Freedom from the Past, based on 1 John 1:5-9.

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