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WELCOME TO WORSHIP | sunday | august 30, 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
Standing on the Promises | arr. Gary Lanier
Dr. Bruce Kraemer, bassoon; Wes Kassulke, piano

* CALL TO WORSHIP | Brian McComb, liturgist
We gather today carrying the joys and burdens of our lives.
We come as we are, knowing that God meets us in every season.

There are times when suffering leaves us with questions and uncertainty.
Yet, we trust that we do not walk through those places alone.

As Christ meets us in our suffering, he sends us to meet others in theirs.

We will walk with the hurting, stand with the weary, and bear witness to hope.

Let us worship the one who transforms suffering with His presence.

With open hearts and willing hands, we come to follow Jesus.

* GATHERING HYMN
When Morning Gilds the Skies | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 185 (verses 1,2,3,4)
When morning gilds the skies my heart awakening cries:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Alike at work and prayer, to Jesus I repair:
May Jesus Christ be praised!

The night becomes as day when from the heart we say:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
The powers of darkness fear when this sweet chant they hear:
May Jesus Christ be praised!

Let all the earth around ring joyous with the sound:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
In heaven’s eternal bliss the loveliest strain is this:
May Jesus Christ be praised!

Be this, while life is mine, my canticle divine:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Be this th’eternal song through all the ages long:
May Jesus Christ be praised!

Joseph Barnby | words and music: public domain

* OPENING PRAYER
Gracious and compassionate God, we come today carrying the many realities of our lives. Some of us come with joy and gratitude. Others come carrying pain that may be known only to you. We give thanks for Jesus, who does not stand at a distance from our suffering. Jesus walks alongside those who are hurting and reminds us that suffering does not mean we have been forgotten or abandoned. Open our hearts today to the example of Christ. Shape us into people who do not look away from the pain of our neighbors. Give us eyes to notice those who are hurting, and courage to remain present when there are no easy answers. Send us to be your vessels of hope to a hurting community. Amen.

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
A Modern Affirmation
leader Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is the one true church, apostolic and universal, whose holy faith let us now declare:
all We believe in God the Father, infinite in wisdom, power, and love, whose mercy is over all his works, and whose will is ever directed to his children’s good. We believe in Jesus Christ, Son of God and Son of Man, the gift of the Father’s unfailing grace, the ground of our hope, and the promise of our deliverance from sin and death. We believe in the Holy Spirit as the divine presence in our lives, whereby we are kept in perpetual remembrance of the truth of Christ, and find strength and help in time of need. We believe that this faith should manifest itself in the service of love as set forth in the example of our blessed Lord, to the end that the kingdom of God may come upon the earth. 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
He Touched Me/There’s Something About that Name | William J. Gaither
Brian McComb, bass

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
Residing Hope, formerly the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home

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 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

Those Who Wait on the Lord | Mark Hayes

Chancel Choir
The Lord is the everlasting God, the creator of the ends of the earth. God does not faint or grow weary. God’s understanding is unsearchable. The Lord gives power to the powerless and new-found strength to the weak at heart. Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted. Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength and soar. They shall fly as eagles. They shall run and not grow tired. When your strength is almost gone, in God’s power you will be strong. You shall fly on eagle’s wings; you will walk and not be faint as you wait upon the Lord. I lift up my eyes to the hills; from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, my rock, my shield, my strength forevermore!

* 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
Luke 7:11-17 | New Revised Standard Version, updated edition
11 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him. 12 As he approached the gate of the town, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow, and with her was a large crowd from the town. 13 When the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her and said to her, “Do not cry.” 14 Then he came forward and touched the bier, and the bearers stopped. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, rise!” 15 The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. 16 Fear seized all of them, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” 17 This word about him spread throughout the whole of Judea and all the surrounding region.

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

MESSAGE
Jesus and ... | Jesus and the Suffering | Pastor Jad Denmark

* HYMN OF COMMITMENT
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 133 (verses 1,2,3)
What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
leaning on the everlasting arms;
what a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
leaning on the everlasting arms.

(refrain) Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;
leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.

O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
leaning on the everlasting arms;
O how bright the path grows from day to day,
leaning on the everlasting arms. (refrain)

What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
leaning on the everlasting arms?
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,
leaning on the everlasting arms. (refrain)

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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
Tuba Tune | Paul Fey
Chuck Stanley, organ

Join us next Sunday, when we continue the series, Jesus and ... , with the message, Jesus and the Powerful, based on John 3:1-17.

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