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WELCOME TO WORSHIP | sunday | february 15, 2026

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

to each other and our community.

PRELUDE
On Eagle’s Wings | arr. John Carter
Wes Kassulke, piano; Doug Friend, percussion
Michael Joncas & John Carter | © 1979, 1995 New Dawn Music | all rights reserved | used with permission under One License #A-726973

WELCOME | Pastor Cathy Johns

WELCOME ONE ANOTHER

WAYS TO CONNECT | christchurchfl.org/ways2connect
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* CALL TO WORSHIP | Jeanne Deinken, liturgist
Come, let us gather in the presence of the God who is always faithful.
We come rejoicing, for God’s love never fails.

When we look around and see the burdens of the world,

We remember that God is not absent.

In every season, in every circumstance, God’s goodness surrounds us.
Because God is faithful, we can live with joy and hope.
Let us celebrate the steadfast love of the Lord!
With gladness and joy, we worship the God who is always faithful.

* GATHERING HYMN
Joyful, Joyful, we Adore Thee | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 89 (verses 1,2,4)
Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love;
hearts unfold like flowers before thee, opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away.
Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day!

All thy works with joy surround thee, earth and heaven reflect thy rays,
stars and angels sing around thee, center of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain, flowery meadow, flashing sea,
chanting bird and flowing fountain, call us to rejoice in thee.

Mortals, join the mighty chorus which the morning stars began;
love divine is reigning o’er us, binding all within its span.
Ever singing, march we onward, victors in the midst of strife;
joyful music leads us sunward, in the triumph song of life.

Edward Hodges | Henry Van Dyke | Ludwig van Beethoven | words & music: public domain | CCLI License # 487103

* OPENING PRAYER
Loving God, thank you for your unfailing love that surrounds us each day and for your faithfulness that never wavers. You are the one who has walked with your people through every generation, never turning away, never letting go. Remind us that you are not distant or absent, but present in every moment of our lives. Quiet our restless thoughts so we may hear your voice. Teach us to rejoice—not because life is perfect, but because your love is constant, your care is sure, and your hope is unshakable. Renew our strength, brighten our spirits, and draw us closer to the joy that comes from living in your light. Amen.

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
I believe in God, maker of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, whose love continues to transform
the world.
I believe in the Holy Spirit who empowers us to change the world with God’s incredible love.
I refuse to believe that we are unable to influence the events around us.
I refuse to believe we are bound by racism, war, and injustice.
I believe those around me are my brother and my sister.
I believe in dignity every day and that our brokenness can be healed.
I believe we can overcome oppression and violence, without resorting to it.
This means I seek to reject revenge and retaliation.
I remember, “Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can.”

- adapted from the words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

* 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

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Richard Frascona and Morgan DeMartini Frascona present their daughters for Christian Baptism.
Effie Blake Frascona and Eloise Olivia Frascona | January 15, 2025

To the parents

On behalf of the whole church, I ask you:
On behalf of the whole Church, I ask you: Do you renounce the spiritual forces of wickedness, reject the evil powers of this world, and repent of your sin? If so, please say I do.

Do you accept the freedom and power God gives you to resist evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves? If so, please say I do.

Do you confess Jesus Christ as your Savior, put your whole trust in his grace, and promise to serve him as your Lord, in union with the Church which Christ has opened to people of all ages, nations, and races? If so please say I do.

Will you nurture Effie and Eloise in Christ's holy Church, that by your teaching and example they may be guided to accept God's grace for themselves, to profess their faith openly, and to lead a Christian life? If so please say I will.

To the congregation

Do you, as Christ's body, the Church, reaffirm both your rejection of sin and your commitment to Christ? We do.

Will you nurture one another in the Christian faith and life and include Effie and Eloise now before you in your care?

all With God's help we will proclaim the good news and live according to the example of Christ. We will surround them with a community of love and forgiveness, that they may grow in their service to others. We will pray for them, that they may be true disciples who walk in the way that leads to life.

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To the congregation

Now it is our joy to welcome our new sisters in Christ.

Through baptism you are incorporated by the Holy Spirit into God's new creation and made to share in Christ's royal priesthood. We are all one in Christ Jesus. With joy and thanksgiving, we welcome you as a member of the family of Christ.

Members of the household of God, I commend these persons to your love and care. Do all in your power to increase their faith, confirm their hope, and perfect them in love.

all We give thanks for all that God has already given you, and we welcome you in Christian love. As members together with you in the body of Christ and in this congregation of The United Methodist Church, we renew our covenant faithfully to participate in the ministries of the Church by our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service and our witness, that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ.

God Claims You
(refrain) Effie, Eloise, God claims you, God helps you,
protects you and loves you too.
1. We this day do all agree a child of God you’ll always be. (refrain)
2. We are here to say this day that we will help you on your way. (refrain)

MUSIC MINISTRY
And Can it Be? | Dan Forrest
Jerry Gerguson, bass

SCRIPTURE
Psalm 33:1-7, 20-22 | New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
¹Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous.
Praise befits the upright.
²Praise the Lord with the lyre;
make melody to him with the harp of ten strings.
³Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

⁴For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
⁵He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

⁶By the word of the Lord the heavens were made
and all their host by the breath of his mouth.
⁷He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle;
he put the deeps in storehouses.

…

²⁰Our soul waits for the Lord;
he is our help and shield.
²¹Our heart is glad in him
because we trust in his holy name.
²²Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
even as we hope in you.

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

MESSAGE
Wisdom of the Psalms: Joy | Pastor Cathy Johns

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 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

Joyful, Joyful, Sing Praise | Jay Althouse
Chancel Choir
Joyful, joyful, sing praise. Lord, we raise our voice in gladness. We know your love from heaven above. We know your blessings are glorious. In every heart how great thou art, forevermore victorious. Lord, your gifts are never-ending. Beneath the skies creation lies in all its splendor and glory. You make us whole; you fill our soul. We sing your wondrous story. Great is the Lord who reigns above all nations, loving and caring and wise. Great is the Lord, majestic and triumphant. Let us now magnify, honor and glorify: our voices rise. Sing to the Lord a joyful song of praise!

* 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
How Can We Name a Love | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 111 (verses 1,2,4)
How can we name a love that wakens heart and mind,
indwelling all we know or think or do or seek or find?
Within our daily world, in every human face,
Love’s echoes sound and God is found, hid in the commonplace.

If we awoke to life built on a rock of care

that asked no great reward but firm, assured, was simply there,

we can, with parents’ names, describe, and thus adore,
Love unconfined, a father kind, a mother strong and sure.

So in a hundred names, each day we all can meet

a presence, sensed and shown at work, at home, or in the street.

Yet every name we see, shines in a brighter sun:

In Christ alone is love full grown and life and hope begun.

* 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
A Joyful Ode | Phil Lehenbauer
Chuck Stanley, organ

* please stand in body or spirit.

Join us Wednesday for the Ash Wednesday service at 7pm in the Fort Lauderdale Sanctuary and next Sunday as we begin the new message series, Greater Than, with the message, God > Me, based on Isaiah 55:6-13.

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