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WELCOME TO WORSHIP | sunday | september 13, 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
This Little Light of Mine | arr. Mary McDonald
Wes Kassulke, piano; Doug Friend, percussion

Mary Elizabeth McDonald | arrangement © 2018 The Lorenz Corporation (admin. by Music Services) | all rights reserved
used with permission under One License #A-726973

* CALL TO WORSHIP | Richard Sheffield, liturgist
Come, all who have experienced loss, disappointment, grief, or uncertainty.
We come trusting that God meets us even in the darkest places.
When Lazarus was in the tomb and all hope seemed lost, Jesus arrived—unhurried, yet perfectly on time.
God meets us in our darkest moments, when the way forward feels impossible.
We come today carrying our own tombs—fear, grief, exhaustion, uncertainty.
Christ calls us by name, leading us toward the light of resurrection.
Let us worship the one who unbinds us, restores us, and makes us whole.
We lift our hearts to the God of resurrection hope.

* GATHERING HYMN
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 139 (verses 1,2,3,5)
Praise to the Lord, the almighty, the king of creation!
O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear, now to his temple draw near; join me in glad adoration!

Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigning

bears thee on eagle’s wings, e’er in his keeping maintaining.
God’s care enfolds all, whose true good he upholds. Hast thou not known his sustaining?

Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee.

Ponder anew what the almighty can do, who with his love doth befriend thee.

Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him!
Let the amen sound from his people again; gladly forever adore him.

Catherine Winkworth & Joachim Neander | © words: public domain | music: public domain | CCLI License # 487103

* OPENING PRAYER
God of life and love, you meet us in the places we least expect— in the shadows of disappointment, in the heaviness of grief, in the moments when we feel sealed off from joy. Speak to us today your words of life. Call us out of what binds us. Unwrap the fear, the doubt, the weariness that clings like grave clothes. Remind us that your love can open a path where we can see no possibility at all. Lead us into the fresh air of resurrection, where your Spirit breathes possibility, and your love makes all things new. Make us people of new life—alive and ready to walk in your light. 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
Cry No More | Dan Forrest
Jerry Ferguson, 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
Third Grade Bible Sunday
Campus Ministries

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

Let it Rain | David Angerman

Chancel Choir
A voice cried out to the cloudless sky, “Our hope alone is you. Our land is parched, our wells are dry. We long to be renewed.” The thunder clapped, the sky grew dark. The sound of rain was heard. Come, let the celebration start, for the Lord has kept his word! In my life Lord, let it rain. Refresh my soul, I pray. Wash me in your glory, Lord, so I can live again. Pour on us your power, O Lord, your love along sustains. Lord, I lift my cup to you, O let it start, flood my heart, pour out your love! Let it rain! Forgive us, Lord, come, heal us, Lord. Wash teardrops from our eyes. Refresh us, Lord, with perfect peace and open up the skies! Let it rain!

* 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 11:1–6, 17–27, 32–36, 38–44 | New Revised Standard Version, updated edition
1 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. 3 So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” 4 But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness does not lead to death; rather, it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” 5  Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, 6 after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. ...

17 When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. 21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.” ...

32 When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. 34 He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus began to weep. 36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?” ...

38 Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” 40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” 41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” 43 When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

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

MESSAGE
Jesus and ... | Jesus and his Friends | Pastor Jad Denmark

* HYMN OF COMMITMENT

Guide Us to Openness, Spirit of Mercy | W. Robert Martin
Guide us to openness, Spirit of mercy,

Aid us in seeking God’s justice and grace.

Move us to show Christ’s compassion through witness

Love first to offer and hate to erase.

(refrain) Guide us to openness! Guide us to openness!
Let no one ever be shunned or denied.
Make of the church a bold place of compassion,
That all who seek you may come and abide.

Spirit of tenderness, impart your presence,

Fill both our hearts and our hands with your care.

Let no one suffer or grieve unattended,

Grant us your kindness and warmth here to share. (refrain)

Though there are those who would limit Christ’s graces,

Still we refuse to believe in such lies,

For in this time we have made a commitment

Never to limit love’s power or size. (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
Praise Him! Praise Him! | arr. Mary McDonald
Chuck Stanley, organ

Join us next Sunday, as we begin the new series, Faith Works, with the message A Faith That Endures, based on James 1:1-8.

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