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WELCOME TO WORSHIP | sunday | october 25, 2026

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

to each other and our community.

WELCOME

WELCOME ONE ANOTHER

PRELUDE
O Great God | arr. Joey Hoelscher
Ensemble

* CALL TO WORSHIP | Brian McComb, liturgist
We gather today remembering that faith is never a solitary path.

God forms us into a people who walk, serve, and grow together.

In Christ, we are bound to one another—strengthening the weary, lifting the fallen,
and celebrating every sign of hope.

We come ready to share one another’s burdens and to carry one another with compassion.

The Spirit knits us into a community where no one is left to face life alone.

We open our hearts to the God who holds us together and teaches us to hold one another.

Come, let us worship the one who calls us into a life of deep connection and shared purpose.

With gratitude and trust, we worship the God who makes us one.

* GATHERING HYMN
In Unity We Lift Our Song | The Faith We Sing Hymnal No. 2221 (verses 1,2,3,4)
In unity we lift our song
of grateful adoration,
for brothers brave and sisters strong.
What cause for celebration!
For those whose faithfulness
has kept us through distress,
who've shared with us our plight,
who've held us in the night,
the blessed congregation.

For stories told and told again
to every generation,
to give us strength in time of pain,
to give us consolation.
Our spirits to revive
to keep our dreams alive,
when we are far from home
and evil seasons come;
how firm is our foundation.

For sacred scriptures handed down,
a blessed trust and treasure,
which give us hope when hope is gone
and make us weep with pleasure.
And when our eyes grow blind
and death is close behind,
we shall recite them still
whose words our hearts can fill
with hope beyond all measure.

For God our way, our bread, our rest,
of all these gifts the giver.
Our strength, our guide, our nurturing breast
whose hand will yet deliver.
Who keeps us till the day
when night shall pass away,
when hate and fear are gone
and all our work is done,
and we shall sing forever.

Martin Luther | Ken Medema | © words: 1994 Brier Patch Music | music: public domain

OPENING PRAYER
Loving God, thank you for bringing us together as a community of faith. Remind us that we are not meant to make our way through life on our own. We need the encouragement, compassion, and support that comes from sharing life together. Open our eyes to those around us who may be struggling, feeling alone, or carrying burdens that have become too heavy. Teach us to be a church where no one has to face life's challenges alone, where we celebrate one another's joys, share one another's sorrows, and offer grace when the journey becomes difficult. Shape us into a community that reflects the love of Christ in the way we care for one another and in the way we reach out to those beyond these walls. Amen.

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
all We believe in God,
Creator and giver of every good gift,
whose grace surrounds us
and is always at work within us.

We believe in Jesus Christ,
God’s love made known among us,
who calls us to a faith made visible
in love, mercy, justice, and service.

We believe in the Holy Spirit,
who gives us wisdom,
strength for the journey,
and grace to grow.

We believe faith is meant to be lived:
in the words we speak,
the choices we make,
and the way we love our neighbors.

We do not live this way to earn God’s love.
We live this way because we are already loved.

By the grace of God,
may the faith we proclaim
become the faith we practice,
and may our lives bear witness
to the love of Christ.
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

Be Not Afraid | Taylor Davis
Ensemble

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

Growing Together stewardship campaign

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

Many Gifts, One Spirit | Allen Pote

Chancel Choir
Many gifts, one spirit, many songs, one voice. Many reasons, one promise, many questions, one choice. O God, we pray for unity, give guidance from above. In our differences unite us in the circle of your love. O God, remind us we are not alone. Though we move on different pathways, we are walking to your throne. Help us learn to love each other, show us ways to understand we are members of one family, growing strong by joining hands. Take our many ways of working, blend the colors of each soul into the beauty of a rainbow, give us life, Lord, make us whole.

* 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

PRAYER BEFORE SCRIPTURE READING
Gracious God, as I open these pages, open my heart to you. Give me wisdom to hear your voice, courage to trust your grace, and strength to live what I believe. Shape my words, my choices, and the way I love my neighbors. May the faith you have planted in me bear fruit in a life of compassion, mercy, justice, and love. Make my faith alive and active, so that through me, others may experience the love of Christ. Amen.

SCRIPTURE
James 5:7–20 | New Revised Standard Version, updated edition
7 Be patient, therefore, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. 8 You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Brothers and sisters, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is standing at the doors! 10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 Indeed, we call blessed those who showed endurance. You have heard of the endurance of Job, and you have seen the outcome that the Lord brought about, for the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

12 Above all, brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.

13 Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. 14 Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up, and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. 17 Elijah was a human like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18 Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth yielded its harvest.

19 My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and is brought back by another, 20 you should know that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the sinner’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

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

MESSAGE
Faith Works | Holding One Another Together | Pastor Jad Denmark

* HYMN OF COMMITMENT
O Christ, We Trust Your Promise | LANCASHIRE
O Christ, we trust your promise that we are not alone,

for God still dwells among us to make in us a home.

God gives the Holy Spirit to teach us how to be

a loving, faithful people, a new community.

We find a real assurance within the peace you give;

the Advocate God sends us now shows us how to live.

When we're afraid or anxious, when sin is all we see,

the Spirit builds among us a new community.

Your love is your commandment — both old and also new.

In this world's pain, it's urgent that we live love for you.

We're called to love and welcome the poor, the refugee —

to serve with them, creating a new community.

So when we seek direction, remind us what is true:

the Advocate is with us to help us follow you.

Christ, guided by the Spirit, may we your people be

A loving, faithful witness in this community.

Edward Mote & William Batchelder Bradbury | words & music: public domain | CCLI License # 487103

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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
They'll Know We are Christians by Our Love | arr. Lani Smith
Chuck Stanley, organ

Lani Smith | © 1966, 1970 F. E. L. Publications, Ltd., 1925 Pontius Ave., Los Angeles CA 90025 | arrangement © 1981 F. E. L Publications, Ltd. | all rights reserved | used with permission under One License #A-726973

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