WELCOME TO WORSHIP | sunday | june 28, 2026

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

to each other and our community.

WELCOME | Pastor Monique McBride 

WELCOME ONE ANOTHER 

WAYS TO CONNECT | christchurchfl.org/ways2connect  
Please see below. 

PRELUDE  
Partita on "The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want” | arr. Gordon Young
Wes Kassulke, piano 

Gordon Young | © 1980 Hope Publishing Co. | all rights reserved | used with permission under One License #A-726973 

* CALL TO WORSHIP | Leigh Neely, liturgist 
Come, people of God, gathered from different places, experiences, and stories. 

We come to worship the one who calls us together in Christ. 

We are not united by our own strength, achievements, or backgrounds. 

We are united by God's grace and bound together by God’s love. 

In a world that often divides and separates, God is forming us into one people. 

We rejoice that we belong to Christ and to one another. 

Let us worship God, who makes us one. 

With grateful hearts, we offer our praise and worship. 

* GATHERING HYMN 
O Church of God, United | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 547 (verses 1,3,4) 
O church of God, united to serve one common Lord, 
proclaim to all one message, with hearts in glad accord. 
Christ ever goes before us; we follow day by day 
with strong and eager footsteps along the upward way. 

Though creeds and tongues may differ, they speak, O Christ, of thee; 
and in thy loving spirit we shall one people be. 
Lord, may our faithful service and singleness of aim 
proclaim to all the power of thy redeeming name. 

May thy great prayer be answered that we may all be one, 
close bound, by love united in thee, God’s blessed son: 
to bring a single witness, to make the pathway bright, 
that souls which grope in darkness may find the one true light. 

Frederick B. Morley | William Henry Monk | words: 1954. Renewed 1982 The Hymn Society | music: public domain | CCLI License # 487103 

* OPENING PRAYER 
Loving God, we gather today as your people, grateful that you have called us into one family through Jesus Christ. Though we come from different backgrounds, experiences, and circumstances, you have drawn us together by your grace and given us a shared identity and purpose. Remind us that our unity is your gift. Remove anything that would keep us from loving one another well and break down the barriers that keep us apart. Teach us to see one another as members of one family in your grace, united in your love and called to reflect your kingdom in the world. Amen. 

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH 
A Modern Affirmation of Faith - Pentecost Season 
We believe in God, creator of all things, giver of life and breath. God is present and walks with us daily through times of joy and sorrow. We believe in Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh who lived among us. He was crucified, died, and buried. On the third day, He rose from the dead and lives today, bringing healing and hope to the world. He calls us to love God and all people, welcoming each person as part of God’s family. We believe in the Holy Spirit that came down on the first disciples to empower them, teach them, and lead them into all truth. We believe the same Spirit empowers us today as daughters and sons of God to transform the world with the amazing power of God’s love. We believe that God is still moving among us today: still creating, still restoring, and still filling us with power as we live each day for the glory of God. 

* 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  
Climbin’ Up the Mountain | arr. Patsy Ford Simms  
Carrie Brooke, alto 

Traditional, Patsy Ford Simms | © 1994 Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. | all rights reserved | used with permission under One License #A-726973 

SCRIPTURE 
Galatians 3:26-29 | New International Version 
26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ  have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. 

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

MESSAGE 
The One Who Makes Us One | Pastor Matt Till 

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 as we reflect the love, hope and joy of Jesus to our community. 

MUSIC MINISTRY 

Peace Like a River | Joel Raney 

Chancel Choir | Mel White, conducting 
I’ve got peace like a river in my soul. I’ve got love like an ocean in my soul. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found; was blind, but now I see. I’ve got joy like a fountain in my soul. I’ve got peace like a river in my soul! 

Joel Raney | copyright © 2013 Hope Publishing Co. | all rights reserved | used with permission under One License #A-726973 

* 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 
In Christ There is No East or West | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 548 (verses 1,2,3,4)                
In Christ there is no east or west, in him no south or north; 
but one great fellowship of love throughout the whole wide earth. 

In Christ shall true hearts everywhere their high communion find; 
his service is the golden cord close binding humankind. 

In Christ is neither Jew or Greek, and neither slave nor free; 
both male and female are made, and all are kin to me. 

In Christ now meet both east and west, in him meet south and north; 
all Christly souls are one in him throughout the whole wide earth. 

Harry Thacker Burleigh, John Oxenham & Laurence H. Stookey | words: public domain, The United Methodist Publishing House | music: public domain | used by permission. 

* 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. 

John Wimber | © 1979 Mercy | Vineyard Publishing | CCLI License # 487103 

MUSIC FOR CLOSING 
Toccata on "Amazing Grace" | J. Christopher Pardini
Wes Kassulke, organ 

J. Christopher Pardini | © 2001 GIA Publications | all rights reserved | used with permission under One License #A-726973 

* please stand in body or spirit. 

Join us next Sunday, for the message The Liberating Love of Jesus, based on John 8:31-36. 

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