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WELCOME TO WORSHIP | sunday | august 10, 2025

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

to each other and our community.

PRELUDE
Just a Closer Walk with Thee | arr. John Carter
Wes Kassulke, piano; Doug Friend, percussion

WELCOME | Pastor Doug Johns

WAYS TO CONNECT | christchurchfl.org/ways2connect
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* CALL TO WORSHIP | Leigh Neely, liturgist
Come, people of God—let us gather with open hearts.
We come, trusting that God is at work within us.

Not by our own plans, nor by our expectations—
But by the Spirit's movement in ways we cannot predict.

Let us release our need to control and surrender our assumptions.
For God’s wisdom is greater than ours, and God’s path leads to life.

Let us embrace the divine invitation to be led into a future filled with purpose.

We commit to listening for the Spirit’s voice, trusting in God’s direction.

* GATHERING HYMN
A Mighty Fortress is Our God | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 110 (verses 1,2,3,4)
A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
our helper he amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
his craft and power are great, and armed with cruel hate, on earth is not his equal.

Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing,
were not the right man on our side, the man of God’s own choosing.
Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is he;
Lord Sabaoth, his name, from age to age the same, and he must win the battle.

And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,
we will not fear, for God hath willed his truth to triumph through us.
The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him;
his rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure; one little word shall fell him.

That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them, abideth;
the Spirit and the gifts are ours, through him who with us sideth.
Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also; the body they may kill;
God’s truth abideth still; his kingdom is forever.

Frederick Henry Hedge & Martin Luther | © words & music: public domain | CCLI License # 487103

* OPENING PRAYER
Holy and gracious God, we gather in your presence with hearts attuned to your voice, eager to walk where you lead. We thank you for the promise that your Spirit dwells within us, ready to lead and direct our steps. We confess that at times, uncertainty can stir apprehension within us and we stumble on the path. Yet, we choose to fix our gaze upon you, for we know that you are the faithful guide, the one who holds all tomorrows in your hands. Lead us not down familiar roads, but into the places where your Spirit whispers fresh direction. In every action we take, help us reflect the light of Christ, so that we may shine brightly in a world that longs for hope. Amen.

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
World Methodist Social Affirmation of Faith
We believe in God, creator of the world and of all people;
and in Jesus Christ, incarnate among us, who died and rose again;
and in the Holy Spirit, present with us to guide, strengthen, and comfort.

We rejoice in every sign of God’s kingdom: In the upholding of human dignity and community;
in every expression of love, justice, and reconciliation;
in each act of self-giving on behalf of others;
in the abundance of God’s gifts entrusted to us that all may have enough;
in all responsible use of the earth’s resources.

We confess our sin, individual and collective, by silence or action:
through the violation of human dignity based on race, class, age, sex, sexual identity, nation, or faith;
through the exploitation of people because of greed and indifference;
through the misuse of power in personal, communal, national, and international life;
through the search for security by those military and economic forces that threaten human existence;
through the abuse of technology which endangers the earth and all life upon it.

We commit ourselves individually and as a community to the way of Christ:
to take up the cross; to seek abundant life for all humanity; to struggle for peace with justice and freedom; to risk ourselves in faith, hope, and love, praying that God’s kingdom may come.

* 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
How Firm a Foundation | arr. Michael Ware
Wes Kassulke, piano; Chuck Stanley, organ

SCRIPTURE
Philippians 2:1-5, 12-16 | New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
¹If, then, there is any comfort in Christ, any consolation from love, any partnership in the Spirit, any tender affection and sympathy, ²make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. ³Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. ⁴Let each of you look not to your own interests but to the interests of others. ⁵Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,

…

¹²Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence but much more now in my absence, work on your own salvation with fear and trembling, ¹³for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

¹⁴Do all things without murmuring and arguing, ¹⁵so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine like stars in the world, ¹⁶holding forth the word of life so that I can boast on the day of Christ that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.

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

MESSAGE
Traveling off the Map | When God Leads – Burn the Map | Pastor Doug Johns

OFFERING | Pastor Cathy 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

He’s Calling My Name | Patsy Ford Simms
Chancel Choir
My Lord is calling me. I can hear him callin’ my name. He calls me by my name. He leads me all the way with joy and happiness every day. I want to jump! Shout! Praise the Lord! I hear him callin’ my name. He calls me all the time. He’s always on my mind. I need him every day, and he’s near to show me the way. Well, he’s my friend, my guide, from him I’ll never hide. When my days are dark and grim, all I do is call on him. He makes my pathway bright, and he’s near to show me the light. I hear him callin’ my name.

* 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 | Pastor Cathy Johns

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
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 )

* 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 Ye the Lord | James D. Kimball
Chuck Stanley, organ

* please stand in body or spirit.

Join us next Sunday, for the message A Good Word for Hard Times, based on Luke 12:49-56 and Hebrews 12:1-2.

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