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WELCOME TO WORSHIP | sunday | may 3, 2026

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

to each other and our community.

WELCOME TO WORSHIP | 11am | sunday | may 3, 2026

WELCOME | Pastor Cathy Johns

WELCOME ONE ANOTHER

WAYS TO CONNECT | christchurchfl.org/ways2connect
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MUSIC MINISTRY
Come, Ye Disconsolate | arr. Stephen Nelson
Richard Christobal Harris, tenor; Doug Friend, percussion
WORSHIPcast | contributors: Rob Gardner, Stephen Nelson | © 2024 GENTRI Rob Gardner Music, ASCAP | all rights reserved

* CALL TO WORSHIP | Brian McComb, liturgist
Come, people of God, drawn by the one who crosses every boundary to show us love.

We come seeking a love that meets us where we are and calls us to grow.

In a world that divides and excludes, Jesus shows us a love that refuses to turn anyone away.

We long to follow his way—treating every person with dignity, compassion, and welcome.

We gather not as strangers or insiders, but as witnesses to a love meant for all.

We seek to be agents of that love—ready to welcome, to heal, and to serve.

Come, let us worship the one whose love makes no distinctions.

Let us worship the God whose grace knows no limits.

* GATHERING HYMN
Christ, you Offer us Your Welcome | BEECHER
Christ, you offer us your welcome; it's a precious gift you give!

You bring reconciliation, and you show us how to live.

You call poor ones from their sadness, you call rich ones from their pride.

You call people who are outcast, telling all to "Come inside!"

In a world that's often fearful, where so many stand alone,
you invite us to your table and you welcome people home.
Then you point us to the strangers that, it seems, nobody sees,
and you say, "These are your neighbors. I am here, in each of these."

Christ, your call to offer welcome is an urgent, mighty call;
you have given us a vision of your way that welcomes all.
May we seek to meet our neighbors in their vast diversity.
As your loved and welcomed people, may we build community.

* OPENING PRAYER
Loving God, you are the one whose compassion crosses every line we try to draw. In Christ, you showed us that no one is invisible, no plea unheard, no person beyond the reach of your grace. Teach us to see as Christ sees, to treat people not by category or difference, but with the same compassion he extends to all. Give us the courage to break down any barriers that keep your love from reaching others. Make us bold enough and loving enough to build a community where no one is left out. Fill our hearts with your grace so that we may be agents of love, extending kindness and acceptance to everyone we meet. Send us out ready to love as you love—without limits, without exceptions, and without fear. Amen.

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; the third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence he will come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. 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

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 25th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

Connect cards may also be placed with your offering. Christ Church is a congregationally supported ministry. Thank you for your faithfulness as together we reflect the love, hope and joy of Jesus to our community.

MUSIC MINISTRY
Heavenly Sunlight | arr. Anna Laura Page
Chancel Choir
Walking in sunlight, all of my journey; over the mountains, through the deep vale; Jesus has said, “I’ll never forsake you,” promise divine that never can fail. Heavenly sunlight flooding my soul with glory divine; hallelujah, I am rejoicing, singing his praises, Jesus is mine. Shadows around me, shadows above me, never conceal my Savior and Guide; he is the light, in him is no darkness, ever I’m walking close to his side. In the bright sunlight, ever rejoicing, pressing my way to mansions above; singing his praises, I’m walking in sunlight, sunlight of love. Singing his praises, Jesus is mine!

* 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

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE | Pastor Monique McBride

SCRIPTURE
Matthew 15:21-28 | New Revised Standard Version, updated edition
21 Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” 23 But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, “Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us.” 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 He answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that moment.

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

MESSAGE
Signs of the Kingdom | Agents of Love | Pastor Cathy Johns

THE LORD’S SUPPER

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
The Lord be with you.

And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.

We lift them up to the Lord

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

It is indeed right, always and everywhere, to give thanks to you, the true and living God, through Jesus Christ. You are the source of life for all creation, and you made us in your own image. In your love for us you sent your son to be our Saviour.

In the fullness of time he became incarnate, and suffered death on the cross. You raised him in triumph and exalted him in glory. Through him you send your Holy Spirit upon your church and make us your people. And so with your people on earth and all the company of heaven we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

Holy are you, and blessed is your son Jesus Christ. By the baptism of his suffering, death, and resurrection you gave birth to your Church, delivered us from slavery to sin and death, and made with us a new covenant by water and the Spirit. By your great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of your Son from the dead, and to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. Once we were no people, but now we are your people, declaring your wonderful deeds in Christ, who called us out of darkness into his marvelous light.

On the night in which he gave himself up for us, he took bread, gave thanks to you, broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: "Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."

When the supper was over he took the cup, gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples, and said: “Drink from this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving, as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith.

Christ has died;
Christ is risen;
Christ will come again.

Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and cup. Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ, that we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood. By your Spirit make us one with Christ, one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world, until Christ comes in final victory, and we feast at his heavenly banquet. Through your son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church, all honor and glory is yours, almighty God, now and for ever. Amen.

And now with the confidence of the children of God, let us pray together:

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.

You do not need to be a member of Christ Church or a United Methodist to come to the table. Christ himself is host and welcomes all. If you cannot come forward, please know that someone will bring the bread and cup to you.

GATHERING AT THE LORD’S TABLE

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

all Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to give ourselves for others, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* HYMN OF COMMITMENT
Help us Accept Each Other | LANCASHIRE
Help us accept each other as Christ accepted us;
teach us as sister, brother, each person to embrace.
Be present, Lord, among us, and bring us to believe
we are ourselves accepted and meant to love and live.

Teach us, O Lord, your lessons, as in our daily life
we struggle to be human and search for hope and faith.
Teach us to care for people, for all, not just for some,
to love them as we find them, or as they may become.

Let your acceptance change us, so that we may be moved
in living situations to do the truth in love;
to practice your acceptance, until we know by heart
the table of forgiveness and laughter’s healing art.

Lord, for today’s encounters with all who are in need,
who hunger for acceptance, for righteousness and bread,
we need new eyes for seeing, new hands for holding on;
renew us with your Spirit; Lord, free us, make us one!

* SENDING FORTH

* RESPONSE
He Lives (refrain) | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 310
He lives, he lives, Christ Jesus lives today!
He walks with me and talks with me along life’s narrow way.
He lives, he lives, salvation to impart!
You ask me how I know he lives. He lives within my heart.

MUSIC FOR CLOSING
Toccata in G | Dennis Eliot
Chuck Stanley, organ

* please stand in body or spirit.

Join us next Sunday as we conclude the series, Signs of the Kingdom, with the message, Learning to Forgive, based on Matthew 18:23-35.

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