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An expression of gratitude to God

WELCOME TO WORSHIP | sunday | february 8, 2026

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

to each other and our community.

PRELUDE
For the Beauty of the Earth | Ron Mallory
Handbell Choir

WELCOME | Pastor Doug Johns

WELCOME ONE ANOTHER

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* CALL TO WORSHIP | Leigh Neeley, liturgist
Come, people of God, and lift your hearts in gratitude.
We come to give thanks, for God’s love never lets us go.
From the first light of creation to this very moment, God has been faithful.
God’s steadfast love endures forever.
In times of strength and in moments of need, God has remembered us.
God’s love reaches us again and again.
The one who made the heavens, the earth, and all living things calls us to praise.
With thankful hearts, we worship God, whose love endures forever.

* GATHERING HYMN
For the Beauty of the Earth | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 92 (verses 1,2,4,6)
For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth over and around us lies;

(refrain) Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.

For the beauty of each hour of the day and of the night,

hill and vale, and tree and flower, sun and moon, and stars of light; (refrain)

For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child,

friends on earth and friends above, for all gentle thoughts and mild; (refrain)

For thyself, best gift divine, to the world so freely given,
for that great, great love of thine, peace on earth, and joy in heaven: (refrain)

Conrad Kocher | Folliott Sandford Pierpoint | © words & music: public domain | CCLI License # 487103

* OPENING PRAYER
Gracious and loving God, we gather with hearts full of gratitude, mindful that every breath and every blessing is a gift from you. We thank you for a love that is constant and unending—steady when we falter and strong when we feel weak. You remember us when others overlook us, you notice us when we feel unseen, and you lift us up when life becomes too heavy to bear. As we enter this time of worship, deepen our awareness of your abiding love. Let our gratitude shape how we see the world, how we treat others, and how we walk through each day. Amen.

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
I believe in God, maker of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, whose love continues to transform the world.
I believe in the Holy Spirit who empowers us to change the world with God’s incredible love.
I refuse to believe that we are unable to influence the events around us.
I refuse to believe we are bound by racism, war, and injustice.
I believe those around me are my brother and my sister.
I believe in dignity every day and that our brokenness can be healed.
I believe we can overcome oppression and violence, without resorting to it.
This means I seek to reject revenge and retaliation.
I remember, “Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can.”

- adapted from the words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

* 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
Gospel Roundup | Joel Raney
Handbell Choir

SCRIPTURE
Psalm 136:1-9; 23-26 | New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
¹ O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
²O give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
³O give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

⁴who alone does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁵who by understanding made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁶who spread out the earth on the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁷who made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁸the sun to rule over the day,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
⁹the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

…

²³It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁴and rescued us from our foes,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
²⁵who gives food to all flesh,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

²⁶O give thanks to the God of heaven,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

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

MESSAGE
Wisdom of the Psalms: Thankfulness | Pastor Doug Johns

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 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

Silence the Stones | Craig Courtney
Chancel Choir
We must silence the stones with our praise. We must sing to the Ancient of Days. Stones are ready to shout if we fail to cry out. We must silence the stones with our praise. Mountains quake at the sound of God’s voice. Let his people before him rejoice. Those he chose to redeem come and join in the theme. We must silence the stones with our praise. Lift his name! Give him praise! Every hand to him raise! With one voice to him sing: Mighty God, the Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer and King! Hallelujah, now sing the amen! Hallelujah! All glory! Amen! From his throne God reigns. Sing out loud the refrain. We will silence the stones with our praise. We will silence the stones! Amen!

* 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
Now Thank We all our God | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 102 (verses 1,2,3)
Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices,
who wondrous things has done, in whom this world rejoices;
who from our mothers’ arms has blessed us on our way
with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.

O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us,
with ever joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us;
and keep us still in grace, and guide us when perplexed;
and free us from all ills, in this world and the next.

All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given;
the Son, and him who reigns with them in highest heaven;
the one eternal God, whom earth and heaven adore;
for thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore.

Catherine Winkworth, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Johann Cruger & Martin Rinkart | © words & music: public domain | CCLI License # 487103

* 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
Ceremonial March | Mark L. Williams
Chuck Stanley, organ

* please stand in body or spirit.

Join us next Sunday for the message Wisdom of the Psalms: Joy based on Psalm 33:1-22.

FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR The flowers on the altar today are placed by Debbie Martin in honor of her parents, Charles and Suzanne Martin, as they celebrate their 70^th wedding anniversary.

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