WELCOME TO WORSHIP | sunday | february 1, 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.

MUSIC MINISTRY
My Jesus, I Love Thee | arr. Brenda Portman   
Michael Marks, tenor
Brenda Portman | © 2018 Brenda Portman | used by permission | all rights reserved

* CALL TO WORSHIP | Brian McComb, liturgist 
God calls us into a life of growth and renewal.
We come to trust the work God is doing among us.

Some of us have planted seeds, and some have tended what was planted.
But it is God who brings life and transformation.

We are called to build our lives on a foundation that will endure.
We seek to build with faith, hope, and love.

Each day, God invites us to embrace the promise of new beginnings.
With open hearts, we gather to worship the God who renews all things.

* GATHERING HYMN
Christ is Made the Sure Foundation | REGENT SQUARE
Christ is made the sure foundation,

Christ the head and corner-stone

chosen of the Lord and precious,

binding all the Church in one;

holy Zion's help forever,

and her confidence alone.

We as living stones implore you:

Come among us, Lord, today!

with your gracious loving-kindness

hear your children as we pray;

and the fullness of your blessing

in our fellowship display.

 

Here entrust to all your servants

what we long from you to gain

that on earth and in the heavens

we one people shall remain,

till united in your glory

evermore with you we reign.

Praise and honor to the Father,

praise and honor to the Son,

praise and honor to the Spirit,

ever Three and ever One:

one in power and one in glory

while eternal ages run.

John Mason Neale | © 1982, 1993 The Jubilate Group | CCLI License # 487103

* OPENING PRAYER
Gracious God, you are the one who plants the seeds of faith within us and nurtures them into life. You are the foundation on which we stand, the strength beneath our efforts, and the hope that carries us forward. Renew our spirits. Clear away what no longer serves your purpose, and build within us what reflects your love. Teach us to trust the growth we cannot see, to honor the work you are doing in us and through us, and to rest in the assurance that your promise is sure. Shape our worship, our lives, and our community so that all we do is rooted in Christ and guided by your Spirit. 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
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
Standing on the Promises/Higher Ground | arr. Mary McDonald
Chancel Choir 
Standing on the promises of God my Savior; standing, I’m standing on the promises of God. I’m pressing on the upward way, new heights I’m gaining every day; still praying as I onward bound, “Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.” Lord, lift me up and let me stand, by faith, on heaven’s tableland. A higher plane that I have found. Lord, plant my feet on higher ground. Standing on the promises of Christ, my King, through eternal ages let His praises ring. Glory in the highest I will shout and sing, standing on the promises of God. I’m standing on the promises of God!



coordinator: Mary Elizabeth McDonald | tune: © 1992 Purifoy Publishing Company, assigned to Lorenz Publishing Company | (admin. by Music Services) | 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

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

SCRIPTURE
1 Corinthians 3:6-13 | Common English Bible 
⁶ I planted, Apollos watered, but God made it grow. ⁷ Because of this, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but the only one who is anything is God who makes it grow. ⁸ The one who plants and the one who waters work together, but each one will receive their own reward for their own labor. ⁹ We are God’s coworkers, and you are God’s field, God’s building.

¹⁰ I laid a foundation like a wise master builder according to God’s grace that was given to me, but someone else is building on top of it. Each person needs to pay attention to the way they build on it. ¹¹ No one can lay any other foundation besides the one that is already laid, which is Jesus Christ. ¹² So, whether someone builds on top of the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, or hay, ¹³ each one’s work will be clearly shown. The day will make it clear, because it will be revealed with fire—the fire will test the quality of each one’s work.

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

MESSAGE
What awaits you? Embracing God’s Promise Through Renewal | Rev. Vidalis Lopez, SE District Superintendent

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.

Holy God, in the beginning there was darkness, mystery, and you. By your own word, you shattered the beams of darkness with light. You set in the sky radiant beams of sunlight and punctured the night sky with sparkling jewels. You forever changed our darkness. 

You have placed your word in us to be a lamp for our feet. You have given us your Spirit like a bright and guiding star. You fill us with your love as glorious as the sun. 

God of the sun and stars, we praise you. 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. 

Ever-persistent and ever-loving God, you placed a star in the sky to guide people from far and near to your child. Jesus became the Light of the World, drawing the lost and forgotten, the hurt and the wounded, the oppressed and depressed to the wellsprings of life. 

He changed water into wine, called unheralded workers to be disciples, preached good news to the poor, healed the sick and beckoned people to love their neighbor. By his baptism, suffering, death, and resurrection he revealed the depths of your love and the power of light over darkness. 

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.

 

Gracious God, pour out your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these your gifts of bread and cup.

By your Spirit unite us with the living Christ and with all who seek to follow in his life-giving way, that we may further your reign of peace and justice in every place. In the eating of this bread, as Christ’s body, and in the sharing of this cup, as Christ’s blood, we invite your life to fill us; we invite your Spirit to lead us ever more faithfully to be the Body of Christ in the world. All glory and honor are yours, eternal God, now and forever. 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 ministry 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
My Hope is Built | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 368 (verses 1,2,3,4)
My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

(refrain) On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand;

all other ground is sinking sand.

When darkness veils his lovely face, I rest on his unchanging grace.

In every high and stormy gale, my anchor holds within the veil. (refrain)

His oath, his covenant, his blood support me in the whelming flood.

When all around my soul gives way, he then is all my hope and stay. (refrain)

When he shall come with trumpet sound, O may I then in him be found!

Dressed in his righteousness alone, faultless to stand before the throne! (refrain)

Edward Mote & William Batchelder Bradbury | 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.

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

MUSIC FOR CLOSING
Festive Prelude | Paul Fey
Chuck Stanley, organ
© 2021 Paul Fey | all rights reserved | used by permission

* please stand in body or spirit.

Join us next Sunday for the message Wisdom of the Psalms: Thankfulness based on Psalm 136:1-9 and 23-2.

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