WELCOME TO WORSHIP | sunday | march 8, 2026

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

to each other and our community.

WELCOME | Pastor Doug Johns

WELCOME ONE ANOTHER

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

PRELUDE
Footsteps | Craig Courtney
Ensemble
Jonathan Cook, Craig Courtney | © 2018 Beckenhorst Press, Inc. | all rights reserved | used with permission under One License #A-726973

* CALL TO WORSHIP | Connie Booth, liturgist
Come, let us gather before the one who gives us all we need.
We come to worship the God whose generosity knows no end.

The treasures of this world fade and fail.
But the life shaped by generosity endures.

God calls us to be rich in good works, ready to give and eager to bless.
We gather to learn the joy of generosity, a joy greater than greed.

Let us worship the God who entrusts us with gifts to be used for good.
With grateful hearts and willing spirits, we worship the Lord.

* GATHERING HYMN
O Worship the King | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 73 (verses 1,2,4,5)
O worship the king, all glorious above, 
O gratefully sing God’s power and God’s love; 
our shield and defender, the ancient of days, 
pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise. 

O tell of God’s might, O sing of God’s grace, 
whose robe is the light, whose canopy space, 
whose chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form, 
and dark is God’s path on the wings of the storm. 

Thy bountiful care, what tongue can recite? 
It breathes in the air, it shines in the light; 
it streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, 
and sweetly distills in the dew and the rain. 

Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, 
in thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail; 
thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end, 
our maker, defender, redeemer, and friend. 

Johann Michael Hayden, Robert Grant | © words & music: public domain | CCLI License # 487103

* OPENING PRAYER 
Gracious God, you are the giver of every good gift, the source of all we have and all we are. Teach us to trust your generosity, to delight in sharing, and to see our resources as tools for compassion rather than measures of worth. Free us from the fear that tells us we never have enough, and replace it with trust in your abundant care. Remind us that our lives find their true meaning not in what we accumulate, but in how we are grounded in you. Form us into a people known not for what we keep, but for what we gladly give. Amen.

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH | A Lenten Affirmation of Faith 
We believe that our lives are held within the encircling love of God, who knows our names and recognizes our deepest needs. We believe that God has a purpose for our lives and walks with us daily. We believe that Christ is the divine child of the living God, and that his grace is like living waters that can never be exhausted. We believe that Jesus, The Word made flesh, is the ultimate expression of the depth of God’s love for humanity. We believe that Christ frees us for joyful obedience and that we are called to love one another, for love is of God. We believe in the renewing, enabling Spirit of God who sets us free, allowing us to accept ourselves and love God and neighbor. We believe the Holy Spirit binds us together with all believers into one Body of Christ, The Church. We are called to transform the world with God’s love. This we believe.

* 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
Give Me Oil in My Lamp | Mary McDonald                 
Ensemble
Mary McDonald | © Hope Publishing Company | all rights reserved | used with permission under One License #A-726973

SCRIPTURE
1 Timothy 6:17-19 | New Revised Standard Version, updated edition
¹⁷ As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches but rather on God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. ¹⁸ They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share, ¹⁹ thus storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life that really is life.

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

MESSAGE
Greater Than | Generosity > Greed | 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

Worthy is the Lamb | Allen Pote
Chancel Choir
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, riches, wisdom and strength. Worthy to receive honor, glory, and blessing is the Lamb of God. To the one seated on the throne and unto the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory. Forever and forever, Amen! Worthy is the Lamb that was slain. Amen.

Allen Pote | © 2003 Hope Publishing Company | 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
Take my Life, and Let it be | The United Methodist Hymnal No. 399 (verse 1,2,3)
Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee.

Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of thy love.

Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for thee.

Take my voice, and let me sing always, only, for my king.

Take my lips, and let them be filled with messages from thee.

Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold.

Take my intellect, and use every power as thou shalt choose.

Take my will, and make it thine; it shall be no longer mine.

Take my heart, it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne.

Take my love, my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treasure store.

Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for thee.

Frances Ridley Havergal & Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold | © 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
Postlude on “Webb” | Jason Payne
Chuck Stanley, organ

Jason D. Payne | ©2015 Lorenz Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation (Admin by Music Services) | all rights reserved | used with permission under One License #A-726973

* please stand in body or spirit.

Join us next Sunday as we continue the series, Greater Than, with the message, God > Discouragement, based on Hebrews 12:1-13.

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