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WELCOME TO WORSHIP | sunday | august 2, 2026

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

to each other and our community.

* OPENING SONG 
Praise Band led by Brittany Graham and Isabella Tamarez 
This is Our God | Brandon Lake, Pat Barrett, Phil Wickham & Steven Furtick
© Capitol CMG Genesis | Housefires Sounds |  Brandon Lake Music | Music by Elevation Worship Publishing | Phil Wickham Music | Simply Global Songs | CCLI License # 487103 

WELCOME | Pastor Jad Denmark 

WELCOME ONE ANOTHER 

* CALL TO WORSHIP | Pastor Monique McBride
Beloved people of God, we gather as those who have been blessed beyond measure. 

We have received life, grace, love, and purpose from the hands of God. 

We are not blessed for ourselves alone. 

We are blessed to be a blessing for others. 

Together we are members of one body, gifted in different ways and united by one Spirit. 

Together we belong, together we serve, together we witness. 

Come, let us worship the God who gives abundantly and sends faithfully. 

We come with thankful hearts, ready to receive, ready to serve, and ready to be given for the sake of the world. 

* SONG OF WORSHIP  
God of Justice | Tim Hughes
© 2004 Thankyou Music Ltd | CCLI License # 487103 

* 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. 

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM 
Nicole Kurth Amaral and Claudio Amaral present their daughter for Christian Baptism.   
Giselle Amaral | July 12, 2025 

STEWARDSHIP MOMENT 
Christ Church Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to Jaan Bhatt, Brayden Bunn, Hayden Denmark, Lillian Denmark, Kyla Manera,
Teddy McBride, Matt Till, Jonah Wilson 

OFFERING  
worshiping through the offering of our lives and gifts. 

• Place offerings in the basket or wooden box 
• Go to christchurchfl.org/give 
• Text GIVE to 954.880.3885 
• Mail a check to Christ Church, 4845 NE 25th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 

Christ Church is a congregationally supported ministry. We thank you for your faithfulness, which enables the church to reflect the love, hope and joy of Jesus to our community. Connect Cards may be placed with your offering. 

* SONG OF WORSHIP  
Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) | Joel Houston, Matt Crocker & Salomon Ligthelm
© 2012 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia | CCLI License # 487103 

MORNING PRAYER  
Gracious God, we thank you for calling us your beloved children. You bless us with your love and claim us as your own. Remind us that the blessings we have received are not meant to be held tightly, but shared freely. Open our ears to hear your call. Strengthen our sense of belonging in the body of Christ, where each person is needed, each gift is valued, and each life can reflect your grace. Form us into a community that looks beyond itself. Send us beyond these walls to serve, encourage, heal, and proclaim your love in word and deed. Shape us into disciples who are willing to be given—just as Christ gave himself for the life of the world. 

SCRIPTURE 
Philippians 2:5–11 | New Revised Standard Version, updated edition 
5  Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, 

6  who, though he existed in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be grasped, 
7 but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
assuming human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a human, 
8  he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
even death on a cross. 

9 Therefore God exalted him even more highly
and gave him the name
that is above every other name, 
10 so that at the name given to Jesus
every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 
11 and every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father. 

Matthew 26:26–29 | New Revised Standard Version, updated edition 
26 While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will never again drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.” 

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

MESSAGE 
Beloved | Given | Pastor Jad Denmark 

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 right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Almighty God, creator of heaven and earth. In the beginning your Spirit moved over the face of the waters. You formed us in your image and breathed into us the breath of life. When we turned away, and our love failed, your love remained steadfast. Your Spirit came upon prophets and teachers, anointing them to speak your Word. 

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. At his baptism in the Jordan your Spirit descended upon him and declared him your beloved Son. With your Spirit upon him he turned away the temptations of sin. Your Spirit anointed him to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, and to announce that the time had come when you would save your people. He healed the sick, fed the hungry, and ate with sinners. 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. When the Lord Jesus ascended, he promised to be with us always, baptizing us with the Holy Spirit and with fire, as on the Day of Pentecost. 

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 and empowered by the gifts of the Spirit. 

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 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 by 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, and 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 

COMMUNION SONG 
O Come to the Altar | Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick & Wade Joye
© 2015 Music by Elevation Worship Publishing | CCLI License # 487103 

WAYS TO CONNECT | christchurchfl.org/ways2connect  
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SENDING FORTH 

* please stand in body or spirit. 

Join us next Sunday, when we begin the series, Jesus and ... , with the message, Jesus and the Outsider, based on Luke 19:1–10 

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