You are invited to worship with us at 11:00 am on Sunday,February 15, 2026.
Below, you will find the Order of Service so you can follow along and participate in the worship service. If you would prefer, you can also download a bulletin here:
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Welcome
Opening Song: O Praise The Name (Anástasis)
I cast my mind to Calvary Where Jesus bled and died for me.
I see His wounds, His hands, His feet.
My Savior on that cursed tree.
His body bound and drenched in tears.
They laid Him down in Joseph’s tomb.
The entrance sealed by heavy stone, Messiah still and all alone.
Chorus:
O praise the Name of the Lord our God.
O praise His Name forevermore.
For endless days, we will sing Your praise,
Oh Lord, oh Lord our God.
Then on the third, at break of dawn,
The Son of heaven rose again
O trampled death, where is your sting.
The angels roar for Christ the King.
(Chorus)
He shall return in robes of white.
The blazing sun shall pierce the night.
And I will rise among the saints, My gaze transfixed on Jesus’ face.
(Chorus 2x) © 2015 © Hillsong Music Publishing
Invocation
Confession and Forgiveness:
P: Our Heavenly Father asks us to come into His presence.
C: But we are sinful and unworthy.
P: Yes, all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, but Jesus Christ died on the cross that we may be forgiven and washed clean of all our sins by His blood spilled on the cross.
C: Lord, if You wash us, we will certainly be clean and pure.
P: We take a moment to bow before the His cross and silently reflect on our lives and confess our sins.
(a time of silence to reflect and personally confess our sins)
P: Let us confess our sins together to the Lord.
C: Heavenly Father, we confess that we are sinners. We have sinned against you and our neighbors. We have not loved you with our whole heart and we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We have not lived out our faith in our community. We justly deserve Your punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.
P: Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I, therefore, forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
Song of Praise and Thanksgiving: All The People Said Amen
Verse 1:
You are not alone, if you are lonely.
When you feel afraid, you’re not the only.
We are all the same, in need of mercy,
To be forgiven and be free,
It’s all you got to lean on but thank God it’s all you need.
Chorus:
And all the people said Amen, woah!
And all the people said Amen.
Give thanks to the Lord for His love never ends.
And all the people said Amen.
Verse 2:
If you’re rich or poor, well it don’t matter.
Weak or strong, you know love is what we’re after.
We’re all broken, but we’re all in this together.
God knows we stumble and fall.
And He so loved the world, He sent His son to save us all.
Chorus:
And all the people said Amen, woah!
And all the people said Amen.
Give thanks to the Lord for His love never ends.
And all the people said Amen.
Bridge:
Blessed are the poor in spirit who are torn apart
Blessed are the persecuted and the pure in heart
Blessed are the people hungry for another start
For this is the kingdom, the kingdom of God
Chorus:
And all the people said Amen, woah!
And all the people said Amen.
Give thanks to the Lord for His love never ends.
And all the people said Amen.
And all the people said Amen, woah!
And all the people said Amen.
Give thanks to the Lord for His love never ends.
And all the people said Amen.
And all the people said Amen.
© 2013 Thankyou Music, Valley Of Songs Music, Universal Music
Old Testament Reading – Isaiah 55:6–11
“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Epistle Reading – Romans 10:14-17
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?” So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Gospel Reading – Luke 24:44–49
Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”
P: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise be to You, O Christ.
Children’s Message
Sermon Song: Goodness of God
I love you, Lord, For your mercy never fails me.
All my days, I’ve been held in your hands
From the moment that I wake up, Till I lay my head
I will sing of the goodness of God
Chorus
All my life you have been faithful.
All my life you have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
I will sing of the goodness of God
Verse 2
I love your voice. You have led me through the fire
In darkest night you are close like no other.
I’ve known you as a father. I’ve known you as a friend
I have lived in the goodness of God
(Repeat last time)
(Chorus)
Bridge
Your goodness is running after, It’s running after me
Your goodness is running after, It’s running after me
With my life laid down, I’m surrendered now I give you everything
Your goodness is running after, It’s running after me
(Repeat)
With my life laid down, I’m surrendered now I give you everything
Your goodness is running after, It’s running after me
(Repeat)
(Chorus) © 2018 Alleetrop Music (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.) and Remaining portion is unaffiliated
Sermon – Series: B.L.E.S.S.
This Week: “Sent with a Story”
Prayers
Nicene Creed
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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 and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen
Offering (Please click to give online)
Benediction – The online service ends. The closing song is below the lyrics as an embedded YouTube video.
Please see the announcements below as well.
God bless and thank you for worshiping with Faith!
Closing Song lyrics: I Will Follow
Where You go, I’ll go. Where You stay, I’ll stay.
When You move, I’ll move. I will follow…
All Your ways are good. All Your ways are sure.
I will trust in You alone.
Higher than my sight, high above my life, I will trust in You alone.
Chorus:
Where You go, I’ll go. Where You stay, I’ll stay.
When You move, I’ll move. I will follow You.
Who You love, I’ll love. How You serve I’ll serve.
If this life I lose, I will follow You, Yeah. I will follow You.
Light unto the world, light unto my life, I will live for You alone.
You’re the one I seek knowing I will find,
All I need in You alone, in You alone.
(Chorus)
Bridge:
In You there’s life everlasting.
In You there’s freedom for my soul.
In You there’s joy, unending joy, and I will follow.
Chorus:
Where You go, I’ll go. Where You stay, I’ll stay.
When You move, I’ll move. I will follow You.
Who You love, I’ll love. How You serve I’ll serve.
If this life I lose, I will follow You, Yeah. I will follow You. © 2010 SHOUT! Publishing, Vamos Publishing, and So Essential Tunes
Closing Song Video:
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