You are invited to worship with us at 11:00 am on Sunday, March 1, 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: Oh, You Can’t Get to Heaven
Oh, you can’t get to heaven, (Oh, you can’t get to heaven,)
On roller skates. (On roller skates.)
Oh, you can’t get to heaven, (Oh, you can’t get to heaven,)
On roller skates.
Oh, you can’t get to heaven on roller skates,
‘Cause you’d roll right past those pearly gates.
All my sins are washed away. I’ve been redeemed.
Oh, you can’t get to heaven in a rocking chair…
‘Cause a rocking chair won’t get you there.
Oh, you can’t get to heaven in a limousine…
‘Cause the Lord don’t sell no gasoline.
Oh, you can’t get to Heaven in dirty jeans…
‘Cause heaven ain’t got no washing machines.
If you wanna get to heaven believe in Jesus name…
‘Cause it’s by His name that we are saved. © Public Domain
Invocation
Confession and Forgiveness:
P: We have come here today to worship the Lord. In worship we hear the Word of God, we receive God’s blessings, and respond with thanks and praise. We begin by seeking God’s blessing of forgiveness. He has promised to remove the guilt and shame of our sin through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross.
(a time of silence to reflect and personally confess our sins)
P: Let us confess our sins to the Lord.
P: Heavenly Father,
C: Heavenly Father,
P: I have done things that were wrong.
C: I have done things that were wrong.
P: I have been mean to others.
C: I have been mean to others.
P: I have not obeyed my parents.
C: I have not obeyed my parents.
P: I have not obeyed You, God.
C: I have not obeyed You, God.
P: But I am very sorry.
C: But I am very sorry.
P: Please forgive me.
C: Please forgive me.
P: I love You very much.
C: I love You very much.
P: And I know You love me, too.
C: And I know You love me, too.
P: Amen.
C: Amen.
P: God has heard your apology. He loves you very much. God has told us that when we believe and trust in Him, He makes us His children. As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us. He has told me to tell you that you are forgiven. So, as His servant, I forgive you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
Song of Praise and Thanksgiving: Jesus Loves Me
Verse 1:
Jesus loves me this I know, For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong, They are weak, but He is strong.
Chorus:
Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus loves me,
Yes, Jesus loves me, The Bible tells me so.
Verse 2:
Jesus loves me, He who died. Heaven’s gates to open wide.
He will wash away my sin, Let His little child come in.
(Chorus) © Public Domain
First Reading – Romans 4:4–5
When a person works to get money, it is right for him to receive his money. That money is not a gift. It is what that person ought to receive as a result of his work. But someone may believe in God. He does not work to cause God to accept him. God accepts that person because of their faith. God says that people who have turned away from him are right with him, if they trust him. That is God’s gift to them.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Children’s Message “Gift or Paycheck?”
Song: Echo
When night has fallen, when fear is common,
Still You’re calling me. When faith is lost and,
My hope exhausted, You will be my strength.
Pre-Chorus:
When my mind says I’m not good enough, God,
You’re enough for me.
I’ve decided I’m not giving up ’cause You won’t give up on me.
You won’t give up on me!
Chorus:
Your love is holding on and it won’t let go.
I feel it breaking out like an echo.
Your love is holding on and it won’t let go.
I feel it breaking out like an echo.
Post-Chorus:
Echo in my so-o-o-o-oul, So-o-o-o-oul.
Echo in my so-o-o-o-oul, So-o-o-o-oul.
Verse 2:
In every season You keep repeating promises to me.
Now there’s no stopping what you have started,
Until it is complete.
Pre-Chorus:
When my mind says I’m not good enough, God,
You’re enough for me.
I’ve decided I’m not giving up ’cause You won’t give up on me.
You won’t give up on me!
Chorus:
Your love is holding on and it won’t let go.
I feel it breaking out like an echo.
Your love is holding on and it won’t let go.
I feel it breaking out like an echo.
Post-Chorus:
Echo in my so-o-o-o-oul, So-o-o-o-oul.
Echo in my so-o-o-o-oul, So-o-o-o-oul.
Echo in my so-o-o-o-oul, So-o-o-o-oul.
Echo in my so-o-o-o-oul, So-o-o-o-oul.
© Elevation Worship Publishing
Second Reading – Romans 4:16
That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Youth Message “Promise vs. Performance”
Gospel Reading – John 3:1-17
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
P: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise be to You, O Christ.
Sermon Song: By Grace I’m Saved
By grace I’m saved, grace free and boundless.
My soul, believe and doubt it not.
Why stagger at this word of promise?
Has Scripture ever falsehood taught?
No! Then this word must true remain;
By grace you too will life obtain.
By grace God’s Son, our only Savior,
Came down to earth to bear our sin.
Was it because of your own merit,
That Jesus died your soul to win?
No, it was grace, and grace alone,
That brought Him from His heav’nly throne.
By grace! On this I’ll rest when dying.
In Jesus’ promise I rejoice!
For though I know my heart’s condition,
I also know my Savior’s voice.
My heart is glad, all grief has flown,
Since I am saved by grace alone. © Public Domain
Sermon – “Trying Hard vs. Trusting Christ”
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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: Your Grace Is Enough
Great is Your faithfulness oh God.
You wrestle with the sinner’s restless heart.
You lead us by still waters into mercy,
And nothing can keep us apart.
Pre-chorus:
So, remember Your people. Remember Your children.
Remember Your promise, Oh God.
Chorus:
Your grace is enough. Your grace is enough.
Your grace is enough for me.
Great is Your love and justice God of Jacob.
You use the weak to lead the strong.
You lead us in the song of Your salvation,
And all Your people sing along.
Pre-chorus:
So, remember Your people. Remember Your children.
Remember Your promise, Oh God.
Chorus (2x):
Your grace is enough. Your grace is enough.
Your grace is enough for me.
Your grace is enough. Your grace is enough.
Your grace is enough for me.
© 2003 spiritandsong.com and Thankyou Music
Closing Song Video:
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