Sunday Worship

"GO WITH GOD, GO IN PEACE!"  Pastor E.V. Lightfoot

CHURCH THEME: The Church in the Community with the Community at its Heart!

 YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR WORSHIP! 

Sunday, February 22, 2026

9 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL

10:30 AM SUNDAY WORSHIP

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SERMON: PREACH THE WORD!, PASTOR!

PASTOR E.V. LIGHTFOOT 

"Things Most Precious!"

 Sermon Text: 1 Peter 1:3-5

Call to Worship: Psalm 32: 8-11

Responsive Reading: 1 Peter 1-8

INTRODUCTION

 An American minister visiting Paris wanted to attend church, so seeing a large cathedral on one of the main avenues, he went inside. He was late and the cathedral was packed, so he had to stand against the back wall with the other latecomers. As the choir sang the anthem for the morning, the preacher noticed a shabbily dressed elderly man standing nearby. His clothes were tattered and worn, his hair was disheveled, and he held an old hat that looked as though it had been reclaimed from a trash barrel. As the choir came to the closing refrain of the anthem, the preacher spoke: “O Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, have mercy on us, have mercy on us.” The American’s worship reverie was broken by the audible whisper of the old man. With a pained look on his face, the man sobbed aloud, “O God, what a dream, what a dream! If only he could! If only he could!” Then he turned around and rushed from the sanctuary. 

I. We have a new birth.

II. We have a new hope.

III. We have a new heritage.

CONCLUSION

Edinburgh physician Sir James Simpson found in 1847 that chloroform was a good substitute for ether in  relieving the pain of childbirth. Simpson’s theory was proved true when Queen Victoria gave birth to Prince Leopold under chloroform. The great importance of this discovery is obvious. Yet when asked what he  considered to be his greatest discovery, Simpson replied, “That Jesus has saved me, a poor sinner!”

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

The Blessing and Benediction

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