Pastor: David Range
January 18, 2026
Miramar United Methodist Church
in the heart of Miramar, a place for gathering, healing, and sending out friends, helping to create a sense of family to find new life in Christ.
Part of the United Methodist family where we make disciples for the
Transformation of the world.
Order of Worship for January 18, 2026
8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Please see the end of the bulletin for some additional important information
CALL TO WORSHIP
*Opening Hymn 89 Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee+
1 Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flowers before thee, opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away;
Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day!
2 All thy works with joy surround thee, earth and heaven reflect thy rays,
Stars and angels sing around thee, center of unbroken praise;
Field and forest, vale and mountain, flowery meadow, flashing sea,
Chanting bird and flowing fountain call us to rejoice in thee.
3 Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest,
Well-spring of the joy of living, ocean-depth of happy rest!
Thou our Father, Christ our brother, all who live in love are thine;
Teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine.
4 Mortals, join the mighty chorus, which the morning stars began;
Love divine is reigning o’er us, binding all within its span.
Ever singing, march we onward, victors in the midst of strife;
Joyful music leads us sunward n the triumph song of life.
WORDS: Henry Van Dyke, 1907; st. 4 alt. 1989 MUSIC: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1824; arr. by Edward Hodges, 1864
PRAYER
*PRAISE AND WORSHIP
Every time I feel the Spirit (Sing once)
Every time I feel the Spirit
moving in my heart, I will pray.
Yes, Every time I feel the Spirit
moving in my heart, I will pray.
1 Upon the mountain, my Lord spoke,
Out his mouth came fire and smoke.
All around me looks so shine,
ask my Lord if all was mine.
Every time I feel the Spirit
moving in my heart, I will pray.
Yes, Every time I feel the Spirit
moving in my heart, I will pray.
2 Jordan river runs right cold,
chills the body, not the soul.
Ain't but one train on this track,
runs to heaven and right back.
Every time I feel the Spirit
moving in my heart, I will pray.
Yes, Every time I feel the Spirit
moving in my heart, I will pray.
WORDS: Afro-American spiritual MUSIC: Afro-American spiritual; adapt. and arr. by William Farley Smith, 1986
Do, Lord, remember me (Sing once)
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Look away beyond the blue.
1 I've got a home in Gloryland that (clap) outshines the sun, (Oh, Lordy)
I've got a home in Gloryland that (clap) outshines the sun,
I've got a home in Gloryland that (clap) outshines the sun,
Look away beyond the blue.
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Look away beyond the blue.
2 I took Jesus as my Savior, (clap) you take him too, (Oh, Lordy)
I took Jesus as my Savior, (clap) you take him too,
I took Jesus as my Savior, (clap) you take him too,
While he's calling you.
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Look away beyond the blue.
3 When I’m in trouble, do, Lord, remember me,
when I’m in trouble, do, Lord, remember me,
when I’m in trouble, do, Lord, remember me,
Look away beyond the blue.
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Look away beyond the blue.
4 When I am dying, do, Lord, remember me,
When I am dying, do, Lord, remember me,
When I am dying, do, Lord, remember me,
Look away beyond the blue.
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Look away beyond the blue.
5 I've got a home in Gloryland that (clap) outshines the sun, (Oh, Lordy)
I've got a home in Gloryland that (clap) outshines the sun,
I've got a home in Gloryland that (clap) outshines the sun,
Look away beyond the blue.
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Do Lord, oh, do Lord, oh, do remember me,
Look away beyond the blue.
WORDS: Afro-American spiritual MUSIC: Afro-American spiritual; adapt. and arr. by William Farley Smith, 1986
This little Light of mine (Sing once)
1 This little light of mine, I'm goin’a let it shine.
This little light of mine, I'm goin’a let it shine.
This little light of mine, I'm goin’a let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
2 Everywhere I go, I'm goin’a let it shine.
Everywhere I go, I'm goin’a let it shine.
Everywhere I go, I'm goin’a let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
3 All through the night, I'm goin’a let it shine.
All through the night, I'm goin’a let it shine.
All through the night, I'm goin’a let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Afro-American spiritual adapt. by William Farley Smith, 1987
Through it all (sing twice)
Through it all, through it all,
I’ve learned to trust in Jesus, I’ve learned to trust in God.
Through it all, through it all,
I’ve learned to depend upon God’s word
WORD: Andrae Crouch, 1971 MUSIC: Andrae Crouch, 1971
WELCOME: Visitors, you are invited to stand and introduce yourself or be introduced by a friend. Please receive the information card that the usher offers and when you have filled it in please return it to the usher.
Birthdays and Anniversaries
ANNOUNCEMENTS—CALL TO ACTION
TODAY: Worship Services at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
TONIGHT: Prayer meeting on Zoom at 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY: Farm Share truck needs unloading at 7:00 a.m. BOLD Justice issue committees meet at Grace Alone Lutheran church at 7:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: Bible study on Zoom with Pastor David at 7:00 p.m.
THURSDAY: Food distribution 8:00 a.m. Choir 7:00 p.m.
FRIDAY: Food distribution (normally held on Saturdays) at 1:00 p.m., Men’s Game Night in the fellowship hall, 7:00 p.m.
Please continue in prayer for the family of Sydney Shaw who passed away suddenly on January 4. You are invited to the viewing on Friday, January 23 at Fred Hunter’s funeral home at 2401 S. University Drive, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., and the viewing continues in the church the next day from 10:00 a.m. until the funeral starts at 11:00 a.m. followed by the burial at Fred Hunter’s Hollywood Memorial Gardens Cemetery at 3001 N. 72 Ave. north of Sheridan Street and south of Stirling road, with a repast to follow back at Fred Hunter’s at 2401 S. University Drive, Davie.
SATURDAY: Confirmation class, 4-5:30 p.m.
NEXT SUNDAY: Worship Services at 8:30 and 11:00
Looking Ahead:
Please continue in prayer for the family of Sydney Shaw who passed away suddenly on January 4. You are invited to the viewing on Friday, Jan 23 at Fred Hunter’s funeral home at 6301 Taft Street, Hollywood, from 4 to 8 p.m. The viewing continues in the church the next day from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. with the funeral starting at 11:00 a.m. followed by the burial at Fred Hunter’s on Taft Street, with a repast after that in our church hall.
MONDAY January 26 Finance Committee at 7:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, February 1 Southeast District training at New Horizon UMC from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
MONDAY, February 2 Admin/Church Council 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, February 7 United Women in Faith annual prayer service, in person at 8:30 a.m.
SUNDAY, February 8 UWF Valentine Bake & Soup Sale after both services
THURSDAY February 19 UWF Heart Awareness Program at 7:30 p.m.
(Please see flyers at the end of the bulletin for details of the UWF events)
Bold Justice dates:
Tuesday: January 20 Issue committees, Grace Alone Lutheran church, at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 27 Joyce Hemmans house meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday February 10 Press Conference to encourage the county commissioners to fund affordable housing, 9:45 a.m.
Tuesday February 17 County Commission vote on funding affordable housing. We need to fill the commission chambers at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, February 17 Roland Abel and Clover Williams Dussard are having their house meetings at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 5 Vinessa Edwards house meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 24 Rally, Plantation SDA at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, April 20 Nehemiah Action 7:30 p.m. at Blanche Ely High School, Pompano Beach
The Mission Offering today is for BOLD Justice
Next Sunday our Mission Offering goes to Apportionments
For Sharing of the Spirit, please wave at the YouTube camera and say, “the peace of the Lord be with you,” and then wave at your neighbor in the sanctuary and say, “and also with you”
SCRIPTURE First Corinthians 1:1-9
Please stand for the gospel of John 1:29-42
CHILDREN’S TIME
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Brothers and Sisters in Christ; through the Sacrament of Baptism, we are initiated into Christ’s holy Church. We are incorporated into God’s mighty acts of salvation and given new birth through water and the Spirit. All this is God’s gift, offered to us without price.
Adelie Milah Saint Jean has been brought for baptism by her parents, and family today. We ask them to respond to these questions as a testimony to their faith, and I ask the congregation to pledge to help them in their task.
To the family, I ask these questions:
On behalf of the whole Church, I ask you: Do you renounce the spiritual forces of wickedness, reject the evil powers of this world, and repent of your sin? I do.
Do you accept the freedom and power God gives you to resist evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves? I do.
Do you confess Jesus Christ as your Savior, put your whole trust in his grace, and promise to serve him as your Lord, in union with the Church which Christ has opened to people of all ages, nations, and races? I do.
Will you nurture this child in Christ’s holy Church, that by your teaching and example she may be guided to accept God’s grace for herself, and profess her faith openly, and to lead a Christian life? I will.
Now to the congregation I ask:
Do you, as Christ’s body, the Church, reaffirm both your rejection of sin and your commitment to Christ? We do.
Will you nurture one another in the Christian faith and life and include these persons and all the children in this church, in your care?
With God’s help we will proclaim the good news and live according to the example of Christ. We will surround these persons with a community of love and forgiveness, that they may grow in their service to others. We will pray for them, that they may be true disciples who walk in the way that leads to life.
Let us pray: Eternal Father: When nothing existed but chaos, you swept across the dark waters and brought forth light. In the days of Noah you saved those on the ark through water. After the flood you set in the clouds a rainbow. When you saw your people as slaves in Egypt, you led them to freedom through the sea. Their children you brought through the Jordan to the land which you promised.
In the fullness of time you sent Jesus, nurtured in the water of a womb. He was baptized by John and anointed by your Spirit. He called his disciples to share in the baptism of his death and resurrection and to make disciples of all nations.
Pour out your Holy Spirit, to bless this gift of water and Adelie Milah who receives it, to wash away her sins and clothe her in righteousness throughout her life, that, dying and being raised with Christ, she may share in his final victory.
Bless the home of Adelie Milah, give wisdom and affection to her parents, along with understanding and guidance, and, most of all, build up the love which conquers all evil and instills the grace to lead a Christian life. We ask in Jesus’ name.
All praise to you, Eternal Father, through your Son Jesus Christ, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns forever. Amen.
Adelie Milah, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
The Holy Spirit work within you, that being born through water and the Spirit, you may be a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Now it is our joy to welcome our new sister in Christ.
Through baptism you are incorporated by the Holy Spirit into God’s new creation and made to share in Christ’s royal priesthood. We are all one in Christ Jesus. With joy and thanksgiving, we welcome you a member of the family of Christ.
*HYMN Mothers of Salem+
1 When mothers of Salem their children brought to Jesus,
The stern disciples drove them back and bade them depart;
But Jesus saw them ere they fled, and sweetly smiled, and kindly said,
"Suffer the children to come unto Me.
2 How kind was our Savior to bid those children welcome!
But there are many thousands who have never heard His name;
Dear Savior, hear us when we pray, that they may hear thee to them say:
"Suffer the children to come unto Me."
3 And soon may the heathen of every tribe and nation
Fulfill Thy blessed word, and cast their idols all away;
O shine upon them from above, and show Thyself a God of love;
Teach them dear Savior, to come unto Thee.
WORDS: William M. Hutchings, 1827-1876 MUSIC: Crescentius Koromdel
RECEPTION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
Please pass the offering bags along each row at the direction of the ushers. See below for other, very convenient ways to give.
WAYS TO GIVE
1. Click the ‘Donate’ icon on http://www.miramarumc.org
And follow the prompts
2. Text 833-931-1791. And follow the prompts
3. You may also donate with cash or check to MUMC
4. Donate by using Zelle to mirumeth@gmail.com
5. Use our QR code
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
praise him all creatures here below,
praise him above, ye heavenly hosts,
praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen
Sunday School children go out to their classes
Jesus Loves Me This I Know
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.
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
2 Jesus loves me, this I know, as he loved so long ago,
taking children on his knee, saying, "Let them come to me.“
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
3 Jesus loves me still today, walking with me on my way,
wanting as a friend to give, light and love to all who live.
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
TIME OF SHARING JOYS & CONCERNS
(please email miramarpastor@gmail.com)
PRAYER HYMN 479 Jesus, Lover of My Soul+
1. Jesus, lover of my soul,
let me to thy bosom fly,
while the nearer waters roll,
while the tempest still is high.
Hide me, O my Savior, hide,
till the storm of life is past;
safe into the haven guide;
O receive my soul at last.
2 Other refuge have I none,
hangs my helpless soul on thee;
leave, ah! leave me not alone,
still support and comfort me.
All my trust on thee is stayed,
all my help from thee I bring;
cover my defenseless head
with the shadow of thy wing.
3. Thou, O Christ, art all I want,
more than all in thee I find;
raise the fallen, cheer the faint,
heal the sick, and lead the blind.
Just and holy is thy name,
I am all unrighteousness;
false and full of sin I am;
thou art full of truth and grace.
4. Plenteous grace with thee is found,
grace to cover all my sin;
let the healing streams abound,
make and keep me pure within.
Thou of life the fountain art,
freely let me take of thee;
spring thou up within my heart;
rise to all eternity.
WORDS: Charles Wesley, 1740 MUSIC: Joseph Parry, 1879
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION and 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,
For ever and ever. Amen.
SERMON What is a foretaste of the heavenly Kingdom? Pastor David Range
HYMN OF SENDING FORTH 600 Wonderful Words of Life+
1 Sing them over again to me, wonderful words of life;
let me more of their beauty see, wonderful words of life;
words of life and beauty teach me faith and duty.
Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life.
Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life.
2 Christ, the blessed one, gives to all wonderful words of life;
sinner, list to the loving call, wonderful words of life;
all so freely given, wooing us to heaven.
Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life.
Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life.
3 Sweetly echo the gospel call, wonderful words of life;
offer pardon and peace to all, wonderful words of life;
Jesus, only Savior, sanctify forever.
Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life.
Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life.
WORDS: Philip Bliss, 1874 MUSIC: Philip Bliss, 1874
BENEDICTION
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We are always happy (and look forward) to have you join us in the sanctuary, but for those who would like to continue to participate from home, we will continue to live stream the services on youtube.com.
To join us on youtube.com simply type Miramar UMC in the search bar and then you should see the service live streamed. If you subscribe to our service through youtube.com you can set up reminders for the day before or 15 minutes before, whatever you like.
Please email your prayer requests for uplifting on Sundays by sending them to miramarpastor@gmail.com. It is best if you send them by Saturday NOON if possible.
Our church prayer meeting is online on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and you may contact Marvia Aitken or Vinessa Edwards for the link.
WAYS to give:
1. Online giving is available through our website
www.MiramarUMC.org. On the home page the ‘Donate’ icon (a hand with a dollar sign above it) is located at the top left corner and on the right under “Contact Us” you will see the same icon along with “Donate Online.” Click on either location for instructions. If you need help call the church office at 954-989-4711. Thanks to all who have signed up for this. The regular tithes and offerings of the church are a great source of blessing.
2. You can also mail a check to Miramar United Methodist Church. If you have your offering envelopes you will see that the address of the church is printed for mailing purposes and your offering can be mailed in this envelope when you apply a stamp. You may also use a regular envelope and address it to: MUMC, 2507 Utopia Drive, Miramar FL 33023. Just put your check inside, mark which funds you would like to support, put a stamp on and let the United States Postal Service do the rest! Or bring it by after the Sunday services, someone will be in the church for one hour after the worship finishes as well as Mon-Thurs 1-5 pm. We trust God will keep us strong.
3. Also, we have the option of giving by text! Use 833-931-1791 to GivePlusText and when you text any amount, by putting that number in the message, you will be prompted to register, then fill out the details of your name, address and means of payment, and the contribution will go in! If you enter an email address you will get an immediate receipt. It is easy! If you have an Apple phone you may also get Vanco’s GivePlusMobile by downloading the app from the App Store. You may also look up YouTube videos to show how all this is done.
Thank you for your prayers! Grace and peace, Pastor David
