Welcome to Worship at the McPherson Church of the Brethren
We invite your active participation in the life of this congregation, as together we continue to grow in grace and seek justice for God's creation.
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 1st Sunday in Lent
Lenten Theme: Spirit Moving Within Us and Through all Creation
Welcome Video
♫Gathering Music | “I Believe, I Do Believe” | John Ylvisaker
Worship Band and Congregation
REFRAIN
I believe, I do believe, truly I believe it, truly I believe it, truly I believe it.
I believe, I do believe, truly I believe it, truly I believe it, truly I believe it.
1 I believe in God the Almighty Lord Creator, Mighty Lord Creator, Mighty Lord Creator.
I believe in God the Almighty Lord Creator, Mighty Lord Creator, Mighty Lord Creator. REFRAIN
2 I believe in Jesus the Savior of the people, Savior of the people, Savior of the people.
I believe in Jesus the Savior of the people, Savior of the people, Savior of the people. REFRAIN
3 And I do believe in the power of the Spirit, Power of the Spirit, Power of the Spirit.
And I do believe in the power of the Spirit, Power of the Spirit, Power of the Spirit. REFRAIN
Sharing Time – Joys and Concerns | Dan Lichty
♫Centering Music | “Here I Am, Lord” | arr. John Carter
Donna Emmert and Lois Grove, 4-hand piano
Opening Words | based on Romans 12:3-5 | Cara Hudson
3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought,
but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each ofyou.
4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,
5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
ONE: By the grace given to us, let us not think of ourselves more highly than we ought, but with sober judgment.
ALL: For as in one body we have many members, and not all members have the same function.
ONE: So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
ALL: Let us work together, using our gifts to serve one another in love. Let us worship God!
♫Opening Song | “In Christ there is no East or West” | #306
Donna Emmert, piano
Message for the Kids | Barbara Wagoner
Invitation to Give Video
Give online or send a check made payable to "McPherson Church of the Brethren," 200 N. Carrie, McPherson, KS 67460
♫Offering Music | “You Raise Me Up" | arr. Lovland and Graham
Francis Hendricks, vocal; Jean Hendricks, piano
Scripture Focus | I Corinthians 12:12, 24b-26 | NIV
12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.
But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.
26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
♫Scripture Song | “There are Many Gifts” | #304
Jean Hendricks, piano
Message | “Together” | David Steele; General Secretary, Church of the Brethren
♫Sending Song | "We Are Many Parts" | Marty Haugen
Kevin Jones, piano
Please be seated for the Sending Words and Sending Music
Sending Words
♫Sending Music | “Carry the Light” | Twila Paris, arr. Tom Fettke
Worship Band
Verse 1
In this world of darkness, we are given light.
Hope for all the dying, how will they know, how will they know
that Jesus loves them and He died to save them.
CHORUS
Carry the Light. Carry the Light. Carry the Light. Go and tell the children they are precious in His sight
Carry the Light. Carry the Light. Carry the Light. Go and preach the gospel 'til there is no more night.
In the name of Jesus Christ, carry the Light!
Verse 2
Count them by the millions, blinded slaves to sin.
Inside they are dying how will they know, how will they know
that Jesus loves them and His heart is breaking. CHORUS
Ending
Go ye into all the world. Go ye into all the world and carry the Light, the Light, carry the Light!
Go and tell the children, they are precious in his sight………
Videography and Editing: Eric Goering
Music Coordinator: Ellen Gilbert
Choir Director: Becky Snell
Technical Crew: Eric Goering, Ryan Goering, Shane Kirchner, Steve Lolling & Chris Whitacre
Chancel Decoration Team: Jill Brax, Colleen Gustafson, Janette Hess, Michele Johnson, Shane Kirchner, Marie Neher & Lara Schoming
