April 26th, 2026
“Grow Up!” - Hebrews 5:11-6:3
Tyler Daniels, Lead Pastor & Elder
This Week @ Sojourn:
Empty Bowls: Walk across the parking lot after worship to enjoy some soup and support this effort to help food insecure families in Floyd.
Men’s Prayer: Gather together for prayer and accountability at the Sojourn Center at 9am on Saturday, May 2nd.
Member Meeting: Sojourn Members, start making your plans now to gather for our spring meeting at 6pm on Saturday, May 16th at Floyd Center for the Arts.
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Welcome Song: All I Have is Christ
I once was lost in darkest night, Yet thought I knew the way
The sin that promised joy and life, Had led me to the grave
I had no hope that You would own, A rebel to Your will
And if You had not loved me first, I would refuse You still
But as I ran my hell-bound race, Indifferent to the cost
You looked up-on my helpless state, And led me to the cross
And I be-held God's love displayed, You suffered in my place
You bore the wrath reserved for me, Now all I know is grace
Hallelujah all I have is Christ, hallelujah...Jesus is my life
Hallelujah all I have is Christ, hallelujah...Jesus is my life
Now Lord I would be Yours alone, And live so all might see
The strength to follow Your commands, Could never come from me
O Father use my ransomed life, In any way You choose
And let my song forever be, My only boast is You
Welcome to Sojourn
Morgan Grim, Host
Call to Worship
Daniel Grim, Elder
“1 For my part, brothers and sisters, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies in Christ. 2 I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, since you were not yet ready for it. In fact, you are still not ready, 3 because you are still worldly. For since there is envy and strife among you, are you not worldly and behaving like mere humans? 4 For whenever someone says, “I belong to Paul,” and another, “I belong to Apollos,” are you not acting like mere humans?
5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, and each has the role the Lord has given. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So, then, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are God’s coworkers. You are God’s field, God’s building. ”
Be Thou My Vision
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be thou my wisdom and thou my true word;
I ever with Thee, and Thou with me, Lord.
Thou My great Father, and I Thy true son
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise;
Thou mine inheritance, now and always.
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art.
High King of heaven, my victory won
May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
Missionary Greeting
John & Joanna Frey, Church revitalization partners with ABWE-UK in Epsom, England.
My Worth Is Not In What I Own (At the Cross)
My worth is not in what I own
Not in the strength of flesh and bone
But in the costly wounds of love
At the cross
My worth is not in skill or name
In win or lose, in pride or shame
But in the blood of Christ that flowed
At the cross
I rejoice in my Redeemer
Greatest Treasure,
Wellspring of my soul
I will trust in Him, no other.
My soul is satisfied in Him alone.
As summer flowers we fade and die
Fame, youth and beauty hurry by
But life eternal calls to us
At the cross
I will not boast in wealth or might
Or human wisdom’s fleeting light
But I will boast in knowing Christ
At the cross
Two wonders here that I confess
My worth and my unworthiness
My value fixed – my ransom paid
At the cross
Family Dedications
Tyler & Angela Bradley: Harper and Ember
Chase & Brianna Ferrell: Oliver and Mariah
Matthew & Vashti Grim: Owen
Rejoice
Rejoice in the Lord now and always
Sing it again we rejoice
Delight in the love He has shown us
Gratefully lift up your voice
His gentleness among us
Will join our hearts with praise
We gather in His goodness
A family of grace
With each breath He’s given, praise the Lord
In these times we live in, we will praise the Lord
Throughout every season I am sure
We have every reason to praise the Lord
Rejoice and be anxious for nothing
Praying for all that you need
Come with a song of thanksgiving
Lay your requests at His feet
His peace will fall upon us
To guard our hearts and minds
In Christ who reigns eternal
The Shepherd of our lives
Rejoice in the Lord now and always
Tell of the good He has done
Worship the Lord to remember
All of the joy yet to come
The hope that burns within us
The dark cannot destroy
With praise that’s never ending
We say again rejoice
Message
Scripture
“5:11 We have a great deal to say about this, and it is difficult to explain, since you have become too lazy to understand. 12 Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God’s revelation again. You need milk, not solid food. 13 Now everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced with the message about righteousness, because he is an infant. 14 But solid food is for the mature — for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil.
6:1 Therefore, let us leave the elementary teaching about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, faith in God, 2 teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And we will do this if God permits.”
Discussion Questions:
How does this phrase strike you: “By this time you ought to be teachers” (Heb. 5:11)? What is the evidence you have rightly spent your time as a believer? What is the evidence that some of it has been misspent? What calling might you, with increased devotion or training or availability, pursue in God’s kingdom?
Which “elementary teachings” are our “foundation”? Which of them still need to be taught, clarified, or reaffirmed—for you, for your family, and in your church? (See Heb. 6:1-2.)
How can we be “trained” for maturity as believers in the church, and why might that be hard? (See Heb. 5:14.) Consider two of the Bible’s prescriptions for maturity: devotion to the Word of God (1 Tim. 4:6-10) and devotion in the church (Eph. 4:6-11). How can you and your family grow up into these?
Communion
Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Oh The Deep, Deep Love
Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free
Rolling as a mighty ocean
In its fullness over me
Underneath me, all around me
Is the current of Your love
Leading onward, leading homeward
To Your glorious rest above
Oh the deep, deep love, all I need and trust
Is the deep, deep love of Jesus
Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus
Spread His praise from shore to shore
How He came to pay our ransom
Through the saving cross He bore
How He watches o’er His loved ones
Those He died to make His own
How for them He’s interceding
Pleading now before the throne
Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus
Far surpassing all the rest
It’s an ocean full of blessing
In the midst of every test
Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus
Mighty Savior, precious Friend
You will bring us home to glory
Where Your love will never end.