November 1st, 2026
“We are Worshipers” - John 4:19-24
Tyler Daniels, Lead Pastor & Elder
This Week @ Sojourn:
THANK YOU to everyone who helped with all of our ministries yesterday— both at the Sojourn Center and at the Youth party. You are all so appreciated.
Member Meeting: Plan to be present this Saturday (11/7) at the Floyd Center for the Arts at 6pm.
Men’s Prayer: Also on the 7th, all men are welcome to meet up at the Sojourn Center for prayer and accountability at 9am.
If you are a GUEST with us today, we are glad you are here! Please click the WORSHIP CONNECTION link below, and let us know how we can pray for or serve you. Thank you!
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Opening Song
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Welcome to Sojourn
David & Lisa Wiggins, Hosts
Call to Worship
David Turpin, Elder
“20 But you, dear friends, as you build yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting expectantly for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life. 22 Have mercy on those who waver; 23 save others by snatching them from the fire; have mercy on others but with fear, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.
24 Now to him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of his glory, without blemish and with great joy, 25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority before all time, now and forever. Amen.”
Come Thou Fount
Come, thou Fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace
Streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise
Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it, mount of thy redeeming love
Here I raise mine Ebenezer; hither by thy help I'm come
And I hope, by thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home
Jesus sought me when a stranger, wandering from the fold of God
He, to rescue me from danger, interposed his precious blood
O to grace how great a debtor daily I'm constrained to be
Let thy goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love
Here's my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above
Come, thou Fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace
Streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise
Before the Throne of God Above
Before the throne of God above, I have a strong and perfect plea
A great High Priest whose name is Love, Who ever lives and pleads for me
My name is graven on His hands, My name is written on His heart
I know that while in heav'n He stands, No tongue can bid me thence depart
No tongue can bid me thence depart
When Satan tempts me to despair, And tells me of the guilt within
Upward I look and see Him there, Who made an end of all my sin
Because the sinless Savior died, My sinful soul is counted free
For God the Just is satisfied, To look on Him and pardon me
To look on Him and pardon me
Behold Him there the Risen Lamb, My perfect spotless Righteousness
The great unchangeable I Am, The King of Glory and of grace
One with Himself I cannot die, My soul is purchased by His blood
My life is hid with Christ on high, With Christ my Savior and my God
With Christ my Savior and my God
Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the One, risen Son of God! (x2)
Before the throne of God above, I have a strong and perfect plea
A great High Priest whose name is Love, Who ever lives and pleads for me.
Pastoral Point
Preschoolers and nursery are dismissed to the children’s lesson.
Ten Thousand Reasons (Bless the Lord)
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
O my soul, worship His holy Name.
Sing like never before, O my soul.
I’ll worship Your holy Name.
The sun comes up, it’s a new day dawning;
It’s time to sing Your song again.
Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me,
Let me be singing when the evening comes.
You’re rich in love and You’re slow to anger,
Your Name is great and Your heart is kind;
For all Your goodness I will keep on singing,
Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find.
And on that day when my strength is failing,
The end draws near and my time has come;
Still my soul sings Your praise unending,
Ten thousand years and then forevermore.
Message
Tyler Daniels, Lead Pastor & Elder
“19 “Sir,” the woman replied, “I see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem.”
21 Jesus told her, “Believe me, woman, an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know. We worship what we do know, because salvation is from the Jews. 23 But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and in truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship him. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and in truth.””
Discussion Questions:
Define “worship.” What elements—practices, features, focuses—would you count as essential in worship? How is God’s worth and worthiness (His “worthship”) evident in your life and in the life of your church? How can we—personally and corporately—improve?
What are some controversies or differences you see, in our religious culture, about right worship? Which religions or groups claim things that are different from Christian truth? How does Jesus clarify the nature of right worship in vv. 21-24, and how is His invitation simultaneously narrow and broad?
Why does worship have to be in Spirit and in truth? Why is one without the other dangerous? Why is this verse a defense of doctrine? What is the evidence of both—worship in Spirit and in truth—in your life and in the church’s ministry?
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.
Who Is Like the Lord Our God
Our Father, He lifts from the ashes. He raises the poor and the lost
He seats them to dine at his table. To feast without money or cost
The lonely he settles in families. The barren, a mother he makes
O happy the heart of the stranger. Who's welcomed by this King of Grace
Who is like the LORD our God?
Who with glory fills the sky?
But humbles himself with the broken to dwell
Who is like our God?
Though equal to God in His glory, Christ Jesus became like a slave
He humbled himself in obedience. To Death, and the Cross, and the Grave
Victorious, he rose to the highest. In glory, the Savior was raised
His name above all names exalted. The heavens and earth sing His praise
O Saints, fix your eyes on the Savior. And count all your righteousness lost
Be found in his love and his favor. And share in his death on the cross
That all of his power in victory. Imparted to you, may abound
And sharing the suff'rings of Jesus. You share in his glory and crown