This week’s message reminded us that there’s a deeper reality to our lives and faith—one that’s rooted in communion with God through prayer. In Luke 11, the disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray, and He gives both a pattern (the Lord’s Prayer) and an invitation to persistent prayer: keep asking, seeking, and knocking, even when heaven feels silent. We’re reminded that God isn’t distant—He is a loving Father—and prayer shapes us into humble people who surrender our will, seek forgiveness, and rely on the Holy Spirit. We also heard a powerful testimony from Dominic about how God used an unexpected diagnosis to lead her into deeper surrender and how the faithful prayers of God’s people became tangible strength through miracle after miracle. In the end, we pray because life is uncertain, God is faithful, and we cannot trust—or pray—enough.
February 22, 2026
Preparation for Worship
Time for Gathering
Opening Hymn “I Need Thee Every Hour”
I need Thee every hour most gracious Lord
No tender voice like Thine can peace afford
Refrain
I need Thee O I need Thee
Every hour I need Thee
O bless me now my Savior
I come to Thee
I need Thee every hour stay Thou near by
Temptations lose their pow’r when Thou art nigh (Refrain)
I need Thee every hour in joy or pain
Come quickly and abide or life is vain (Refrain)
I need Thee every hour most Holy One
O make me Thine indeed Thou blessed Son (Refrain)
O bless me now my Savior
I come to Thee
Prayer of Praise
Song of Worship
Prayers of the Church and Prayer of our Lord
Offering and Doxology
Scripture Lesson Luke 11:1-13
Sermon Perseverance in Prayer
Closing Hymn “Who Am I”
Who am I that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name would care to feel my hurt
Who am I that the Bright and Morning Star
Would choose to light the way for my ever wand’ring heart
Not because of who I am but because of what You’ve done
Not because of what I’ve done but because of who You are
Chorus
I am a flower quickly fading here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean a vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I’m calling Lord You catch me when I’m falling
And You’ve told me who I am I am Yours
Who am I that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love and watch me rise again
Who am I that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain and calm the storm in me
Benediction
BIRTHDAYS
Member Spotlight featuring Robert Lynch & Mary Elizabeth
- Sunday Morning Study: Roaming Through Romans | 9 AM in the Sanctuary
- Sunday Prayer | 9:30 AM in the Sanctuary
- Tuesday Women’s Bible Study with Anneke | 6 PM in the Sanctuary and via Zoom
- Wednesday Issues Hour | 10:30 AM in the Sanctuary and via Zoom
- 1st & 3rd Wednesday Men’s Lunch | 12 PM at Brooks Burgers on 9th St. Join the men for fellowship after Issues Hour
- Wednesday Bible Study with Emil | 1:30 PM in the Sanctuary and via Zoom
- F3 Ladies Luncheon: Monday, February 23rd | 12 PM at Flemming’s Steakhouse. Individual checks, please sign up.
- Worship Night: Thursday, March 5th | 7 PM at the church. Join us for a time of worship and prayer!
- Free Men’s Steak Cookout: Thursday, March 12h | 4:30 PM at Falconer’s home. Please sign up.
- Justin’s Place Graduation: Thursday, March 19th | 6 PM at Covenant Church of Naples.
- We are in the process of updating our directory. If your information has changed, or you’d like to be
included our directory, grab a form by the doors or fill it out at naplescommunitychurch.org/directory
