2026 – Just Keith Harris

Sunday is the Lord’s day — and it’s good to prepare our hearts to gather to worship Jesus.

Psalm 96, one of the passages we’ll read from Sunday morning, lifts our eyes to the greatness of God, reminding us that “great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised” (Psalm 96:4). He alone stands above every false god and idol because He is the One who made the heavens, the One before whom “splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary” (Psalm 96:5–6).

That theme of the greatness of God carries through the songs we’ll sing (Psalm 145:3). We’ll declare that there is nothing and no one greater than God (Isaiah 40:25, Psalm 86:8) and that He alone turns graves into gardens (Ezekiel 37:12-14, Romans 8:11). There is nothing better than our blessed hope, our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ — no rival, no replacement, no greater treasure (Titus 2:13, Philippians 3:8, Colossians 2:3).

To say and sing that God is great is one thing, but to begin to perceive and begin to grasp the magnitude of His greatness is another. Consider the words of the hymn “How Great Thou Art”:

And when I think, that God — His Son not sparing — sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in. That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my sin.

This beautiful gospel truth magnifies His greatness (Romans 5:8, 1 Corinthians 1:18). God didn’t spare His own Son, but sent Him to the cross (Romans 8:32, John 3:16). Jesus, God in flesh, willingly bore our sin, laying down His life and taking away our sin by His blood (John 1:14, Isaiah 53:5-6, John 10:17-18, Ephesians 1:7, 1 Peter 1:18-19). The greatness of God is most clearly seen in the saving work of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ (Titus 2:13, 2 Corinthians 5:21).

That’s why these “Songs for Sunday” posts exist — not to merely list songs, but to help us prepare. We have the opportunity to read God’s Word and reflect ahead of time, asking the Lord to ready our hearts and our homes so that when we sit under the preaching of God’s Word, it falls on good soil — received, applied, and bearing fruit in our lives. This helps us come not as consumers, sitting in an audience for a concert or seeking to be entertained or educated when John opens God’s Word. It helps us come as worshipers, seeking Christ — and preparing our hearts to meet Him.

Sunday’s coming, y’all. Let’s come ready to worship the great God, to rejoice in our great Savior, and to gather together declaring that there truly is nothing and no one better than Jesus!

Won’t you gather with us?

Here are our Scriptures and songs:

Scripture | Psalm 96:1-6 —

¹ Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth! ² Sing to the LORD, bless His name; tell of His salvation from day to day. ³ Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples! ⁴ For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. ⁵ For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens. ⁶ Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

Song | Graves Into Gardens —
Scripture Inspiration: Psalm 34:10, Isaiah 55:1-3, Psalm 53:1-3, Luke 15:11-24, Romans 6:23, John 6:26-35, Revelation 7:13-17, Matthew 11:28-30, 1 John 4:8, Psalm 51:10, Jeremiah 24:7, Ezekiel 36:26, Romans 12:2, Psalm 37:4, Exodus 8:10, Deuteronomy 3:24, Jeremiah 10:6, 1 Samuel 2:2, Isaiah 40:18, Romans 5:6-8, Psalm 138:8-9, 1 Kings 8:39, 1 John 3:20, John 15:15, Psalm 139:7-12, Hebrews 4:13, Psalm 30:11, Isaiah 62:2, Galatians 2:19-20, John 14:6, 1 Corinthians 15:20-49, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Exodus 14:1-31

Scripture | Philippians 2:5-11 —

⁵Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, ⁶who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, ⁷but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. ⁸And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. ⁹Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, ¹⁰so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ¹¹and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Song | Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me —
Scripture Inspiration: Genesis 15:6, Psalm 32:1-2, Romans 3:21-24, Romans 5:6-10, Ephesians 2:4-9, Titus 2:11, Isaiah 9:6, Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1:18-255, John 3:15-16, 1 Thessalonians 1:6, Hebrews 12:2, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Psalm 119:45, Romans 8:1-4, Psalm 17:7, Psalm 36:5-7, Titus 3:4, 1 John 4:8, John 14:27, Romans 5:1, Ephesians 2:14-15, Acts 4:10-12, John 14:6, Galatians 2:20, Romans 8:9-11, Galatians 4:6, Psalm 107:10-16, Psalm 118:7, Hebrews 13:5-6, 2 Corinthians 12:9, John 10:11-18, 2 Samuel 22:3-4, Nahum 1:7, 1 John 5:18, Psalm 23:4, Matthew 20:28, John 1:29, Acts 20:28, Colossians 2:14, Titus 2:14, 1 Peter 1:17-21, 1 John 2:1-2, Revelation 5:9-13, Acts 4:33, 1 Corinthians 15:55-57, Hebrews 2:14, Revelation 21:3-4, Hebrews 13:6, Psalm 116:16, Romans 6:20, Galatians 5:1, Luke 21:33, Revelation 6:14, Psalm 51:10, Ezekiel 36:26, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Philippians 1:9-11, John 10:30

Song | Your Great Name —
Scripture Inspiration: Acts 4:12, Luke 19:10, Psalm 106:8, John 3:17, Romans 8:1, 1 John 4:18, James 4:7-8, Revelation 5:9-10, Philippians 2:9-11, 2 Corinthians 12:9-11, Psalm 107:9, Psalm 68:5, Matthew 4:24, John 11:1-44, Job 19:25, Psalm 103:3, Revelation 11:17, Proverbs 23:11, Revelation 17:14

Invitation | Come Ye Sinners —
Scripture Inspiration: Matthew 11:28-30, Luke 5:27-32, Romans 3:21-26, 1 Timothy 1:15, James 4:6-10, Luke 15:11-32, Romans 8:18-30, Luke 9:51, Luke 22:39-46, Galatians 4:4-5, Isaiah 53, 1 Peter 1:3-9, 1 Peter 1:17-21

Offertory | He Leadeth Me —
Scripture Inspiration: Psalm 23:1–4, Psalm 32:8, Psalm 37:23–24, Psalm 66:6, Psalm 73:23–24, Psalm 107:29, Psalm 139:9–10, Psalm 143:10, Proverbs 3:5–6, Isaiah 41:13, Isaiah 42:16, Isaiah 43:2, Isaiah 48:17, Isaiah 57:20, Isaiah 58:11, Lamentations 3:31–33, Joshua 3:14–17, Joshua 4:23–24, John 10:27–29, John 17:4, John 14:1–3, Romans 8:14, Romans 8:37, 1 Corinthians 15:54–57, 2 Corinthians 1:3–4, Ephesians 2:8–9, Philippians 2:14, Philippians 4:11–12, 1 Timothy 6:6–8, Hebrews 2:14–15, Hebrews 13:5, Revelation 14:13

Tomorrow is Sunday — and I’m grateful to start 2026 gathered with my faith family at Christ Community Church.

Hebrews 10:23-25 reminds us why we gather. We come to “hold fast the confession of our hope” — that Jesus is Lord — and be encouraged by others who have been saved by the same grace. We gather to “stir up one another to love and good works”, not as spectators but as participants in what God is doing among us. We gather often, because the Lord has given us a church family and lovingly warns us against “neglecting to meet together”. We gather to “encourage one another”, lifting weary hearts with the reminder that this broken, fallen world isn’t all there is. And every time we gather, we are being prepared for a greater gathering that is coming — shaped week by week into a people ready for the presence of the Lord — the day Revelation 7:9-10 describes when a numberless multitude stands before the throne of God, praising and glorifying the Lamb.

That’s also why we do these “Songs for Sunday” posts. They are a simple invitation to prepare — to read the Scriptures we’ll read aloud in worship, to sing or listen to the songs we’ll sing together, and to come ready to worship with full hearts and clear hope. Preparation doesn’t replace worship; in this case, it deepens tomorrow’s worship it because the preparation itself is worshiping Jesus today.

Sunday’s coming. Let’s come ready to hold fast, encourage one another, and make much of Jesus — together.

Won’t you gather with us?

Here are our Scriptures and songs:

Scripture | Romans 5:17-21 —

¹⁷For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
¹⁸Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. ¹⁹For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. ²⁰Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, ²¹so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Song | Grace Wins —
Scripture Inspiration: Romans 3:23, Romans 5:6-8, Romans 5:16-18, Romans 8:1, 1 Timothy 1:13-14, Ephesians 1:6-7, 2 Corinthians 9:8, John 1:16, Ephesians 2:7, Ezekiel 36:26, 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12, Luke 15:11-32, John 4, Matthew 9:27-31, John 9, Luke 16:19-31

Song | Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) —
Scripture Inspiration: Romans 3:21-24, Romans 5:1-2, Romans 8:1-4, Jeremiah 17:9, Luke 15, John 9:25-29, Psalm 112:1, Psalm 31:5, Ephesians 2:4, Lamentations 3:22-23, 1 John 4:18, Matthew 13:44-46, John 8:31-36, Psalm 23:6, Philippians 1:6, Psalm 119:49, Psalm 119:81, Psalm 119:114, 2 Samuel 22:3, Lamentations 3:24, 2 Peter 3:10, Joel 2:31, Revelation 21:3

Scripture | Lamentations 3:19-24 —

¹⁹Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall! ²⁰My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me. ²¹But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:

²²The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; ²³they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ²⁴“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”