Service Guide

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Welcome & Call to Worship

Psalm 8 (ESV)

Leader: Welcome to Evanston Bible Fellowship! If you’re new, we invite you to scan the QR code in front of you and fill out the connection card to let us know you’re here. Please stand for our call to worship from Psalm, reading the words in bold.

All: 1 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
Leader: 2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established strength because of your foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?
All: 5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;
you have put all things under his feet,
Leader: 7 all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
All: 9 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Leader: Let’s lift up our hearts and voices in worship!

Unstoppable God

Verse 1
Heaven thundered
And the world was born
Life begins and ends
In the dust You formed
Faith commanded
And the mountains moved
Fear is losing ground
To our hope in You

Chorus
Unstoppable God
Let Your glory go on and on
Impossible things
In Your name they shall be done (oh)

Verse 2
Freedom conquered
All our chains undone
Sin defeated
Jesus has overcome
Mercy triumphed
When the third day dawned
Darkness was denied
When the stone was gone

Bridge
Nothing shall be impossible
Your kingdom reigns unstoppable
We'll shout Your praise forevermore
Jesus our God unstoppable

Interlude
Oh oh oh oh

Ending
Oh

Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Wade Joye
CCLI Song #7011436
© 2014 Be Essential Songs; Elevation Worship Publishing
For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com
CCLI License #195574

Beautiful One

Verse 1
Wonderful so wonderful is Your unfailing love
Your cross has spoken mercy over me
No eye has seen no ear has heard
No heart could fully know
How glorious how beautiful You are

Chorus
Beautiful One I love You
Beautiful One I adore
Beautiful One my soul must sing

Verse 2
Powerful so powerful Your glory fills the skies
Your mighty works displayed for all to see
The beauty of Your majesty awakes my heart to sing
How marvelous how wonderful You are

Bridge 1
You opened my eyes to Your wonders anew
You captured my heart with this love
'Cause nothing on earth is as beautiful as You

Bridge 2
My soul my soul must sing
My soul my soul must sing
My soul my soul must sing
Beautiful One

Tim Hughes
CCLI Song #3915912
© 2002 Thankyou Music Ltd
For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com

Behold Him

Verse 1
He who was before there was light
Walked across the pages of time
He who made every living thing
Behold Him
He who heard humanity's cry
Left His throne to wake as a child
He became like the least of us
Behold Him

Chorus 1
Jesus Son of God Messiah
The Lamb the roaring Lion
Oh be still and behold Him

Verse 2
He who dined with sinners and saints
Healed the blind the lost and the lame
Even now He is in our midst
Behold Him
He who chose a criminal's end
Paid with blood to settle our debt
Buried death as He rose to life
Behold Him

Chorus 2
Jesus Son of God Messiah
The Lamb the roaring Lion
Oh be still and behold Him
Jesus Alpha and Omega
Our God the risen Savior
Oh be still and behold Him

Bridge
Holy holy holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
Worthy worthy worthy
To receive all praise

Mitch Wong, Paul Baloche
CCLI Song #7133698
© 2019 A Wong Made Write Publishing; Integrity Worship Music; Integrity's Praise! Music; Leadworship Songs
For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com
CCLI License #195574

Child Dedication: Luke Chen

Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full, in his wonderful face
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of his glory and grace

Scripture Reading: 1 John 1:1-4 (NIV)

Leader: Please return and remain standing (as you are able) for today’s Scripture reading from 1 John 1:1-4. After the reading, the response will be, “Thanks be to God.”

1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We write this to make our joy complete.

Leader: The Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God!

Leader: You may be seated.

Message: Pastor Tim Allen

"The Word of Life"

Ethos Questions:

Read the text. Then read it again in another version. Then summarize the text as best you can.
What stands out to you from the text? What questions does it raise?
What does this text reveal to us about God?
What does this text reveal to us about ourselves and how we should respond to God?
How does this text in particular drive these truths home?
If this text did not exist, what would we be missing?
What problem or question is the text solving or answering? What issue is it addressing?
What solution or answer does the text offer to the primary issue it is addressing?
How does the text connect with the gospel?
How will you commit to obey the text this week?
With whom can you share what you have learned from the text?

Christ Our Treasure

Verse 1
Lord our feet have wandered
All the earth unsatisfied
Drinking from a sea of emptiness has left us dry
So we turn our eyes to

Chorus
Christ our treasure there is none like You
Precious Jesus there is none like You

Verse 2
Living Water Word of Life
You are forever true
Every blessing joy abounding here in knowing You
So we fix our eyes on

Bridge 1
Grace for the guilty help for the needy
Jesus You satisfy our souls
Strength for the weary hope for the grieving
Jesus You satisfy our souls

Bridge 2
Healer of sickness Fountain of goodness
Jesus You satisfy our souls
Faithful Provider Gracious Redeemer
Jesus You satisfy our souls

Bridge 3
Mighty in power awesome in splendor
Jesus You satisfy our souls
Author perfecter Keeper Sustainer
Jesus you satisfy our souls

Grace Nixon, Jonathan Jackson, Jordan Kauflin, Marc Willerton
CCLI Song #7138120
© Sovereign Grace Praise; Sovereign Grace Worship
For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com
CCLI License #195574

Communion & Prayers of the People

What A Beautiful Name

Verse 1
You were the Word at the beginning
One with God the Lord Most High
Your hidden glory in creation
Now revealed in You our Christ

Chorus 1
What a beautiful Name it is
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a beautiful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus

Verse 2
You didn't want heaven without us
So Jesus You brought heaven down
My sin was great Your love was greater
What could separate us now

Chorus 2
What a wonderful Name it is
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a wonderful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus

Bridge 1
Death could not hold You
The veil tore before You
You silence the boast of sin and grave
The heavens are roaring
The praise of Your glory
For You are raised to life again

Bridge 2
You have no rival
You have no equal
Now and forever God You reign
Yours is the kingdom
Yours is the glory
Yours is the Name above all names

Chorus 3
What a powerful Name it is
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a powerful Name it is
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus

Ending
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus