Approaching God
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude and Gathering
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Almighty Lord, whose words have shaped our civilization and whose love sustains all our people, we humbly approach Your Holy presence. In these times which try our souls, we pray for protection, perseverance and peace. Merciful God, each day we are surrounded by sinful distractions, which plague our faithful ways. We are tempted to surrender to our selfish desires and keep justifying our misdeeds.
People: Gracious Father, enter our hearts and strengthen our Christian beliefs. Anoint our souls with Your Holy Spirit, so that we may overcome our reckless and foolish ways. Loving Lord, forgive us for being weak and sinful people. Pardon our neglect of good works, charitable deeds and selfless giving. Teach us Your ways and redirect our paths so that we may sincerely serve and honor You. Hear us now as we confess our sins to You.
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Guide: Gracious Lord, You have returned to us our hope and thanksgiving. May we adore Jesus as our Savior, who gave His Life so that we may be cleansed of the past, strengthened in the present and restored to Your eternal Kingdom in the future. For we place our souls into Christ’s Hands and through His Own Words, we now pray, saying “Our Father, etc…THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: In the midst of our troubles, Jesus is here beside us, ready to calm the rough times in our lives with His mercy, grace and everlasting love. Let us celebrate His wonderful deeds and glorious life, both now and forever. Amen.
Gloria Patri : Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
Children’s Sermon
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: We have heard what God has done in the past and experienced His unfailing love in our lives. By God’s guidance, we have overcome our troubles and through His mercy, we have flourished.
People: The Lord is our King and God forever. We look to Him for the health and healing. We pray that God will relieve us from our pain and sickness, our illness and disease, discomfort and despair.
Pastor: Almighty LORD, hear our prayers and answer our heartfelt pleas. Touch us with Your Holy Spirit and enter into the hearts, minds, bodies and spirits of all our loved ones, so they may healed of all that harms them. Restore them to health, happiness and wholeness. Hear us now as we silently bring our prayers and requests for healing to You alone.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
All: May the LORD rise up and help us, restoring us through His unfailing love. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 44)
Anthem
Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, possess our minds with Christ’s goodness and fulfill our spiritual needs through the power of the sacred scriptures. Open our hearts to His godly ways and change our lives by challenging our ideas, opinions and beliefs. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings :
Sermon
The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication : Lord Jesus, sometimes we are distracted by worldly concerns, causing our giving to diminish through our insecurity. Today, You have granted us a new hope and restored us to Your Father’s Kingdom. In return, we cheerfully give these tokens to You, praying that You will bless them for the ministries and missions that You have called our church to establish and accomplish. In Your Holy Name, we pray. Amen.
Hymn :
Benediction (in unison): May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in Him, so that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; One God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost!
Postlude
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