Approaching God
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude & Gathering
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Almighty God and Most Powerful Lord, whose kingdom is boundless and whose authority can never be diminished, we come before Your Holy Throne to worship and adore Your ways, to honor and glorify Your deeds, to revere and esteem Your sacred words. You have called us to this place of peace and prayer. You have brought us to this sanctuary of strength and salvation, so that we may praise Your Holy Name and become renewed through Your wonderful love.
People: Gracious Lord, at times we ruin our faith through selfish and dishonest ways. There are moments in our lives when, through our pride, our greed, our longings and acts of defiance, we scorn Your sacred guidance and reject Your Holy commands. Forgive our foolish sins and redeem us from our random acts of unkindness, bitterness, indifference and intolerance. Pardon our neglect of caring for others, of forgetting to forgive our debtors, of ignoring those who need our help. Hear us now as we silently and sincerely confess our sins, our faults, our everyday mistakes.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Merciful Father, tear down the walls of sin and pride which have separated our hearts from You. Lead us to Jesus Christ Your Holy Son and help us to follow His faithful ways. For we ask this in Jesus’ Sacred Name and through His own words we pray, saying, “Our Father, …THE LORD’S PRAYER…debts/debtors
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus performed many wonders and miraculous signs during His ministry on earth. Today, we each experience the miracle of absolute forgiveness and the wonder of being completely restored to God’s Holy Kingdom. So let us be thankful and rejoice, for Jesus is the One True and Only Savior that we will ever need. 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
Anthem
Minute for Mission: Pentecost Offering
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: Listen to our prayers, O God, do not ignore our pleas; hear us and answer us. We are troubled by our worries and made weary through our concerns.
People: Sickness and suffering has come into our lives by accident, injury, distress and disease. Our hearts are deeply troubled, and at times our minds find no peace; we are afraid of the future, so we need Your healing mercies.
Pastor: Almighty Father, enable us to face our fears, to overcome our anxieties and to vanquish all that harms us in body, mind, soul and spirit. Embrace us and help to rest; enable us to look to You for health and healing, for ourselves, our loved ones, and all whom we know. Hear us as we pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
All: Let us cast your cares upon the Lord, for He will sustain us. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen..
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 55)
Singing of Jesus Draw me Close
Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, strengthen us through these sacred scriptures and help us to walk in Christ’s ways. Fill us with joy and gladness, so that we may rejoice in the Lord and praise all His wonderful words. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings & Sermon & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication : Lord Jesus, we bring these gifts from the many different fruits of our lives, and of the diverse blessings that You have given to each of us. Take this offering and bless it for the work of God’s Kingdom here on earth, through the ministries and missions that You have called Your people to continue and fulfill. In Your Holy Name. Amen.
Communion
Hymn :
Benediction: May Christ transform our lives by renewing our minds; may we discern what the Father’s will is for us and fulfill it each day; and may the Holy Spirit guide us towards all that is good, pleasing and perfect in God’s eyes, both now and always. Amen.
Doxology & Postlude
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