Approaching God
Welcome and Announcements
Prelude & Gathering Song
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: God of God and Light of Light, before all the worlds began, You existed. Before Time came into being, You endured. Your wonders of creation astound us. Your ways throughout the cosmos amaze us. We are pleased to come into Your presence. We are glad that You have called us to be here.
People: Lord of holy substance and sacred Supreme Being, by whom all things were made and whose only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ came down from heaven for our salvation, we praise and adore You above all else in our lives.
Guide: Very God of Very God, who came into our world by the incarnate power of the Holy Spirit and the humble assent of the Virgin Mary, we are human and sinful, weak and hurtful, proud and selfish.
People: Gracious Lord, our sins led to Your suffering, our perpetual misdeeds caused You to be crucified under Pontius Pilate. You died the death that we deserve. We buried You by our unfaithful ways and careless mistakes. Hear us now as we solemnly confess our faults and ask forgiveness from You alone.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Almighty Father, we praise You for Jesus, for His obedience, sacrifice and resurrection. On the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures, ascended into heaven and now sits by Your right hand. We await His glorious return and thank You for His love and grace.
People: In the words of the One who will judge both the quick and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end, we now pray, saying, “Our Father,…THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors).
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Jesus was sent into the world for our salvation. He brought the good news of the gospel to us and sealed its truth with His blood. We are blessed by His wounds and restored to God’s favor through His unique power and divine authority. In Christ’s Name. 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.
Family Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come forward)
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: We believe in You, O Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life. You proceed from the Father and the Son, therefore we will worship and glorify You forever.
People: Long ago, You spoke by the prophets; today, we pray, You will speak to our hearts. Heal us and all our loved ones of all that harms us in body, mind, heart and spirit.
Pastor: Your compassion is universal; Your power is conveyed through the prayers of the Church. Hear us, O Lord, and grant us Your favor as we silently make known our petitions to You.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor: We acknowledge the One, True and Living God and the blessings of His Son, Jesus Christ, in our lives. Amen.
Anthem
Message Part #1 –
Singing of Jesus, Draw me Close
Prayer for Illumination:
Reader: Holy Spirit, as part of the one holy catholic and apostolic Church, we are inspired through sacred scriptures and need to apply them every day. Open our hearts and minds to the messages, meaning and teaching of these holy passages so that we may enhance our faith and strengthen our confidence in the Lord. Amen.
Scripture Readings & Message Part #2
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication (unison): Lord Jesus, our souls are saved by Your sacrifice and our sins are remitted through baptism. You have blessed us with Your love and restored us by Your grace. In return, we offer You these gifts, asking that You will enable us to use them wisely for the life, work and ministry of our church and all its people. In Your Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Hymn:
Benediction (unison): May we turn to Christ, our Risen Lord, for faith, hope and love; may we honor the Father who grants us resurrection from the dead; and may we rejoice with the Holy Spirit in the life of the world to come, one God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology & Postlude
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