Approaching God
Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Gathering Song & Prelude
Hymn:
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Guide: Almighty Creator of Life and the Universe, we gather to praise You in this holy place of peace and prayer. We offer You our worship and give our heartfelt thanks for Your blessings.
People: Everlasting God, whose power sustains our lives and whose words inspire our souls, we humbly dedicate this sacred time to You and pray that You are pleased with all that we give.
Guide: Merciful Lord, we confess our mistakes and recognize our weaknesses. We have blamed others for our misdeeds and disappointed our loved ones with broken promises. Instead of allowing Your Holy Spirit to influence our choices and decisions, we have allowed greed and insecurity to be selfish and to sin. Forgive our wrongdoing and help us to change our ways. Hear us now as we humbly pray.
- Silent Confessions -
Guide: Gracious Father, we seek forgiveness and rely upon Your Son to pardon us. He alone has the power to forgive our past mistakes and restore us to Your everlasting favor. Hear us now as we complete our prayers in Christ’s Holy words, saying, “Our Father…” THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Our past mistakes are forgiven and Jesus has given us the sacred opportunity to begin our lives anew. Let us rejoice in His wonderful gift, for Christ alone has conquered sin and redeemed us forever. Amen.
Gloria Patri (sung): 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
Choir Anthem
Minute for Mission
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: O Lord, do good to your servants, and we will live. We will cherish and obey Your words of life. Open our eyes, Lord, that we may see the wonderful gifts of Your healing power.
People: Sometimes, O Lord, our hearts are consumed with concerns; our thoughts are filled with fear. Remove from us the burden of our worries; carry and support us through our trials and tribulations.
Pastor: May we meditate on the mercy of the Lord and silently ask Him to heal us and all our loved one from all that harms us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually..
Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.
Pastor: The words and promises of the Lord are our delight and blessing. He hears our prayers and restores our hopes. In Jesus' Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 119:Gimel)
Singing of ‘Jesus, Draw Me Close’
Prayer of Illumination
Reader: Holy Spirit, grant us peace in the midst of our troubles and faith to overcome our fears. Strengthen our hearts and minds through Christ’s power and teaching contained in today’s scriptures. In His Holy Name, we faithfully pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings
The Message & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication(unison): Lord Jesus, You grant meaning to our lives and give hope to our hearts. We bring before You our tithes and gifts. Bless them for the greater work of Your Church on Earth and the advancement of Your Gospel throughout the nations. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Closing Hymn:
Benediction(unison): May we joyfully praise our Lord Jesus Christ each day of our lives; may we constantly worship the Father for His love and blessings; and may the Holy Spirit unite our hearts as one people, one church, and one community of faithful servants to the glory of the One, Triune, and Living God, both now and forevermore. Amen.
Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; etc & Postlude
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