Approaching God
Welcome
and announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Youth: Our
souls long for Your salvation, O Lord, and we have put our hope in Your word.
People: All Your commands are trustworthy, O God; help us in the
midst of all that troubles us.
Youth: Preserve
our lives according to Your love; we will obey the statutes of Your mouth, by
praising and glorifying Your Name forever.
First
Hymn:
Prayers of Adoration and Confession
Guide: Almighty God, Sovereign of the
Universe, and King of all Creation, we humbly approach Your sacred presence and
respectfully seek to please You with our praise. We gather in Your holy house
to greet You with gladness and to worship You with our hearts and voices.
People: Gracious Father, we confess to failing our faith and
casually serving You. We admit to countering Your commands and waiving aside
Your words. We fear Your wrath and are
shamed by Your rebuke; forgive us for being proud and foolish, as well as
bitter and neglectful. Hear us now as we confess our faults to You alone.
- Silent
Confessions -
Guide: Father God, only Jesus can save us
from ourselves. Only He can restore us to Your favor and love. In Him, we place
our lives and through Him, we seek Your peace. Christ shields us from Your
consuming wrath and returns us to Your Kingdom. In His holy words, we continue
to pray, saying: "Our Father, Who art in heaven...THE LORD'S PRAYER" (debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Christ reveals to us both the glory
and the grace of God. He brings us into the presence of God and reclaims our
spirits as His forevermore. Let us rejoice and be truly thankful, for Jesus
Christ is our Everlasting Savior and Almighty King. Amen.
Gloria Patri (sung in unison): 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
Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: Heal
us, O LORD, and enable us to lead faithful lives; help us to trust in You
without wavering. Look kindly upon us, LORD; pacify our troubled hearts and
ease our anxious minds.
People: For Your love is always with us; we gain strength from
Your Saving Power and Eternal Truth. Heal us from all that harms us so that we
may proclaim aloud your praise and tell of all your wonderful deeds.
Pastor: May
we experience Your Holy Presence in this house of prayer. May our loved ones
know of Your healing Love at this time in their precious lives. Be near to our
families and friends, Gracious Lord. Strengthen their souls, release them from
pain, and restore them to health, hope, and happiness. Hear us now, as we
silently pray.
Silent
Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor: May
we lead faithful lives and be grateful for the mercy and compassion of the One,
True and Living God. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Healing Prayer based on
words & phrases from Psalm 26)
Singing
of ‘Sanctuary.’
Prayer of Illumination
Reader: Holy Spirit, forgive us for
disrespecting and misquoting the sacred words of God. Teach us Christ’s ways
and let Him rule over our lives, so that we may be judged by His mercy and
grace. In Jesus' Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The
Message & the Apostles' Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication (unison – led by the pastor)
Lord Jesus, we are made alive in You
forever. You have blessed us with complete forgiveness and granted us God’s
everlasting grace. With thankful hearts, we gather before You our tithes and
gifts. We pray that You will bless them for the mission of hope, help, and
healing that You brought into world, and will continue to express them through
the life, work, and ministry of Your Church on Earth. In Your Holy Name, we
give and pray. Amen.
Closing
Hymn
Benediction (unison): May Christ
remain the Lord of our lives; may the Father’s joy work great blessings within
us; and may the Holy Spirit keep us firm in our faith as we serve and glorify
the One, Triune and Living God, forever and ever. Amen.
Doxology
May God's Blessing & Postlude
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