Approaching
God
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude
Gathering Song
Call
to Worship
Youth: O Lord, deal with us according to
Your Love; teach us Your precious decrees.
People: We are Your servants; open our
hearts and minds so that we may understand Your sacred ways.
Youth: Come among us, Almighty Lord, and
do Your wonderful deeds, so that we may praise and glorify Your Name
forever! Amen.
Hymn
Prayer
of Adoration and Confession
Guide: Heavenly
Father, we adore and applaud Your mighty works of creation, which remind us of
Your majestic Power and inspire us to confidently place our lives into your
hands. We have set aside this sacred time and planned our praise and worship to
reflect upon Your ways, rejoice in Your deeds, and regenerate our faith in Your
Holy Word. You are the One, True and Living God; we are privileged to be Your
humble servants.
People: Merciful
God, we confess to being partial to our own understanding and more apt to
follow our own desires. Instead of seeking Your guidance, we cherish our own
opinions and ideas. Instead of accepting Your counsel, we furnish our own,
which leads us into temptation and causes us to diminish our faith. Forgive us
when we offend You by our sinful acts and selfish deeds. Pardon our personal
mistakes and foolish choices which taint our souls with greed, pride, envy,
hatred, anger, and indifference. Hear us now as we individually confess our
sins to You.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Gracious
God, our hope is in the Lord and our salvation is in Christ’s hands. By His
blood, we are cleansed. By His sacrifice, we are saved. He alone can forgive
our past mistakes and restore us to Your Favor.
We make these prayers in Christ’s Name and unite our hearts
through Him, saying, “Our Father…THE
LORD’S PRAYER”
Promise
of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus
calls us to be his disciples and we are empowered to speak up for Him. Through
faith, we testify to Christ’s power of forgiveness and His sovereignty over all
of creation. Therefore we rejoice in Him and express our thanks to Him, by
sharing His promises and gospel with all whom we love. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Gloria Patri
Children’s Sermon
Anthem
Encountering
God
Prayers
for Health and Healing
Guide: We call upon You, O Lord, the
Rock of our salvation. Hear our prayers and grant us peace. Hear our cries for
mercy as we call to You for help; listen to our pleas in this holy place of
prayer.
People: We lift up our hearts to You,
Living God, and humbly ask for healing. For You are our strength and shield;
our hearts trust in You and we are encouraged.
Guide: Lord God, have mercy upon us and
all whom we love. Bless us all with healing and strength, wholeness and peace,
renewal and hope. For You alone have the power to overcome illness, anxiety,
injury and insecurity. Hear us now as we silently pray for all those who are
precious to our hearts.
Silent
Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Guide: Save all of Your people, Lord,
and bless us one by one; be our shepherd and carry us forevermore. In Jesus’
Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 28)
Singing of Sanctuary
Prayer
for Illumination
Reader: Holy Spirit, grant confidence to
our spirits and deepen our faith through these sacred scriptures. Open our
hearts to Christ’s amazing love and enhance our minds with His precious
teaching. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings
The Message
Serving
God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication (unison led by Guide): Lord Jesus, our hearts are
exposed to You at all times, therefore You know completely what and how we
give. We pray that these tokens may be given to You honorably, cheerfully, and
faithfully. Grant us the wisdom to use them for the advancement of God’s
Kingdom through the preaching of the Gospel, the serving of the Church, and the
praising of God’s Name, both now and always. Amen.
Hymn
Benediction (unison led by preacher): May we grow in Christ’s grace each and every day; may we be
spiritually fruitful to the glory of our Father in Heaven; and may the Holy
Spirit strengthen the foundations of our faith, so that we may confidently
share the good news of Jesus with the world, both now and always. Amen.
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