Approaching God
Welcome
& announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Youth: O Lord of Life, whose
presence is all around in the beauty of Creation, we come to worship You alone.
People: Open our hearts to Your loving
ways and fill our souls with Your sacred power.
Youth: Bless us this day, Lord God,
and make us one in faith, hope, and love forever. Amen.
Hymn
Prayer of Adoration
and Confession
Guide:
Lord of all Creation, we
proclaim You as our One, True, and Holy God. We seek to serve You as Your people
and hope to please You with our praises. We thank You for bringing us to this
special place of peace and prayer.
People: Heavenly
Father, we want to honor You with our lives and completely follow Your ways.
Sometimes
we fall into temptation and separate ourselves from Your Love, as well as
closing our spirits to Your commands. Forgive us for rejecting Your words and
damaging our faith by our unloving, unholy, and un-Christian actions. Hear us
now as we humbly confess our sins to You alone.
-
SILENCE -
Guide:
Loving God, You could
condemn us for being sinful, but instead You graciously give us Your Son Jesus
to die for our failures, faults, and fallen ways. By His wounds, we are healed.
By His sacrifice, we are forgiven and restored to You forever. We bring these
prayers in Christ’s Name and through His own words, we unite our hearts with
Him, saying, “Our Father…THE LORD’S
PRAYER” (debts/debtors)
Promise of the
Gospel
Guide: Jesus
saves us from being eternally separated from God. He wants us to choose life
over death, faith over fear, and obedience over defiance. When we sincerely
come to Him for forgiveness, He grants us mercy and grace. Let us rejoice and
be glad, for Jesus our Savior rescues us forever. 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
Choir
Anthem
Prayers for Health
and Healing
Pastor:
The LORD reigns, He is
robed in majesty and is armed with strength. God establishes our world and
sustains our lives. We are finite and frail, in need of help, healing and
wholeness. We lift up our voices of prayer to God, from our anxious hearts and
troubled minds.
People: Mighty
Redeemer, have mercy upon us and heal us of all that harms us in body, mind,
heart, and spirit. We also bring to You our families and friends,our colleagues and neighbors who need Your Loving
touch and holy healing. Hear us now as we pray.
Silent
Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit
Pastor:
The
LORD is merciful and holy; just and faithful. He hears our prayers in Jesus’
Name. Amen.
(Healing Prayer
based on words & phrases from Psalm 93)
Unison
Singing of ‘Sanctuary’
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader:
Holy Spirit, help us to see what Christ is
doing amongst us. Enable us to hear His words from these holy passages. Teach
us His ways so that we may tell others of His ministry, mission, and kingdom.
In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The
Message & the Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication
(in unison, led by Pastor): Lord Jesus,
we have worshipped You in song and praised You with our music. We have gathered
our tithes and offerings and placed them before Your throne. Take these tokens
and bless them, so that we may bring life to Your words by ministering to our
congregation, our community, and throughout the world. In Your Holy Name, we
give and pray. Amen.
Hymn
Benediction
(unison): May the God of everlasting hope fill us with joy and peace as we
trust in Him this day, so that we may joyfully witness to the continuing
mission of His Son Jesus Christ, and remain faithful to Him by the power of the
Holy Spirit in our everyday lives. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost, One God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
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