Approaching God
Welcome
& Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Leader: Let
us come before the Lord with our songs of gratitude and prayers of thanksgiving.
People: We will gratefully worship the
God of all goodness and the Creator of all compassion.
Leader: O
Living Lord, hear us as we praise You for the gifts of life and love in our
lives. Amen.
Hymn
Prayer of Adoration
and Confession
Guide: Everlasting God, Whose
powerful words of creation brought forth light and life, we adore You for being
our Creator and we serve You for being our King. Throughout the world, people
are gladly praising Your Holy Name and we rejoice with them at this holy and
sacred time.
People: Almighty Lord, You have guided
our paths and clarified our thoughts. You have given us peace in the midst of
our troubles and protection during times of trial. You have sustained us by
Your grace and love, so we are truly thankful for Your presence and influence
in our lives.
Guide: Gracious
Lord, we know that we have sinned. We confess to being shallow people at times
and faithless Christians. We have hurt loved ones with words of anger and
disappointed others with our mistakes. We have fallen into temptation too many
times and have allowed sin to blemish our souls and character. Forgive us,
Lord, for the misdeeds of our lives and for the good deeds we have neglected.
Hear us now as we humbly pray.
-
SILENCE -
Guide: Merciful God, we are eternally
grateful for Your Son Jesus Christ, our Redeemer and our Savior. His blood has
cleansed our souls; His broken body has painfully paid the price for our sins.
We are thankful for His perfect obedience and almighty sacrifice. In Him,
through Him, and by Him alone, we are saved and restored forever. Hear us now
as we pray His wonderful words, saying, “Our Father….THE LORD’S PRAYER”
(debts/debtors).
Promise of the
Gospel
Guide: Jesus gathers us to Himself
and fills us with His grace and love. He takes the broken pieces of our sinful
lives and heals us of all our past and personal sins. Let us therefore rejoice
and be truly thankful, for Jesus is our Savior, both now and forevermore. 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.
Children’s
Sermon
Encountering God
Anthem
Prayers for Health
and Healing
Pastor: The
LORD loves righteousness and justice; the Earth is full of His unfailing love. The
plans of the LORD stand firm forever; the purposes of His heart are sustained
through all generations.
People: O Living God, who formed the
hearts, minds, and bodies of us all, consider our present troubles and provide
for our personal needs. Your eyes are constantly on us; You know our worries
and fears. We place our lives into Your hands and put our hopes in Your
unfailing love.
Pastor: You
are our help and shield, O Lord. We wait for Your mercy and ask that You heal
us, our families, as well as our friends of all our hurts, harms, and
hindrances. For we trust in Your Holy Name and we humbly ask that You hear our
heartfelt petitions and personal
prayers.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is
lit
Pastor: May
your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in You and
Jesus’ Name. Amen.
(Healing
Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 33)
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader: Holy
Spirit, descend upon us and open our hearts to God’s message. Grant us
understanding of these scriptures and give us opportunities to apply these
sacred words in our daily lives. For the sake of our Savior and in Jesus’ Name,
we pray. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The
Message and the Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication (in unison – led by pastor) Lord Jesus, through Your
death, You made a new covenant with humanity, which we gratefully acknowledge
and fully proclaim. We therefore freely give our lives to You in service of
Your Everlasting Kingdom. Take these gifts that we offer, and bless them for
the ministries and missions that You would have our church undertake, support, as
well as fulfill to the glory of God and the preaching of His Word. In Your Holy
Name, we pray. Amen.
Hymn
Benediction (unison): May Christ deliver us from God’s
wrath and enable us to do His will; may the Father spare us from temptation and
reclaim us as His own; and may the Holy Spirit continue to guide, counsel, and
comfort us, both now and forevermore. Amen.
Doxology
and Postlude
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