Approaching God
Welcome
& Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to worship
Herald:
Let
us trust in God’s unfailing love.
People:
Our hearts rejoice in His
salvation.
Leader:
Let us sing to the LORD, for He has been good to us.
Let us worship and glorify His Name! Amen.
Hymn
Prayer of Adoration
and Confession
Guide:
Almighty Lord, Maker of
Mystery and Sustainer of Life, we come before You as servants seeking Your
wisdom and as children cherishing Your love. We yield to Your authority and yearn
for Your holiness; we freely submit to Your will and faithfully surrender to
Your Word.
People: Everlasting
God, You have the power to shape the patterns of our lives and influence our
choices. You have the right to scrutinize our life styles and to reject our selfish
ways. We know that we have sinned against Your Sovereignty and rebelled against
Your rules. We have covered our sins with pride and contaminated our souls with
deceit. We are guilty of greed and full of faithless ways. Hear us now as we
personally confess to You alone.
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SILENCE -
Guide:
Loving Father, without
Jesus we would not know the joy of salvation. Without Christ’s sacrifice, we
would not have any future or everlasting hope. We acknowledge that we are
sinners and that only He is the Divine Savior of our souls. In the Name of
Jesus, we make these confessions and through His holy words we continue to
pray, saying, “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER” (debts/debtors).
Promise of the
Gospel
Guide: Jesus is the Bread of Life, which means that
He is the Only One who can sustain our spirits and nourish our souls. He has
the authority to forgive our sins and the right to restore us to God. Let us
celebrate and be glad, for Christ has come into our lives and we are fully
forgiven of all our sinful and selfish ways, both now and 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
Anthem
Prayers for Health
and Healing
Pastor:
We
give thanks to You, O God, for You are ever present and we glorify Your
wonderful deeds. We pray that this sacred moment will become an appointed time
of holiness and healing.
People:
When we experience fear
and confusion, or anxiety and worry, You steady our hearts and bring peace to
our minds. Wherever we are, You are with us. Whatever we face, You support us.
Pastor:
Heavenly
Father, examine our hearts and minds, as well as our bodies and souls; heal us
of all that harms us. Pour out the blessing of Your healing power upon us and
all our loved ones. Restore us to health and strengthen all those for whom we
now silently pray.
Silent
Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor:
Let
us declare the goodness of the Lord forever. May we sing and celebrate His
wonderful ways. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Healing
Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 75)
Unison
singing of ‘Sanctuary.’
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader: Holy Spirit, come among us and enable us to hear Jesus
speak through these sacred scriptures. May His teaching and action challenge
our ways and may we cherish His words by applying them in our daily lives. In
the Precious Name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The
Message and the Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory:
Dedication
(in unison – led by pastor): Lord Jesus, we
freely and confidently give our tithes and offerings to You, asking that You
will lovingly bless these gifts by allowing our church to use them to finance,
aid, and support the many ministries and missions that You want us to advance
and accomplish through the faith, lives, and resources of our congregation. In
Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Hymn
Benediction
(unison): May we submit to Christ’s compassion and share His love throughout
our lives; may we fully serve and obey our Father in Heaven each and every day;
and may the Holy Spirit establish faithful hearts and devoted souls within all
of us as we serve the One, Triune, and Living God, both now and always. Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
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