Approaching God
Welcome
& Church Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Herald:
The
LORD is our light and salvation – whom shall we fear?
People:
The LORD is the stronghold
of our lives – of whom shall we be afraid?
Herald:
Let us worship and glorify
our mighty and everlasting God!
Hymn
Prayer of Adoration
and Confession
Guide:
Eternal Father, we have
come into Your Holy House where our spirits long for Your love and our souls
yearn for Your peace. You have called us to be here, in this sacred place, so
that we may praise Your Holy Name.
People: Merciful
God, we try to be faithful and live good lives. We know that we make mistakes
and disappoint others. We get distracted with our own lives and sometimes grow
distant from You, Your Son, and His Church. Forgive us for being foolish, sinful,
and selfish. Hear us now as we quietly confess our sins to You alone.
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SILENCE -
Guide:
Almighty Lord, by Your
grace and in Your mercy, You have given us Your Son as the perfect sacrifice
for our mistakes, misdeeds, and wrongdoing. In Jesus, we know the joy of
salvation. In Christ, we cherish the power of forgiveness. Reverently, we unite
our hearts and minds with our Savior, through the saying of His precious and
prayerful words: “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER”
(debts/debtors).
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: We
seek Jesus in our lives because only He can save us from our imperfect ways. He
has ascended into Heaven where God has given Him the complete authority to truly
judge our lives. When we sincerely call upon His Name for mercy, He graciously
forgives our sins. So let us rejoice, for Jesus our Savior reigns, 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:
O
LORD, You are the God who saves us, therefore we cry out before You, for we are
in need of Your help. May our prayers come before You; may You listen to all
that we ask.
People: Some
of us are deeply troubled and are afflicted with worry, anxieties, and concerns.
When we have no strength, O LORD, empower us to overcome our weaknesses; when
our spirits are low, O God, comfort us in our despair.
Pastor: Merciful
God, we pray for our families, friends, and loved ones. Remember them and
restore them. Help them and heal them. May Your presence bring them peace. May
Your love liberate them from all that harms them in body, mind, heart, and
soul. Hear us now as we personally pray.
Silent
Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit
Pastor:
To
You alone, O Lord, we pray for help. Trusting in You above all else, we make
these heartfelt requests. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Healing Prayer based on words &
phrases from Psalm 88)
Unison
singing of ‘Sanctuary.’
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader:
Holy Spirit, command our attention and cause
us to inwardly receive these sacred scriptures. Teach us Christ’s ways and
enable us to share this holy time of faith together, in honorable and
worshipful ways. In Jesus’ Name, we ask. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The
Message and Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication
(in unison – led by pastor): Lord Jesus,
speak to us in loving ways. Encourage us to give You faithfully and cheerfully.
Take our resources and gifts, as well as our offering and tithes. Bless them
for Your ministry in this church and throughout our community. In Your Holy
Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Communion
Hymn:
Benediction
(unison): May Christ accept us in our weakness, in order to make us strong;
may the Father encourage and inspire us each day; and may the Holy Spirit keep
us glorifying and worshipping the One, Triune, and Living God, both now and
forever. Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
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