Approaching God
Welcome
and Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Herald:
Let
us sing to our God and praise His holy Name.
People:
Our hearts adore the LORD,
therefore we will glorify and serve Him forever.
Herald:
Let
us give thanks to the LORD and worship our God! Amen.
Hymn:
Prayer of Adoration
and Confession
Guide:
Almighty Lord of power
and peace, we approach You as servants and disciples, seeking Your favor and
looking for Your love. You have called us from the comfort of our homes to
experience Your presence in this sanctuary. You have brought us to this
peaceful place to cherish our hearts, challenge our lives, and change our ways.
People: Heavenly
Father, we know that we are imperfect and unholy; we recognize that we have
weaknesses and faults. We seek Your pardon and grace; we confess our mistakes
and wrongdoing. Forgive us for neglecting our faith, ignoring Your commands,
and permitting our sins to separate ourselves from You. Hear us now as we
personally confess and pray.
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SILENCE -
Guide:
Merciful God, without
Christ’s compassion, we could not approach You for grace. Without His perfect
sacrifice, we could not come into Your Holy Presence to ask for mercy. We
therefore dedicate our lives to Jesus and we unite our hearts to His, through
the saying of Christ’s prayer, “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER”
(debts/debtors).
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Christ
tells us that no one can come to God unless it is through Him. God has brought
us to this place to be received by Jesus, to be renewed in spirit, and restored
to the Heavenly Kingdom. As we confess our sins and give our lives to Jesus, we
understand that we are completely forgiven and reunited to God’s love, both now
and always. 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:
Lord,
we dwell in Your shelter and rest beneath Your comforting shadow. You are our
refuge and our strength, the God in whom we trust
People: We
seek You, Lord, to free us from our fears and protect us from all evil. Cover
us with Your love; heal us from all that harms us in body, mind and soul.
Pastor: The
faithfulness of God grants us freedom; the passion of the Lord brings us peace.
May He save us from anxiety or fear, depression or disease, and also illness or
injury. We ask this for ourselves and all our loved ones, in our silent
prayers.
Silent
Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit
Pastor:
The
Lord is with us in times of sickness and trouble. He has promised to deliver
us. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. (Healing
Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 91)
Singing
of ‘Sanctuary’
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader:
Holy Spirit, remind us that Christ’s ways are
radical and that His words often challenge our ideas. Enable us to receive
these holy verses into our minds and hearts, so that we may apply this teaching
in our daily lives. In Jesus’ Name, we ask. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The
Message & Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication
(in unison – led by pastor): Lord Jesus,
You have once again given us a sacred opportunity to hear Your voice and to follow
Your ways. We bring these gifts and tithes as a witness to the effectiveness of
Your power over our lives. Please take these gifts and bless them for the
advancement of Your Kingdom and the enhancement of Your Church on Earth. In
Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Communion
Hymn
Benediction
(unison): May Christ encourage us to be good and worthwhile servants; may the
Father enable us to master our weaknesses and overcome our sins; and may the
Holy Spirit strengthen our faith, so that one glorious day, we can proudly
stand in the presence of the One, Triune, and Living God, both now and always.
Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
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