Approaching God
Welcome and
Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Call to Worship
Pastor: Let us seek the Lord and
praise Him in this holy place.
People: We humbly turn to Him and cheerfully
proclaim His sacred Name.
Pastor: Let us gratefully serve and
worship the One, Triune, and Eternal God! Amen.
Hymn
Prayer of Adoration and
Confession
Guide: Almighty God, whose power sustain
the universe and whose kingdom never ends, we come before You as the children
of Your grace, as well as the servants of Your will. You know us completely and
see everything that happens in our lives. Help us to faithfully focus our minds
on You alone, and freely open our hearts to Your presence.
People: Loving
Lord, sometimes we damage our souls and deplete our faith. We neglect to
support the needs of others and often omit to set aside time to worship You
each day. We follow our own selfish priorities and to choose to fulfill our sinful
desires. Be patient with us, and pardon us for the mistakes we make, the faults
we have, and the sins we commit. Hear us now as we silently make our
confessions.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Gracious God, instead of
causing us to fear Your anger and flee from Your wrath, You graciously allow us
to seek forgiveness from Your
Holy Son, Jesus Christ.
His mercy endures forever through His sacrificial obedience to You, so we are grateful
for His deeds of salvation. In Christ's Name, we make our confessions and
through His own precious words, we unite our hearts saying, “Our
Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER” (debts/debtors).
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Christ
is the Savior of our sins and we abide in His mercy. He deletes our past
mistakes and opens our lives to the love of God. He calls us by name, so that
we may celebrate, feast, and rejoice in His goodness, grace, and glory. So let
us be truly glad and worship Him as our King 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
Stewardship Minute
for Mission
Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: The
LORD reigns over all the nations. He sits enthroned above the Earth. Great is
the LORD throughout the world. He is exalted above all others. We praise the
great and sacred Name of God. We seek His holiness and healing for the LORD is
our mighty King. Let us pray for His favor, help, and strength.
People: Loving
God, may You hear and bless our prayers. As we worship Your ways, may You heal
us with Your merciful love. Release us from our restless ways. Save us from all
of our sickness. Deliver us from any distress, despair, or disease. Heal us and
all our loved ones from all that harms us in body, mind, heart, and soul. Hear
us now as we quietly pray.
Silent
Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit
Pastor: Let
us continue to praise and worship our God in this holy sanctuary, for He is
gracious and merciful, as well as benevolent and compassionate. In Jesus' Name,
we pray. Amen.
(Healing
Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 99)
Singing of ‘Sanctuary.’
Prayer for Illumination
Reader: Holy Spirit, may we faithfully serve Jesus,
the King of all the Earth. May these scriptures help us to understand His ways,
so that we can witness to and apply His teaching, His Truth, and His Life. In
the Name of Jesus, our Lord and Anointed One, we pray. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The Message
& the Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication (unison
– led by pastor): Lord Jesus, You
have spoken to us through Your living Gospel. We have received Your words and
seek to apply them in our daily lives. Gladly, we bring to You our gifts and offering.
We ask that You will bless these tokens of our gratitude for the purpose, work,
and ministry of Your Kingdom in this congregation, community, and throughout
the world. In Your Holy Name, we cheerfully give and thankfully pray. Amen.
Communion
Hymn
Benediction(unison): May Christ encourage us to lovingly serve Him
alone; may the Father keep us consistent in all that we seek to do in His Name;
and may the Holy Spirit lead, guide, and counsel us each day, so that we may continue
to glorify the One, Triune, and Living God, both now and always. Amen.
Doxology &
Postlude
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