Approaching God
Welcome
and Announcements
Prelude
Call to Worship
Pastor: The Lord has brought us to His
Holy House to worship and glorify His Name.
People: We are the servants of God,
seeking His Love and looking for His favor.
Pastor: May our songs of praise and
heartfelt prayers be acceptable to You, O Lord our God. Amen.
Hymn
Prayer of Adoration
and Confession
Guide:
Eternal Lord of Heaven and
Earth, whose power strengthens our spirits and whose love sustains our lives;
we come before You as humble servants and devoted disciples. Your sacred
promises have always been fulfilled. You have allowed us to abide in Your
Presence, so we now seek refuge in Your sacred sanctuary.
People: Merciful
God, we have often taken You for granted. We have out our own wants and desires
above Your will and direction. We have selfishly made foolish choices, which
often oppose Your perfect counsel. Pardon us for being uncaring, unfaithful,
and unholy. Hear us now as we silently seek Your forgiveness for all our sins
and fallen ways.
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Silent Confessions -
Guide:
Gracious Father, we seek
salvation from Your Holy Son Jesus Christ, our Lord. By His supreme sacrifice,
our mistakes are pardoned and our sins are absolved. Through His Grace, we are
restored to Your favor and set free from our past sins. In His holy words, we
gratefully pray, saying, “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER”
(debts/debtors).
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: We
are called to worship Jesus and broadcast His Name to the world, for He alone
has the power on Earth to grant us God’s everlasting peace. He is the High
Priest of our hearts and the sacred Savior of our souls. So let us rejoice and
express our faith in the praising and glorifying of His Name 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.
Anthem
Family
Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come
forward)
Praise
Song
Encountering God
Prayers for Health
and Healing
Pastor:
Let
us exalt the Lord in this place of holiness and healing. Great are the works of
God, therefore we will recall His words and delight in them. His deeds are
glorious and majestic; His righteousness endures forever. We remember God’s
wonderful ways, for the LORD is both gracious and compassionate.
People: May
God provide strength and sustenance for those who need Him. May He hear the
prayers of our people for health, hope, and healing. May the Lord display the
power of His works to us and our loved ones. May He set us free from all that
harms us in body, mind, heart, and spirit. Hear us now, Gracious God, as we
silently pray.
Silent
Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.
Pastor:
The works of God’s hands are faithful and
just; we will trust all of His merciful ways. In Jesus' Name, we pray. Amen. (Healing prayer based on words & phrases
from Psalm 111)
Singing
of ‘Sanctuary.’
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader:
Holy Spirit, You know each of us by name and You
call us into Christ’s service. Let His words and teaching challenge our lives,
so that we may honor and glorify His Sacred Name. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The
Message and the Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication
(unison – led by pastor): Lord Jesus, You speak to us each day of our
lives and grant us many blessings. From the fruits of our labors and the bounty
of our resources, we place our tithes and offerings before You. Take these gifts
and consecrate them for the ministries that You want to accomplish through our
church, in this community, and across the world. In Your Holy Name, we give our lives
and seek Your blessing. Amen.
Closing
Hymn
Benediction(unison): May Christ be all the strength that we need
each day; may the Father support us in times of weakness and failure; and may
the Holy Spirit teach us to delight in the Lord by pleasing the One, Triune,
and Living God, both now and always. Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
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