Approaching God
Welcome
& Announcements
Prelude
Call to Worship
Pastor: Let us come into the Lord’s holy
presence to worship and glorify His Name.
People: We
will rejoice in this House of God; we will celebrate our Loving Savior.
Pastor: May our prayers and praise be
acceptable and pleasing to the Lord. Amen.
Hymn:
Prayer of Adoration
and Confession
Guide:
Eternal Creator and
Immortal God, whose power is displayed throughout the universe, we come before
You as Your people, servants, and followers, hoping to please You with our
words and delight You with our deeds. You fill our lives with blessings, bounty,
and beauty. Your words sustain and direct us. Your mercies sanctify and correct
us. Your love welcomes and embraces us.
People: Sovereign Lord and Sacred Savior,
forgive us for allowing our faith to diminish and our sins to multiply. Pardon
our foolish ways, our vanity and pride, as well as our selfish choices. When we
avoid helping others or discard opportunities to support their needs, correct
our neglect, and change our ways. Hear us now as we silently confess our sins
to You alone.
- Silent Confessions -
Guide:
Gracious Lord, we know
that only Jesus can restore us to Your joy and reconnect our lives to You. Even
though we often yield to temptation and succumb sin, He still redeems and restores
us to Your blessing and favor. In Christ's Name, we gratefully pray, saying, “Our
Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER” (debts/debtors).
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Christ's
teaching came directly from God, so the words of forgiveness that He spoke from
the Cross apply to all who seek His mercy and believe in His Name. Therefore,
we are glad and will rejoice, for Jesus is the Restorer of our souls, and the
Savior of our lives, both now and forevermore. Amen.
Gloria Patri (sung): 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.
Choir
Anthem
Family
Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come
forward)
Encountering God
Prayers for Health
and Healing
Pastor:
The
Lord personally knows who we are and loves us completely. God blesses all who
revere and glorify His Holy Name. May the LORD increase our strength and that
of all our loved ones. May we each experience the gracious gifts of
encouragement and healing from the Maker of Heaven and Earth.
People: Everything belongs to You, O
LORD; our lives, our loved ones, and our church are in Your hands. Heal us and
all our loved ones from everything 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:
We
will praise and bless the One, Triune, and Living God, whose compassion
conquers our fears and whose faithfulness diminishes our concerns. In Jesus'
Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing
prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 115)
Singing
of ‘Sanctuary’
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader:
Holy Spirit, help us to receive what Christ is
giving to each of us through these sacred words. Challenge our opinions and
ideas; change our wayward lives and selfish ways. In Jesus' Name, we pray.
Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The
Message & the Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication (unison – led by pastor): Lord Jesus, You are present with us, calming
the worries of our hearts and granting peace to our troubled minds. We place
these gifts before You, as symbols of our service and tokens of the truth that You
proclaim. Take our lives and sanctify them so that we may serve, honor, and
worship You every day. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Closing
Hymn
Benediction (unison):
May Christ grant us faith and endurance for all that we may face this
week; may the Father bless us with encouragement as we seek to fulfill His
purpose; and may the Holy Spirit bestow unity, harmony, and peace upon us as we
worship, witness, and work to the glory of the One, Triune, and Living God,
both now and always. Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
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