Easter 5 - Sunday Worship prayers for May 03

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

Easter 4 Sunday Prayers - April 26th

Approaching God

Welcome and Announcements

Prelude

Call to Worship

Pastor:                  We come here to offer God our worship, our devotion, and our lives.   

People:                 Let the light of Your Face shine upon us, O Lord.

Pastor:                  May we be blessed by God’s presence and Christ’s Spirit throughout this sacred time. Amen.

Hymn

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Guide:                  Everlasting Father, whose deeds throughout the generations have sustained our people and whose ways across the centuries have enhanced our faith, we worship You this day and adore You forever. Your purposes are never upset and Your plans are always fulfilled, therefore we look to You for favor and blessing, as well as mercy and grace.

People:                 Immortal Lord, we know that we are weak and human, that our bodies are frail and our minds are constantly distracted. Forgive us when we allow our wants and desires to overcome our souls, causing damage to our spirits. Deliver us from deceitful and dishonorable deeds; pardon us for making poor choices and disregarding Your influence over our lives.  Hear us now as we silently confess our sins.

- SILENCE -

Guide:                  Almighty God, refresh us with Your loving kindness and restore us to Your Holy Son. May Christ claim authority over our lives, with the cleansing our souls and the renewing our faith in You. We make these requests in Jesus' Name and with His own holy words, we continue to pray, saying, “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER.” (debts/debtors)

Promise of the Gospel

Guide:                  Our Lord Jesus placed Himself in harm's way and died upon a lonely Cross, so that we can be forgiven and restored to God's love. We deserve God's punishment for our disobedience and defiance, yet Christ shields us from God's wrath and brings us back into His Holy Presence and Everlasting Favor. Therefore, let us rejoice and glorify our Savior 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)

Time for Stewardship

Encountering God

Anthem

Prayers for Health and Healing

Pastor:                 Let us approach the Lord with praise and thanksgiving, for He has done marvelous things. The Lord has made His salvation known to us and revealed His righteousness to all our people.  May God remember His love for us as we present our petitions; may His faithfulness grant us courage and hope.

People:                 O Lord, listen to our prayers and have compassion for our lives. Heal our sicknesses and re-strengthen our health by Your gracious love. Be near to us and all our loved ones. Heal us from all that harms us in body, mind, heart, and spirit. Hear us now as we quietly pray.

Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit

Pastor:                 Let our hearts confidently resound in faith; let our hopes be realized through God's favor and blessing. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.            (Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 98)

Singing of ‘Sanctuary.’

Prayer for Illumination

Reader:                 Holy Spirit, may Christ speak to us through the words of the Gospel. May all that You inspired to be written about Jesus become holy and sacred, as well as meaningful and mighty in each of our lives today. In Jesus' Name, we ask. Amen

Scripture Readings

The Message and the Apostles’ Creed

Serving God

Offering & Offertory

Dedication (unison – led by pastor):       Lord Jesus, may we excel in faithfulness, as we give these gifts to build up the church. May we eagerly serve You with our time, talents, and treasures, as we contribute our resources, lives, and money to You this day. Bless this offering and guide us to use it wisely for the life, work, and ministry of Your Kingdom here on Earth. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.

Hymn

Benediction (unison):    May Christ write His ways across our hearts; may the Father teach us to worship Him reverently; and may the Holy Spirit empower us to continually confess our faith in the One, Triune, and Living God, both now and always. Amen.

Doxology & Postlude

Sunday Prayers for Easter 3 - April 19th

Approaching God

Gathering Time

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude

Call to Worship

Pastor:                  Let us come before our righteous God and bring to Him our praise and prayers.

People:                 We come to glorify God by setting apart this sacred time in our lives.

Pastor:                  May the light of God shine upon us; may we be ever blessed by His amazing love. Amen.

Hymn

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Guide:                  Everlasting God, who brought Life into being and whose will sustains the entire universe, we approach You as the children of Your Grace and as servants of Your Kingdom. Your ways are mostly mysterious to us and yet Your love is known by all. Today we glorify Your greatness and meet to magnify Your Holy Name.

People:                 Gracious Father, You know that we struggle with temptation and wrestle with sin each day. You know all of our weaknesses and can list every mistake that we have ever made. In Your patience and benevolence, have mercy upon us. Forgive our sinful and self-centered ways. Hear us now as we silently confess to You.

- SILENCE – Time of Confession

Guide:                  Almighty God, we know that cannot earn salvation for ourselves. We depend upon Jesus to grant us complete and everlasting forgiveness. Only He can save us from our sins. Only He can restore us to Your eternal love and favor. Hear us now as we unite our hearts with His, through the saying of Christ's own words: “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER” (debts/debtors).

Promise of the Gospel

Guide:                  Christ forgives us, even when we betray and deny Him. He has the power to cleanse us of the past and can restore us to the riches of God's grace. May we be thankful and rejoice in the Lord, for He has saved our souls and returned us to the eternal love of God.  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

Prayers for Health and Healing

Pastor:                 The LORD reigns, let us all be glad; let those both near and far rejoice. Our petitions are made directly to Him, for righteousness and justice are the foundations of His love. Let us place our prayers before God, knowing that He receives all of them from our hearts.

People:                 O Lord, light up our lives with Your favor and blessings; let us experience Your strength and know that You care. We acknowledge Your righteousness and ask for Your compassionate healing in the lives of our loved ones who are suffering from sickness and injury, unease and fear, worry and discomfort.  Hear us now as we quietly pray.

Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit

Pastor:                 The light of the Lord's love is shed upon us; His joy is showered upon our hearts. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.       (Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 97)

Choir Anthem

Singing of ‘Sanctuary’

Prayer for Illumination

Reader:                 Holy Spirit, may the words of our Sovereign Lord, who made the heavens and the Earth, penetrate our minds and enter our hearts. May we gladly receive the blessings of Christ as He teaches us through His life and ministry, both now and always. Amen.

Scripture Readings

The Message & the Apostles’ Creed

Serving God

Offering & Offertory

Dedication (unison – led by pastor):       Lord Jesus, we have experienced Your teaching through the preaching of Your word. In return, we gather before You our lives and offerings. We do this to please You, asking that You bless all of these resources for the building up of Your church, the proclaiming of the Gospel, and the praising of God's Name.  Amen. 

Hymn

Benediction (unison):    May Christ keep us from judging other people's mistakes by helping us to remember that He has forgiven our own; may the Father bless us with tolerance and compassion for one another; and may the Holy Spirit bring us to God's judgment seat as faithful and dutiful servants, both now and forevermore. Amen.

Doxology & Postlude

Sunday Prayers for Easter 2 - April 12th

Approaching God

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude

Call to Worship

Pastor:                  Let us come into the presence of the Lord and call upon His glorious Name.

People:                 We will lift up our hearts and voices to praise our God.

Pastor:                  Let us truly worship cheerfully glorify the Lord, our God, forevermore. Amen.

Hymn:

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Guide:                  Almighty and Everlasting King, we gather in this place of peace and praise, as one family of faith, seeking to honor and bless Your Holy Son. We continue celebrate the victory of our Savior Jesus Christ. We proclaim His power over all of our lives, as well as His authority to forgive our mistakes, and His ability to change our lives.

People:                 Gracious Lord, we know that we have been foolish, selfish, and sinful at times. We recognize that we have made mistakes, bad choices, and even faithless decisions. We are sorry for those moments when temptation has caused us to get angry, be bitter, remain proud, and become insensitive to those around us. Hear us now as we confess our sinful faults and silently pray.

- SILENCE -

Guide:                  Eternal Lord, we claim the victory of Christ over sin and death. His sacrifice has eradicated the eternal consequences of our mistakes. His grace both can renew and bring rebirth to our lives. We make these confessional prayers in the Name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, who taught us to pray, saying, “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER” (debts/debtors).

Promise of the Gospel

Guide:                  Christ has called us to be His disciples, yet He still has to deal with our sinful nature and human failings. Thankfully, Jesus has overcome both death and sin, so our lives and souls can be resurrected into a new beginning. Let us rejoice and give thanks, for Christ has blessed us with an everlasting hope and He has saved us 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

Choir Anthem

Prayers for Health and Healing

Pastor:                 Let us praise the LORD with new hearts; let us rejoice with all the Earth and glorify His Name. Each day, we will proclaim the Lord's salvation. Each week, we will come to Him with our praises. The Lord has done marvelous deeds among His people, therefore let us boldly ask Him to heal our lives.

People:                 O LORD, You are great and most worthy of our worship; You are above and beyond all that we know. You made the heavens and sustain the nations; be merciful to us and grant us healing from all that harms us in body, mind, heart and soul. Listen to our prayers and attend to the needs of our loved ones who are ill, distressed, worried, or depressed.

Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit

Pastor:                 We will continue to worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness. We will give thanks throughout this day for answered prayer. In Jesus’ Name, we ask. Amen.    (Healing Prayer based on words from Psalm 96)

Singing of ‘Sanctuary.’

Prayer for Illumination

Reader:                 Holy Spirit, release us from our fears and restore us to God's loving heart. Open our minds to this glorious message of hope, so that we may gladly receive Christ as our King and share His beautiful words with all of our people. In Jesus' Name, we pray. Amen.

Scripture Readings

The Message & the Apostles’ Creed

Serving God

Offering & Offertory

Dedication (in unison – led by pastor): Lord Jesus, through the act of cheerful and thankful giving, we offer You our precious gifts. Bless them for service to Your wonderful ways that continue to change the world. Enable us to rededicate our lives this day, in the holy service of Your Kingdom. Both now and forever. Amen. 

Communion

Hymn

Benediction (unison):    May Christ inspire our faith as the Lord of our lives; may we know the Father's compassion and grace throughout our days on Earth; and may the Holy Spirit keep us glorifying and worshipping the One, Triune God, both now and always. Amen.

Doxology & Postlude