Sunday Prayers - Ordinary 28B - October 11

Approaching God

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude

Call to Worship

Pastor:                  As we are gathered, Jesus is here.

People:                 We acknowledge Christ as our Savior and Lord.

Pastor:                  Let us worship and glorify Him forever. Amen.

Hymn

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Guide:                  Almighty God, Maker of the Universe and Sustainer of Life, we come before You as servants seeking Your wisdom, as well as children cherishing Your love. We yield to Your authority and yearn for Your holiness. We freely submit to Your will and devote our lives to the application of Your Word.

People:                 Everlasting Majesty and Glorious Lord, You have the power to shake the foundations of our lives and to judge all of our sinful choices. You are totally aware of our selfish desires and foolish mistakes. We are guilty of greed and full of pride. We need to challenged and confronted by You each day, especially when we yield to temptation and fall into old sinful habits. Gracious God, hear us now, as we silently and personally confess our sins to You alone.

- SILENCE -

Guide:                  Loving Father, without Jesus we would not experience salvation. Without Christ’s sacrifice, we would be bereft of any everlasting hope. We know that we are sinners and that He is the only Savior of our souls. In the Name of Jesus, we make these confessions and through His holy words we continue to pray, saying, “Our Father...THE LORD’S PRAYER” (debts/debtors).

Promise of the Gospel

Guide:  Jesus is the Bread of Life, which means that He is the Only One who can sustain our spirits and nourish our souls. He has the authority to forgive our sins and the divine right to restore us to God. Let us celebrate and be glad, for Christ has come into our lives and we are fully forgiven of our sinful and selfish ways, both now and forever.   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)

Praise Song

Encountering God

Prayers for Health and Healing

Pastor:                 We give thanks to You, O God, and glorify Your wonderful deeds. We pray that this sacred moment will become a special time of holiness and healing.

People:                 Heavenly Father, wherever we are, You are always with us. Whatever we face, You are there to support us. Examine our hearts and minds, as well as our bodies and souls. Pour out the blessing of Your healing power upon us and all our loved ones. Restore health and strength to all those for whom we now silently pray.

Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit

Pastor:                 Let us declare the goodness of the Lord forever. May we sing and celebrate His wonderful ways. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.      (Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 75)

Prayer for Illumination

Reader:                 Holy Spirit, come among us and let us hear Jesus speak through these sacred scriptures. May His teaching and actions challenge our ways. May we cherish His words by applying them to our daily lives. In the Precious Name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

Scripture Readings

The Message

Serving God

Offering & Offertory:

Dedication (unison – led by pastor): Lord Jesus, we bring before You our gifts and ask that You bless them to finance, aid, and support the many ministries and missions that You want us to support, through the lives, money, and resources of our congregation. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.

Hymn:

Benediction (unison):  May we submit to Christ’s compassion and share His love throughout our lives; may we fully serve and obey our Father in Heaven each and every day; and may the Holy Spirit establish faithful hearts and devoted souls within all of us, as we serve the One, Triune God, both now and always. Amen.

Doxology             Praise God, from whom all blessings flow & Postlude

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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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Approaching God

Welcome and Announcements

Prelude

Gathering Song

Call to Worship

Liturgist:               O Lord, Your teaching and commands are wonderful; we will seek to obey and fulfill them.

People:                 Your Holy words brighten our lives; they bring to us understanding and wisdom.

Leader:                 May Your face shine upon Your servants, O God,  and teach us Your ways, as we worship and glorify Your Name. Amen.

Hymn

               

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Guide:                  LORD Almighty, whose plans are always fulfilled and whose will is never diminished, we adore and revere You as our True Creator, Heavenly Father, and Everlasting God. You have called us to this place of prayer and worship, so that we may know Your peace, share Your Words, and experience Your Love.

People:                 Loving God, we praise You for being patient with us. We acknowledge Your kindness and compassion. We know that we have sinned against You by allowing pride to determine our actions, fear to diminish our faith, and greed to overrule our generosity. Merciful Father, humble us in Your Holy Presence. Enable us to cast off our sinful ways. Forgive our foolish mistakes and inept decisions, as well as our selfish choices and unworthy deeds. Please hear us now as we personally confess our faults to You.

- SILENCE -

Guide:                  Eternal God, You can save us from our sins when we place our lives into Christ’s hands. You can even forgive our most grievous of faults when we humbly confess to Jesus, Your Son, who died for our sake. We ask these prayers in Christ’s Name, seeking His forgiveness and uniting our spirits with Him, saying, “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors)

Promise of the Gospel

Guide:                  Jesus receives our confessional prayers and changes our sinful lives. He takes each one of us, despite our weaknesses and failings, and blesses us with forgiveness and faith, salvation and strength. So let us rejoice In God’s grace and be truly thankful, for Jesus is our Savior and Lord forevermore. Amen.

Gloria Patri

Children’s Sermon

Encountering God

Anthem

Prayers for Health and Healing

Pastor:                  Ascribe to the LORD, all you His people, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Give to the LORD the glory due to His Name, for He is powerful, compassionate, and kind.

People:                 We worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; in this place of prayer, we seek His healing. The voice of the LORD is powerful; when He speaks to our spirits, we can be restored to health, wholeness, and happiness.

Pastor:                  The power of the LORD is majestic; therefore, we humbly call upon Him to heal us of all that harms us.

May He be merciful to our family and friends; may He love them and comfort them, releasing them from pain and suffering, as well as renewing their strength and mending their broken bodies, minds, hearts and spirits, all in Jesus’ Name. Hear us now as we silently pray.

                               

Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit

Pastor:                  The LORD gives strength to His people; the LORD blesses us with peace.

(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 29)

Prayer for Illumination

Reader:                                Holy Spirit, reveal to us God’s message for our lives today, through the words of these sacred scriptures. Enable us to seek, find, and experience the promises of blessing, guidance, and wisdom that emerge from Christ’s life and teaching. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

Scripture Readings                         

The Message

The Apostles’ Creed

Serving God

Offering & Offertory

Dedication (unison – led by pastor):       Lord Jesus, direct our lives and enable us to freely give of our resources to You.  Take these gifts and bless them for the life, work, and ministry that You have called our church to undertake and fulfill. Let Your Name be praised through this offering and let Your Word be spread through these assets. For we give and pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

Hymn                   

Benediction (unison):    May Christ set us free from our fears and sins; may our Heavenly Father bring us to His Kingdom and grow us in His Love; and may the Holy Spirit enable us to share in God’s work and be nourished by His Everlasting Word, both now and always. Amen.

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Approaching God

Welcome and Announcements

Prelude

Gathering Song

Call to worship

Liturgist:               O Lord, may You always watch over us with love; teach us this day Your holy promises.

People:                 We are Your servants; open our hearts and minds so that we may understand Your sacred ways.

Liturgist:               Come among us, O God, and bless us as we praise and worship Your powerful Name. Amen.

Hymn:

               

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Guide:                  Heavenly Father, You are the Lord of Life and Bringer of blessings, therefore we adore and applaud Your mighty works of Creation, which remind us of Your majestic Power and inspire us to faithfully place our lives into Your hands. We have set aside this sacred time to reflect upon Your ways, to rejoice in Your deeds, and to regenerate our faith by Your Holy Word. You are the One, True, and Living God; we are privileged to be Your humble servants.

People:                 Merciful Lord, despite our enthusiasm for Your ways, we admit to being partial to our own understanding and are more apt to follow our own desires. Instead of constantly seeking Your guidance, we cherish our own opinions and ideas. Instead of accepting Your wisdom and counsel, we pursue our own paths, which sometimes lead us into temptation and cause our faith to be challenged. Forgive us for those foolish times when we offend You with our sinful acts and selfish deeds. Pardon our mistaken choices which taint our souls with greed, pride, envy, hatred, anger, and indifference. Hear us now as we individually confess our sins to You.

- SILENCE -

Guide:                  Gracious God, our hope is in the Lord and our salvation is in Christ’s hands. By His blood, we are cleansed. By His sacrifice, we are saved. He alone can forgive our past mistakes and restore us to Your Favor.

We make these prayers in Christ’s Name and unite our hearts to Him, saying, “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER” (debts/debtors)

Promise of the Gospel:

Guide:                  Jesus calls us to be His disciples and we are meant to witness for Him. Through faith, we testify to Christ’s power of forgiveness and His sovereignty over lives. Let us rejoice in Him and express our thanks to Him, by sharing His promises and gospel with all whom we love, and with all whom we also need to forgive. In Jesus’ Name.  Amen.

Gloria Patri

Children’s Sermon

Encountering God

Anthem

Prayers for Health and Healing

Pastor:                  We call upon You, O Lord, as the Rock of our salvation. Hear our prayers and grant us peace. Acknowledge our cries for mercy as we call to You for help; listen to our personal pleas in this holy place of prayer.

People:                 We lift up our hearts to You, O Living God, and humbly ask for healing, for You are our strength and shield; our hearts trust in You and we are encouraged by Your love.

Pastor:                  Lord God, be gracious to us and all whom we love. Bless us all with healing and strength, wholeness and peace, as well as renewal and hope. You alone have the strength and power to overcome illness, anxiety, injuries, and insecurities.  Hear us now as we silently pray for ourselves and all those who are precious to our hearts.

Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit

Pastor:                  Heal us as Your people, Lord, and bless us one by one; be our Shepherd of goodness and carry us forevermore. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.  (Healing Prayer based on words and phrases from Psalm 28)

Prayer for Illumination

Reader:                                Holy Spirit, grant our spirits confidence and deepen our faith through these sacred scriptures. Open our hearts to Christ’s amazing love and enhance our minds with His precious teaching. 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, our hearts are exposed to You at all times, therefore You know completely what we offer and how we give. We pray that these tithes and tokens may be given to You honorably, cheerfully, and faithfully. Grant us the wisdom to use them for the advancement of Your Kingdom through the preaching of the Gospel, the serving of the Church, and the praising of God’s Name, both now and always. Amen.

Hymn                   

Benediction (unison):    May we grow in Christ’s grace each and every day; may we be spiritually fruitful to the glory of our Father in Heaven; and may the Holy Spirit strengthen the foundations of our faith, so that we may continually share the good news of Jesus with the world, to the everlasting glory of the One, Triune, and Holy God, both now and always. Amen.