Approaching God
Welcome
& announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Liturgist: Great and Almighty God, we gather
in Your Holy House to glorify and worship Your sacred Name.
People: We
are blessed to be called Your people and to be welcomed here by Your Loving
Spirit.
Liturgist: May our hearts be filled with
Your gladness, O God. May our voices sing out our praises to You. Amen.
Hymn:
Prayer of Adoration
and Confession
Guide:
Creator of the Universe
and Sustainer of our lives, we come to You with our prayers and petitions, as
well as our confessions and concerns. You have called us by name to come into
Your Sacred House. You have welcomed us to this sanctuary of praise and peace,
of holiness and healing.
People: Loving God, in the midst of our
troubles, we call upon You alone. We look for Your help and inspiration; we
seek Your patience and forgiveness; we need Your mercy and grace. We have
sinned against You and have allowed ourselves to be frequently overcome by
temptation. At times, we have neglected our faith and cast aside Your words.
Forgive our foolish and arrogant ways; pardon our selfish and faithless
choices. Hear us now as we silently pray.
- SILENCE -
Guide:
Merciful Father, You lovingly
permit us to approach Your Holy Son Jesus to seek forgiveness, absolution, and
acquittal for our sins. We praise You for sending Him to us and for His perfect
sacrifice, which wipes out our wicked and wayward choices. From our hearts and
by our lips, we make these personal prayers. We unite ourselves with Jesus, in
whose words, we now pray, saying, “Our Father.…THE LORD’S PRAYER” (debts/debtors)
Promise of the
Gospel
Guide: We believe and know that Christ is the Holy
One of God. His Passion and obedience, His Crucifixion and sacrifice, have
given us the glorious opportunity of remitting our sins, renewing our lives,
and restoring us to God's favor and blessing.
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:
Come,
let us pray for healing from the LORD; let us voice our concerns to the Rock of
our salvation. We bring before God our personal pleas; we pray to Him sincerely
and faithfully. The LORD is the great God, the great King above all. He will
hear our prayers and answer our needs. From His hands comes the power of
healing.
People: Have
mercy upon us O Lord, for we belong to You. We are Yours, for You made us. You
shape our lives and have the power to save our souls. Almighty God, we bow down
before You. Heal us and all our loved ones from sickness and despair; pain and
anxiety; suffering and depression. Hear us now as we quietly pray.
Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is
lit
Pastor:
The
LORD is our God and we are the people of His pasture, the flock under His care.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen. (Healing
Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 95)
Singing
of ‘Sanctuary’
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader:
Holy Spirit, let the words and ways of Jesus
touch our hearts today. May His miracles and messages challenge our lives so
that we may change our church, community, and world. To the glory of God
forever. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The
Message and Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory:
Dedication (in unison – led by pastor): Lord Jesus, we express our faith and
thanksgiving through these tithes and offerings. Bless them for the life, work,
and ministry of Your church, as well as for the preaching, teaching, and
proclaiming of Your Gospel. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Communion
Hymn
Benediction ( in unison): May Christ be the Lord of our lives throughout our days
on Earth; may the Father enhance our faith and life through His loving ways;
and may the Holy Spirit keep us serving the One, Triune, and Living God, in
this world and the next. Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
