Approaching God
Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Prelude, Gathering
Acclamation (based on words from Psalm 6)
Pastor: Be merciful to us, O Lord. In our weakness, become our strength.
People: Turn, O Lord, and deliver us. Hear our prayers and praises.
Pastor: May the Lord be pleased with our worship. May we delight in His bountiful favor. Amen.
First Hymn:
Prayers of Confession
Guide: Almighty God, whose sacred words are life to the believing soul, and whose eternal ways impact our world; we gather together to praise Your Holy Name and to exalt Your everlasting power.
People: Lord of the Universe, whose infinite strength gives hope to billions of people throughout the earth, we cheerfully lift up our hearts to worship and glorify Your boundless sovereignty.
Guide: Merciful Majesty, despite seeking to faithfully serve You, we still yield to temptation and surrender our lives to selfish acts and sinful ways.
People: Gracious God, we appeal to Your grace and seek Your pardon. We confess our faults and regret our mistakes. Hear us now as we quietly bring our admissions of guilt to You alone.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Heavenly Father, without the love of Your Son Jesus Christ, our hopes would be vanquished and our confessions made in vain.
People: Christ alone is the One who saves us from our sins and restores us to God’s favor. In His everlasting words, we continue to lift up our prayers, saying “Our Father... (THE LORD'S PRAYER” debts/debtors) (Isaiah 33:10)
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: How does Christ return us to the blessing of God’s pleasure? By sacrificing Himself in our place and fully atoning for all of our sins. Let us rejoice and be glad of His mercy, which endures for ever. Amen. (John 9:26)
Gloria Patri: 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)
Commissioning of Enrichment Graduates
Encountering God
Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: We are called to be God’s people, to listen to His words, and to apply His teaching.
People: For generations, our people have known the bounty of hope and the blessing of healing from the LORD.
Pastor: O LORD, we seek to experience Your Holy touch; we pray for recovery, renewal and restoration.
People: We call upon You, O Living God, to show us Your wonders by healing our hearts, mending our minds, and strengthening our spirits
Pastor: Eternal Lord, let miracles of hope and health, of blessing and healing be granted to us and all whom we pray for, on this holy day.
People: May all our loved ones and neighbors, our friends and colleagues trust in Your word and experience deliverance from pain, discomfort, suffering and disease. Hear us now as we quietly pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor: May the Lord shepherd us to salvation and lead us towards an abundance of health, wholeness and healing. In Jesus’ Name, we ask and pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 78)
Singing of '"Jesus Draw Me Close." (Choir leads this)
Prayer of Illumination:
Reader: Holy Spirit, as we read and hear the good news of the Kingdom of God, open our hearts and minds to the living presence of Christ. Enable us to seek His truth and to apply His ways in our daily lives. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Acts 8:12)
Scripture Readings & Sermon & The Apostles' Creed
Serving God
Dedication: Lord Jesus, You help us wherever we go through life and in times of trouble, You tarry with us. In return, we offer You our lives for service in God’s Kingdom and the spreading of the Gospel. Take our tithes and gifts from our resources; use and bless them for Your continuing work in this congregation and community. In Your Holy Name, we cheerfully give and faithfully pray. Amen. (1 Corinthians 16:6)
Communion
Closing Hymn:
Benediction: May Jesus protect us from all that would persecute our faith and diminish our beliefs; may the Father refresh and strengthen our souls; and may the Holy Spirit continue to keep us in the loving service of the One, Triune and Living God, both now and forever. Amen. (2 Corinthians 4:9)
Doxology May God's Blessing & Postlude
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