Approaching God
Prelude: Welcome & Announcements
Call to worship ( based on Psalm 119:140,142 &144)
Leader: Almighty God, Your promises have been fulfilled; because of this, we love You.
People: Gracious Lord, Your righteousness is everlasting and Your Word is forever true.
Leader: Heavenly Father, Your statutes are always right; grant us the favor of living in Your Presence forever.
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Almighty Father, Who created the land, sea and air, we worship Your wonderful ways and praise Your Everlasting Name. You are the King of Glory, whose words produce Life and whose thoughts uphold the Universe.
People: Lord of Creation, You have plowed history with Your deeds of deliverance, and sustained our people with Your Love. You have directed our destinies and pre-determined all the paths that we should follow.
Guide: Merciful God, we have sought safety in Your plan of salvation, and refuge in Your acts of redemption. You have become a haven of healing and a harbor of holiness for our minds, hearts, bodies and souls.
People: Gracious Father, become a river of life for us, cleansing our past mistakes, freeing us from our vilest sins, and pardoning us of our selfish ways. We know that we have disappointed You with our false choices and feeble faith. Hear us now as we personally confess our sins to You.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Father God, without Jesus, we have no hope of complete forgiveness. Without His sacrifice, we have no way to be restored to Your favor. We place our sinful selves into Christ’s Hands and pray that His power will restore us to the blessings of Your Eternal Kingdom.
People: For we ask this in our Precious Savior’s Name and through His own words, we continue to pray, saying “Our Father, etc.”(Isaiah 23v10)
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus has the authority to forgive our sins, to heal our souls and to grant us God’s blessings. When we truly believe that He is the Son of God and place our lives into His Keeping, we are guaranteed forgiveness of our sins and God’s everlasting love. So let us rejoice and be glad, for Jesus is our One, True and Living Savior, both now and always. Amen. (John 6v10)
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.
Children’s Sermon
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Leader: We will exalt you, O LORD, for You lift us out of the depths of despair and will not let our troubles overwhelm us.
People: O LORD our God, we call to You for help, for You alone can truly heal us of all that besets us.
Leader: We feel secure in Your Holy Presence and safe in Your Abiding Love. Strengthen our faith and diminish our fears. Fill us with peace and free us from pain.
People: O LORD, please show Your favor to our friends and families. Grant them health and healing; release them from dismay and depression. Bring health, hope and happiness to them.
Leader: Hear us, O LORD, as we pray. Be merciful to us and all our loved ones, for You alone have the power to help us recover from all of our troubles.
People: Turn our worries into cheers; remove our sadness and replace it with joy. Hear us now as we silently pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Leader: May our hearts sing to You, O God, and never be silent. O LORD, we will give You our thanks forever. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 30)
Anthem
Minute for Mission : Stewardship
Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, You know what lies ahead of each of our lives. You know the joys we will celebrate. and the problems we will encounter. Prepare our hearts and minds for those future times by enabling us to hear Christ’s words, receive them in our hearts, and apply them in our daily lives. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Acts 2:31)
Scripture Readings :
Sermon
The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication : Lord Jesus, may we primarily give of our lives to Your ministry in this church, community, and Your Kingdom. May we freely give to You of our time, talents and resources in ways and means that will honor and glorify Your Name. May You favorably bless these tokens and pledges, these gifts and offerings for the life, work and mission of Your church at Erin and throughout the world. In Your Holy Name, we pray. Amen.
( 1 Cor 11v18)
Hymn :
Benediction: May Christ enable us to branch out into the world in service, ministry and mission; may the Father establish strong and firm roots of faith in our hearts, souls and minds; and may the Holy Spirit empower us with godly gifts, so that we may witness to Christ’s grace, God’s love and the Spirit’s compassion, both now and always. Amen. ( Romans 11v18)
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