Approaching God
Prelude: Welcome & Announcements
Call to worship ( based on Psalm 119:114,116,117)
Leader: O Lord, You are our refuge and shield; We have placed our hopes in Your word.
People: Sustain us according to Your promises, and we will live; do not let our hopes be dashed.
Leader: Uphold us, and we will be delivered; we will always have regard for your decrees.
People of God! Let us worship and glorify the Lord!
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Almighty and Everlasting God, whose ancient power created the heavens and the earth; whose holy word sustains all existing, we humbly bow before Your sacred presence and seek to please You with our prayers and praises.
People: Heavenly Lord, You have called us to Your House to worship Your ways and glorify Your great and wonderful deeds. You have gathered us from different places to unite our voices, minds and hearts in song, ceremony and service.
Guide: Gracious Father, we know that our lives are imperfect and sometimes we disappoint through bad choices and poor decisions. We allow our faith to be diminished by our passions and pride, our ambitions and ideals, our sinful greed and self-centered goals.
People: Merciful God, in those moments when we are reckless with our souls and indifferent to Your words; when we are unconcerned about our Your Salvation and inconsiderate of Your Ways, please forgive us. For we know that only Your Holy Son Jesus can save us from ourselves, cleanse us of the past and free us from our sins. Hear us now as we confess our mistakes to You in silent prayer.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Loving Lord, we thank You for Your mercy and the power of Your peace. We praise You for allowing Christ to enter into our lives. We pray that faith may settle our fears, hope may bring us healing and that Jesus will continue to bring joy into our hearts.
People: For we pray this in His Holy Name and unite our souls together, saying, “Our Father, etc.”(Isaiah 23v7)
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: We cannot buy forgiveness nor can we earn God’s mercy. Only Jesus has the power to forgive our sins, direct our paths and restore us to God’s Kingdom. he knows our hearts and understand the struggles that we endure each day. Let us rejoice in His love and praise His Holy Name. Amen. (John 6v7)
Gloria Patri
Children’s Sermon
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Leader: The LORD is our light and our salvation-- whom shall we fear?
People: The LORD is the stronghold of our lives-- of what shall we be afraid?
Leader: For in the day of trouble he will keep us safe in his dwelling.
People: Hear our voices when we call, O LORD; be merciful to us and answer our prayers for healing.
Leader: We seek Your grace and mercy, O Lord; heal us of all that harms us.
People: May our families and friends be confident of Your power and care; may they know Your goodness in their lives. Grant them peace instead of pain, serenity instead of suffering, happiness instead of hopelessness. Hear us now as we silently bring them to You.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Leader: Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 27)
Anthem
Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, make know to us the paths of life through the readings of the scriptures. Fill with joy in Your presence through the teachings of our Lord. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Acts 2:28)
Scripture Readings :
Sermon
The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication : Lord Jesus, You have heard our praises and prayers and You have given us much to think about through Your words. In thanksgiving, we gather, offer and present these tokens of gratitude to You and we pray that You will guide us to use them for the many ministries and missions that our church seeks to fulfill in Your Name. Take our time, talents and resources and help us to glorify You with our daily deeds. In Your Precious Name, we pray. Amen. ( 1 Cor 11v4)
Hymn :
Benediction: May Jesus keep us holy so that we produce fruits of faith; may the Father keep united through His love and grace; and may the Holy Spirit enable and empower us to reach out to the people of this community, so that God’s Kingdom is enhanced, both now and forevermore. Amen.( Romans 11v15 )
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