Approaching God
Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Prelude, Gathering
First Hymn:
Prayers of Confession
Guide: Almighty God, whose kingdom is boundless and whose authority can never be diminished, we come before Your Holy Throne to worship and adore Your ways; to honor and glorify Your deeds; to revere and esteem Your sacred words. You have called us to this place of peace and prayer. You have brought us to this sanctuary for strength and salvation, so that we may praise Your Holy Name and become renewed through Your wonderful love.
People: Gracious Lord, at times we spoil our faith through selfish and dishonest ways. There are moments in our lives when we scorn Your sacred guidance and reject Your Holy commands. Forgive our foolish sins and redeem us from our random acts of unkindness, bitterness, indifference and intolerance. Pardon our neglect of caring for others; of forgiving our debtors; of ignoring those who need our help. Hear us now as we silently and sincerely confess our sins, our faults, our everyday mistakes.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Merciful Father, lead us to Jesus Christ Your Holy Son and help us to follow His faithful ways. For we ask all this in His Sacred Name and through His own words we pray, saying,
People: "Our Father, Who art in heaven...THE LORD'S PRAYER” debts/debtors
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus heals us of our sinful past and spiritual blindness. He sends us out into the world as defenders of the faith and witnesses of His glory. We are forgiven by the power in His precious blood. Through His everlasting grace, we are restored to God’s favor. In Christ’s Name, we rejoice and pray. Amen.
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)
Encountering God
Anthem
Minute for Mission: Loaves and Fishes
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: Be merciful to us, O God, for worries constantly burden us; each day we experience stress and pressure. O Lord, when we are anxious or afraid, we will trust in You.
People: O God, whose words we praise, take away our fears and grant us peace of mind. We place our lives, our loved ones, our prayers and concerns into Your healing hands.
Pastor: We pledge ourselves to Your Kingdom and humbly ask that You will heal us, and all whom we pray for, from all that harms us in body, mind, soul and spirit. Deliver us from despair and keep us from falling into fear or frustration. Hear us as we sincerely pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
People: May we walk before the Lord in the light of life and His love. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 56)
Singing of '"Jesus Draw Me Close." (Choir leads this)
Prayer of Illumination: Reader: Holy Spirit, teach us God’s everlasting truth from the words and deeds of Jesus. Enable us, through the reading and hearing of today’s scriptures, to recognize and proclaim Christ as the Righteous One sent from God. In His Sacred Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings & Sermon & The Apostles' Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication:
Lord Jesus, challenge and change our natures so that we may gladly give to You from our resources and wealth. Receive our tithes and gifts from the bounty of the blessings that You bestow upon us. Take them for the work of Your Church and the spreading of the Gospel. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Communion
Closing Hymn:
Benediction: (in unison) May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in Him, so that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, One God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology
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