Approaching God
Welcome and announcements
Gathering Song & prelude
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Sovereign Lord of the Universe and Gracious God of our hearts, we praise Your glorious ways and bless Your wonderful deeds. You are the One, True and Living God. We are honored to be called into Your Holy Presence. We feel favored to gather in Your Holy House.
People: Loving Lord of Life, You rule over the earth and see all of our ways. You know that we are sinful and selfish, foolish and faithless, proud and pitiless at times. Forgive our faults and pardon our past mistakes. We have neglected to do good and disappointed other people. We have followed our own self-centered ways and allowed temptation to tarnish our souls. Hear us now as we humbly confess our sins to You alone.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Heavenly Father, enable us to honor Your Name by placing Christ at the center of our lives. May His Passion free us from our sins. May His sacrifice restore us to Your Favor. In Christ’s Name and through His own words, we unite our hearts in prayer, saying, “Our Father”…THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Jesus wants us to turn away from sinful ways and return to Him. He calls us to follow Him and witness to His mercy. Our past sins are forgiven because He loves us and we honor His authority over our lives by asking for His grace. So let us rejoice and be glad, for Christ is our Savior and we are restored to God’s favor and blessing, both now and forever. Amen.
Gloria Patri (sung 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: Lord, we proclaim Your love this morning and thank You for Your faithfulness to us. You make us glad with Your wonderful deeds; we rejoice in the work of Your healing hands.
People: Loving Lord, we know that You understand us perfectly and that You think about us constantly. May we flourish by Your grace; may we be healed through Your mercy.
Pastor: In the midst of our sickness, be our salvation. During times of depression or despair, be our defender and deliverer. Look after our loved ones and heal them of all that harms them in body, mind, heart and soul. Hear us now as we pray.
Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit
Pastor: The Lord is our righteousness, our peace and strength. He loves and restores us in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 92)
The Message: Part #1
Singing of ‘Jesus, Draw Me Close’
Prayer for Illumination:
Reader: Holy Spirit, enable us to judge between right and wrong through the guidance of these scriptures. Open our hearts and minds to Christ’s teaching so that we may obey God every day. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Scripture Readings
The Message: Part #2 & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication (unison): Lord Jesus, You have revealed to us Your ways through the Living Word of the scriptures. In response, we gather together our tithes and offerings, placing them into Your keeping. We ask that You will bless these tokens and enable us to use them for the many ministries and missions You have called us to pursue and fulfill. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Communion
Hymn:
Benediction (unison): May Christ help us to regard each day as special; may the Father continue to supply our needs and satisfy our souls; may the Holy Spirit teach to live our lives in thankfulness to the One, Triune and Living God, both now and always. Amen.
Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow & Postlude
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