Approaching God
Welcome & Announcements
Gathering & Prelude
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Immortal God, who brought Life into being and whose will sustains the entire universe, we approach You as the children of Your Grace and as servants of Your Kingdom. Your ways are mysterious and yet Your love is known by all, therefore we glorify Your greatness and magnify Your Holy Name.
People: Merciful Father, You know that we struggle with temptation and wrestle each day with sin. You know all our weaknesses and can list every mistake we have ever made. Have mercy upon us. Forgive our foolish ways. Acquit us of our indifference and insensitivity. Pardon our neglect of being faithful to You. Hear us now as we silently pray.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Everlasting God, we cannot earn salvation for ourselves. We depend upon Jesus to grant us mercy and grace. Only He can save us from Your wrath. Only He can restore us to Your favor. Hear us now as we sincerely unite our hearts to His, through the saying of Christ's own words: “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Christ forgives us, even when we betray and deny Him. He has the power to cleanse us of the past and restore us to the riches of God's grace. So let us be thankful and rejoice in the Lord, for He has saved our souls and returned us to the eternal love of God. Amen.
Gloria Patri (sung in 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)
(Elementary school students leave for Enrichment)
Encountering God
Choir Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: The LORD reigns, let us all be glad; let those both near and far rejoice. Our prayers and petitions are made to the LORD, for righteousness and justice are the foundations of His love.
People : Loving God, we place our prayers before You, knowing that You receive the cries of our hearts. Light up our lives with Your favor and blessing; let us see Your compassion and make us fully aware that You care for us.
Pastor: Our fears melt our courage and our worries meddle with our faith, yet we will still ask the Lord for the healing of all that harms us in body, mind, heart, and spirit. Heavenly Father, we proclaim Your righteousness and ask to see Your glory in the lives of our loved ones, who are suffering from sickness and injury, unease and fear, worry and discomfort. Hear us now as we quietly pray.
Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit
Pastor: The light of the Lord's love is shed upon us; His joy is showered upon our hearts.
In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 97)
Singing of ‘Jesus, Draw Me Close’
Prayer for Illumination:
Reader: Holy Spirit, may the words of our Sovereign Lord, Who made the heavens and the earth, penetrate our minds and enter our hearts. May we gladly receive the blessings of Christ as He teaches us through His life, actions, and ministry, both now and always. Amen.
Scripture Readings
The Message & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication (unison): Lord Jesus, we have grasped the meaning of Your giving through the preaching of Your word. In return, we gather before You our tithes and offerings. We do this to please You and to ask that You bless all these resources for the building up of Your church, the proclaiming of the Gospel, and the praising of God's Name. Amen.
Hymn
Benediction (unison): May Christ keep us from judging other people's mistakes by reminding that He has forgiven our own; may the Father bless us with tolerance and compassion for one another; and may the Holy Spirit bring us to God's judgment seat as faithful and dutiful servants, both now and forevermore. Amen.
Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; & Postlude
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