Sunday Worship Prayers - 31st Sunday in ordinary Time - ordinary 31 - 31 October

Approaching God

Announcements & A Word of Welcome

Gathering Song & Prelude

Hymn: 

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Guide: Almighty Creator of Life and the Universe, we gather to praise You in this holy place of peace and prayer. We offer You our worship and give our heartfelt thanks for Your blessings.

People:            Everlasting God, whose power sustains our lives and whose words inspire our souls, we humbly dedicate this sacred time to You and pray that You are pleased with all that we give.

Guide:  Merciful Lord, we confess our mistakes and recognize our weaknesses. We have blamed others for our misdeeds and disappointed our loved ones with broken promises. Instead of allowing Your Holy Spirit to influence our choices and decisions, we have allowed greed and insecurity to be selfish and to sin. Forgive our wrongdoing and help us to change our ways. Hear us now as we humbly pray.

- Silent Confessions - 

Guide: Gracious Father, we seek forgiveness and rely upon Your Son to pardon us. He alone has the power to forgive our past mistakes and restore us to Your everlasting favor.  Hear us now as we complete our prayers in Christ’s Holy words, saying, “Our Father…” THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors)

Promise of the Gospel 

Guide:  Our past mistakes are forgiven and Jesus has given us the sacred opportunity to begin our lives anew. Let us rejoice in His wonderful gift, for Christ alone has conquered sin and redeemed us forever. Amen.

Gloria Patri (sung): 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 

Minute for Mission

Prayers for Health and Healing 

Pastor: O Lord, do good to your servants, and we will live. We will cherish and obey Your words of life. Open our eyes, Lord, that we may see the wonderful gifts of Your healing power.

People:            Sometimes, O Lord, our hearts are consumed with concerns; our thoughts are filled with fear. Remove from us the burden of our worries; carry and support us through our trials and tribulations.

Pastor: May we meditate on the mercy of the Lord and silently ask Him to heal us and all our loved one from all that harms us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.. 

Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit. 

Pastor:  The words and promises of the Lord are our delight and blessing. He hears our prayers and restores our hopes. In Jesus' Name, we pray. Amen.

(Healing prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 119:Gimel)

Singing of ‘Jesus, Draw Me Close’

Prayer of Illumination

Reader:            Holy Spirit, grant us peace in the midst of our troubles and faith to overcome our fears. Strengthen our hearts and minds through Christ’s power and teaching contained in today’s scriptures. In His Holy Name, we faithfully pray. Amen.

Scripture Readings 

The Message  & The Apostles’ Creed 

Serving God 

Offering & Offertory 

Dedication(unison):       Lord Jesus, You grant meaning to our lives and give hope to our hearts. We bring before You our tithes and gifts. Bless them for the greater work of Your Church on Earth and the advancement of Your Gospel throughout the nations. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.

Closing Hymn: 

Benediction(unison):  May we joyfully praise our Lord Jesus Christ each day of our lives; may we constantly worship the Father for His love and blessings; and may the Holy Spirit unite our hearts as one people, one church, and one community of faithful servants to the glory of the One, Triune, and Living God, both now and forevermore.  Amen. 

Doxology         Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; etc & Postlude

Sunday Worship Prayers - 28th Sunday in ordinary Time - Ordinary 28 - October 10

Approaching God

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude

Hymn:

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Guide:                         Almighty Protector and Everlasting Lord, we come before You as servants seeking Your wisdom and as children cherishing Your love. We yield to Your authority and humble ourselves in Your holiness. We freely submit to Your will and faithfully surrender our spirits to Your Word.

People:            Gracious Father, You are completely aware of our decisions and fully know our intentions. You have the right to question our life styles and to challenge our desires. We know that we have sinned against Your Sovereignty and sometimes have rebelled against Your rules. We have covered our sins with pride and deceit, and tarnished our souls with indifference and denial. Forgive our foolish ways and hear our humble confessions.

- SILENCE -

Guide:                         Loving God, without Jesus in our lives we would not know the joy of salvation. Without Christ’s sacrifice, we would not have any future and everlasting hope. We acknowledge that we are worthless sinners and that He is the Divine Savior of our souls. In the Name of Jesus, we make these confessions and through His holy words we continue to pray, saying, “Our Father…” THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors)

Promise of the Gospel:

Guide: Jesus is the Bread of Life, which means that He is the Only One who can sustain our spirits and nourish our souls. He has the authority to forgive our sins and the Divine Right to restore our souls. Let us celebrate and be glad, for Christ has come into our lives and we are fully forgiven of all our sinful and selfish ways, both now and forever. Amen.

Gloria Patri(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

Anthem

Prayers for Health and Healing

Pastor:             We give thanks to You, O God, for You are near and we glorify Your wonderful deeds. We pray that this sacred moment will become an appointed time of holiness and healing.

People: When we experience fear and confusion, anxiety and worry, You steady our hearts and bring peace to our minds. Wherever we are, You are with us. Whatever we face, You support us.

Pastor:             Heavenly Father, examine our hearts and minds, our bodies and souls; heal us of all that harms us. Pour out the blessing of Your healing power upon us and all our loved ones. Restore to health and strength all those for whom we now silently pray.

Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit

Pastor: Let us declare the goodness of the Lord forever. May we sing and celebrate His wonderful ways. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 75)

Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, come among us and enable us to hear Jesus speak through these sacred scriptures. May His teaching and action challenge our ways and may we cherish His words by applying them to our daily lives. In the Precious Name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

Scripture Readings

The Message & The Apostles’ Creed

Serving God

Offering & Offertory:

Dedication (unison): Lord Jesus, we cannot foresee what You will do with our tithes and offerings, but we freely and confidently give them to You. We ask that You will lovingly bless these gifts by using them to finance, aid, and support the ministries and missions that You want us to advance and accomplish through the lives and resources of our congregation. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.

Hymn:

Benediction(unison):             May we submit to Christ’s compassion and share His love throughout our lives; may we fully serve and obey our Father in heaven each and every day; and may the Holy Spirit establish faithful hearts and devoted souls within all of us, as we serve the One, Triune God, both now and always. Amen.

Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; & Postlude