Approaching God
Welcome & Announcements
Gathering & Prelude
Hymn:
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Guide: Almighty Father, who created the land, sea and air, we worship Your wonderful ways and praise Your Everlasting Name. You are the King of Glory, whose words produce Life and whose thoughts sustain the entire Universe.
People: Gracious Father, become a river of life for us, cleansing us of our past mistakes, freeing us from our personal sins, and pardoning us of our selfish ways. We confess that we have disappointed You with our poor choices and mistaken ways.
Guide: Merciful God, we seek safety in Your plan of salvation and refuge in Your acts of redemption through Jesus Christ, Your Holy Son. Let Him become a haven of healing and a harbor of holiness for our minds, our hearts, our souls. Hear us now as we personally confess our sins to You.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Father God, without Jesus, we have no hope of forgiveness. Without His sacrifice, we have no way to be forgiven. We place our sinful selves into His Hands and pray that His power will restore us to Your Favor and Eternal Kingdom. In Christ’s own words, we continue to pray, saying “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus has the authority to forgive our sins, to feed our souls, and to give us God’s blessings. When we truly believe that He is the Son of God and place our lives into His Keeping, we are guaranteed forgiveness for our souls and God’s everlasting love. So let us rejoice and be glad, for Jesus is our One, True and Living Savior, both now and always. 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.
Children’s Sermon
Encountering God
Minute for Mission
Choir Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: We will exalt you, O LORD, for You lift us out of the depths of despair and will not let our troubles overwhelm us. We call to You for help for You alone can truly heal us.
People: We feel secure in Your Presence and safe in Your Love. Strengthen our faith and diminish our fears. Fill us with peace and free us from pain. Show Your favor to our friends and families. Grant them health and healing; release them from dismay and depression. Bring to them hope and happiness.
Pastor: Hear us, O LORD, as we pray. Be merciful to us and all our loved ones, for You alone have the power to help us. Turn our worries into cheers; remove our sadness and replace it with joy. Hear us now as we silently pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Leader: May our hearts sing to You and never be silent. O LORD our God, we will give You thanks forever. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 30)
Singing of ‘Jesus, Draw Me Close.’
Prayer for Illumination
Reader : Holy Spirit, You know what lies ahead of each of our lives. You know the joys we will celebrate and the problems we have yet to encounter. Prepare our hearts and minds for those future times by enabling us to hear Christ’s words, to receive them in our hearts, and apply them in our daily lives. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings
Sermon & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication (unison): Lord Jesus, may we primarily give of our lives to Your ministry in this church, community, and nation. May we freely give to You of our time, talents and money in ways and means that will honor and glorify Your Name. May You favorably bless these tokens and pledges, these gifts and offerings for the life, work, and mission of Your church here and throughout the world. In Your Holy Name, we pray. Amen.
Communion
Hymn :
Benediction(unison): May Christ enable us to branch out into the world in service, ministry, and mission; may the Father establish strong and firm roots of faith in our hearts, souls, and minds; and may the Holy Spirit empower us with godly gifts, so that we may witness to Christ’s grace, God’s love, and the Spirit’s compassion, both now and always. Amen.
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