Sunday Worship Prayers - Ordinary 14 a - July 3

Approaching God

Prelude

Welcome & Announcements

Gathering

Call to Worship

               

Pastor:                 The LORD does not reject His people; He will never forsake His faithful ones.

People:                 He supports us in times of trouble; He consoles us when we are afraid.

Pastor: The LORD is our fortress and shelter; in God we find our rock and refuge. Amen.

First Hymn:

               

Prayers of Adoration & Confession

Guide:                 Mysterious Majesty and Loving Lord, whose awesome deeds are constantly displayed across the Universe, we gather in Your Holy House to praise Your Sacred Name. Your divine power sustains our lives and Your words bring strength to our hearts. We humbly bow before You in prayer, placing our souls into Your hands.

People:                Merciful Lord, we know that we have offended You with our sinful ways and selfish acts. We have annoyed You with our arrogance and conceit, our pride and vanity. We seek pardon for all our offences and forgiveness for every sin that we have committed. We look to You for the mercy that we don't deserve, and the grace that we can never earn. Hear us now as we silently confess our faults and failings to You alone.

- Silent Confessions -

Guide: Heavenly Lord, we thank You for the gift of Your amazing love in Jesus Christ, Your Holy Son and our Only Savior. Without His sacrifice, our lives would be doomed for death and destruction. With His grace, our hopes are restored and our eternal salvation secured. In Christ's Name, we make our confessions and continue to pray in His Holy Words, saying,  "Our Father, Who art in heaven...THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors)

               

Promise of the Gospel

Guide: When Christ comes among us and we sincerely confess our sins to Him, He forgives all of our faults and returns us to God's favor. For our sake, Jesus came into the world, to die for our sins and to grant us salvation. For the bounty of this blessing, we will praise and glorify His Name, both now and forevermore. 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

Offering & Offertory Anthem

Offering sung:  God, Whose giving knows no ending, from Your rich and endless store,

                                Nature’s wonder, Jesus’ wisdom, Costly cross, grave’s shattered door:

Open wide our hands, in sharing, as we heed Christ’s ageless call,

Healing, teaching, and reclaiming, serving You by loving all.

Dedication(unison):       Lord Jesus, You enrich our lives with faith and expect us to deepen our commitment to You. As we spiritually mature, You teach us responsibilities of stewardship and support, of giving and tithing. Take our combined offering and bless it for the continuing work of Your ways in this church and throughout the world. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray.  Amen. 

Children leave for Enrichment & Planet Worship

Prayers for Health and Healing

Pastor:                 Let us praise the LORD and give the glory due to His Name. Let us faithfully serve God and honor Him with our love and lives.

People:                 We are His servants, so we seek His help and support in times of sickness and worry. May the Lord minister to us in the midst of our troubles and bring peace to our fearful minds.

Pastor:                  Let us lift up our prayers and petitions to One, True and Living God. Let us call upon Him to restore our strength and health. May He heal us and our loved ones from all that harms us in body, mind, heart, and soul.

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

Pastor:                  May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless our prayers. In Jesus' Name.  Amen.

(Healing prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 134)

               

Singing of ‘Jesus, Draw Me Close’

Prayer of Illumination:

Reader:                Holy Spirit, You have gathered us here to receive Christ's teaching and to welcome His word. Help us to apply these lessons in our daily lives, so that we may share His ministry through our church and community. In Jesus' Name, we pray.  Amen.

Scripture Readings

The Message & The Apostles' Creed

Serving God

Sacrament of Holy Communion

Closing Hymn:

Benediction (unison): May Christ test our faith each day and strengthen our devotion to Him; may the Father greet us each morning with His love and guide us by His words; and may the Holy Spirit keep us belonging and loyal to the One, Triune and Living God, both now and forevermore. Amen.

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