Approaching God
Welcome and Announcements
Welcome and Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Youth: Our
souls long for Your salvation, O Lord, and we have placed our hopes in Your
Promises.
People: All
of Your commands are trustworthy, O God; they help us, in the midst of all our
troubles.
Youth: Preserve
our lives according to Your love; and help us to obey Your words, by praising
and glorifying Your Name forever.
Amen.
First Hymn
Prayers of Adoration and Confession
Guide: Almighty Lord, whose holiness
and perfection are beyond our comprehension; whose power and glory are
infinitely above all that we can achieve; we humbly bow in Your Presence,
seeking Your Salvation and the comfort of Your Grace.
People: Gracious
Father, speak to our hearts and change our foolish ways. In the midst of our
problems and struggles with life, be our constant guide. When fear or anxiety
threaten our faith, be our strength and shield. When we selfishly fall away
from Your influence and care, grasp hold of our souls and return us to Your
Love. Hear us now as we personally make our confessions to You alone.
-
SILENCE -
Guide: Heavenly Lord, we thank You
the forgiveness of our past mistakes and personal sins. We praise You for
bringing Jesus into the world and our lives, so that we may have the
opportunity of being restored to Your Holy Kingdom. In the Name of our Savior,
we make these prayers and unite our hearts in His Spirit, saying,
“Our Father…THE
LORD’S PRAYER” (debts/debtors)
Promise of the
Gospel
Guide: Jesus is the sacrificial Lamb
of God, whose perfect obedience and holy life fulfilled God’s great plan of
salvation. Through Jesus, we have the opportunity to be forgiven of our sins,
renewed in spirit, and completely restored to God’s Coming Kingdom. So let us rejoice
and be glad, for Christ, our Messiah reigns! 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)
Encountering God
Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: The
Earth is the LORD's, and everything in it; the world, and all who live in it; for He founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the waters.
People: We have come into God’s Holy
Presence, seeking His peace in this Holy place. O Lord, cleanse our souls
and grant healing for our hearts; lift up our spirits and lead us by Your
Truth.
Pastor: May
we receive these blessings from the LORD and may our loved ones be touched by
our Savior’s healing power. May we be united
as a generation of those who seek Him, who look for God’s healing in all of our lives. Hear us
now, O Lord, as we individually pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and
others. A candle is lit
Pastor: The
Lord is strong and mighty. He is the King of Glory and the Healer of our lives.
In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Unison Singing of “Sanctuary.”
Prayer of
Illumination
Reader: Holy
Spirit, make us glad in our hearts as we rejoice in Christ’s sacred words.
Enable us to live in hope through the power of the Gospel. In Jesus’ Name, we
pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings
The
Message & the Apostles' Creed
Serving God
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication (unison – led by pastor): Lord Jesus, we follow Your
Loving example by sacrificing these gifts from our resources and humbly placing
them before Your Holy Throne. Bless these tokens of gratitude for the work of
Your Church here on Earth. Help us to use these gifts for the proclamation of
Your Word, the enhancing of Your Kingdom, and the glorifying of Your Name.
Amen.
Closing
Hymn
Benediction (unison): May
Jesus speak to our spirits and lead us every day; may the Father fortify our
faith and send us out into the world to do His work; and may the Holy Spirit
empower us to minister to the people we encounter each week, to the Glory of
the One, Triune God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
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