Approaching God
Welcome
& Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Youth: We come here to praise the Lord and to honor
His great deeds throughout the Earth.
All: We
have been summoned in Christ’s Name and cheerfully responded to His Call.
Youth: Let us gladly worship the One True and Living
God. Amen.
Hymn
Prayer of Adoration
and Confession
Guide:
Sovereign Lord of the
Universe, we praise Your glorious ways and bless Your wonderful Name. We are
honored at being called into Your Holy Presence. We feel favored when You
summon us to Your Holy House of praise and prayer.
People: Loving Lord of Life, You rule
over the Earth and see all of its ways. You know that we are sinful and
selfish, foolish and faithless, as well as proud and pitiless at times. Forgive our faults and pardon our past
mistakes. We have neglected to do good deeds, and have inflicted hurt on other
people. We have followed our own foolhardy ways and allowed temptation to
contaminate our souls. Hear us now as we inwardly confess our sins to You
alone.
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SILENCE -
Guide:
Heavenly Father, help us
to honor You by placing Christ at the center of our lives. May His Passion free
us from our sins. May His sacrifice restore us to Your Favor. In Christ’s Name,
we pray and through His own words, we unite our hearts, saying, “Our Father…THE LORD’s PRAYER”
(debts/debtors)
Promise of the
Gospel:
Guide:
Jesus wants us to turn away from sinful ways
and return to Him. He calls us to follow Him and be witnesses of His mercy. Our
past sins are forgiven because He loves us. We honor Christ’s authority over
our lives by asking for His redeeming grace. Let us rejoice and be glad, for
Christ is our Savior and we are eternally restored to God’s favor and blessing.
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.
Children’s
Sermon
Anthem
Encountering God
Prayers for Health
and Healing
Pastor:
Lord,
we proclaim Your love this morning and thank You for Your faithfulness to us.
You make us glad through Your wonderful deeds; we rejoice in the work of Your
healing hands.
People: Loving
Lord, we know that You understand us perfectly, and that You think about us
constantly. May we flourish by Your grace; may we be healed through Your mercy.
Pastor: In the midst of our illnesses, be our
salvation. During times of depression or despair, be our defender and
deliverer. Loving Lord, look after our loved ones and heal them of all that
harms them in body, mind, heart and soul. Hear us now as we pray.
Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is
lit
Pastor:
The Lord is our righteousness, our peace
and strength. He loves and restores us in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
(Healing Prayer
based on words & phrases from Psalm 92)
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader:
Holy Spirit, enable us to judge between right
and wrong through the guidance of these scriptures. Open our hearts and minds
to Christ’s teaching, so that we may please and obey God every day. In Jesus’
Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The
Message & Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication (in unison – led by pastor): Lord Jesus, You have revealed Your ways through
the Living Word of the scriptures. In response, we gather together our tithes
and offerings, placing them into Your keeping. We ask that You will bless these
tokens and enable us to use them for the many ministries and missions You have
called us to pursue and fulfill. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray.
Amen.
Communion
Hymn
Benediction (in unison): May the Living God of all hope fill us with joy
and peace as we daily trust in His Son Jesus Christ, so that we may overflow
with the love and the presence of the Holy Spirit throughout our lives. In the
Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, One God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology&
Postlude
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