Welcome
and announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Liturgist: Your
Word, O LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.
People: Your faithfulness continues
through all generations; You established the Earth, and it endures.
Liturgist: Your laws remain to this day, and
all Life serves Your purposes. Hear us, O Living God, as we worship and glorify You. Amen.
First
Hymn
Prayers of
Adoration and Confession
Guide:
Almighty Father, Who
rejoices in our praises and delights in our songs, we applaud Your amazing
works and glorify Your astounding deeds. We bring to You our worship and
celebrations, our devotions and adorations. We exalt Your Name on high and
testify to Your abounding love.
People: Gracious God, we confess to frequently
ignoring Your guidance and sometimes defying Your commands; we express our
regret over the sinful things we have thought, said, and done. Today we seek
Your forgiveness and compassion; we need Your acceptance and approval; and we
yearn for Your favor and pardon. Hear us now as we silently pray.
-
Silent Confessions -
Guide:
O Rock of Israel, You are
our Redeemer and the Restorer of our souls. You have given Jesus to us as our
Christ, our Savior, and Healer. By Him, our sins are forgiven and in Him, our
spirits are united to You. We bring our prayers to You through Him,
saying: "Our Father, Who art in
heaven...THE LORD'S PRAYER" (debts/debtors)
Promise of the
Gospel:
Guide:
Sin kills our
relationship with God and separates us from His favor. Jesus is our truth, way,
and life, who leads us back to God and restores us to faithful service in the
Everlasting Kingdom. Let us rejoice and glad in the salvation Christ has won
for us through His sacrifice, both now and forevermore. 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
Pastor: The
LORD is our light and our salvation-- whom shall we fear? The LORD is the
stronghold of our lives-- of what shall we be afraid? In the day of trouble He
will keep us safe in His dwelling.
People: Hear our voices when we call, O
LORD; be merciful to us and answer our prayers for healing. We seek Your grace
and mercy, O Lord; heal us of all that harms us. May our families and friends
be confident of Your power and care; may they know of Your goodness in their
lives. Grant them peace instead of pain, serenity instead of suffering,
happiness instead of hopelessness. Hear us now as we silently bring them to
You.
Pastor: Wait
for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. In Jesus’ Name.
Amen.
(Healing
Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 28)
Singing
of “Sanctuary.”
Prayer of
Illumination
Reader:
Holy Spirit, sometimes when
we are anxious, we run away from Your goodness and grace. Empower us this day,
with Christ’s words, so that we may be strengthened in order to overcome our
fears and insecurities. In Jesus' Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The
Message and the Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication (in unison – led by pastor): Lord Jesus, at the end of Time, You will offer
all of Creation, restored and reconciled, back to Your Father in Heaven. On
this holy day, we offer from our resources and labors, the tithes and gifts of
our lives, so that You may receive and bless them for the continuing life,
work, and ministry of Your church here on Earth. In Your Holy Name, we
cheerfully give and pray. Amen.
Closing
Hymn:
Benediction (unison): May Christ keep us free from
grief and loss; may the Father make our hearts strong and glad; and may the
Holy Spirit strengthen our testimony and widen our witness, to the glory of the
One, Triune, and Living God, both now and throughout eternity. Amen.
Doxology
and Postlude
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