Approaching God
Welcome
and Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Liturgist: Your
hands made us and formed us, O Lord; give us understanding to learn Your
commands.
People: May Your unfailing love be our
comfort, according to Your promises to us, Your servants.
Liturgist: Let Your compassion come to us
that we may be blessed; for Your law, O God, is our delight. Let us worship and
praise the Lord!
First
Hymn
Prayers of Adoration
and Confession
Guide: Almighty God, Your power brought
this universe into being, and Your presence sustains life on this planet. We
come before You as Your servants and children, seeking to please You with our
praise and serve You with our lives. Throughout the years You have led our
people and delivered us from our enemies. You have globally grown Christ’s
Church through the seeds of faith which Your Son Jesus has sown in billions of
hearts and minds.
People: Gracious Lord, the harvest of
holiness which You desire from us is not always fulfilled or abundantly clear
in our lives. We allow ourselves to weaken our faith by falling prey to
temptation, or by making selfish choices and doing sinful acts. Be patient with
us and have mercy on our souls. Forgive our faults and pardon our foolish ways.
Challenge our choices and change our lives. Hear us now as we come
to You individually with our prayers of confession.
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SILENCE -
Guide: Merciful Father, without Your
compassion, we would not have any everlasting hope. Without Your redeeming
love, we would have no opportunity to escape eternal punishment. You have given
us Jesus, Your Only Son and He has laid down His life for us. We know that we
are unworthy to receive such a wonderful and amazing blessing, so we are truly
grateful for all that we have been given.
In
Jesus’ Name, we praise You forever and through His words of prayer, we unite
our hearts, saying, “Our Father…THE
LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors).
Promise of the
Gospel
Guide: Jesus has come into our world
and dwells with us. He seeks to influence our spirits with God’s everlasting
love. We are blessed through Him because He sacrificed His life for us. Let us
rejoice and be glad, for Christ, our Messiah and Redeemer, reigns 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 shepherd, He
knows all of our needs. He makes us rest in His presence, He gives us peace in
the midst of our troubles.
People: He heals our wounded souls and
guides us through our fears. Throughout all that deeply troubles us and in the
face of all that harms us, we will not be afraid, for the LORD is with us; His
strength and power will restore us to health.
Pastor: Lord, spread out the bounty of
Your Love before us and anoint us with healing. May your goodness and love be
granted to our families and friends. May Your peace be restored to their lives
and may You heal them of all that harms them. Hear us now as we silently pray.
Silent
Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor: May we dwell in the Holy
Presence of God from this time forth and forevermore. In Jesus’ Name, we pray.
Amen. (Healing Prayer based
on words from Psalm 23)
Unison
singing of “Sanctuary.”
Prayer of
Illumination
Reader: Holy Spirit, may
the words of our Lord Jesus Christ always be with us and be foremost in our
minds. May His teaching become our strength and may His gospel enable us to
overcome our troubles and fears. 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, by bringing this offering before
You, we hope to please You with our gifts. We do this to glorify Your Holy Name
and to bring faith, hope, and love into the lives of other people through Your
message, ministry, and mission, from this church to the community at large. In
Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Closing
Hymn
Benediction (in unison): May Jesus keep us focused on His work throughout the
world; may the Father bless us with mercy and compassion; and may the Holy
Spirit enrich our lives with faith to overcome fear, hope to bring us health,
and love to defeat loneliness, both now and forevermore. Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
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