Approaching God
Welcome
and Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to worship
Liturgist: O
Lord, may You always watch over us with love; teach us this day Your holy
promises.
People: We are Your servants; open our
hearts and minds so that we may understand Your sacred ways.
Liturgist: Come among us, O God, and bless
us as we praise and worship Your powerful Name. Amen.
Hymn:
Prayer of Adoration
and Confession
Guide: Heavenly Father, You are the
Lord of Life and Bringer of blessings, therefore we adore and applaud Your
mighty works of Creation, which remind us of Your majestic Power and inspire us
to faithfully place our lives into Your hands. We have set aside this sacred
time to reflect upon Your ways, to rejoice in Your deeds, and to regenerate our
faith by Your Holy Word. You are the One, True, and Living God; we are
privileged to be Your humble servants.
People: Merciful
Lord, despite our enthusiasm for Your ways, we admit to being partial to our
own understanding and are more apt to follow our own desires. Instead of constantly
seeking Your guidance, we cherish our own opinions and ideas. Instead of
accepting Your wisdom and counsel, we pursue our own paths, which sometimes
lead us into temptation and cause our faith to be challenged. Forgive us for
those foolish times when we offend You with our sinful acts and selfish deeds.
Pardon our mistaken choices which taint our souls with greed, pride, envy,
hatred, anger, and indifference. Hear us now as we individually confess our
sins to You.
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SILENCE -
Guide: Gracious God, our hope is in
the Lord and our salvation is in Christ’s hands. By His blood, we are cleansed.
By His sacrifice, we are saved. He alone can forgive our past mistakes and
restore us to Your Favor.
We
make these prayers in Christ’s Name and unite our hearts to Him, saying, “Our
Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER” (debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus calls us to be His
disciples and we are meant to witness for Him. Through faith, we testify to
Christ’s power of forgiveness and His sovereignty over lives. Let us rejoice in
Him and express our thanks to Him, by sharing His promises and gospel with all
whom we love, and with all whom we also need to forgive. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Gloria
Patri
Children’s
Sermon
Encountering God
Anthem
Prayers for Health
and Healing
Pastor: We
call upon You, O Lord, as the Rock of our salvation. Hear our prayers and grant
us peace. Acknowledge our cries for mercy as we call to You for help; listen to
our personal pleas in this holy place of prayer.
People: We lift up our hearts to You, O Living
God, and humbly ask for healing, for You are our strength and shield; our
hearts trust in You and we are encouraged by Your love.
Pastor: Lord
God, be gracious to us and all whom we love. Bless us all with healing and
strength, wholeness and peace, as well as renewal and hope. You alone have the
strength and power to overcome illness, anxiety, injuries, and
insecurities. Hear us now as we silently
pray for ourselves and all those who are precious to our hearts.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is
lit
Pastor: Heal
us as Your people, Lord, and bless us one by one; be our Shepherd of goodness
and carry us forevermore. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Healing Prayer based on words and phrases from Psalm 28)
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader: Holy
Spirit, grant our spirits confidence and deepen our faith through these sacred
scriptures. Open our hearts to Christ’s amazing love and enhance our minds with
His precious teaching. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The
Message
The
Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication (in unison – led by pastor) Lord Jesus, our hearts are
exposed to You at all times, therefore You know completely what we offer and
how we give. We pray that these tithes and tokens may be given to You
honorably, cheerfully, and faithfully. Grant us the wisdom to use them for the
advancement of Your Kingdom through the preaching of the Gospel, the serving of
the Church, and the praising of God’s Name, both now and always. Amen.
Hymn
Benediction (unison): May
we grow in Christ’s grace each and every day; may we be spiritually fruitful to
the glory of our Father in Heaven; and may the Holy Spirit strengthen the
foundations of our faith, so that we may continually share the good news of
Jesus with the world, to the everlasting glory of the One, Triune, and Holy
God, both now and always. Amen.
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