Approaching God
Welcome
& Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Liturgist: Living Lord, we look to You for
blessings of grace. Come among us as we worship You.
People: When
we need help, You support us, O God. When we are weak, You are our strength.
Liturgist: Loving Father, accept our
grateful prayers and songs of thanksgiving. Amen.
Hymn
Prayer of Adoration
and Confession
Guide:
Lord of Life and Creator of the Universe, we proclaim You as our One, True, and
Holy God. We seek to serve You as Your called servants and chosen people. We
adore Your wonderful ways and are constantly amazed by Your powerful deeds.
People: Heavenly Father, we want to
please You and follow all of Your ways. However, we allow pride and bitterness
to anger, disappoint, and hurt other people in order to have our own way, and to
fulfill our selfish desires.
In doing so, we separate ourselves from Your Love and
deaden our spirits to Your commands. Forgive us for rejecting Your words and
damaging our faith by our unloving, unholy, and un-Christian actions. Hear us
now as we humbly confess our sins to You alone.
-
SILENCE -
Guide:
Merciful God, You have
the authority to judge us severely, but instead You graciously gave us Your Son
Jesus to die for our failures, faults, and fallen ways. By His wounds, we are
healed. By His sacrifice, we are forgiven and restored. We make our confessions
in Christ’s Name and through His own words, we unite our hearts with Him,
saying, “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER” (debts/debtors).
Promise of the
Gospel
Guide:
Jesus saves us from our sins and restores us
to God’s everlasting love. He wants us to choose life over death, faith over
fear, and obedience over defiance. When we sincerely come to Him for
forgiveness, Christ grants us mercy and grace. Let us rejoice and be glad, for
Jesus our Savior rescues us both now and forever. 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
Choir
Anthem
Prayers for Health
and Healing
Pastor:
The LORD reigns; He is
robed in majesty and is armed with strength. God establishes our world and
sustains our lives. We are finite and frail, in need of help, healing, and
wholeness. We therefore lift up our voices in prayer to our God, from our fearful
hearts and troubled minds.
People: Mighty Redeemer, have mercy upon
us and heal us of all that harms us in body, mind, heart, and spirit. We also humbly
bring to You our families and friends, as well as our colleagues and neighbors
who need Your Loving touch and holy healing. Hear us now as we personally pray.
Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is
lit
Pastor:
The
LORD is merciful and holy; just and faithful. He compassionately hears our
prayers in Jesus’ Name, Amen. (Healing
Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 93)
Singing
of ‘Sanctuary’
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader:
Holy Spirit, help us to recognize what Christ
is doing in our church and community. Enable us to hear His words from these
holy passages. Teach us His ways, so that we may tell others of His ministry,
mission, and kingdom. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The
Message and Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication (in unison – led by pastor): Lord Jesus, we have worshipped You in song
and praised You with our music. We have gathered our tithes and offerings and
placed them before Your throne. Take these tokens and bless them, so that we
may bring life to Your words by ministering to our congregation, our community,
and throughout the world. In Your Holy Name, we cheerfully give and pray. Amen.
Hymn
Benediction (unison):
May the God of hope allow us joy and peace as we trust in Him, so that
we may share these blessings with others and be filled with the power of the
Holy Spirit each day. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; One God
forevermore. Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
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