Approaching God
Welcome
& Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Liturgist: Almighty God, we gather in Your
Holy House to praise and glorify Your Sacred Name.
People: Hear us as we sing our songs of
faith and uplift to You our heartfelt prayers.
Liturgist: Let us rejoice in God’s presence
and worship His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord. 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
to be allowed 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.
Merciful God, 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 misguided 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, we want
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 from our sinful ways and be restored to Him. He calls us to
follow Him and become witnesses of His mercy. All of our past sins are completely
forgiven because He graciously loves us. Let us honor Christ’s authority over
our lives by appreciating 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
Encountering God
Anthem
Prayers for Health
and Healing
Pastor:
Almighty
Father, we proclaim Your love this morning and thank You for Your faithfulness
to us. You make us glad through Your wonderful and gracious deeds; we rejoice
in the work of Your healing hands of mercy and love.
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 compassion. In the midst
of our illnesses, be our salvation. During times of depression or despair, be
our defender and deliverer.
Pastor: Living God, 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 our strength. He loves and restores
us in Jesus’ Name, Amen. (Healing
Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 92)
Unison
singing of ‘Sanctuary.’
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 and the 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 God of hope fill us with all joy and
peace as we trust in Him, so that we may overflow with love by the power of Christ
in our lives. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; One God
forevermore. Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
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