Approaching God
Welcome
and Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Liturgist: Let us come to the Lord with our
thanksgiving songs and grateful prayers.
People: We
acknowledge the One, Triune, and Living God as the Everlasting King of the
Universe.
Liturgist: Let us worship His wonderful
deeds; let us declare our faith in Him forever. Amen.
First
Hymn
Guide:
Loving Lord, whose mighty
acts reveal to us Your power, creativity, and sovereignty over the entire cosmos,
we praise and adore You as our Creator and Sovereign. Your ways have been known
to our people across the centuries and throughout all nations, therefore we
approach You with awe and reverence, as well as dedication and devotion.
People: Gracious God, You seek to
instruct us and guide us by Your holy counsel every day. Sometimes we foolishly
ignore Your advice and end up doing our own selfish things. Forgive our sinful
and faithless ways. Pardon us for making the wrong choices and being
self-centered. Hear us now as we silently confess our sins to You alone.
-
Silent Confessions -
Guide:
Merciful Father, You have
given us Jesus, Your Holy Son, to reclaim our lives, to teach us Your ways, and
to save our souls. His obedience and sacrifice have won our salvation. We thank
You for restoring us to Your everlasting love, and in the words of Christ, we
continue praying, “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER” (debts/debtors).
Promise of the
Gospel
Guide:
Jesus is the Christ of
our lives, the Anointed and Holy One of God. He alone has the authority to
forgive our sins. By His grace, we are cleansed of our sinful past and returned
to God's favor. Let us rejoice and be glad in Him, our King of Kings and Lord
of lords, 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
Anthem
Prayers for Health
and Healing
Pastor:
Let
us call upon the Lord in the midst of all our troubles, for He will answer us.
O Lord, You are the source of all our hope; You are the One who brings us healing.
Have mercy upon us, for we are frail and fearful. Grant us strength and restoration
at this time.
People: In Your Holy Presence, Lord, we
live our lives. We need Your help and long for deliverance from sickness and
suffering; pain and discomfort; or anxiety and stress. We seek Your peace and
pray that You will heal us, and each of our loved ones, from all that harms us
in body, mind, heart, and soul.
Silent
Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.
Pastor: Loving Lord, speak Your peace to us this day
and fill our hearts with hope. In Jesus' Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing
prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 120)
Singing
of ‘Sanctuary.’
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader:
Holy Spirit, may Christ
speak to our hearts and may God increase our hope through the blessing of these
scriptures. May we receive and share the gifts of faith, strength, and love
that we encounter throughout these biblical texts. 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, all that we are has been fulfilled
and accomplished by Your grace. Take these tithes and gifts that we freely
offer to You, and use them for the preaching of Your Word, the enhancement of
Your Church, and the glorifying of Your Name Amen.
Closing
Hymn:
Benediction (unison): May
Christ urge and inspire us to fulfill His ministry in our lives; may the
Father's great and everlasting love be treasured in our hearts and explicit in
our deeds; and may the Holy Spirit keep us loving and serving the One, Triune,
and Living God, both now and evermore.
Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
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