Approaching God
Welcome
& Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Liturgist: We have gathered as God’s people
to glorify and worship the Lord In His House.
People: May
our prayers and praises honor Him, both now and forever.
Liturgist: Let us lift up our hearts and
voices to bless and serve the One True Eternal God. Amen.
Hymn
Prayers of
Adoration and Confession
Guide:
Everlasting Majesty and
Lord of all Creation, we have come to praise Your Holy Name; we cheerfully lift
up our hearts to rejoice in Your sacred presence. Across the entire Earth,
millions of people are blessing and glorifying Your power. Today, we gladly
join them in the worship of Your ways and the praising of Your deeds.
People: Gracious
Father, we know that our lives are imperfect and there are still moments when
we make sinful mistakes. We have been selfish, proud, and faithless; stubborn,
greedy and insensitive; angry, bitter and spiteful. Forgive us when temptation
overcomes us and sin overwhelms our hearts. Pardon us for neglecting our
responsibilities and negating our faith. To You alone, we offer these personal
confessions and seek Your mercy through Your Holy Son Jesus Christ. Hear us now
as we silently pray.
- SILENCE -
Guide:
Loving God, without Christ’s
sacrifice, we would have no one to restore us; we could not escape Your wrath and
would have no hope of entering Your everlasting Kingdom. Humbly and thankfully,
we make these prayers in the Name of Jesus, our Only Savior and True Lord, and
in His precious words, we unite our hearts, saying, “Our Father,…THE LORD’S PRAYER
(debts/debtors)
Promise of the
Gospel
Guide:
Jesus, through the love
of His Father, gives us the Bread of Heaven. By Christ’s wounded body, our
broken ways are healed; by His precious blood, we are cleansed of our sins; by
His perfect obedience, we are restored to God. Let us cheerfully rejoice, for
our sins are completely forgiven, 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.
Children’s
Sermon
Encountering God
Anthem
Prayers for Health
and Healing
Pastor:
Have
mercy upon us, O God, have mercy upon us, for in You our souls take refuge. We
cry out to You, the Most High God, who fulfills the purposes of each life. Loving
Lord, send forth Your mercy from Heaven; release us from our worries and fears
through the power of Your faithful love.
People: In
the midst of our anxieties and troubles, grant us peace. From the discomfort of
our illnesses and the suffering we endure, heal us, O Lord. Let Your goodness
and grace, as well as Your greatness and glory be experienced in our lives and those
of our loved ones, as we seek healing from all that harms us in body, mind,
heart and spirit. Hear us now as we silently pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is
lit
Pastor:
Great
is Your love, O Lord, reaching from the farthest heavens into the very heart of
our daily lives. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Healing
Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 57)
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader:
Holy Spirit, may we walk
through the Scriptures and be led to a bountiful place. May we be filled with
wonder and amazement through all that Christ has done for our lives. 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, we each have special gifts and
talents, and we all have different resources and treasures. When we combine
them and gather them before You, we glorify Your work and continue to enhance
Your Name. Take our tithes and gifts; bless them for the life, work, and
ministry of Erin Church, which You ask us to undertake, support, and fulfill in
Your Holy Name. Amen.
Hymn
Benediction (unison): May
Christ keep us united to His body so that we may accomplish great things in His
Name; may the Father sustain us as members of Christ’s church, so that we may
honor His Kingdom; and may the Holy Spirit grant us a new vision so that we may
fulfill the purposes of the One, Triune, and Living God in this church and
community, both now and always. Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
