Easter 6 Sunday prayers - May 25

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