Approaching God
Welcome
& Announcements
Prelude
Gathering Song
Call to Worship
Herald: May the Lord Who makes all
things new, permit His Holy Presence to be with us today.
People: May our praises be acceptable
to God; may our prayers be answered by Him.
Herald: Let us sing and rejoice; let us
worship and glorify God! Amen.
Hymn
Prayer of Adoration and
Confession
Guide: Everlasting God, as we enter
this New Year, we pray for Your guidance and reassurance, Your presence and
blessing in our lives. We know that our world is sustained by Your power, and
we acknowledge that our lives are extended by Your grace. You have created us
for Your pleasure, so enable us to find ways to faithfully and lovingly serve
You.
People: Gracious
Lord, we know that we have many failings and that our weaknesses cause us to
drift away from You. We allow sin to corrupt our souls and permit greed to
tarnish our lives. Forgive us for offending You by neglecting our faith. Pardon
us for disappointing You by ignoring Your commands. Hear us now as we inwardly
repent of our wrong ways and confess our selfish sins to You alone.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Loving Father, You gave Your
Son Jesus to our world as the means of forgiveness for all of our sins. We know
that there is no other salvation without Him; we understand that there is no
other Savior except Him. Therefore, we place our lives into His hands and our
souls into His keeping. We make our prayers in His Name and conclude with His own
words, saying: “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER” (debts/debtors).
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: As our Teacher, Christ reveals to us God’s
words and ways; as our Savior, Jesus brings to us God’s mercy and grace. In
Him, we are completely forgiven in order to be restored to God’s Kingdom and Love,
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: O
Lord, bestow Your favor upon us and restore our health through Your holy power.
Relieve our fears and diminish our doubts; strengthen our bodies and heal our
minds. Place Your peace within our hearts and grant Your unfailing love to our
families and friends, in the midst of their troubles, illnesses, and crises.
People: May Your love rekindle our
hopes; may Your faithfulness restore our health. May Your righteousness speed
our recovery and may Your peace bestow well-being to our bodies, minds, hearts,
and souls. Hear us now as we silently pray.
Silent
Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor: The
LORD will indeed give what is good, and our lives will experience healing and
strength. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Healing
Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 85)
Singing of ‘Sanctuary.’
Prayer for Illumination
Reader: Holy Spirit, allow us to gladly receive God’s
Word and accept the message given to us through the reading of them. May our spirits
be encouraged and our lives inspired through this precious teaching. In Jesus’
Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The Message
& the Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication
(unison – led by pastor): Lord
Jesus, You have called us to serve You by using our time, talents, and money to
support the ministries and missions that You desire our church to accomplish. May
our gifts be blessed and used to fulfill Your work throughout this congregation,
around our community, and across the world. In Your Name, we cheerfully give
and pray. Amen.
Communion
Hymn
Benediction
(unison): May Christ’s light brighten
our lives each day; may the Father’s love protect us from all harm; and may the
Holy Spirit continue to guide and bless us, so that we may faithfully serve the
One, Triune, and Living God, both now and evermore. Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
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