Approaching God
Welcome and
Announcements
Prelude
Call to Worship
Pastor: O
Living God, You are our King from ancient times, to the present day, and into
the future.
People: You bring salvation to the Earth
and we are blessed to be Your people.
Pastor: This
day is dedicated to You, as are our lives. May we worship and glorify You
forever. Amen.
First Hymn
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Guide: Almighty
Lord and Ruler of all Creation, whose wonders we behold, and whose works we
adore, receive these praises from our lips and prayers of devotion from our
hearts. Your Word sustains our lives and
Your ways strengthen our spirits, therefore we gather in Your sacred presence
and offer our total service to You.
People: Gracious
Father, Your patience is often tried and tested by our sinful and selfish acts.
We have not maintained Your purpose for our lives and have even set aside Your
Holy Counsel. Forgive us for being faithless and defiant, as well as foolish
and sinful. Hear us now as we silently confess our faults to You.
- Silent
Confessions -
Guide: God of mercy and grace, You
have empowered Your Son Jesus to forgive all of our sins and restore us to Your
favor. By His blood, we have been fully pardoned; by His sacrifice, we have
been completely cleansed of the past.
We rejoice
in our Savior Jesus Christ and through His perfect words, we unite our hearts
in prayer with Him, saying, “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER”
(debts/debtors).
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Jesus
has entered our hearts and become personally involved in our lives. He intends
that we should follow Him, by accepting His teaching, sharing His ways, and
devoting our lives to His ministry. He has taken all of our sins and eternally
renewed our lives. Let us rejoice and be glad in Him, 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.
Anthem
Family
Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come
forward)
Praise Song
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: Loving
Lord, Your ways are wonderful, so we seek to obey Your holy commands. Your
words reveal to us Your Grace, O God, and through them You offer us
understanding and comfort.
People: Turn to us, O Lord, and have
mercy upon us. Guide us in all that we ask of You; cast away our fears and
strengthen our faith. Rescue us, and all our loved ones, from the illnesses and
sicknesses, as well as the discomfort and diseases that afflict us. Heal us
from all that harms us in body, mind, heart, and soul. Hear us now, Precious
Lord, as we personally pray.
Silent
Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.
Pastor: Almighty
God, may Your face shine upon us. May Your favor completely restore our health.
In Jesus’ Name, we humbly pray. Amen.
(Healing
prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 119:Pe)
Singing of
‘Sanctuary.’
Prayer for Illumination
Reader: Holy Spirit, enable us to look at these
scriptures and receive the blessings contained in them. Grant us wisdom and
knowledge through Your Word, so that we may embrace these lessons and apply
them in our daily lives. In Christ’s Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The Message
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication
(in unison – led by pastor): Lord
Jesus, You were once buried and all was thought to be lost. Then God raised You
from the dead, to show His love to the world, and to establish Your Holy
Church. We are now called to be witnesses of those events and to dedicate our
lives in the service of Your Kingdom. Take our gifts that are offered to You,
for the continuance Your great work, ministry, and mission on Earth. In Your
Holy Name, we cheerfully give and pray. Amen.
Closing Hymn
Benediction
(unison): May Christ allow us His
blessings of guidance, favor, and love each day; may the Father lovingly assist
and protect us in all that we may face; and may the Holy Spirit fill us with
joy and delight, as we faithfully serve the One, Triune, and Living God, both
now and forever. Amen.
Doxology &
Postlude
