Approaching God
Welcome
and Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Herald:
O Lord, how amazing are
Your works and how wonderful is Your Name!
People: Who are we, and why are You so
mindful of us? What are we, that causes You to care for us?
Herald: Let us join with God’s people
across the world to worship and glorify Him this day. Amen.
Hymn
Prayer of Adoration
and Confession
Guide:
Eternal Creator, whose Universe displays
Your almighty power, we come before You as seekers looking for Your favor, and
as servants awaiting Your wonderful presence. We call upon You to fill our
lives with Your blessings, bounty, and beauty. Your words sustain and guide us;
Your mercies pacify and relieve us; Your love strengthens and nurtures us.
People: Almighty
God, forgive us for letting our faith diminish in times of trouble and fear. Pardon
us for being prideful people and selfish sinners. When we neglect to help
others or ignore opportunities to support their needs, have mercy upon us;
challenge us and change our ways. Hear us now as we silently confess our sins
to You alone.
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Silent Confessions -
Guide:
Gracious Lord, only Jesus
can restore us to Your joy and make our lives complete. When we have selfishly yielded
to temptation and succumbed to sin, only Christ can redeem and return us to
Your blessing and favor. In Christ's Name, we make our confessions and continue
to pray, saying, “Our Father…THE LORD’S
PRAYER” (debts/debtors)
Promise of the
Gospel
Guide: Christ's
teaching came directly from God and His words of forgiveness can be applied to
all who seek His mercy and believe in the power of His Name. Therefore, let us
be glad and rejoice, for Jesus is the Restorer of our souls and the Savior of
our lives, both now and forevermore. 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
Choir
Anthem
Prayers for Health
and Healing
Pastor:
The
Lord knows who we are and loves us completely. God blesses all who revere and
glorify His Holy Name. May He increase our strength and that of all our loved
ones. May we each experience the blessings of encouragement, renewal, and
healing from the Maker of Heaven and Earth.
People: Everything
belongs to You, O LORD; our lives, our loved ones, and our church are in Your
hands. Please heal us and all of our loved ones from everything that harms us
in body, mind, heart and soul. Hear us now as we quietly pray.
Silent
Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.
Pastor:
We
will praise and bless the One, Triune, and Living God, whose compassion conquers
our fears and whose faithfulness cares for our concerns. In Jesus' Name, we
pray. Amen.
(Healing
prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 115)
Unison
singing of ‘Sanctuary’
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader:
Holy Spirit, help us to hear and receive all that
Christ is communicating to each one of us through these sacred words. Challenge
our opinions and ideas; change our wayward lives and selfish ways. 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 come among us, calming the worries of our hearts and giving
peace to our anxious minds. We place these offerings and tithes before You, as
symbols of our service and tokens of thanksgiving for the truth that You still proclaim.
Take our lives and sanctify them to serve, honor, and worship You each and
every day of our lives. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Closing
Hymn
Benediction
(unison): May Christ grant us faith and endurance
for all that we face this week; may the Father bless us with encouragement as
we seek to fulfill His purposes; and may the Holy Spirit bestow unity, harmony,
and peace upon us as we worship, witness, and work this week to the glory of
the One, Triune, and Living God, both now and always. Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
