Approaching God
Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Prelude & Gathering
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Almighty and Everlasting Lord, Ever-present and All-powerful Creator, we humbly worship You and revere Your Holy Name. Your ways are mysterious and Your deeds declare Your Sovereignty over this world, so we respectfully approach Your Holy Throne.
People: Gracious Father, we fall short of Your standards and keep making mistakes. We allow pride to strike our hearts and greed to wound our spirits. We have no peace in our souls because of guilt and sorrow, envy and resentment. We fight against our faith and question Your Counsel, by yielding to temptation and falling into sin. Hear us now as we personally and silently confess our faults to You alone.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Merciful God, Your Son Jesus was killed by people just like us. He died for them and sacrificed Himself for us. Without His death, we have no eternal life. Without His grace, we have no everlasting hope.
People: Loving Lord, we thank You for the power of salvation and the completeness of Christ's pardon. In His Name and through His precious words, we now pray, saying “Our Father...” THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: All that Jesus says will be fulfilled. When we receive Him in our hearts and confess our faults sincerely, He can and will forgive us. He alone has the authority to cancel out the debt that we owe to God for our sinful past. So let us rejoice and give thanks to God, for Christ's mercy and grace remains with His people, both now and always. Amen.
Gloria Patri: 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: Let us give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; His love endures forever. The LORD redeems us from our troubles and will rescue us from our fears.
People: When we worry and wander away from God, He is constantly watching us. When we are weak and our faith is diminished, He is our strength and source of comfort.
Pastor: In the midst of all our anxieties, let us cry to God for help and the healing of all that harms us in body, mind, heart and soul. May He deliver all our loved ones from illness and injury, sickness and sadness, discomfort and distress. Hear us now, Heavenly Father as we bring to You our healing prayers.
Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.
Pastor: May we give thanks to the Lord and His unfailing love. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
(Healing prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 107)
Singing of ‘Jesus, Draw Me Close’
Prayer for Illumination:
Reader: Holy Spirit, may Christ meet all our needs through these words of scripture. May our lives be filled with hope, encouragement and strength by all that Jesus does and says. In Holy Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings & Sermon & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication: Lord Jesus, You have spoken to our spirits in this church and called each of us by name. We present to You our tithes and offerings to honor Your life, ministry and mission. May our church flourish by the preaching of Your Word and the praising of God's Name. Amen.
Closing Hymn:
Benediction: May Christ continue to feed our souls with the word of God; may the Father cleanse our hearts with His grace and love; and may the Holy Spirit keep us attentive to our faith and free from stumbling. To the Glory of the One, Triune and Living God. For ever and ever. Amen.
Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; etc & Postlude
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Sunday Prayers: February 10: Lent 01
Approaching God
Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Prelude & Gathering & Introit
First Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Everlasting Lord, who speaks to all creation, sustaining the entire universe with Your Word, we come here to worship and adore Your wonderful ways. We are blessed with Your shalom and strengthened by Your love. Let us humbly come into Your presence, and sanctify our worship, for You are the One True and Living God
People: Gracious Father, You command us to listen to Your voice and to follow Your ways. We confess that we have been disobedient and rebelled against Your rules. We are weak, mortal and imperfect; You are holy, immortal and almighty. Forgive our faithless and selfish ways; pardon our wrong acts and sinful deeds. Hear us now as we silently pray.
- Silent Confessions -
Guide: Loving God, enable us to be attentive to You, listening to what You have to say through Jesus Christ, Your Holy Son. In Christ alone, our spirits are reunited to You. Through Him, we are saved from eternal destruction.
People: We thank You, Immortal Lord, for bringing Jesus, our Savior into our lives. In His Name and by His words, we conclude these prayers, saying, saying, "Our Father, etc..."
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: We thirst for Jesus and His soul-refreshing words. He is the Savior of our souls and the healer of our hearts. Let us rejoice and be glad, for Christ has overcome sin and death, bringing to us eternal blessings of faith, hope, and love Amen.
Gloria Patri: 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: We call to You, with all of our hearts, O LORD; answer us and we will obey Your decrees. We call out to You to save us and heal us. We will follow Your divine counsel and accept Your ways.
People: Each day, Lord, we ask You for help; we place our hopes in Your promises and words. Hear our prayers, in accordance with Your love. Preserve and sustain us, in accordance with Your great compassion.
Pastor: You are near to us, O Lord, and Your promises are reassuring. We bring before You our loved ones, our neighbors, other people and ourselves. We need You to heal us of everything that harms us in body, mind, heart, and soul Hear us now, as we faithfully pray.
Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.
People: Lord God, long ago Your words were established and our people faithfully followed You by them. Grant us healing through Your promises and in Jesus' Name, we pray. Amen.,
(Healing prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 119:Qoph)
Singing of 'Jesus Draw Me Close".
Prayer of Illumination
Reader: Holy Spirit, let these words of scripture send us a meaningful message today. Enable our hearts to receive Christ's teaching, and open our minds to His ways. In Jesus' Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings & Sermon & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication:
Lord Jesus, You come to display God's good works in our lives and throughout the entire world. You call us to faithfully serve You in ministry and mission. Take these tithes and gifts as our cheerful response to that invitation. Bless them for the life, work and tasks that our church undertakes and fulfills to the glory of God and His Kingdom. Amen.
Closing Hymn:
Benediction (in unison): May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in Him, so that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; One God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; etc & Postlude
Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Prelude & Gathering & Introit
First Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Everlasting Lord, who speaks to all creation, sustaining the entire universe with Your Word, we come here to worship and adore Your wonderful ways. We are blessed with Your shalom and strengthened by Your love. Let us humbly come into Your presence, and sanctify our worship, for You are the One True and Living God
People: Gracious Father, You command us to listen to Your voice and to follow Your ways. We confess that we have been disobedient and rebelled against Your rules. We are weak, mortal and imperfect; You are holy, immortal and almighty. Forgive our faithless and selfish ways; pardon our wrong acts and sinful deeds. Hear us now as we silently pray.
- Silent Confessions -
Guide: Loving God, enable us to be attentive to You, listening to what You have to say through Jesus Christ, Your Holy Son. In Christ alone, our spirits are reunited to You. Through Him, we are saved from eternal destruction.
People: We thank You, Immortal Lord, for bringing Jesus, our Savior into our lives. In His Name and by His words, we conclude these prayers, saying, saying, "Our Father, etc..."
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: We thirst for Jesus and His soul-refreshing words. He is the Savior of our souls and the healer of our hearts. Let us rejoice and be glad, for Christ has overcome sin and death, bringing to us eternal blessings of faith, hope, and love Amen.
Gloria Patri: 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: We call to You, with all of our hearts, O LORD; answer us and we will obey Your decrees. We call out to You to save us and heal us. We will follow Your divine counsel and accept Your ways.
People: Each day, Lord, we ask You for help; we place our hopes in Your promises and words. Hear our prayers, in accordance with Your love. Preserve and sustain us, in accordance with Your great compassion.
Pastor: You are near to us, O Lord, and Your promises are reassuring. We bring before You our loved ones, our neighbors, other people and ourselves. We need You to heal us of everything that harms us in body, mind, heart, and soul Hear us now, as we faithfully pray.
Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.
People: Lord God, long ago Your words were established and our people faithfully followed You by them. Grant us healing through Your promises and in Jesus' Name, we pray. Amen.,
(Healing prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 119:Qoph)
Singing of 'Jesus Draw Me Close".
Prayer of Illumination
Reader: Holy Spirit, let these words of scripture send us a meaningful message today. Enable our hearts to receive Christ's teaching, and open our minds to His ways. In Jesus' Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings & Sermon & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication:
Lord Jesus, You come to display God's good works in our lives and throughout the entire world. You call us to faithfully serve You in ministry and mission. Take these tithes and gifts as our cheerful response to that invitation. Bless them for the life, work and tasks that our church undertakes and fulfills to the glory of God and His Kingdom. Amen.
Closing Hymn:
Benediction (in unison): May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in Him, so that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; One God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; etc & Postlude
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Elders' ordination service 01-27-08
(Elders are being ordained and instaled at our church this Sunday)
Approaching God
Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Prelude, Gathering & Introit
Call to Worship
Leader: We trust in Jesus Christ our Savior, and acknowledge Him as Lord of all and the Head of the Church.
People: Through Him, we believe in one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Leader: Then let us worship together the One, Triune and Everlasting God.
First Hymn:
Prayers of Confession
Guide: Eternal God, whose sacred words and almighty ways are revealed to us in the Old and New Testaments, we gather before You as covenanted members of the Church universal.
People: Lord of Life, whose ancient wisdom and gospel teachings uniquely witness to Christ’s authority over all creation, we humbly bow before Your holy throne.
Guide: Gracious God, although we have received many traditions from the Reformed faith and have expressed our beliefs through the confessions of the church, we admit to leading lives that are sometimes inauthentic and unreliable.
People: Loving Lord, we have frequently disregarded Your instructions and have been constantly misled by our vanity. We have deliberately chosen selfish ways, instead of being Your caring people. Hear us now as we personally confess our sins to You alone.
- Silent Confessions -
Guide: Compassionate Creator, Your Word ministers to us through promises of forgiveness and acts of reconciliation. By the obedience of Jesus Christ, we are sacramentally redeemed and graciously restored to Your everlasting favor.
People: We are guided to make these confessions in Christ's Name, and we willingly place ourselves under His continual authority. Together, in Christ’s words, we now pray, "Our Father, Who art in heaven...THE LORD"S PRAYER"
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Christ governs our souls and disciples us through His abiding Church. He forgives our sins and returns us to God’s friendship and love. He works amongst us, in ministry and mission, through compassion and caring, to subject us to God’s Word and reconcile us to His Spirit. So let us rejoice and be glad for Christ is our Savior, Redeemer and Lord. Amen.
Gloria Patri: 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
Choir Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Leader: O Lord, we seek to faithfully follow You and lovingly help our neighbors.
People: We prayerfully ask for health and healing, reconciliation and recovery for all who are sick and suffering, injured or ill, depressed or diseased in the world.
Leader: We pray for peace of mind to those who are wearied by anxiety and burdened with troubles.
People: We pray for unity of heart, mind, body and soul of those who are stressed and stretched beyond their limits, who are burned out and bruised by separation, isolation, and deprivation.
Leader: We pray for purity and strength, restoration and dignity to those who are afflicted by addiction, despair and misery.
People: Hear our prayers, O Lord and grant us healing, holiness, and wholeness. Hear us now as we silently pray.
Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.
Leader: May the Lord work through His church and the prayers of His people. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Singing of "Jesus Draw Me Close". (Choir leads this)
Prayer of Illumination: Reader: Holy Spirit, fill our minds, hearts and souls with energy, intelligence, imagination and love as we read these sacred scriptures. May God’s Word inspire, captivate, challenge and change us. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings & Sermon & The Apostles' Creed
Ordination and Installation of Elders
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication:
Lord Jesus, You have faithfully ministered to us through the proclamation of good news and the teaching of God’s Word. You have cared for our people and in response, we gather before You our tithes and gifts. Receive and bless them for the continuing life, work, and mission of Your Church here on earth. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Closing Hymn:
Benediction (unison): May we be active as Christ’s disciples in the world today; may we serve the Father by faithfully working in His church; and may the Holy Spirit keep us showing the love and justice of the One, Triune and Living God to all whom we meet, both now and forever. Amen.
Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; etc & Postlude
Approaching God
Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Prelude, Gathering & Introit
Call to Worship
Leader: We trust in Jesus Christ our Savior, and acknowledge Him as Lord of all and the Head of the Church.
People: Through Him, we believe in one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Leader: Then let us worship together the One, Triune and Everlasting God.
First Hymn:
Prayers of Confession
Guide: Eternal God, whose sacred words and almighty ways are revealed to us in the Old and New Testaments, we gather before You as covenanted members of the Church universal.
People: Lord of Life, whose ancient wisdom and gospel teachings uniquely witness to Christ’s authority over all creation, we humbly bow before Your holy throne.
Guide: Gracious God, although we have received many traditions from the Reformed faith and have expressed our beliefs through the confessions of the church, we admit to leading lives that are sometimes inauthentic and unreliable.
People: Loving Lord, we have frequently disregarded Your instructions and have been constantly misled by our vanity. We have deliberately chosen selfish ways, instead of being Your caring people. Hear us now as we personally confess our sins to You alone.
- Silent Confessions -
Guide: Compassionate Creator, Your Word ministers to us through promises of forgiveness and acts of reconciliation. By the obedience of Jesus Christ, we are sacramentally redeemed and graciously restored to Your everlasting favor.
People: We are guided to make these confessions in Christ's Name, and we willingly place ourselves under His continual authority. Together, in Christ’s words, we now pray, "Our Father, Who art in heaven...THE LORD"S PRAYER"
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Christ governs our souls and disciples us through His abiding Church. He forgives our sins and returns us to God’s friendship and love. He works amongst us, in ministry and mission, through compassion and caring, to subject us to God’s Word and reconcile us to His Spirit. So let us rejoice and be glad for Christ is our Savior, Redeemer and Lord. Amen.
Gloria Patri: 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
Choir Anthem
Prayers for Health and Healing
Leader: O Lord, we seek to faithfully follow You and lovingly help our neighbors.
People: We prayerfully ask for health and healing, reconciliation and recovery for all who are sick and suffering, injured or ill, depressed or diseased in the world.
Leader: We pray for peace of mind to those who are wearied by anxiety and burdened with troubles.
People: We pray for unity of heart, mind, body and soul of those who are stressed and stretched beyond their limits, who are burned out and bruised by separation, isolation, and deprivation.
Leader: We pray for purity and strength, restoration and dignity to those who are afflicted by addiction, despair and misery.
People: Hear our prayers, O Lord and grant us healing, holiness, and wholeness. Hear us now as we silently pray.
Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.
Leader: May the Lord work through His church and the prayers of His people. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Singing of "Jesus Draw Me Close". (Choir leads this)
Prayer of Illumination: Reader: Holy Spirit, fill our minds, hearts and souls with energy, intelligence, imagination and love as we read these sacred scriptures. May God’s Word inspire, captivate, challenge and change us. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings & Sermon & The Apostles' Creed
Ordination and Installation of Elders
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication:
Lord Jesus, You have faithfully ministered to us through the proclamation of good news and the teaching of God’s Word. You have cared for our people and in response, we gather before You our tithes and gifts. Receive and bless them for the continuing life, work, and mission of Your Church here on earth. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Closing Hymn:
Benediction (unison): May we be active as Christ’s disciples in the world today; may we serve the Father by faithfully working in His church; and may the Holy Spirit keep us showing the love and justice of the One, Triune and Living God to all whom we meet, both now and forever. Amen.
Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; etc & Postlude
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Sunday Prayers: Epihany 1 - 13 Jan, 2008
Approaching God
Welcome, Announcements & Verse of the Day
Prelude, Gathering & First Hymn
Prayer of Approach
Guide: Sacred God, whose power formed the universe and whose creativity made our world, we gather in this place of peace and praise to honor and glorify Your wonderful Name. For generations our people have been blessed by Your loving deeds and mighty acts. Your words and works continue to amaze and inspire us throughout the ages and across the nations.
People: Heavenly Father, we are humbled by Your blessings, for we recognize that we are unworthy of Your grace. You are righteous and we are sinful. You are mighty and truthful; we are weak and deceitful. Forgive us, Lord, for allowing pride, greed, and anger to blemish our hearts and souls. Too often we are shallow and selfish, faithless and false, hurtful and unholy. Hear us now as we personally ask forgiveness of You.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Loving Lord, we thank You for Jesus who cleanses our past mistakes and restores us to Your favor. His mercy takes away our sins and allows us to become trusted servants of Your Kingdom. We are eternally indebted to Christ and we unite our spirits with Him through the saying of His words:
People: Our Father, who art in heaven….. (The Lord’s Prayer – debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Jesus never said that believing in Him would be easy. He asks us to follow His ways and apply His words to our daily lives. When we fail to live up to His teaching, He is willing to forgive us if we choose to sincerely confess our faults to Him. So let us rejoice and be thankful that Christ is Our Savior, Lord, and God, both now and evermore. Amen.
Gloria Patri : 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)
Anthem
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: Hear, O LORD, and answer us, for we are poor in spirit and in need of Your care. Guard our lives and protect us from illness, for we are devoted to You and Your ways.
People: Have mercy upon us, O Lord, for we call to You this day for health and healing. Bring comfort to us, O Lord, for to You alone we lift up our prayers and healing petitions.
Pastor: You are compassionate and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to You. Hear our prayers, O God and listen to our cries for help. Heal us and each of our loved ones from all that harms us in body, mind, heart and spirit.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
People: In the day of our trouble we will call to You, O Lord, for You will answer us. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 86)
Prayer for Illumination:
Reader: Holy Spirit, encourage us through these sacred scriptures and open our hearts to receive God’s word. Astonish us with this teaching and enable us to take note of all that God fulfills in the life of Christ. In Jesus’ Name, we read and pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings, Sermon & the Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication: Lord Jesus, we can never repay You for the eternal blessings of salvation. We gather before You our gifts and tithes as a thanksgiving offering for the faith we share. Bless these tokens and give us guidance to use these gifts for the preaching of the gospel, the sharing of Your love, and the praising of our God. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Hymn:
Benediction (in unison): May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in Him, so that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; One God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology & Postlude
Welcome, Announcements & Verse of the Day
Prelude, Gathering & First Hymn
Prayer of Approach
Guide: Sacred God, whose power formed the universe and whose creativity made our world, we gather in this place of peace and praise to honor and glorify Your wonderful Name. For generations our people have been blessed by Your loving deeds and mighty acts. Your words and works continue to amaze and inspire us throughout the ages and across the nations.
People: Heavenly Father, we are humbled by Your blessings, for we recognize that we are unworthy of Your grace. You are righteous and we are sinful. You are mighty and truthful; we are weak and deceitful. Forgive us, Lord, for allowing pride, greed, and anger to blemish our hearts and souls. Too often we are shallow and selfish, faithless and false, hurtful and unholy. Hear us now as we personally ask forgiveness of You.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Loving Lord, we thank You for Jesus who cleanses our past mistakes and restores us to Your favor. His mercy takes away our sins and allows us to become trusted servants of Your Kingdom. We are eternally indebted to Christ and we unite our spirits with Him through the saying of His words:
People: Our Father, who art in heaven….. (The Lord’s Prayer – debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Jesus never said that believing in Him would be easy. He asks us to follow His ways and apply His words to our daily lives. When we fail to live up to His teaching, He is willing to forgive us if we choose to sincerely confess our faults to Him. So let us rejoice and be thankful that Christ is Our Savior, Lord, and God, both now and evermore. Amen.
Gloria Patri : 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)
Anthem
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: Hear, O LORD, and answer us, for we are poor in spirit and in need of Your care. Guard our lives and protect us from illness, for we are devoted to You and Your ways.
People: Have mercy upon us, O Lord, for we call to You this day for health and healing. Bring comfort to us, O Lord, for to You alone we lift up our prayers and healing petitions.
Pastor: You are compassionate and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to You. Hear our prayers, O God and listen to our cries for help. Heal us and each of our loved ones from all that harms us in body, mind, heart and spirit.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
People: In the day of our trouble we will call to You, O Lord, for You will answer us. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 86)
Prayer for Illumination:
Reader: Holy Spirit, encourage us through these sacred scriptures and open our hearts to receive God’s word. Astonish us with this teaching and enable us to take note of all that God fulfills in the life of Christ. In Jesus’ Name, we read and pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings, Sermon & the Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication: Lord Jesus, we can never repay You for the eternal blessings of salvation. We gather before You our gifts and tithes as a thanksgiving offering for the faith we share. Bless these tokens and give us guidance to use these gifts for the preaching of the gospel, the sharing of Your love, and the praising of our God. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Hymn:
Benediction (in unison): May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in Him, so that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; One God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology & Postlude
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Sunday prayers: Epiphany Jan 06, 2008
Approaching God
Welcome, Announcements & Verse of the Day
Prelude, Gathering & First Hymn
Prayer of Approach
Guide: Almighty Lord, our world is sustained by Your strength and the universe around us displays Your unequaled power of creation. We are creatures of Your kingdom and servants of Your Son. You have called us to worship Your ways and glorify Your everlasting name. We are humbled by Your majesty and elated with Your love.
People: Gracious Father, we admit to being sinful and selfish. We confess to making mistakes and hurting other people. We have allowed our pride to justify our misdeeds and neglected to seek Your pardon. We have excused our thoughtless words and ignored our faithless ways. We seek forgiveness and ask for Your mercy. We pray for pardon as we silently confess our faults to You alone.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Everlasting God, we know that our sins can only be forgiven through the precious blood of Jesus Christ. We place our lives into His hands and look to Him to restore us to Your favor. We gather as a church in Christ’s name and we untie our spirits to Him through the saying of Christ’s precious words:-
People: (The Lord’s Prayer – debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Jesus is our One and Only Savior. When we repent of our sins and confess them to Christ, he redeems us by His blood and restores us to God’s love. In Him, we are totally forgiven and completely accepted by God. Let us rejoice and declare our allegiance to Jesus, both now and evermore. Amen.
Gloria Patri : 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)
Anthem
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: O Lord, grant us Your favor and restore our health through Your holy power. Alleviate our fears and delete our doubts; strengthen our broken bodies and heal our anxious minds
People: Lift up our hearts, O God and help us to experience Your peace within our hearts. Allow our families and friends to know of Your unfailing love and tender mercy.
Pastor: Loving Father, speed our recovery through Your favorable grace. Grant health and healing 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: May the LORD indeed give what is good, so that our lives experience healing and strength. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 85)
Singing of "Jesus, Draw Me Close."
Prayer for Illumination:
Reader: Holy Spirit, we look to You to provide us with counsel and guidance. As we read and hear God’s holy words, help us to accept and apply them each day of our lives. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings, Sermon & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication (in unison): Lord Jesus, as we begin another year, give us devoted hearts and generous natures. Help us to gladly give from our resources the tithes and gifts that You need for our church. Take them and bless them for the preaching of the Gospel, the spreading of God’s word, and the praising of Your Name. Amen.
Communion
Hymn:
Benediction (in unison): May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in Him, so that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; One God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology & Postlude
Welcome, Announcements & Verse of the Day
Prelude, Gathering & First Hymn
Prayer of Approach
Guide: Almighty Lord, our world is sustained by Your strength and the universe around us displays Your unequaled power of creation. We are creatures of Your kingdom and servants of Your Son. You have called us to worship Your ways and glorify Your everlasting name. We are humbled by Your majesty and elated with Your love.
People: Gracious Father, we admit to being sinful and selfish. We confess to making mistakes and hurting other people. We have allowed our pride to justify our misdeeds and neglected to seek Your pardon. We have excused our thoughtless words and ignored our faithless ways. We seek forgiveness and ask for Your mercy. We pray for pardon as we silently confess our faults to You alone.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Everlasting God, we know that our sins can only be forgiven through the precious blood of Jesus Christ. We place our lives into His hands and look to Him to restore us to Your favor. We gather as a church in Christ’s name and we untie our spirits to Him through the saying of Christ’s precious words:-
People: (The Lord’s Prayer – debts/debtors)
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Jesus is our One and Only Savior. When we repent of our sins and confess them to Christ, he redeems us by His blood and restores us to God’s love. In Him, we are totally forgiven and completely accepted by God. Let us rejoice and declare our allegiance to Jesus, both now and evermore. Amen.
Gloria Patri : 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)
Anthem
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: O Lord, grant us Your favor and restore our health through Your holy power. Alleviate our fears and delete our doubts; strengthen our broken bodies and heal our anxious minds
People: Lift up our hearts, O God and help us to experience Your peace within our hearts. Allow our families and friends to know of Your unfailing love and tender mercy.
Pastor: Loving Father, speed our recovery through Your favorable grace. Grant health and healing 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: May the LORD indeed give what is good, so that our lives experience healing and strength. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 85)
Singing of "Jesus, Draw Me Close."
Prayer for Illumination:
Reader: Holy Spirit, we look to You to provide us with counsel and guidance. As we read and hear God’s holy words, help us to accept and apply them each day of our lives. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings, Sermon & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication (in unison): Lord Jesus, as we begin another year, give us devoted hearts and generous natures. Help us to gladly give from our resources the tithes and gifts that You need for our church. Take them and bless them for the preaching of the Gospel, the spreading of God’s word, and the praising of Your Name. Amen.
Communion
Hymn:
Benediction (in unison): May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in Him, so that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; One God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology & Postlude
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Sunday prayers for Christmas 1: 12-30-07
Approaching God
Prelude: Welcome & Announcements
Call to worship ( based on Psalm 123)
Leader: Let us lift up our eyes to the Lord, whose throne is in heaven
People: Let us look to the LORD our God, for He shows us mercy.
Leader: In all that we experience or endure, the Lord is with us. Let us praise and glorify God.
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Eternal God, whose ways are mysterious and whose words are meaningful; whose judgments are incontestable and whose justice prevails; we approach You as Your servants, called to worship in Your presence and chosen to praise Your Holy Name.
People: Gracious Father, You anoint us to be priests and prophets, heralds and messengers of Your Holy Will. You count upon us to be faithful witnesses of Christ’s Gospel and living examples of His teaching in our community and neighborhoods.
Guide: Merciful Lord, despite Your sacred counsel and holy guidance, we often follow our own sinful paths and make selfish decisions. Instead of bowing to Your Will and accepting Your ways, we choose to fulfill our own desires and complete our own plans.
People: Loving God, forgive us for neglecting our service to Your Kingdom. Have mercy upon us when we are sinful and selfish, deceptive and disloyal, argumentative and arrogant, peace hating and proud. Hear us now as we personally confess our sins to You alone.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Eternal Lord, we regret our past mistakes and ask that You will unite us to Christ’s Spirit. His sacrifice assures us of Your mercy. His resurrection restores us to Your Kingdom. We praise You for giving us this opportunity to begin again; to serve You once more.
People: We make our confessions in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, and through His own Holy Words, we sincerely pray, saying, “Our Father, etc...
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: We travel through life at times without giving thought to its direction, purpose or meaning. We set off on a journey of hope and opportunity, only to be frustrated by hindrances and obstacles. Thankfully, Jesus joins us and will rescue our souls from the damage that sinful and selfish ways inflict upon our spirits. He does this because He is God’s Anointed Son and the One, True and Only Savior of humankind. Let us therefore rejoice and praise His Name forevermore. Amen.
Gloria Patri : 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
(No anthem this Sunday)
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Leader: O LORD, if we have been foolish and disappointed You, forgive us. If we have been sinful and angered You, be merciful to us.
People: Gracious Father, sometimes we suffer sickness and experience illness because of our selfish ways and sinful habits.
Leader: Pain and isolation, fear and anxiety, guilt and worry can overwhelm our spirits, damage our souls, weaken our bodies and stifle our minds.
People: Sometimes our faith is feeble and our confidence is crushed. We need You Lord to save us from all that diminishes us and heal us from all that harms us.
Leader Let us wait for the LORD and seek His answer. Let us focus our thoughts on Him and look for His love.
People: May You also remember our loved ones, Lord, and never forsake them in the midst of their troubles. Hear us now as we pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Leader: Come quickly to us and help us, O Lord our God and Savior. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 38)
Anthem
Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, prepare our hearts for the holy promises of God which are revealed to us through these sacred scriptures. Help us to accept the wisdom of God’s ways, so that we may apply these lessons to our lives and teach them to each succeeding generation in this church and community. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings :
Sermon
The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication : Lord Jesus, despite our weaknesses, You still love us. Despite our failings, You still forgive us. In response to the riches of Your Grace, we gather before You these gifts of gratitude and tithes of thanksgiving. Accept and bless them for the holy work of this church. Sanctify these gifts for the ministries and missions that You have called us to undertake, support and fulfill. In Your Holy Name, we pray. Amen.
Hymn :
Benediction (in unison) May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in Him, so that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; One God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology
Postlude
Prelude: Welcome & Announcements
Call to worship ( based on Psalm 123)
Leader: Let us lift up our eyes to the Lord, whose throne is in heaven
People: Let us look to the LORD our God, for He shows us mercy.
Leader: In all that we experience or endure, the Lord is with us. Let us praise and glorify God.
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Eternal God, whose ways are mysterious and whose words are meaningful; whose judgments are incontestable and whose justice prevails; we approach You as Your servants, called to worship in Your presence and chosen to praise Your Holy Name.
People: Gracious Father, You anoint us to be priests and prophets, heralds and messengers of Your Holy Will. You count upon us to be faithful witnesses of Christ’s Gospel and living examples of His teaching in our community and neighborhoods.
Guide: Merciful Lord, despite Your sacred counsel and holy guidance, we often follow our own sinful paths and make selfish decisions. Instead of bowing to Your Will and accepting Your ways, we choose to fulfill our own desires and complete our own plans.
People: Loving God, forgive us for neglecting our service to Your Kingdom. Have mercy upon us when we are sinful and selfish, deceptive and disloyal, argumentative and arrogant, peace hating and proud. Hear us now as we personally confess our sins to You alone.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Eternal Lord, we regret our past mistakes and ask that You will unite us to Christ’s Spirit. His sacrifice assures us of Your mercy. His resurrection restores us to Your Kingdom. We praise You for giving us this opportunity to begin again; to serve You once more.
People: We make our confessions in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, and through His own Holy Words, we sincerely pray, saying, “Our Father, etc...
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: We travel through life at times without giving thought to its direction, purpose or meaning. We set off on a journey of hope and opportunity, only to be frustrated by hindrances and obstacles. Thankfully, Jesus joins us and will rescue our souls from the damage that sinful and selfish ways inflict upon our spirits. He does this because He is God’s Anointed Son and the One, True and Only Savior of humankind. Let us therefore rejoice and praise His Name forevermore. Amen.
Gloria Patri : 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
(No anthem this Sunday)
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Leader: O LORD, if we have been foolish and disappointed You, forgive us. If we have been sinful and angered You, be merciful to us.
People: Gracious Father, sometimes we suffer sickness and experience illness because of our selfish ways and sinful habits.
Leader: Pain and isolation, fear and anxiety, guilt and worry can overwhelm our spirits, damage our souls, weaken our bodies and stifle our minds.
People: Sometimes our faith is feeble and our confidence is crushed. We need You Lord to save us from all that diminishes us and heal us from all that harms us.
Leader Let us wait for the LORD and seek His answer. Let us focus our thoughts on Him and look for His love.
People: May You also remember our loved ones, Lord, and never forsake them in the midst of their troubles. Hear us now as we pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Leader: Come quickly to us and help us, O Lord our God and Savior. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 38)
Anthem
Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, prepare our hearts for the holy promises of God which are revealed to us through these sacred scriptures. Help us to accept the wisdom of God’s ways, so that we may apply these lessons to our lives and teach them to each succeeding generation in this church and community. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings :
Sermon
The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication : Lord Jesus, despite our weaknesses, You still love us. Despite our failings, You still forgive us. In response to the riches of Your Grace, we gather before You these gifts of gratitude and tithes of thanksgiving. Accept and bless them for the holy work of this church. Sanctify these gifts for the ministries and missions that You have called us to undertake, support and fulfill. In Your Holy Name, we pray. Amen.
Hymn :
Benediction (in unison) May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in Him, so that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; One God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology
Postlude
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Sunday Prayers: Advent 4
Approaching God
Welcome & Announcement
Prelude & Gathering
Call to Light the Advent Wreath
Family: The season of Advent continues. Today we shall be lighting the candle of love.
Congregation: No other word so completely describes what we know of our God. For God so loved the world that a child was given....God's love in human form.
Family: We wait in hope and peace, and with joy.
The two purple candles and the pink candle are lit
Family: We light the candle of love to proclaim that God's love is revealed in the Child born in Bethlehem.
Congregation: We are challenged to proclaim and reveal that same love as we live out our faith here in ….
The purple candle is lit
Family: We give thanks for a love that passes our human understanding.
Congregation: We await once more the birth of God's enduring love this Christmas. In Christ’s Sacred Name, we hope, wait, love, and pray. Amen
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Lord of Love and Life, we come before You as Your people, hoping to please You with our praises and seeking to delight You with our worship.
People: Almighty God, in whom our lives are lived, and by whom our days are sustained, we place our faith, hope, and love in You alone.
Guide: Gracious Father, we know that we have allowed temptation and sin to over rule our spirits. We have succumbed to our selfish desires and made poor choices.
People: Benevolent Majesty, forgive us for taking Your grace for granted and for setting You aside. Pardon us for disrespecting Your ways and disavowing Your words with our sinful actions. Hear us now as we inwardly confess our sins.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Merciful God, only Your Son Jesus Christ can save us from our sins. Only He can bridge the gap that we have created through our sinful deeds and wicked ways.
People: We place our lives and souls into Christ’s hands. We ask for redemption and restoration through His precious blood. In His Holy words, we now pray, saying, “Our Father, etc.
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: When Jesus came into our world, He brought God’s everlasting grace with Him. By living a life of true obedience, He has enabled us to be given an eternal hope from God. We are no longer cast away from God. We are restored to His throne and returned to His Kingdom through Jesus Christ, our Savior, Redeemer, and Lord. Amen.
Gloria Patri: 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)
Anthem
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: O Lord, in this holy sanctuary, our souls yearn for Your Favor, and our hearts cry out for healing.
People: Bless us, Living God, for we have set our hopes in You, and trust You with all our strength.
Pastor: Hear our prayers, O LORD God Almighty; listen to us, O God of Jacob.
People: Look upon Your people, O God, gathered here in Your Name. Look upon us with mercy and compassion.
Pastor: For You, O LORD, fill us with faith, and You help us through each day.
People: Gracious God, do not withhold Your power from us. Heal us and all our loved ones from sickness and pain, anxiety and depression, illness and injury.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor: O LORD Almighty, blessed are those who trust in You. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 84)
Prayer for Illumination:
Reader: Holy Spirit, teach us God’s plan for our lives through the reading and receiving of these sacred words. Challenge and change our ways, so that we may become true witnesses of Christ’s Gospel. In His Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings & Sermon & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication: Lord Jesus, we bring before You an offering made up of our tithes and gifts, resources and wealth. We pray that it may honor and glorify You. We humbly ask that You bless this offering for the spreading of the Gospel, the mission of the Church, and the praising of God’s Name, both now and always. Amen.
Hymn:
Benediction (unison): May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in Him, so that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; One God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology & Postlude
Welcome & Announcement
Prelude & Gathering
Call to Light the Advent Wreath
Family: The season of Advent continues. Today we shall be lighting the candle of love.
Congregation: No other word so completely describes what we know of our God. For God so loved the world that a child was given....God's love in human form.
Family: We wait in hope and peace, and with joy.
The two purple candles and the pink candle are lit
Family: We light the candle of love to proclaim that God's love is revealed in the Child born in Bethlehem.
Congregation: We are challenged to proclaim and reveal that same love as we live out our faith here in ….
The purple candle is lit
Family: We give thanks for a love that passes our human understanding.
Congregation: We await once more the birth of God's enduring love this Christmas. In Christ’s Sacred Name, we hope, wait, love, and pray. Amen
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Lord of Love and Life, we come before You as Your people, hoping to please You with our praises and seeking to delight You with our worship.
People: Almighty God, in whom our lives are lived, and by whom our days are sustained, we place our faith, hope, and love in You alone.
Guide: Gracious Father, we know that we have allowed temptation and sin to over rule our spirits. We have succumbed to our selfish desires and made poor choices.
People: Benevolent Majesty, forgive us for taking Your grace for granted and for setting You aside. Pardon us for disrespecting Your ways and disavowing Your words with our sinful actions. Hear us now as we inwardly confess our sins.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Merciful God, only Your Son Jesus Christ can save us from our sins. Only He can bridge the gap that we have created through our sinful deeds and wicked ways.
People: We place our lives and souls into Christ’s hands. We ask for redemption and restoration through His precious blood. In His Holy words, we now pray, saying, “Our Father, etc.
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: When Jesus came into our world, He brought God’s everlasting grace with Him. By living a life of true obedience, He has enabled us to be given an eternal hope from God. We are no longer cast away from God. We are restored to His throne and returned to His Kingdom through Jesus Christ, our Savior, Redeemer, and Lord. Amen.
Gloria Patri: 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)
Anthem
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: O Lord, in this holy sanctuary, our souls yearn for Your Favor, and our hearts cry out for healing.
People: Bless us, Living God, for we have set our hopes in You, and trust You with all our strength.
Pastor: Hear our prayers, O LORD God Almighty; listen to us, O God of Jacob.
People: Look upon Your people, O God, gathered here in Your Name. Look upon us with mercy and compassion.
Pastor: For You, O LORD, fill us with faith, and You help us through each day.
People: Gracious God, do not withhold Your power from us. Heal us and all our loved ones from sickness and pain, anxiety and depression, illness and injury.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor: O LORD Almighty, blessed are those who trust in You. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 84)
Prayer for Illumination:
Reader: Holy Spirit, teach us God’s plan for our lives through the reading and receiving of these sacred words. Challenge and change our ways, so that we may become true witnesses of Christ’s Gospel. In His Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings & Sermon & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication: Lord Jesus, we bring before You an offering made up of our tithes and gifts, resources and wealth. We pray that it may honor and glorify You. We humbly ask that You bless this offering for the spreading of the Gospel, the mission of the Church, and the praising of God’s Name, both now and always. Amen.
Hymn:
Benediction (unison): May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace as we trust in Him, so that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; One God forevermore. Amen.
Doxology & Postlude
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Sunday Prayers: 12-09-07
Approaching God
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude & Gathering
Call to Light the Advent Wreath
Family: Today - the second Sunday in Advent - we hear about Isaiah's
vision of a new and transformed world.
Congregation: A world where all creatures live together in harmony and peace.
Family: We wait with hope for this vision to become reality.
Congregation: The God of hope fills us with joy and peace in believing. We light the candle of hope.
(The first purple candle is relit)
Family: We proclaim our belief in God's faithfulness in keeping promises, as we light the candle of peace.
( A second purple candle is lit)
Family: God of all faithfulness - Isaiah's vision paints a picture of a world shaped in accordance with Your will and Your design.
Congregation: He tells of One so enlightened by your Spirit that he would open eyes and ears and hearts to a new understanding of your will and your design for the world. Isaiah described the one for whom the people waited - the Messiah .
Family: We wait also, but we wait in the joyful knowledge that the Messiah has come in the form of your beloved Son.
Congregation: We wait in faith, praying that through the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus - Prince of Peace - will be born anew in our hearts and in our lives. Amen
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Eternal Majesty, whose riches and resources are unlimited; whose power is absolute and abounding with holiness; we gather before You in this place of praise, peace and prayer. You have set apart this time in our lives to worship and adore You. We have responded to Your call and we continue to bless Your Holy Name.
People: Everlasting Lord, whose deeds of deliverance and almighty acts have been declared and announced by countless generations, we seek to serve You with our lives and love You with our souls. We want to devote ourselves to following Your ways and fulfilling Your Will.
Guide: Precious Father, we confess our sins to You. We have stored up bitterness in our hearts. We have allowed pride to damage our souls. We have hurt other people with our words and disappointed You with our deceptions. We have fulfilled our own desires and cast aside Your commandments.
People: Holy God, we have tampered with our faith by falling into temptation. We have neglected our devotion to Your Son by satisfying our dreams and needs. Forgive us, Gracious God, for we repent of our reckless ways and diminished faith. Hear us now as we personally seek Your pardon.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Compassionate Creator, who permits us to call upon Your Son for help, healing and wholeness, we praise You for the promises of salvation through the blood and sacrifice of Jesus. Without His obedience to You, without His agonizing death on the Cross, we would be unforgiven and forever doomed to be eternally cast out from Your Sacred Presence and Everlasting Love.
People: In the abundant grace of Jesus and through His own precious words , we now pray, saying, “Our Father, etc.”(Isaiah 23v18)
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus is the King of Creation and the Lord of our lives. We did not give this honor to Him. Through His complete devotion and perfect obedience, God bestowed upon Jesus all authority on earth and in heaven to forgive our sins, to restore us to God’s favor and to be welcomed into His Eternal Kingdom. So let us rejoice and be truly thankful, for Jesus is our One, True and Only Savior, both now and always. Amen.
(John 6v14)
Gloria Patri : 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
Leader: Your healing love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
People: Your strength is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep.
Leader: O LORD, we pray that you will preserve our lives and loved ones. How precious is your unfailing love and mercy to us!
People: May our families and friends find refuge in Your presence and healing from all that harms them.
Leader May we all regain our health and strength from the abundance of Your power; may You grant us our petitions and delight us with Your grace.
People: For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light; through Your peace, we are released from pain; by Your love we are set free from our fears. Hear us now as we pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Leader: Living and Gracious Lord, continue Your love to those who need You, Your healing to the most cherished of our hearts. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 36)
Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, challenge and change us through the truths that these sacred scriptures reveal. Move our hearts and show us how to fulfill Christ’s message in our daily lives. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Acts 2:37)
Scripture Readings :
Sermon
The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication : Lord Jesus, You know us completely and perfectly understand everything about our lives. We often fail to fulfill our service and devotion to You, and yet You still allow us to receive the Bread of Life and the Cup of Salvation. With humble and sincere thanks, we offer You our time, talents and money. Take these tokens of our gratitude and bless them for the continuing life, work and ministry of Your Church in this community, across this nation and throughout the world. In Your Precious Name, we pray. Amen.
( 1 Cor 11v28)
Hymn :
Benediction: May Christ protect us from our sinful nature and keep us on His Holy path; may the Father continually cultivate our faith through His Love and Grace; and may the Holy Spirit enable us to branch out into the world to effectively witness to God’s kingdom, glory and power. Both now and forever. Amen. ( Romans 11v24)
Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost!
Postlude
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude & Gathering
Call to Light the Advent Wreath
Family: Today - the second Sunday in Advent - we hear about Isaiah's
vision of a new and transformed world.
Congregation: A world where all creatures live together in harmony and peace.
Family: We wait with hope for this vision to become reality.
Congregation: The God of hope fills us with joy and peace in believing. We light the candle of hope.
(The first purple candle is relit)
Family: We proclaim our belief in God's faithfulness in keeping promises, as we light the candle of peace.
( A second purple candle is lit)
Family: God of all faithfulness - Isaiah's vision paints a picture of a world shaped in accordance with Your will and Your design.
Congregation: He tells of One so enlightened by your Spirit that he would open eyes and ears and hearts to a new understanding of your will and your design for the world. Isaiah described the one for whom the people waited - the Messiah .
Family: We wait also, but we wait in the joyful knowledge that the Messiah has come in the form of your beloved Son.
Congregation: We wait in faith, praying that through the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus - Prince of Peace - will be born anew in our hearts and in our lives. Amen
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Eternal Majesty, whose riches and resources are unlimited; whose power is absolute and abounding with holiness; we gather before You in this place of praise, peace and prayer. You have set apart this time in our lives to worship and adore You. We have responded to Your call and we continue to bless Your Holy Name.
People: Everlasting Lord, whose deeds of deliverance and almighty acts have been declared and announced by countless generations, we seek to serve You with our lives and love You with our souls. We want to devote ourselves to following Your ways and fulfilling Your Will.
Guide: Precious Father, we confess our sins to You. We have stored up bitterness in our hearts. We have allowed pride to damage our souls. We have hurt other people with our words and disappointed You with our deceptions. We have fulfilled our own desires and cast aside Your commandments.
People: Holy God, we have tampered with our faith by falling into temptation. We have neglected our devotion to Your Son by satisfying our dreams and needs. Forgive us, Gracious God, for we repent of our reckless ways and diminished faith. Hear us now as we personally seek Your pardon.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Compassionate Creator, who permits us to call upon Your Son for help, healing and wholeness, we praise You for the promises of salvation through the blood and sacrifice of Jesus. Without His obedience to You, without His agonizing death on the Cross, we would be unforgiven and forever doomed to be eternally cast out from Your Sacred Presence and Everlasting Love.
People: In the abundant grace of Jesus and through His own precious words , we now pray, saying, “Our Father, etc.”(Isaiah 23v18)
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus is the King of Creation and the Lord of our lives. We did not give this honor to Him. Through His complete devotion and perfect obedience, God bestowed upon Jesus all authority on earth and in heaven to forgive our sins, to restore us to God’s favor and to be welcomed into His Eternal Kingdom. So let us rejoice and be truly thankful, for Jesus is our One, True and Only Savior, both now and always. Amen.
(John 6v14)
Gloria Patri : 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
Leader: Your healing love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
People: Your strength is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep.
Leader: O LORD, we pray that you will preserve our lives and loved ones. How precious is your unfailing love and mercy to us!
People: May our families and friends find refuge in Your presence and healing from all that harms them.
Leader May we all regain our health and strength from the abundance of Your power; may You grant us our petitions and delight us with Your grace.
People: For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light; through Your peace, we are released from pain; by Your love we are set free from our fears. Hear us now as we pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Leader: Living and Gracious Lord, continue Your love to those who need You, Your healing to the most cherished of our hearts. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 36)
Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, challenge and change us through the truths that these sacred scriptures reveal. Move our hearts and show us how to fulfill Christ’s message in our daily lives. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Acts 2:37)
Scripture Readings :
Sermon
The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory:
Dedication : Lord Jesus, You know us completely and perfectly understand everything about our lives. We often fail to fulfill our service and devotion to You, and yet You still allow us to receive the Bread of Life and the Cup of Salvation. With humble and sincere thanks, we offer You our time, talents and money. Take these tokens of our gratitude and bless them for the continuing life, work and ministry of Your Church in this community, across this nation and throughout the world. In Your Precious Name, we pray. Amen.
( 1 Cor 11v28)
Hymn :
Benediction: May Christ protect us from our sinful nature and keep us on His Holy path; may the Father continually cultivate our faith through His Love and Grace; and may the Holy Spirit enable us to branch out into the world to effectively witness to God’s kingdom, glory and power. Both now and forever. Amen. ( Romans 11v24)
Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost!
Postlude
Monday, November 19, 2007
Sunday Prayers 25 Nov 2007
Approaching God
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude and Gathering
Call to worship
Pastor: With thankful hearts and grateful spirits, we approach You, O King of the Universe.
People: We seek to love and serve You; we wish to please You and follow Your commands.
Pastor: We are truly grateful for Your presence in the world and Your influence over our lives. Hear us now as we worship and glorify Your wonderful Name. Amen.
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Everlasting God, who looks at the entire world and sees the lives that we each lead; whose wonders and deeds far outshine our greatest achievements and highest successes; we humbly approach Your Holy Presence, seeking Your approval and hoping for Your favor.
People: Almighty Lord, without You, we are a people of no significance, a church without meaning, a community with no purpose. You created us in Your Perfect image, fillings our hearts with eternal notions and the hope of everlasting life.
Guide: Gracious Lord, at times we have forsaken Your paths and followed our limited understanding. We have exalted our intellect and replaced Your ways with our ideas. We have stripped Your Holy Word of meaning, and have rebelled against Your sacred scriptures. We have falsified our faith and denied our dependence upon You.
People: Heavenly Father, we have made selfish choices and shameful decisions. We have damaged our souls with pride and anger, stubbornness and greed. Forgive our faults and cleanse us of our careless ways. Hear us now as we personally confess our sins to You.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Merciful Lord, reclaim our rebellious lives and restore us to Your Son’s salvation. Rekindle our faith in Jesus, renewing our hearts and minds, so that we may gratefully, thankfully and cheerfully serve You forever.
People: For we make our confession in the mighty and powerful Name of Jesus Christ, our Savior, and through His own words, we continue to pray, saying, “Our Father,…”
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus gathers us to Himself, filling us with His grace and love. He takes the broken pieces of our sinful lives, to heals us of all our past and personal sins. Let us rejoice and be truly thankful, for Jesus is our Savior, both now and forevermore. Amen.
Gloria Patri : 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
Anthem
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His unfailing love.
People: The plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations.
Pastor: O Living God, who formed the hearts, minds and bodies of us all, consider our present troubles and provide for our personal needs.
People: Your eyes are constantly on us; You know our worries and fears. We place our lives into Your hands and put our hope in Your unfailing love.
Pastor: You are our help and shield, O Lord. We wait for Your mercy and ask that You heal us, including our families and friends, of all that hurts, harms and hinders us.
People: For we trust in Your Holy Name and we humbly ask that You hear our heartfelt petitions and personal prayers.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor: May Your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in You. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 33)
Sing: Jesus Draw Me Close
Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, descend upon us and open our hearts to God’s message. Grant us understanding of these scriptures, and give us opportunities to apply these sacred words in our daily lives. For the sake of our Savior and in Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings, Sermon & the Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication : Lord Jesus, through Your death, You made a new covenant with the world. We freely give our lives to You in service of Your Everlasting Kingdom. Take the tithes and gifts that we offer, blessing them for the ministries and missions that You would have our church undertake, support and fulfill to the glory of God, and the preaching of His Word. In Your Holy Name, we pray. Amen.
Hymn :
Benediction: May Christ deliver us from all evil and enable us to do His will; may the Father spare us from temptation and reclaim us as His own; and may the Holy Spirit continue to guide, counsel and comfort us, as we worship and glorify the One, triune and Living God, both now and forevermore. Amen.
Doxology & Postlude
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude and Gathering
Call to worship
Pastor: With thankful hearts and grateful spirits, we approach You, O King of the Universe.
People: We seek to love and serve You; we wish to please You and follow Your commands.
Pastor: We are truly grateful for Your presence in the world and Your influence over our lives. Hear us now as we worship and glorify Your wonderful Name. Amen.
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Everlasting God, who looks at the entire world and sees the lives that we each lead; whose wonders and deeds far outshine our greatest achievements and highest successes; we humbly approach Your Holy Presence, seeking Your approval and hoping for Your favor.
People: Almighty Lord, without You, we are a people of no significance, a church without meaning, a community with no purpose. You created us in Your Perfect image, fillings our hearts with eternal notions and the hope of everlasting life.
Guide: Gracious Lord, at times we have forsaken Your paths and followed our limited understanding. We have exalted our intellect and replaced Your ways with our ideas. We have stripped Your Holy Word of meaning, and have rebelled against Your sacred scriptures. We have falsified our faith and denied our dependence upon You.
People: Heavenly Father, we have made selfish choices and shameful decisions. We have damaged our souls with pride and anger, stubbornness and greed. Forgive our faults and cleanse us of our careless ways. Hear us now as we personally confess our sins to You.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Merciful Lord, reclaim our rebellious lives and restore us to Your Son’s salvation. Rekindle our faith in Jesus, renewing our hearts and minds, so that we may gratefully, thankfully and cheerfully serve You forever.
People: For we make our confession in the mighty and powerful Name of Jesus Christ, our Savior, and through His own words, we continue to pray, saying, “Our Father,…”
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus gathers us to Himself, filling us with His grace and love. He takes the broken pieces of our sinful lives, to heals us of all our past and personal sins. Let us rejoice and be truly thankful, for Jesus is our Savior, both now and forevermore. Amen.
Gloria Patri : 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
Anthem
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His unfailing love.
People: The plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations.
Pastor: O Living God, who formed the hearts, minds and bodies of us all, consider our present troubles and provide for our personal needs.
People: Your eyes are constantly on us; You know our worries and fears. We place our lives into Your hands and put our hope in Your unfailing love.
Pastor: You are our help and shield, O Lord. We wait for Your mercy and ask that You heal us, including our families and friends, of all that hurts, harms and hinders us.
People: For we trust in Your Holy Name and we humbly ask that You hear our heartfelt petitions and personal prayers.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor: May Your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in You. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 33)
Sing: Jesus Draw Me Close
Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, descend upon us and open our hearts to God’s message. Grant us understanding of these scriptures, and give us opportunities to apply these sacred words in our daily lives. For the sake of our Savior and in Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture Readings, Sermon & the Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication : Lord Jesus, through Your death, You made a new covenant with the world. We freely give our lives to You in service of Your Everlasting Kingdom. Take the tithes and gifts that we offer, blessing them for the ministries and missions that You would have our church undertake, support and fulfill to the glory of God, and the preaching of His Word. In Your Holy Name, we pray. Amen.
Hymn :
Benediction: May Christ deliver us from all evil and enable us to do His will; may the Father spare us from temptation and reclaim us as His own; and may the Holy Spirit continue to guide, counsel and comfort us, as we worship and glorify the One, triune and Living God, both now and forevermore. Amen.
Doxology & Postlude
Monday, November 12, 2007
Sunday prayers; Nov 18, 2007
Approaching God
Welcome & announcements
Prelude & Gathering
Call of Acclamation ( based on Psalm 119:156,159 &160))
Leader: O Lord, Your compassion is wonderful; sustain us with Your merciful grace.
People: We love Your holy words and sacred ways, O Lord; refresh us with Your abiding love.
Leader: All Your promises are true; all your righteous laws are eternal, therefore we will worship and glorify Your Holy Name. Amen.
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Almighty Father, who knows the hidden secrets of our hearts, and to whom our innermost thoughts are revealed; we come before You as humble servants, seeking to please You with our worship and honor You with our praise.
People: Gracious Lord, You have given us commandments and laws, guidance and grace to live our lives cheerfully, abundantly and faithfully. However, we have sinfully chosen to yield to temptation and crush Your godly counsel with our selfish ways.
Guide: Merciful God, forgive our foolish deeds and faithless decisions. Pardon our indifference to Your commands. Liberate us from those longings and desires which damage our souls through greed, pride, defiance and despair.
People: Loving Father, restrain us from blemishing our lives with wickedness and corruption, bitterness and fear, anger and temptation. Hear us now as we personally confess our individual sins to You.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Heavenly Lord, we place our lives into Your Son’s keeping. We seek Christ’s grace and ask that He will intercede on our behalf, by cleansing our souls and restoring us to Your Favor.
People: For we ask this in Jesus’ Name and through His own prayer, we seek Your blessing, saying, “Our Father, etc.”(Isaiah 23v12)
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus satisfies our souls with His love and grace. When we confess our sins to Him, He gathers us to His heart and assures that our lives will not be wasted by sin, nor overcome by temptation. He is our One True and Living Savior, so let us rejoice and give glory to His Name. Amen. (John 6v12)
Gloria Patri : 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
Anthem
Encountering God
Minute for Mission? - Guatemala
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: Blessed are those whose sins are forgiven by the Lord, and whose fears are divinely diminished.
People: Blessed are those people who love the Lord and in whose spirits there is faith and hope.
Pastor: Let everyone pray to You, O Lord and find the answers to our questions; let us reach out and touch You for help, health, and healing.
People: You are our refuge and salvation, Lord; protect us from trouble and grant us deliverance.
Pastor: Instruct and enable our loved ones to follow Your ways. Counsel and watch over them. Heal them of all that harms them in body, mind and spirit.
People: May Your unfailing love surround and uplift them, for we entrust them into Your Hands. Hear us now as we quietly pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor: Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, people of God; celebrate and fill your hearts with faith, hope and love! In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 32)
Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, pour out the blessings and shower us with God’s promises through His Holy Word. Enable us to receive Christ’s teachings through all that we see and hear. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Acts 2:33)
Scripture Readings, Sermon & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication : Lord Jesus, through Your entire life, You always gave thanks to God. By Your Loving example, we gather together our tokens of gratitude from our own resources, seeking to honor God with our tithes and gifts. May they enhance Your ministry among us. Take these gifts and bless them for the life, work and mission of our church. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
( 1 Cor 11v24)
Hymn :
Benediction: May Christ grant us unity with Him forevermore; may the Father continue to strengthen our faith each day; and may the Holy Spirit deliver us from pride and teach us to revere God, both now and always. Amen. ( Romans 11v20)
Welcome & announcements
Prelude & Gathering
Call of Acclamation ( based on Psalm 119:156,159 &160))
Leader: O Lord, Your compassion is wonderful; sustain us with Your merciful grace.
People: We love Your holy words and sacred ways, O Lord; refresh us with Your abiding love.
Leader: All Your promises are true; all your righteous laws are eternal, therefore we will worship and glorify Your Holy Name. Amen.
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Almighty Father, who knows the hidden secrets of our hearts, and to whom our innermost thoughts are revealed; we come before You as humble servants, seeking to please You with our worship and honor You with our praise.
People: Gracious Lord, You have given us commandments and laws, guidance and grace to live our lives cheerfully, abundantly and faithfully. However, we have sinfully chosen to yield to temptation and crush Your godly counsel with our selfish ways.
Guide: Merciful God, forgive our foolish deeds and faithless decisions. Pardon our indifference to Your commands. Liberate us from those longings and desires which damage our souls through greed, pride, defiance and despair.
People: Loving Father, restrain us from blemishing our lives with wickedness and corruption, bitterness and fear, anger and temptation. Hear us now as we personally confess our individual sins to You.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Heavenly Lord, we place our lives into Your Son’s keeping. We seek Christ’s grace and ask that He will intercede on our behalf, by cleansing our souls and restoring us to Your Favor.
People: For we ask this in Jesus’ Name and through His own prayer, we seek Your blessing, saying, “Our Father, etc.”(Isaiah 23v12)
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: Jesus satisfies our souls with His love and grace. When we confess our sins to Him, He gathers us to His heart and assures that our lives will not be wasted by sin, nor overcome by temptation. He is our One True and Living Savior, so let us rejoice and give glory to His Name. Amen. (John 6v12)
Gloria Patri : 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
Anthem
Encountering God
Minute for Mission? - Guatemala
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: Blessed are those whose sins are forgiven by the Lord, and whose fears are divinely diminished.
People: Blessed are those people who love the Lord and in whose spirits there is faith and hope.
Pastor: Let everyone pray to You, O Lord and find the answers to our questions; let us reach out and touch You for help, health, and healing.
People: You are our refuge and salvation, Lord; protect us from trouble and grant us deliverance.
Pastor: Instruct and enable our loved ones to follow Your ways. Counsel and watch over them. Heal them of all that harms them in body, mind and spirit.
People: May Your unfailing love surround and uplift them, for we entrust them into Your Hands. Hear us now as we quietly pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor: Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, people of God; celebrate and fill your hearts with faith, hope and love! In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 32)
Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, pour out the blessings and shower us with God’s promises through His Holy Word. Enable us to receive Christ’s teachings through all that we see and hear. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Acts 2:33)
Scripture Readings, Sermon & The Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering & Offertory
Dedication : Lord Jesus, through Your entire life, You always gave thanks to God. By Your Loving example, we gather together our tokens of gratitude from our own resources, seeking to honor God with our tithes and gifts. May they enhance Your ministry among us. Take these gifts and bless them for the life, work and mission of our church. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
( 1 Cor 11v24)
Hymn :
Benediction: May Christ grant us unity with Him forevermore; may the Father continue to strengthen our faith each day; and may the Holy Spirit deliver us from pride and teach us to revere God, both now and always. Amen. ( Romans 11v20)
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Sunday Prayers - 11 Nov 2007
Approaching God
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude & Gathering
Call to worship ( based on Psalm 119:145,149 &151)
Pastor: Loving Lord, we call to You from our hearts; answer us with Your blessing and help us to obey Your decrees.
People: Hear our praises, in accordance with Your love. Preserve our souls, O LORD, according to Your laws.
Pastor: For You are dear to us, O LORD. We hold Your promises to be true, therefore we will praise and glorify Your Name. Amen.
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Lord God of Hosts, whose power maintains life throughout this Universe and whose will is absolute; we come before You as disciples of Christ, children of Your grace, and humble servants in Your Kingdom.
People: Everlasting God, who judges the nations and holds them eternally accountable for their actions; who watches over the earth and scrutinizes every person’s deeds, we humbly approach You, seeking forgiveness for our failures and mercy for our mistakes.
Guide: Loving Father, You have a predetermined plan for each of our lives and a sacred path that we should follow. You can remove chaos and trouble, tragedy and grief from our midst. You can also heal the damage that sin inflicts upon our minds and spirits, hearts and souls.
People: Gracious Lord, hear us now as we silently, personally and sincerely confess our faults to You alone. Have mercy upon us as we admit the mistakes that we have made, and the sins that we have selfishly committed which dishonor You and diminish our Christian faith.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Heavenly Father, restore our lives to Your favor and replenish our faith in Your Son. Allow us the blessing of Christ’s forgiveness and renew our souls through the eternal blessings and riches of His grace.
People: For we make these prayers in Jesus’ Name and with His own words, we unite our souls, saying, “Our Father, etc.”(Isaiah 23v11)
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: When we sincerely confess our faults to God, Jesus takes our sins and nails them to His Cross. He then acknowledges our repentance to God and enables our spirits to be reconciled with our Father in Heaven. Christ distributes His grace to all who believe in Him, giving us as much as we need to be perfectly restored to God’s favor and Kingdom. So let us heartily rejoice and truly give thanks, for Jesus, our Savior, is the Lord of all ourlives. Amen. (John 6v11)
Gloria Patri : 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
Minute for Mission
Anthem
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: In You, O LORD, we have taken refuge; keep us free from despair; deliver us in Your righteousness.
People: Turn Your ear to us, Living God, come quickly to our rescue; be our rock of refuge, a strong power to heal us.
Pastor: Since You are our rock and our strength, for the sake of Your Name we ask that You heal and be gracious to us.
People: Loving Father, free our families and friends from the sicknesses, injuries and worries that harm them, for You are also their refuge and salvation.
Pastor: Into Your hands we commit our prayers, lives, and spirits. Redeem us, O LORD, for You are the God of hope and truth.
People: We will be glad and rejoice in Your love, O God, for You see our afflictions and know the anguish of our souls. Hear us now as we silently pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Leader: May we be strong and take heart, for we hope in the power of the LORD. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 31)
Singing of “Jesus, Draw me Close.”
Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, resurrect our faith through the life of Christ. Open up our hearts and minds to these sacred pages and let them perfectly witness to the wonders, work and words of our Savior’s ministry and mission. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Acts 2:32)
Scripture Readings, Sermon & Apostles’ Creed – Time of Silence for Veteran’s Day
Serving God Offering & Offertory
Dedication : Lord Jesus, for centuries our churches and congregations have received many blessings from You. You have kept us in communion with God and passed on Your Gospel message throughout the ages until it has reached our present generation. Take these tithes and gifts, promises and annual pledges of faith. Bless them for the praising of God’s deeds, the preaching of Your Word, and the building up of Your Church on earth. In Your Precious Name, we gratefully pray. Amen.
Hymn :
Benediction: May Christ speak to us and unify our lives to His holy ministry; may the Father continue to grow our spirits with His love and grace; and may the Holy Spirit anoint us in faith and appoint us to the service of God’s Kingdom, both now and always. Amen. ( Romans 11v19)
Postlude
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude & Gathering
Call to worship ( based on Psalm 119:145,149 &151)
Pastor: Loving Lord, we call to You from our hearts; answer us with Your blessing and help us to obey Your decrees.
People: Hear our praises, in accordance with Your love. Preserve our souls, O LORD, according to Your laws.
Pastor: For You are dear to us, O LORD. We hold Your promises to be true, therefore we will praise and glorify Your Name. Amen.
Hymn:
Confessional Prayer
Guide: Lord God of Hosts, whose power maintains life throughout this Universe and whose will is absolute; we come before You as disciples of Christ, children of Your grace, and humble servants in Your Kingdom.
People: Everlasting God, who judges the nations and holds them eternally accountable for their actions; who watches over the earth and scrutinizes every person’s deeds, we humbly approach You, seeking forgiveness for our failures and mercy for our mistakes.
Guide: Loving Father, You have a predetermined plan for each of our lives and a sacred path that we should follow. You can remove chaos and trouble, tragedy and grief from our midst. You can also heal the damage that sin inflicts upon our minds and spirits, hearts and souls.
People: Gracious Lord, hear us now as we silently, personally and sincerely confess our faults to You alone. Have mercy upon us as we admit the mistakes that we have made, and the sins that we have selfishly committed which dishonor You and diminish our Christian faith.
- SILENCE -
Guide: Heavenly Father, restore our lives to Your favor and replenish our faith in Your Son. Allow us the blessing of Christ’s forgiveness and renew our souls through the eternal blessings and riches of His grace.
People: For we make these prayers in Jesus’ Name and with His own words, we unite our souls, saying, “Our Father, etc.”(Isaiah 23v11)
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide: When we sincerely confess our faults to God, Jesus takes our sins and nails them to His Cross. He then acknowledges our repentance to God and enables our spirits to be reconciled with our Father in Heaven. Christ distributes His grace to all who believe in Him, giving us as much as we need to be perfectly restored to God’s favor and Kingdom. So let us heartily rejoice and truly give thanks, for Jesus, our Savior, is the Lord of all ourlives. Amen. (John 6v11)
Gloria Patri : 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
Minute for Mission
Anthem
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor: In You, O LORD, we have taken refuge; keep us free from despair; deliver us in Your righteousness.
People: Turn Your ear to us, Living God, come quickly to our rescue; be our rock of refuge, a strong power to heal us.
Pastor: Since You are our rock and our strength, for the sake of Your Name we ask that You heal and be gracious to us.
People: Loving Father, free our families and friends from the sicknesses, injuries and worries that harm them, for You are also their refuge and salvation.
Pastor: Into Your hands we commit our prayers, lives, and spirits. Redeem us, O LORD, for You are the God of hope and truth.
People: We will be glad and rejoice in Your love, O God, for You see our afflictions and know the anguish of our souls. Hear us now as we silently pray.
Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Leader: May we be strong and take heart, for we hope in the power of the LORD. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 31)
Singing of “Jesus, Draw me Close.”
Prayer for Illumination :
Reader : Holy Spirit, resurrect our faith through the life of Christ. Open up our hearts and minds to these sacred pages and let them perfectly witness to the wonders, work and words of our Savior’s ministry and mission. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Acts 2:32)
Scripture Readings, Sermon & Apostles’ Creed – Time of Silence for Veteran’s Day
Serving God Offering & Offertory
Dedication : Lord Jesus, for centuries our churches and congregations have received many blessings from You. You have kept us in communion with God and passed on Your Gospel message throughout the ages until it has reached our present generation. Take these tithes and gifts, promises and annual pledges of faith. Bless them for the praising of God’s deeds, the preaching of Your Word, and the building up of Your Church on earth. In Your Precious Name, we gratefully pray. Amen.
Hymn :
Benediction: May Christ speak to us and unify our lives to His holy ministry; may the Father continue to grow our spirits with His love and grace; and may the Holy Spirit anoint us in faith and appoint us to the service of God’s Kingdom, both now and always. Amen. ( Romans 11v19)
Postlude
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