Approaching God
Welcome
& Announcements
Prelude
Call to Worship
Pastor: The Lord our God has said,
“Behold I make all things new!”
People: We
pledge our hearts to Him and devote our lives to God’s Kingdom.
Pastor: May we glorify the Lord with
our thoughts, words, and deeds. In Christ’s Name. Amen!
Hymn
Prayer of Adoration
and Confession
Guide:
Everlasting God, to whom
this world owes its existence and through whom the whole universe is sustained,
we seek to serve You with our worship and hope to please You with our praises.
We humbly approach You as Your people, opening our hearts to Your gracious love
and focusing our minds upon Your holy presence.
People: Merciful Father, we know our own
weaknesses and our habitual mistakes. We acknowledge our faithless ways and
inconsistent devotion. We have trampled on the feelings of others with
thoughtless words, harmful deeds, and selfish choices. Forgive us now as we
humbly and sincerely confess our grievous faults to You alone.
- SILENCE -
Guide:
Almighty God, we know
that only Jesus can pardon our sins and grant the forgiveness that we continually
need. Only Your Precious Son can restore us to Your Favor and reclaim our souls
for Your Kingdom. In His Holy Name, we bring our confessions and make these
prayers, saying, “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER” (debts/debtors).
Promise of the Gospel
Guide: Christ
speaks to us individually through His teaching of God’s Holy Word. He calls us
to repentance and seeks to save our souls by sacrificing Himself. When we honestly
confess our sins and sincerely depend upon Him to rescue us, we will be completely
forgiven and eternally reconciled to God. In Christ’s Name, we gratefully pray.
Amen.
Gloria Patri (sung in unison): Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen. Amen.
Anthem
Family
Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come
forward)
Encountering God
Prayers for Health and
Healing
Pastor:
O
Loving Lord, may Your favor be graciously shown to Your people by restoring our
health through Your holy power. Forgive our faithless fears and diminish our doubts.
Please strengthen our bodies and bring peace to our minds.
People: Gracious
God, restore us to Your mercy and let Your holiness abide within our hearts. Please
allow Your unfailing love to be experienced by our families and friends. Grant
them deliverance from illness, depression, or pain. 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 will experience healing
and strength. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen. (Healing
Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 85)
Singing
of ‘Sanctuary’
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader:
Holy Spirit, help us to accept the fact that
salvation is found in no one else but Jesus, for there is no other being under
heaven given to us by God, through whom we can be saved. May today’s scriptures
enhance our spiritual awareness and plant this precious teaching in our hearts.
In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
Sermon
Offering &
Offertory
Dedication (unison – led by pastor): Lord Jesus, we do
not fully understand all that happens in this world but we know that Your
Spirit continues to inspire many people to do good, help the poor, and support
the weak. May our gifts be blessed and used to advance Your ministry, life, and
work throughout this church, our community, and across the world. In Your
Sacred Name, we give and pray. Amen.
Communion
Hymn
Benediction (unison):
May Christ’s light brighten our hearts each day; may the Father’s love inspire
and encourage us to bless our loved ones; and may the Holy Spirit guide and help
us to become effective servants of the One, Triune, and Living God, both now
and evermore. Amen.
Doxology
& Postlude
