Sunday Worship Prayers for Epiphany 5/ Ordinary 5 - February 6

Approaching God

Announcements & A Word of Welcome

Prelude

First Hymn:

Prayer of Adoration & Confession

Guide:             Everlasting Lord and Glorious Majesty, who speaks to all creation and with one Word sustains the entire universe, we worship and adore Your wonderful ways. We are truly blessed with Your Holy presence and strengthened by Your eternal love. Come among us 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 commands. We confess that we have disobeyed You 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 and hear what You have to say to us through Jesus Christ, Your Holy Son. In Him, our spirits are reunited to You. Through Him, we are saved from eternal destruction. We thank You for bringing Jesus, our Savior, into our lives. In His Name and by His words, we conclude these prayers, saying, “Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors)”

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(sung in unison): Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

Family Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come forward)

Encountering God

Choir Anthem

Prayers for Health and Healing

Pastor: We call to You, with all of our hearts, O LORD; answer us and we will obey Your decrees. We cry out to You to save us and heal us. We will follow Your counsel and accept Your ways.

People:            Each day, Lord, we ask You for help; we place our hope in Your words. Hear our prayers, Lord, in accordance with Your love; preserve and sustain us, in accordance with Your compassion.

Pastor:              You are near to us, O Lord, and Your promises are true. We bring before You our loved ones, our neighbors, other people and ourselves, who need You to heal 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.

Pastor:              Lord God, long ago Your words were established and our people faithfully followed You. Grant us healing 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 convey to 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 (unison):

Lord Jesus, You come among us to display God's good works in our lives and throughout the world. You also call upon us to faithfully serve Your ministry and mission. Take these gifts as our cheerful responses to that invitation, and bless them for the life and work  that our church undertakes and fulfills to the glory of God and His Kingdom. Amen.

Communion

Closing Hymn:

Benediction (unison):             May Christ enable us to please God throughout our days; may the Father continually direct our ways in purposeful ways; and may the Holy Spirit empower us to make meaningful contributions of our lives, to the glory of the One Triune and Living God, forever and ever. Amen. 

Doxology         Praise God, from whom all blessings flow & Postlude

Sunday Worship Prayers for Ordinary 4/ Epiphany 4 - 30 January

Approaching God


Announcements & A Word of Welcome

Prelude

First Hymn:

Prayer of Adoration & Confession

Guide: Almighty Lord, Ruler of all Creation, whose wonders we behold, and whose works we adore, receive these praises from our lips and the prayers of our hearts. Your Word sustains our lives, and Your ways strengthen our spirits; we gather in Your sacred presence and offer our total devotion to You.

People: Heavenly Father, whose patience is often tried and tested by our sinful and selfish acts, we humbly ask for pardon and seek forgiveness from You alone. We have neglected to be faithful and have disappointed You. We have not fulfilled Your purposes for our lives, and have willfully set aside Your Holy Counsel. Forgive us for being blatantly defiant and foolishly sinful. Hear us now as we silently confess our faults to You.

- Silent Confessions -

Guide: God of mercy and grace, You have empowered Your Son Jesus to forgive our sins and restore us to Your favor. By His blood, we have been fully pardoned; by His sacrifice, we have been completely cleansed of the past. We rejoice in our Savior, Jesus Christ, and through His perfect words, we unite our hearts in prayer, saying, “Our Father, etc…THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts/debtors)”

Promise of the Gospel

Guide: Jesus has entered our hearts and become personally involved in our lives. He intends that we should follow Him, by accepting His words, fulfilling His ways, and devoting our lives to His ministry. He has taken all of our sins and renewed our faith. Let us rejoice and be glad in Him, both now and forever. Amen.

Gloria Patri(sung in unison): Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

Family Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come forward)



Encountering God

Choir Anthem

Prayers for Health and Healing

Pastor: Lord, Your ways are wonderful and we seek to obey Your holy commands. Your words reveal to us Your Love, O God; You offer us understanding and comfort.

People: As we praise You from our hearts, hear these prayers from our lips. Turn towards us, O Lord, and have mercy upon us, as You always do to those who love Your Name.

Pastor: Guide us in all that we ask of You; cast away our fears and strengthen our faith.

Rescue us, and all our loved ones, from the illnesses and sicknesses, discomfort and diseases that afflict us. Heal us from all that harms us in body, mind, heart, and soul. Hear us now, Precious Lord, as we pray.

Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.

Pastor: May Your face shine upon us. May Your favor completely restore our health. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

(Healing prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 119:Pe)


Singing of ‘Jesus, Draw Me Close.’

Prayer of Illumination

Reader: Holy Spirit, enable us to look at these scriptures and receive the blessings contained in them. Grant us wisdom and knowledge through Christ's ministry, so that we may share His lessons and teach others about Him. Amen.

Scripture Readings

Sermon & The Apostles’ Creed

Serving God

Offering & Offertory

Dedication(unison):

Lord Jesus, You were buried long ago and all of Your teaching was thought to be lost forever. Then God raised You from the dead to show His love to the world and to establish Your Holy Church. We are now called to be witnesses of those events and to dedicate our lives in the service of Your Kingdom. Take our tithes and offerings to continue Your great work, ministry and mission one earth. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.

Closing Hymn:

Benediction(unison): May Christ visit us each day with blessings of guidance, favor, and love. May the Father continually assist and protect us in all that we face; and may the Holy Spirit fill us with joy and delight, as we serve the One, Triune and Living God, both now and forever. Amen.

Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; etc & Postlude

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Approaching God


Announcements and A Word of Welcome

Prelude

First Hymn:

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Guide:         All-powerful and Eternal Creator, in Whose presence we gather and into Whose holiness we assemble; accept the praises we offer from our lips, and the prayers we make from our hearts. You sustain us each day and Your compassion comes to us morning after morning, therefore we dedicate this sacred time to worship and adore Your holy ways, to glorify and exalt Your wondrous deeds.

People:       Gracious Father, we confess that we permit sin to sweep over our souls, which causes us to be separated from You. At times, we can be stubborn and disobedient, proud and resentful, bad-tempered and bitter against You and other people. Forgive us for being self-centered and self-destructive; pardon our faithless and foolish ways. Challenge us to change our lives, and lead us back to Your love. Hear us now as we personally make our silent confessions to You alone.

- Silent Confessions -

Guide:       Living Lord, You have given us Jesus as the Way to forgiveness, the Truth of salvation, and the Life which leads us to restoration. In Him, through Him, and by Him, we are saved and renewed, pardoned and reunited to You forever. In the Name of Christ, we bring our confessions and prayers; and in whose holy words, we now conclude our petitions by saying, "Our Father…THE LORD’S PRAYER(debts/debtors)

Promise of the Gospel

Guide:       Jesus was with humanity on Earth for only a short time, but during His life, He managed to completely obey God. He became His Perfect Son and, because of that, His sacrificial death was totally sufficient and perfectly holy to pay the complete price God demanded for our mistakes. So let us rejoice and be glad, for Jesus is our One, True and Living Savior, who sets us free from our sins and restores us to God forevermore. Amen.

Gloria Patri (sung in unison): Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

Family Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come forward)

Encountering God

Choir Anthem

Prayers for Health and Healing

Pastor:       O Lord, when we are afraid or our faith is weak, help us to believe in Your promises. You are our refuge and our shield; we place our hopes in Your word alone.

People:       Lord God, cast out our doubts and fears. Help us to remain focused on Your power. Sustain us with Your almighty strength; do not let our hopes be dashed.

Pastor:       Uphold us by Your love and we shall be delivered; enable us to recognize Your healing ways. Keep our thoughts from being distracted by our fears. Help us to follow You faithfully. Heal us and all our loved ones from all that harms us in body, mind, heart, and soul. Hear us now as we quietly and sincerely pray.

Silent Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.

Pastor:       Lord, we remain in Your loving presence. We stand in awe of Your amazing love and healing power. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

(Healing prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 119:Samekh)

Singing of ‘Jesus, Draw Me Close’.

Prayer of Illumination

Reader:       Holy Spirit, help us to lock on to the meaning of these scriptures. Guard us from treating these holy words lightly, and enable us to open our hearts and minds to all that Christ gives through the actions of His Church and His words, both now and always. Amen.

Scripture Readings

Sermon and The Apostles’ Creed

Serving God

Offering and Offertory

Dedication(unison):


Lord Jesus, by Your Gospel, we are saved, if we hold firmly to Your sacred words. In response, we bring to You our tithes and offerings, our resources and lives. Take them for the sharing of the Gospel and the advancement of Your word in this church, community, and throughout the Earth. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.

Closing Hymn:

Benediction (unison):       May Christ answer all of the questions that we have about life; may the Father keep us from falling and from completing His purpose for our lives; and may the Holy Sprit enable us to freely and gladly come into the everlasting presence of the One, Triune, and Living God, both now and always. Amen.


Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; etc and Postlude

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Approaching God

Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Gathering Song & Prelude

First Hymn:

Prayers of Adoration and Confession

Guide:             Immortal God, Your power is infinite and Your Sovereignty is everlasting. By Your will, life is sustained and the universe is made complete. We humbly come before You to worship Your ways, to be guided by Your words, and to be spiritually equipped to do Your work in the world.
People:                        Gracious Father, we know that we still disappoint You on a daily basis. We say the wrong words, do the wrong deeds, and think the wrong thoughts. We are easily misguided by our pride and arrogance; we are deluded by our self-created ideas and opinions about You. Forgive us for following our own understanding instead of Your scriptures. Pardon us for travelling on spiritual paths that lead to dead ends and delusions. Hear us now as we confess our sins to You alone.
- Silent Confessions -

Guide:                         Loving Lord, we seek forgiveness through the power of Your Son Jesus Christ. His total sacrifice, in obedience to Your will, has obtained for us the fruits of salvation and the blessings of restoration. Through Christ alone, we have absolution of all our past mistakes. In His words, we continue to pray, saying: “Our Father, Who art in heaven...THE LORD'S PRAYER” (debts/debtors)

Promise of the Gospel:

Guide:                         Jesus wants to honor God through our faithful service in His Kingdom. By Christ’s death on the Cross, we are reclaimed as the heirs of Heaven. Only by His authority, are we reborn into God’s Kingdom. Let rejoice and praise Him forever! Amen.

Gloria Patri (sung): Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

Family Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come forward)

Encountering God


Anthem

Prayers for Health and Healing

Pastor:             We seek the Lord’s favor and yearn for His goodness. He has the power to help and to restore us. May He strengthen our spirits and heal our hurts.

People:            We come to God’s sacred house to experience His blessing and be favored with His presence. We trust in His wonderful words and abide in His loving grace.

Pastor:             Heavenly Father, hear our prayers and bless us with Your mercy. Heal us from all that harms us; be near to our loved ones and help them to recover from the illnesses and issues in their lives. Hear us now as we pray.

Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit

Pastor:             May we find assurance in God’s promises and hope in His gracious love. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

Singing of “Jesus Draw Me Close.” (Choir leads this)

Prayer of Illumination: 

Reader:            Holy Spirit, we have gathered in this cherished place to be encouraged by God’s sacred words and given guidance from Christ’s teaching. Open our hearts and minds to receive the holy lessons of faith that You would bless us with today. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

Scripture Readings

Sermon & The Apostles' Creed

Serving God

Offering & Offertory

Dedication (unison):              Lord Jesus, today we bring to You our tithes and gifts. We pray that You will receive and bless this money for the work of Your Church, both here at Erin and in the wider community. Thank You for the resources and salvation that You give to us. We offer our faith and lives to You alone. Amen. 
Closing Hymn:

Benediction (unison): May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ always guide our decisions; may the love of God inspire us to share our faith with those we meet this day; and may the fellowship of the Holy Spirit strengthen our commitment, dedication, and service to the One, Triune and Living God forever. Amen.  

Doxology May God's Blessing & Postlude

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Approaching God
Announcements & A Word of Welcome
Gathering & Prelude

First Hymn:

Prayers of Adoration and Confession

Guide:                         Everlasting God, whose goodness knows no bounds and whose greatness is unsurpassed, we worship Your ways and adore Your almighty power. Your will sustains the universe and Your word brings purpose to our lives; we praise You for Your faithful promises and enduring love.
People:            Merciful Father, we confess that there are times in our lives when we are mistaken, selfish, and sinful. There are moments in our days when we allow temptation, pride, and foolishness to overrule our hearts and minds. When we damage our souls with false words and faithless ways, forgive us. When we waste our talents and squander Your blessings, pardon us. Hear us now as we admit our sins to You.
- Silent Confessions -
Guide:                         Loving God, who hears our contrite pleas and listens to our confessional prayers, we place our lives and souls into the precious hands of Christ Jesus, our Savior and Your Holy Son. In Him, we seek forgiveness and pardon, redemption and restoration. Through His sacred words, we continue to pray, saying, "Our Father, Who art in heaven...THE LORD'S PRAYER” debts/debtors
Promise of the Gospel:
Guide:                         Jesus seeks to display God’s work in each of our lives. Through His sacrifice, we are reclaimed as God’s children. By His authority, we are reborn into God’s Kingdom. Let rejoice and praise Him forever! Amen.
Gloria Patri(sung): Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
Family Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come forward)

Encountering God
Anthem

Prayers for Health and Healing
Pastor:             Let us look to the Lord for help and healing; let us rejoice in His power and grace. May God become our stronghold of salvation and fortify our faith with His goodness and mercy.
People:            May we flourish in God’s house, earnestly desiring deliverance and expecting great things from His Holy Spirit. We will trust in God’s unfailing love and hold on to His promises forever and ever.
Pastor:             Heavenly Father, send forth Your Holy Spirit to heal our broken bodies, weary souls, anxious minds, and heavy hearts. Graciously answer our prayers and bless the lives of all our loved ones with Your healing touch this day. Hear us now as we silently bring our healing prayers to You.

Silent Prayers for ourselves and others. A candle is lit
Pastor:             May we praise God for the deeds He has done, the hopes He has fulfilled, and the goodness He has given. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
(Healing Prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 52)

Singing of “Jesus Draw Me Close."

Prayer of Illumination: 
Reader:            Holy Spirit, we live in God’s presence and seek Christ’s wisdom each day. Open our hearts and minds to receive the holy lessons of faith that You would bestow upon us through these scriptures now. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

Scripture Readings

Sermon & The Apostles' Creed

Serving God
Offering & Offertory

Dedication Prayer (unison)

Lord Jesus, as we embark upon this New Year, help us to recommit our lives and resources to You. Raise our spirits and cheer our souls. Grant us the blessings of cheerful giving and loving hearts. Take our tithes and gifts for Your work in this church, and the ministries that You ask us to fulfill in Your Holy Name. Amen. 
Communion

Closing Hymn:

Benediction (unison):            May Christ write His compassion across our hearts; may the Father keep us as servants of His Kingdom; and may the Holy Spirit empower and enable us to witness to the glory of the One, Triune, and Living God, both now and forever. Amen.
Doxology May God's Blessing & Postlude