PRELUDE/ENTRANCE
GREETING/ANNOUNCEMENTS
*OPENING SONG
“Marching to Zion" UMH 733
*CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 100 UMH 821
OPENING PRAYER
Listening God,
Hear our prayers as we come before you. Hear the ones who are crying with pain in their heart. Hear the ones who are weeping with grief long into the night. Hear the ones who are sobbing in their loneliness.
Loving God,
Heal their pain. Restore their lives. Mend their broken hearts.
Leading God,
Lead us through the dark valleys. Lead us through troublesome times. Lead us to our home with you. Teach us to listen to your voice, that we may hear the cry of the needy and respond. Teach us to love that we may offer care that brings others to you for healing. Teach us to lead, with your vision so that we lead others home in you. Amen
Adapted from Rev Abi and posted on Rev Abi’s Long and Winding Road blog. http://vicarofwadley.blogspot.ca/.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
GOD SIGHTINGS
PRAYER FOR COMFORT AND HEALING
THE LORD’S PRAYER
PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE
A TIME FOR CHILDREN
SPECIAL MUSIC
FIRST SCRIPTURE Isaiah 58:9b-14
*SECOND SCRIPTURE Luke 13: 10-17
MESSAGE “Sabbath Rest”
RESPONSE TO THE WORD
*SONG OF RESPONSE
“Lord of the Dance” UMH 261
*OFFERING OF OURSELVES
*”Affirmation from Romans” UMH 887
*DOXOLOGY UMH 95
*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
SENDING FORTH
*SONG OF DISMISSAL
“Here I Am, Lord” UMH 593
*BENEDICTION
*PEACE
“God Be with You till We Meet Again” UMH 672
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