WELCOME AND CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION

PRELUDE                    “Just As I Am”                         Dale Wood

SERVICE FOR THE LENTEN CANDLES

LITANY – from Psalm 63:2, 3, 8

One:  Have we seen the power and glory of God?

All:  Does God’s love mean more than life to us?

One:  We must stay close to God

All: so that we may be supported by him.

SCRIPTURE AND PRAYER 

*HYMN 49                The God of Abraham Praise  

PRAYER OF CONFESSION                                                     

Faithful and loving God, we confess that we have not lived in faith and love.  We offer you great pageants of piety and ignore your call to do what is right.  We busy ourselves with idle pleasures and fail to prepare for your coming realm.  Forgive us, God of grace. Give us the gift of faith, so that we might set our hope on the better things you have promised; through Jesus Christ our Lord…

Silent Prayers of Confession

ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS 

Hear the Word of the Gospel: “Christ was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification” (Romans 4:25).  All you who repent of your sin and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ for your salvation, rejoice and be glad and give glory to the Lord, who has taken away all of your sins, in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  

Thanks be to God!

*GLORIA PATRI        

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

SCRIPTURE LESSON: Genesis 12:1-5; 15:1-6; 22: 1-18

SERMON                  “A Journey without Maps”             

*HYMN 686              God of Our Life 

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH        The Apostles’ Creed             pg. 35

PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER 

OFFERTORY ANTHEM          “If Anyone Is In Christ”  

                                                                                Herb Frombach    

RECEIVING OF GOD’S TITHES AND OFFERINGS

*DOXOLOGY

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

*HYMN 463               How Firm a Foundation        

*BENEDICTION

*POSTLUDE                     “Bless Thy Soul”                Samuel Scheidt

                        *Those who are able are invited to stand.