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.