Index
of 4th Quarter
Call to Worship (Based
on Ps 18 & Isaiah 12)
Leader: The Lord is our rock, our fortress and our deliverer,
People: Our God, our rock in whom we take refuge.
Leader: We call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised.
People: We shall sing praises to the Lord, for God has done
gloriously;
Prayer of Confession
O God of time, we live as if there were no end in sight. We
live as if You did not care how we have spent our lives and used the talents
and resources You gave us. We have wasted our time on frivolous pursuits and
turned down opportunities to serve because it was inconvenient for our plans.
We worry too much and fail to entrust ourselves and our plans to You. Forgive
us for all that is wasteful in our lives, and enable us to face the future
with the confidence that all things are in Your hands. This we ask in the
name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer of Dedication
All things come from You, O God. Our faith, our health and possessions.
Your Son has called us to use these in Your service, and so we come dedicating
these gifts, and our lives, anew to You. Amen.
Pastoral Prayer
Great God, Creator of the heavens and the earth, in whom we
tiny humans live and move and have our being, we give You thanks for the gift
of life. This day, and all our days, is in Your hands. You began time and
will conclude it. You made the earth, and You will end it. Help us to live
with the knowledge that this is true. Save us from useless worry and speculation
about the end. Teach us to live each day as it were our first and our last
so that we might start out with a fresh zeal and seize every opportunity as
a way of serving You.
Give us faith and courage to meet each difficulty with confidence,
and grant us the gratitude to give You thanks for each success. Watch over
our families and friends. Bring us into a better understanding and reconciliation
with our enemies. Strengthen us and our church that we might be better instruments
of Your love in encouraging others to believe in the good news of Your coming
kingdom. Guide and encourage the leaders of our nation, state, and local governments
in seeking Your righteousness and judgment. Save them from self-interest and
from too easily pursuing programs that offer easy answers just because they
are popular. Help our nation to follow ways of peace and reconciliation among
the nations of the world. Watch over and guard the poor, the exploited, and
those despised because of their race. May we as a church become the kind of
fellowship where Your love is demonstrated so that others will be drawn to
You. This we ask in the name of the head of the church, even Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
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