Bulletin for Jairus’ Daughter

Welcome and Announcements                   Reader

Prelude:

Opening Prayer

Call to Worship***               Reader

One: Loving God,   Many: we are yours.
We come as we are,  with our cares and concerns.
We long to touch you  and find healing in your embrace.
Strengthen our faith  and heal our brokenness,
ALL: THAT WE MAY WORSHIP YOU WITH JOY. AMEN.

*Opening Hymn Leaning on the Everlasting Arms                 Red Hymnal, 366

*Call to Confession                   Reader                    Let us ask God to renew our confidence in God’s goodness and grace.  

Prayer of Confession (unison): Holy God, you see us as we are.                                   

We confess that we forget that all life comes from you.                                                       We do not always seek and do your will. 

We do not live as your grateful children. We do not love as Christ loved us.

(Silent Confession)

In your mercy, forgive us, heal us and make us whole.

Set us free from our sin, and restore to us the joy of your salvation. Amen.

Words of Assurance (Romans 8:34)

Who is in a position to condemn? Only Christ, and Christ died for us,

Christ rose for us, Christ reigns in power for us, Christ prays for us.

Thank God for the Good News: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.                                                                                                                                                                  

Gloria Patri: (Blue #579) “Glory Be to the Father”                                         Passing of the Peace: The peace of Christ be with you.     And also with you.

Prayers of the People/Lord’s Prayer (traditional)                       Blue Hymnal, p. 14

Celebration of Birthdays and Anniversaries             Reader

Offering Hymn Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing Blue Hymnal, 356

* Doxology (Blue, #592)   Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

* Prayer of Dedication (unison)     Pastor Len 

God, use these gifts to heal and to honor you, In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Prayer for Illumination Blue Hymnal, 426

Lord, speak to me, that I may speak In living echoes of Thy tone;

As Thou hast sought, so let me seek, Thine erring children lost and lone.

Hebrew Scripture Reading: Psalm 121                                                                 Reader

Gospel Scripture Reading: Mark 5:21-4                                                       Pastor Len

Message                                                                    Pastor Len

*Confession of Faith (from the Brief Confession of Faith, 1983)

We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God.

Jesus proclaimed the reign of God: preaching good news to the poor 

and release to the captives, teaching by word and deed and blessing the children, healing the sick and binding up the brokenhearted, eating with outcasts,

forgiving sinners, and calling all to repent and believe the gospel.

Unjustly condemned for blasphemy and sedition, Jesus was crucified,

suffering the depths of human pain and giving his life for the sins of the world.

God raised this Jesus from the dead, vindicating his sinless life,

breaking the power of sin and evil, delivering us from death to life eternal.

Thanks be to God!

*Closing Hymn What a Friend We Have in Jesus Blue Hymnal, 403

*Charge and Benediction                                           Pastor 

Postlude 

*Stand in body and/or spirit   

**Adapted from Bruce Prewer’s Prayers for the 21^st Century; http://www.bruceprewer.com/b_p21.htm

***Adapted from The Abingdon Worship Annual 2009, © 2008 Abingdon Press.  http://www.ministrymatters.com/                                                                                                    Cover picture: http://www.minimannamoments.com/tag/hem-of-his-garment/