Good Friday Worship Service
April 14, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.
ORDER OF SERVICE
PRELUDE
“Amazing Love”
I’m forgiven ‘cause You were forsaken
I’m accepted, You were condemned
I am alive and well, Your spirit is within me
‘Cause You died and rose again
I’m forgiven ‘cause You were forsaken
I’m accepted, You were condemned
I am alive and well, Your spirit is within me
‘Cause You died and rose again
Amazing love, how can it be?
That You, my King would die for me?
Amazing love, I know its true
It’s my joy to honor You
In all I do, I honor You
You are my King
You are my King
You are my King
You are my King
Chris Tomlin
CHORAL INTROIT
No. 138 “Ah, Holy Jesus”
Herzliebster Jesu
... Sanctuary Choir
CALL TO WORSHIP PLEASE STAND
Minister: On this darkest of days, we come before God in prayer, in
the shadow of the cross, a symbol of God’s great love for us.
All: Christ himself bore our sins in his body on the tree.
Minister: That we might die to sin and live to righteousness.
All:
We pray that in the darkness of this world, we will know
the love proclaimed this day, through Jesus Christ our
Lord, in whose Cross we glory.
PROCESSIONAL HYMN
No. 142 “Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross”
Near The Cross
PRAYER OF CONFESSION IN UNISON
We confess, O God,that we have tried to conceal the depth of our
sin. The times we have broken your commandments have a price.
The times we have failed to love you and one another, as our Lord
Jesus Christ commanded, have a price. The decisions we are still
making about our uneasiness of this day, have a price. This day
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of grief and sorrow is not wasted on us, O God, for we do repent.
We are sorry for the price for our forgiveness, and we accept with
gratitude the atonement that has been won for us, through the
same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
KYRIE IN UNISON
Lord have mercy upon us;
Christ have mercy upon us;
Lord have mercy upon us.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
DOXOLOGY PLEASE STAND
No. 152 v.2 We may not know, we cannot tell,
what pains he had to bear;
but we believe it was for us
he hung and suffered there.
Horsley
WELCOME
HYMN PLEASE STAND
“How Deep the Father’s Love For Us”
How deep the Father’s love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the Chosen One
Bring many sons to glory
Behold the man upon a cross
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice
Call out among the scoffers
It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished
I will not boast in anything
No gifts no power no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection
Why should I gain from His reward
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom
Townend
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SCRIPTURE READING
John 19:16-27
Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus; and
carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of the
Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with
him two others, one on either side, with Jesus between them.
Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, “Jesus
of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” Many of the Jews read this inscription,
because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was
written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek. Then the chief priests of the Jews
said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘This man said, I am
King of the Jews.’” Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.”
When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them
into four parts, one for each soldier. They also took his tunic; now the tunic
was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. So they said to one another,
“Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill
what the scripture says, “They divided my clothes among themselves, and
for my clothing they cast lots.” And that is what the soldiers did. Meanwhile,
standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister,
Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother
and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother,
“Woman, here is your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.”
And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.
SERMON
“The biggest gamble of your life”
The Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling
PRESENTATION OF OURSELVES
We invite you to come forward to the cross and place the nail you have been
given into the bucket at the foot of the cross. This symbolizes the forgiveness
of your sins through the crucifixion.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
IN UNISON (VOICES UNITED, P. 921, TOP)
HYMN
“The Power of the Cross” Oh to see the dawn of the darkest day
Christ on the road to Calvary
Tried by sinful men torn and beaten then
Nailed to a cross of wood
Chorus:
This the pow’r of the cross
Christ became sin for us
Took the blame bore the wrath
We stand forgiven at the cross
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Oh to see the pain written on Your face
Bearing the awesome weight of sin
Ev’ry bitter thought ev’ry evil deed
Crowning Your bloodstained brow
Now the daylight flees now the ground beneath
Quakes as its Maker bows His head
Curtain torn in two dead are raised to life
Finished the vict’ry cry
Oh to see my name written in the wounds
For through Your suff’ring I am free
Death is crushed to death life is mine to live
Won through Your selfless love
Chorus:
This the pow’r of the cross
Son of God slain for us
What a love what a cost
We stand forgiven at the cross
OFFERING
OFFERTORY ANTHEM
“He Never Said A Mumbalin’ Word”
Larson
... Sanctuary Choir
They crucified my Lord, and he never said a mumbalin’ word; they crucified my Lord, and
he never said a mumbalin’ word. Not a word, not a word, not a word. They nailed him to
a tree, and he never said a mumbalin’ word; they nailed him to a tree, they pierced him
in the side, and he never said a mumbalin’ word; they pierced him in the side, the blood
came trickalin’ down, and he never said a mumbalin’ word; the blood came trickalin’ down,
he bowed his head and died, and he never said a mumbalin’ word; he bowed his head and
died, and he never said a mumbalin’ word.
PRESENTATION OF THE OFFERING IN UNISON; PLEASE STAND
No. 149 v. 4
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
that were a present far too small:
love so amazing, so divine,
demands my soul, my life, my all.
CLOSING HYMN PLEASE STAND
No. 144 “Were You There”
Were You There
BENEDICTION (IN SILENCE)
Contemporary Band
Bass: Mark Godfrey, Guitar: Noel Di Tosto, Sabine Ndalamba,
Piano: Elaine Choi, Drums: Chris Reesor, Trumpet: Craig Thompson
Vocal: Sabine Ndalamba, David Michael Moote, Olivia LaPointe
CCLI: 2792602
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Easter Sunday
April 16, 2017
9:15 & 11:00 AM Worship Services
The Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling preaching
Services include magnificent choral
music and our festival of flowers.
BLESSING OF THE PETS
SUNDAY, APRIL 23 @ 9:15 A.M.
“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap
or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father
feeds them.”
Matthew 6:26
For safety’s sake, please make sure your pet is
securely leashed or caged.
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