Lenten service — Third article II
Our Savior Lutheran Church
April 5, 2017 - 7 pm
WELCOME
Welcome to everyone—especially our guests. We are honored that you chose to be with us today.
We will do our best to make you feel welcome and “at home.” Any friend of Jesus is a friend of ours—
and you are definitely a friend of Jesus.
Participate as much or as little as you like during the worship service.
Our worship service is printed out in this folder to make it easier for people to follow along.
May God bless our worship!
Words spoken by the pastor are in plain type.
Words spoken by the congregation are in bold type.
THIS SEASON OF LENT
The word Lent comes from an Old English word for Spring (“lengten,” the time of the year when the
days grow longer). For the last 1700 years, the Church has set aside the 40 days between Ash
Wednesday and Easter as a time of special preparation. It is a time of repentance and renewal.
During Lent, our rejoicing is muted as we remember our Lord’s suffering and death, but it is with a
purpose. We know that the Lord who died took up his life again on Easter Sunday morning. We live
our forty days of Lent in the certain hope of the resurrection.
The color of the season is purple. Purple is the ancient color of royalty. We have this kind of king; he
wore a crown of thorns and carried a cross for us. Thanks be to God!
At one time Christians thought the Apostles’ Creed was written by Christ’s apostles. We have since
learned from history that this creed was developed by God’s Church as a confession to study, learn,
and recite before a person was baptized into the Christian faith. We have kept the name because
this creed accurately confesses the teachings of the Apostles, even if they didn’t write the creed
itself.
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A MEDITATION ON THE
APOSTLES’ CREED
Gather
The Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night and peace at the last.
Amen.
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
To sing praise to your name, O Most High,
To herald your love in the morning,
Your truth at the close of day.
Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.
Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.
Hymn 112 .................................... There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood
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Confession
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
Let us confess our sins in the presence of God and of one another.
Jesus, Remember Me
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I confess to God Almighty, before the whole company of heaven,
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have sinned in thought, word, and deed
by my fault,
by my own fault,
by my own grievous fault;
wherefore I pray God Almighty to have mercy on me, forgive me all my sins, and bring me to everlasting life.
The almighty and merciful Lord grant you pardon, forgiveness, and remission of all your sins.
Amen.
Jesus, Remember Me
I confess to God Almighty, before the whole company of heaven,
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have sinned in thought, word, and deed
by my fault,
by my own fault,
by my own grievous fault;
wherefore I pray God Almighty to have mercy on me, forgive me all my sins, and bring me to everlasting life.
The almighty and merciful Lord grant you pardon, forgiveness, and remission of all your sins.
Amen.
Jesus, Remember Me
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Psalm 16
Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.
I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."
As for the saints who are in the land,
they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.
The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods.
I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips.
LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.
I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
You have made known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand. NIV
Silence for meditation
Lord God, our refuge and fortress, your faithfulness has protected us through this day. Now send
your holy angels to guard us from danger through this night. Give us peaceful rest, free from fear,
that we may wake refreshed to serve you, through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord.
Amen.
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READING OF CHRIST’S PASSION
ACCORDING TO THE FOUR GOSPELS
CRUCIFIXION AND DEATH
Two other men, who were criminals, were led away with Jesus to be executed. They brought
Jesus to the place called Golgotha, which means, “The place of a skull.” They offered him
wine to drink, mixed with gall; but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. They crucified
him there with the criminals, one on his right and the other on his left.
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”
Now it was the third hour when they crucified him.
Pilate also had a notice written and fastened on the cross. It read, “Jesus the Nazarene, the
King of the Jews.” Many of the Jews read this notice, because the place where Jesus was
crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.
So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that
‘this man said, “I am the King of the Jews.”’”
Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts,
one part for each soldier. They also took his tunic, which was seamless, woven in one piece
from top to bottom. So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it. Instead, let’s cast lots to
see who gets it.” This was so that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says:
They divided my garments among them
and cast lots for my clothing.
So the soldiers did these things. Then they sat down and were keeping watch over him
there.
People who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads and saying, “You who were
going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of
God, come down from the cross!”
Those who were crucified with him also insulted him. In the same way the chief priests, experts in the law, and elders kept mocking him. They said, “He saved others, but he cannot
save himself. If he’s the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, and we will
believe in him. He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now, if he wants him, because he said,
‘I am the Son of God.’”
One of the criminals hanging there was blaspheming him, saying, “Aren’t you the Christ?
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Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God, since you
are under the same condemnation? We are punished justly, for we are receiving what we
deserve for what we have done, but this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said,
“Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom.”
Jesus said to him, “Amen I tell you: Today you will be with me in paradise.”
Jesus’ mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene were
standing near the cross. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved
standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother!” And from that time this disciple took her into his own home.
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth
hour, while the sun was darkened.
At the ninth hour Jesus shouted with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which
means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah!”
After this, knowing that everything had now been finished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus
said, “I thirst.”
A jar full of sour wine was sitting there. Immediately one of them ran, took a sponge, and
soaked it with sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and gave him a drink.
When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished!”
Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” When he
had said this, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Suddenly the temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and rocks
were split. Tombs were opened, and many bodies of saints who had fallen asleep were
raised to life. Those who came out of the tombs went into the holy city after Jesus’ resurrection and appeared to many people. When the centurion and those who were guarding
Jesus with him saw the earthquake and how he cried out with a loud voice and breathed
his last, they were terrified and began to glorify God, saying, “This man really was righteous. Truly this was the Son of God.”
When all the groups of people who had gathered to see this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their chests. All those who knew Jesus, and many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and who had served him, were there, watching
from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, Salome, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons. EHV
Hymn 105 vs 1-4 ................................... O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
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Meditation
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of
sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
What does this mean?
I believe that I cannot by my own thinking or choosing believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to
him.
But the Holy Spirit has called me by the gospel, enlightened me with his gifts, sanctified and kept me
in the true faith. In the same way he calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian
Church on earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith.
In this Christian Church he daily and fully forgives all sins to me and all believers.
On the Last Day he will raise me and all the dead, and give eternal life to me and all believers in
Christ. This is most certainly true.
Into your hands I commend my spirit.
Into your hands I commend my spirit.
You have redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth.
Into your hands I commend my spirit.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Into your hands I commend my spirit.
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Hymn 129 ............................................... Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed
Prayer
Hear my prayer, O Lord.
Listen to my cry.
Keep me as the apple of your eye.
Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
In righteousness I shall see you.
When I awake, your presence will give me joy.
O God our Father, by your mercy and might, the world turns safely into darkness and returns again
to light. We place into your hands our unfinished tasks, our unresolved problems, and our unfulfilled hopes, knowing that only what you bless will prosper. To your great love and protection, we
commit each other and all those we love, knowing that you alone are our sure defender. Through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive
those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is
the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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Blessing
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
And the love of God
And the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
Be with you all.
Amen.
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