2022.04.14 FPC Maundy Thursday

APRIL 14, 2022

Maundy Thursday

Humbly Following Jesus Christ

12:00 P.M. WORSHIP APRIL 14, 2022

Maundy Thursday Prelude

Jens Korndörfer Adagio (from the Sonata in F, KV 332) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Welcome www.firstpresatl.org/give

FIRST-TIME VISITORS

Tony Sundermeier

Call to Worship

What shall we offer for all God’s goodness to us?

Let us lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.

One: All:

Prayer of the Day All:

+ Hymn

Holy God, source, and sovereign, you put all power and authority into the hands of Christ—the Christ, who washes our feet in humble service. Teach us to love one another as Christ has loved us, so that everyone will know that we are his disciples; through him and in him, our Teacher and Lord, we pray. Amen.

#216 Beneath the Cross of Jesus – ST. CHRISTOPHER

+ Call to Confession

One: The Apostle Paul wrote to the church at Corinth: Examine yourselves, and only then eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For all who eat and drink without discerning the body, eat and drink judgment against themselves. If we judged ourselves, we would not be judged. But when we are judged by the Lord, we receive discipline so that we may not be condemned along with the world. With confidence in God’s abundant mercy, let us examine ourselves and confess our sin. +Confession of Sin All:

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Eternal God, whose covenant with us is never broken, we confess that we fail to fulfill your will. Though you have bound yourself to us, we will not bind ourselves to you. In Jesus Christ, you serve us freely, but we refuse your love and withhold ourselves from others. We do not love you fully or love one another as you command. In your mercy, forgive and cleanse us. Lead us once again to your table and unite us to Christ, who is the bread of life and the vine from which we grow in grace.

+Declaration of Forgiveness

One:

All:

After Jesus had washed the disciples’ feet, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? If I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.”

Friends, hear and believe the good news of the gospel: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.

Thanks be to God!

+Passing of the Peace

One: All: One:

Peace be with you.

And also with you.

We are forgiven. Be at peace.

Anthem

Brendan Callahan-Fitzgerald, Tenor

Balm in Gilead – Arr. by H.T. Burleigh Prayer for Illumination Scripture Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 (pew Bible, OT, page 56) Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 (pew Bible, OT, page 533) 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (pew Bible, NT, page 163) John 13:1-17, 31b-35 (pew Bible, NT, page 101) One: All:

This is the Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Sermon Symbolic Foot Washing Jesus said, “Unless I wash you, you have no share with me.”

Hymn

#205 Live in Charity – UBI CARITAS

Prayers of the People Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper Invitation Great Prayer of Thanksgiving

One: All: One: All: One: All:

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Words of Institution Communion

Allergen and gluten-free elements are available.

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Closing Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen. + Hymn

#215 What Wondrous Love Is This – WONDROUS LOVE

+Charge and Benediction +Depart in Silence

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PRAYER REQUESTS

7:30 P.M. WORSHIP APRIL 14, 2022

Maundy Thursday Prelude

Jens Korndörfer Adagio (from the Sonata in F, KV 332) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Welcome www.firstpresatl.org/give

FIRST-TIME VISITORS

Tony Sundermeier

Call to Worship

What shall we offer for all God’s goodness to us?

Let us lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.

One: All:

Prayer of the Day All:

+ Hymn

Holy God, source, and sovereign, you put all power and authority into the hands of Christ—the Christ, who washes our feet in humble service. Teach us to love one another as Christ has loved us, so that everyone will know that we are his disciples; through him and in him, our Teacher and Lord, we pray. Amen.

#216 Beneath the Cross of Jesus – ST. CHRISTOPHER

+ Call to Confession Katie Sundermeier

One: The Apostle Paul wrote to the church at Corinth: Examine yourselves, and only then eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For all who eat and drink without discerning the body, eat and drink judgment against themselves. If we judged ourselves, we would not be judged. But when we are judged by the Lord, we receive discipline so that we may not be condemned along with the world. With confidence in God’s abundant mercy, let us examine ourselves and confess our sin. +Confession of Sin All:

Eternal God, whose covenant with us is never broken, we confess that we fail to fulfill your will. Though you have bound yourself to us, we will not bind ourselves to you. In Jesus Christ, you serve us freely, but we refuse your love and withhold ourselves from others. We do not love you fully or love one another as you command. In your mercy, forgive and cleanse us. Lead us once again to your table and unite us to Christ, who is the bread of life and the vine from which we grow in grace.

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+Declaration of Forgiveness

One:

All:

After Jesus had washed the disciples’ feet, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? If I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.”

Friends, hear and believe the good news of the gospel: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.

Thanks be to God!

+Passing of the Peace

One: All: One:

Peace be with you.

And also with you.

We are forgiven. Be at peace.

Anthem

Brendan Callahan-Fitzgerald, Tenor

Balm in Gilead – Arr. by H.T. Burleigh Prayer for Illumination

Rob Sparks

Scripture Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 (pew Bible, OT, page 56)

Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 (pew Bible, OT, page 533) 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (pew Bible, NT, page 163) John 13:1-17, 31b-35 (pew Bible, NT, page 101) One: This is the Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God. Sermon Symbolic Foot Washing Jesus said, “Unless I wash you, you have no share with me.”

Hymn

#205 Live in Charity – UBI CARITAS

Prayers of the People Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper Invitation Great Prayer of Thanksgiving One: The Lord be with you.

All: And also with you.

One: Lift up your hearts.

All: We lift them up to the Lord.

One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Words of Institution Communion

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Allergen and gluten-free elements are available.

Closing Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen. + Hymn

PRAYER REQUESTS

#215 What Wondrous Love Is This – WONDROUS LOVE

+Charge and Benediction +Depart in Silence

Information MINISTERS: ALL MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH PARTICIPATING IN WORSHIP LEADERSHIP TODAY Brendan Callahan-Fitzgerald, Tenor

Rev. Rob Sparks, Senior Associate Pastor for Care

Dr. Jens Korndörfer, Senior Director of Worship, the Arts, and Organist

Dr. Katie Sundermeier, Senior Associate Pastor for Congregational Life

Dr. Tony Sundermeier, Senior Pastor Dr. George B. Wirth, Pastor Emeritus 6

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