GOOD FRIDAY BULLETIN | APRIL 19, 2019

The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ A narrative reading based on the Biblical account of Christ’s Passion.

 At the mention of the place of the ‘skull’, please stand.

Narrator: Jesus: Judas: Pilate: A Disciple/Witness/Bystander: Peter/Centurion: Slave Girl/Bystander 2/Witness 2: Caiaphas/Priest: MEDITATION Were You There?

Good Friday

Tommy Watts Cary Speaker Jeromy Kelly Sally Ericson Monica Webb Jacob Mohr Lisa deShazo Edward Ogburn Monica Webb, Alto

 BENEDICTION

Dr. Speaker

WORSHIP CONTINUES ON EASTER SUNDAY AT 11AM, CELEBRATING THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD.

CELEBRATING IN WORSHIP: Rev. Dr. Cary Speaker | Interim Pastor Tommy Watts | Director of Music & Organist GUEST MUSICIAN: Luis Rivera | Timpani

GOVERNMENT STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MOBILE, ALABAMA FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2019 | 6PM

DECLARATION OF PARDON

GATHERING

CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE

CHIMING OF THE HOUR VOLUNTARY Jesus Paid It All

Near the Cross Jesus, keep me near the cross, there a precious fountain.

Free to all, a healing stream, flows from Calvary’s mountain.

John T. Grape; arr. Hayes

PRAYER OF THE DAY silent Lord God, on this haunting holy day we come to the place of the skull, the place of the cross, the place of our salvation. In the face of such suffering, show us the face of our Savior. In the shadow of such evil, show us the light of yourgrace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 CALL TO WORSHIP

In the cross, in the cross be my glory ever, Till my raptured soul shall find rest, beyond the river.

PROCLAIMING THE WORD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION OLD TESTAMENT

The people’s responses are in bold.

PSALM

Come and see the beloved Son of God.

He is high and lifted up.

Come and see the Savior of the world.

He is high and lifted up—upon a cross.

 HYMN 221 O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

PASSION CHORALE

PRAYER OF CONFESSION responsive

EPISTLE We, like sheep, have gone astray.

We thought nothing of him.

Yet he, like a lamb, was led to the slaughter.

He was oppressed and afflicted.

(Silent confession)

We hid our faces from him.

Amen.

He bore our sickness and sin.

We believed God was punishing him.

Even the Heavens Are Weeping

Joseph Martin

Even the heavens are weeping as a cross is lifted on high.

The tears of the Father are falling as Jesus goes forth to die.

The sky grows dark as midnight, the thunder starts to cry.

Even now the earth is shaking as they crucify the King.

Hills and valleys all are trembling as the hammer starts to ring.

Hosannas now are silent. The crowds no longer sing.

Even the heavens are weeping as they take Him from the tree.

The sun in its shame hides in shadows and the birds refuse to sing.

The hands of those who loved Him prepare Him for the grave.

Even the heavens are weeping as they carry the Lord away.

Come and see the Ruler of the nations.

Christ Jesus was despised and rejected.

Psalm 22

CHORAL ANTHEM

He is high and lifted up.

Isaiah 52:13-53:12

 GOSPEL

Hebrews 10:16-25 John 18:1-19:42

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