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ORDER OF WORSHIP
Friday, March 29, 2024 7:00pm PLEASE SILENCE OR PLACE YOUR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE.
GATHERING
PRELUDE
ANTHEM Thy Will Be Done / My Time Has Come Craig Courtney
*THE INVITATION
Leader: Come, let us gather tonight in the shadow of the Cross of Christ.
People: We gather to remember the overwhelming evidence of God’s ultimate sacrifice of love for the world.
Leader: Who would have guessed that the height and depth, the length and width of God’s love might look like this: Our Savior on a Cross?
People: Certainly not us. Not us, who are too often lost amid the world’s distractions and responsibilities. Not us, for whom self righteousness and sin are the norm.
Leader: Let us gather again in the shadow of the Cross of Christ, that we may die to sin, and rise to new life in Jesus Christ.
People: On this night we all gather in the shadow of the Cross of Christ.
*HYMN Beneath the Cross of Jesus
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Gracious Lord Jesus, had we been on trial that day, there would be no doubt that we would have been found guilty. Guilty of sinning, guilty of falling short of your hopes for us, guilty of denying You. Holiness is far from us. So, we cry out for salvation, for forgiveness and for the restoration of the glory of Your image within us. Lord have mercy on us sinners. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON (1 John 1:9)
Leader: If we confess our sins God is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Therefore, let assure one another of God’s pardon. All: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God.
SCRIPTURE: The Crucifixion of Jesus
ANTHEM
Matthew 27:32-44
Thou Wouldst Fain Destroy the Temple
And the crowd then passing by him, all did rail upon him, and wagging their heads at him, they said unto him!
Thou wouldst fain destroy the temple; If thou be Jesus, Son of the Father, now from the cross descend, that we may believe thee, and behold thee, that we may behold thee.
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Théodore Dubois
SCRIPTURE: The Death of Jesus Matthew 27:45-54 Page 1421 Pew Bible
ANTHEM
God, my Father, God, my Father, O why hast thou forsaken me?
My God Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? Dubois
LITURGICAL PRESENTATION
His Hour Has Come The Disciples
*HYMN Sacred Head Now Wounded
SCRIPTURE
Hebrews 12:18-28
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MEDITATION “Where Is the Hour of Deliverance?” Rev. Jim Noble
SCRIPTURE: The Burial of Jesus
DEPART IN SILENCE
Matthew 27:57-61
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You are invited to join us for our Easter Services Sunday, March 31, 2024
We commemorate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
6:30am Sunrise Service on the Patio 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00am in the Sanctuary With the Sonoran Brass and orchestra
