Maundy Thursday Service
PRELUDE:
CALL TO WORSHIP:
Pastor: “My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.” Psalm 31 v 15
HYMN: Come Sing to God................................................................................................. No. 181
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Guide: O Lamb of God, have mercy upon us. On this fateful night, we remember Your betrayal and it reminds us of how often we fail to follow You.
People: O Sacrificial Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
Guide: We remember with shame the sinful secrets of our lives. We recall our past mistakes and most deepest regrets.
People: O Perfect Lamb of God, shield us from God’s wrath and cleanse us with Your blood.
Guide: Do not turn away from when we are desperate for Your help. Do not cast us aside for we fear the darkness of death and the loneliness of life.
People: O Holy Lamb of God, we cling to You and seek Your pardon.
Guide: Help us to be free of former things that have chained us to our sins. Take our lives and change them. Accept our tainted souls and purify them.
People: O Sacred Lamb of God, without Your grace we have no goodness. Without Your acceptance, we have no absolution.
Guide: Prevent us from wasting our lives and squandering our faith. Protect us from temptation and cancel out our sins
People: O Passover Lamb of God, grant us forgiveness and mercy, holiness and sanctification. In Your Holy Name, we pray. Amen.
OLD TESTAMENT READING:................................................................................... Psalm 31:1-8
HYMN: Go To Dark Gethesemane........................................................................................ No. 97
OLD TESTAMENT READING:................................................................................. Psalm 31:9-18
HYMN: Were You There? ................................................................................................. No. 102
OLD TESTAMENT READING:............................................................................... Psalm 31:19-24
Choir Anthem:....................................................................................................................................
HYMN: As Deer Long for the Streams................................................................................ No. 189
NEW TESTAMENT READING:....................................................................... Revelation 20:11-15
HOMILY: Redeem Me, O Lord Rev. John Stuart
OFFERING:
DEDICATION
All: Lord Jesus, we have betrayed You many times and afflicted You with our sorrows. We have caused You to die on the Cross because we are sinful and selfish. We can never repay our debts to You, for what can we offer that will pay for absolute forgiveness and eternal life? We give You these gifts, that others may hear and read Your Words, and that souls may be saved, both near and far. In Your Holy Name, we give and pray. Amen.
COMMUNION - At the appropriate time, the congregation shall come forward to receive the bread and wine. After this, the elders will come to those who wish to take communion where they are seated.
Congregational Prayer: Lord Jesus, You have given everything of Yourself so that we may share in the eternal glories of Your Kingdom. Thank You for Your amazing love and the experience of Your grace this night. In Your Almighty Name, we humbly pray. Amen.
HYMN: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross....................................................................... No. 101
NEW TESTAMENT READING:................................................................................ 2 Peter 3:3-10
Congregation Exits Silently
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