Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Worship service prayers

Maundy Thursday Service

Prelude

First reading: Mark 14:17-21

Hymn:              #179    God is My Strong Salvation

Prayer of Urgent Confession

Pastor:             Lord Jesus, You see the truth in our lives and know everything about us. We are not worthy of Your grace, nor are we completely faithful to Your ways. On this terrible night, our sins are amplified and our shame is exposed to You. We know that we have betrayed Your beautiful words and trashed Your sacred teaching.

People:                       O Lord, we are proud instead of being humble. As Christians, we are stubborn and foolish, rather than being steadfast and faithful. We disappoint our loved ones and neglect our neighbor’s needs. We fill our hearts and minds with our own inconsequential trivia, instead of Your eternal truths.

Pastor:             Forgive us, Lord Jesus, for giving in to our fears and succumbing to temptation. Pardon us for casting You aside to embrace the world’s attractions. On this night, above all other nights, help us to hold on to Your hope and get us to grasp the grace of God as His Powerful Spirit passes over us. Hear us now as we silently confess our sins.

Time of personal confession and reflective silence

Pastor:              O Son of Man, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. Amen.

2nd Reading:  Mark 14:22-26

Hymn:              #186    Thy Mercy and Thy Truth, O Lord

3rd Reading:   Mark 14:27-31

Choir Anthem:             My Lord is Weeping

4th reading:   Mark 14:32-42

Hymn:              #97      Go To Dark Gethesemane

Homily             On That Night

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.

Prayer of Thanksgiving (unison)      Lord Jesus, Your Holy Spirit has afflicted and convicted us this evening. We know that we have sent You to the Cross because we are sinful creatures. Despite these failures and faults, You still offer us Your grace and God’s peace. Thank You, Lord Jesus, for redeeming our souls and restoring us to God. In Your Holy Name, we gratefully pray. Amen.

Hymn:              #98      O Sacred Head Now Wounded

Final reading: Mark 14:43-50

Congregation Exits Silently

Maundy Thursday/ Tennebrae Worship service - April 21, 2011

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

Good Friday Worship Service

Good Friday Service – Friday 21 March, 2008

Prelude

Invitation to the Lord’s Supper

Pastor: Lord God, we come into Your Sacred Presence and ask for the blessing of Your Holy Spirit. As we remember the sacrifice of Your Holy Son Jesus Christ, grant us mercy, peace, and love.
People: Bless the bread and wine that we place before You. Make it holy to us and sanctify our hearts and minds, bodies and souls.
Pastor: On this terrible night, forgive our sins and free our souls. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Words of Institution

Communion by intinction

Reading: Mark 15: 1-8

Hymn : 100 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Reading: Mark 15: 9-15

Prayer: Confessional Litany

Pastor: Lord of Creation, we come to You as a people in need of mercy and grace, acceptance and absolution. We know that we have sinned against You and offended others with our thoughtless words and misdeeds.
People: Forgive our sins, O Lord, as we forgive those who have offended and hurt us.

Pastor: Lord of the Cross, we have nailed You with our sins and damaged You with our mistakes. We have bruised You with our lack of love, and have battered Your weary body with our unholy ways.
People: Cleanse our past mistakes and rid our souls of our regrets.

Pastor: Savior of the World, we are guilty of many sins. We have cheapened Your grace by taking You for granted. We have dishonored Your Name by diminishing Your influence over our decisions. We have set You aside to pursue our own selfish desires. We have crucified Your church by constantly neglecting our faith and failing to worship You.
People: O Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

Pastor: Sacred Jesus and Sacrificial Lamb of God, we are unworthy of Your compassion and undeserving of Your grace. We are depraved sinners in need of salvation. We are selfish and fallen creatures in need of redemption
People: Crucified Christ, lead us away from temptation and deliver us from evil.

All: For Thine is the Kingdom, the glory, and the power, forever. Amen.

Reading: Mark 15: 16-24

Anthem The Old Rugged Cross

Reading: Mark 15: 25-34

Hymn: 92: Beneath the Cross of Jesus

Reading: Mark 15: 35-41

Homily Atonement

Reading: Mark 15: 42-47

Hymn: 102 Were You There? (last verse unaccompanied)

People quietly leave the sanctuary