Order, Words, & Voices
03.24.24, The Cross, Mark 14-15
Order
Pre Worship Music – Spotify – Open and Close
Songs (Hosanna) Praise is Rising Lynn/Team
Lamb of God
Participatory Reading and Prayer Cricklins
Songs Tis Midnight and on Olive’s Brow Lynn/Team
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
Passage Mark 15:15-19, 25-26, 33-34 Mitch
Lords Supper Introduction w/music Rick/Lynn/Team
Distribution/Partaking of elements Martha/Lynn/T
Message The Cross Rick
Music Is He Worthy Lynn/Team
Community/Benediction Rick
Closing Peace Rick
Music This is the Day (Verse 1 & Chorus) Lynn/Team
Post Worship Music – Spotify – Open and Close
Music (slides) Lynn/Team
Hosanna (Praise Is Rising)
Verse 1
Praise is rising
Eyes are turning to You
We turn to You
Hope is stirring
Hearts are yearning for You
We long for You
Pre-Chorus
‘Cause when we see You
We find strength to face the day
In Your presence
All our fears are washed away
(Washed away)
Chorus
Hosanna hosanna
You are the God who saves us
Worthy of all our praises
Hosanna hosanna
Come have Your way among us
We welcome You here Lord Jesus
Verse 2
Hear the sound of
Hearts returning to You
We turn to You
In Your Kingdom
Broken lives are made new
You make us new
Pre-Chorus
‘Cause when we see You
We find strength to face the day
In Your presence
All our fears are washed away
(Washed away)
Chorus
Hosanna hosanna
You are the God who saves us
Worthy of all our praises
Hosanna hosanna
Come have Your way among us
We welcome You here Lord Jesus
Ending
Hosanna hosanna
Lamb Of God
Verse 1
Your only Son no sin to hide
But You have sent Him from Your side
To walk upon this guilty sod
And to become the Lamb of God
Verse 2
Your gift of love they crucified
They laughed and scorned Him as He died
The humble King they named a fraud
And sacrificed the Lamb of God
Chorus
Oh Lamb of God sweet Lamb of God
I love the holy Lamb of God
Oh wash me in His precious blood
My Jesus Christ the Lamb of God
Verse 3
I was so lost I should have died
But You have brought me to Your side
To be led by Your staff and rod
And to be called a lamb of God
Chorus
Oh Lamb of God sweet Lamb of God
I love the holy Lamb of God
Oh wash me in His precious blood
My Jesus Christ the Lamb of God
Participatory Response (Slides) Cricklins
Leader: Long before Bethlehem, before the birth, and decades before the cross, God chose to sacrifice His only Son for the sake of humanity, for the sake of each of us.
Response: God so Loved, and Loves, the world that he gave His Son.
Leader: Long before adulthood, the Son made the choice to know God, to seek the truth, and to fully understand humanity and humanities’ understanding of God.
Response: For the Son proclaimed what he had seen in God’s presence.
Leader: As Jesus sat at the table with his disciples, including those who would betray, deny, and abandon him, he washed their feet and shared the bread and cup.
Response: The love of God, and God’s created, permeated Jesus’ life and His unconditional embrace of all persons.
Leader: As an adult Jesus was unwaveringly committed to God’s calling and refused to step away from God’s truth, compassion, mercy, or God’s love.
Response: Jesus refused to violate the truth in order to gain favor with the powerful, he stood silent in the presence of his accusers.
Leader: Jesus hung on the cross in humility and in pain.
Response: Jesus said to God, ‘Forgive them.’
Leader: Join us in the prayer of Jesus,
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.
Forgive us our trespasses, while we forgive those who trespass against us.
And, lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
Music (slides) Lynn/Team
‘Tis Midnight
Verse 1
‘Tis midnight and on Olive’s brow
The star is dimmed that lately shone
‘Tis midnight in the garden now
The suffering Saviour prays alone
Verse 2
‘Tis midnight and from all removed
The Saviour wrestles lone with fears
E’en the disciple whom He loved
Heeds not his Master’s grief and tears
Verse 3
‘Tis midnight and for others’ guilt
The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood
Yet He that hath in anguish knelt
Is not forsaken by His God
How Deep The Father’s Love For Us
Verse 1
How deep the Father’s love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the Chosen One
Bring many sons to glory
Verse 2
Behold the Man upon a cross
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice
Call out among the scoffers
It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished
Verse 3
I will not boast in anything
No gifts no pow’r no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection
Why should I gain from His reward
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom
Passage (Slides) Mitch
Wanting to satisfy the hateful crowd, the Governor Pilate released Barabbas to them instead of Jesus. Pilate had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace and called together the whole company of soldiers.
They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. And they began to harass Jesus yelling out, “Hail, king of the Jews!”
Again and again the soldiers struck Jesus on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they mockingly paid homage to Jesus. Then they led him out to crucify him.
It was nine in the morning when they crucified Jesus.
The written notice of the charge against Jesus read: the king of the jews.
At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”.
Mark 15:15-19, 25-26, 33-34
Lord’s Supper
Throne Of Grace
Chorus
Come to the throne of grace
Don’t be afraid
I won’t turn you away
Just let me into your heart
And My love will wash your tears away
Verse 1
I know you
I know you completely
And on your darkest journey
I have been with you
All the weight of guilt and shame
You carry on your shoulder
It’s time to hand it over and let it go
Just let it go
Chorus
Come to the throne of grace
Don’t be afraid
I won’t turn you away
Just let me into your heart
And My love will wash your tears away
Verse 2
I can hear the silent tears
Above the noise and laughter
The things you’re running after
Will let you down
So here I stand before you now
With arms of love to hold you
Let my grace enfold you
And come to me
O run to Me
Chorus
Come to the throne of grace
Don’t be afraid
I won’t turn you away
Just let me into your heart
And My love will wash your tears away
Ending
Come just come
Come
Message Rick (No Slides)
Introduction – Cross
Exit 112 and 60
Death symbol when Jesus purpose was to bring life
Cross – Manmade tool of death to give the most affirmation to those in charge
The cross was a brutal attempt to get rid of Jesus and to humiliate Jesus while also striving to discredit his message and mission – and, if the previous two points do not do this job, it carries a goal to scare Jesus’ followers and any persons desiring to Jesus.’
Physical Impact Pain – Christian’s primary focus in lent and easter
Emotional/Mental Impact Pain – humiliation w/audience
Theologian James Cone insists that for us to understand the human motivation in creating the cross that, “Any genuine theology and any genuine preaching of the Christian gospel must be measured against the test of the lynching tree.” and to fully understand our own salvation, we must recognize Jesus’ solidarity with the crucified people as well as “Our own solidarity with the crucified people in our midst.” And, in regard to our Lenten consideration of the Cross and Jesus’ crucifixion on the Cross, we must reflect on what our remembrance of the cross means in light of the still-standing trees that bore lynched bodies in our own homeland.
God’s Use of the Cross was was through the tool of death chosen by man not God – the Cross
To take our sins, the pain of the sin, the pain of the guilt, and the pain of the impact.
New Testament Scholar Ira Diggs says, “The Gospel of Mark weaves various moments of scriptural “fulfillment” into his narrative to convey divine faithfulness—divine faithfulness in continuity with God’s ancient covenant with Israel. We see the depths of this divine faithfulness most clearly in Jesus’ commitment to his mission, which is the restoration of humans and communities to every level of wholeness. Jesus refuses to dial down this ministry to spare his own life, or even to soften the backlash, facing hostility in full confidence that God brings life from death. It is the God of Israel, acting through Jesus on our behalf moving chess pieces in a sordid plot to sacrifice the son.
Zoom out
Final Temple Moment, God not present then God is present in scribe and woman
Week begins with crowd praising Jesus as he enter, and ends with crowd cheering the dying of Jesus. Final Crowd
Both holy moments, both necessity for us to understand that God was present in both – Even when God turned his back
Jesus asked ‘God why did you turn your back on me?’ THen, Jesus said, ‘It is finished.
Message for us
Remember others crucified for belief
Remember to bring Holy with us everywhere, good and bad
Music (Slides) Lynn/Team
Is He Worthy
Verse 1
Do you feel the world is broken
We do
Do you feel the shadows deepen
We do
But do you know that all the dark
Won’t stop the light from getting through
We do
Do you wish that you could see it all made new
We do
Verse 2
Is all creation groaning
It is
Is a new creation coming
It is
Is the glory of the Lord
To be the light within our midst
It is
Is it good that we remind ourselves of this
It is
Chorus 1
Is anyone worthy
Is anyone whole
Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll
The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave
He is David’s Root
And the Lamb who died to ransom the slave
Is He worthy
Is He worthy
Of all blessing and honor and glory
Is He worthy of this
He is
Verse 3
Does the Father truly love us
He does
Does the Spirit move among us
He does
And does Jesus our Messiah
Hold forever those He loves
He does
Does our God intend to dwell again with us
He does
Chorus 2
Is anyone worthy
Is anyone whole
Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll
The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave
He is David’s Root
And the Lamb who died to ransom the slave
From ev’ry people and tribe every nation and tongue
He has made us a kingdom and priests
To God to reign with the Son
Is He worthy
Is He worthy
Of all blessing and honor and glory
Is He worthy
Is He worthy
Is He worthy of this
He is
Ending
Is He worthy
Is He worthy
He is
He is
Community (Slides) Rick
- Next Sunday, 03.31.24, Hope, Mark 16:1-8
- ‘In-Between’ Bible Study, BS this Tuesday at noon at the Nielsens’, Mark 15:1-47, final lenten season bible study for 2024
Closing Benediction (Slide for each line) Rick
We leave this place knowing that the Everlasting God, in His endless love for the human race, sent His only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to take on our nature and to suffer death on the cross.
We leave comforted in the knowledge that the Son of God stepped into our flesh facing the same doubts, fears, rejection, disobedience, grief, and fatal choices that we face.
We leave knowing that Jesus navigated our journey without any compromise of truth, without any encounter where compassion and mercy were absent, and without any relationship that was not shaped and molded by love.
We leave with the challenge to strive to live a life of holiness. A life that reflects the continual and consistent light of God’s sacrifice. A life that runs ahead to the empty grave when hopelessness threatens to consume us.
We leave here knowing that we do this one step at a time. Never abandoned by God, never rejected by God, and never forgotten or unnoticed by God.
We leave this place of grace to be a vessel of grace to our world.
Closing Peace (Slides) Rick
[Slide] Leader: May the peace of the Lord go with you.
[Slide] Response: And also with you.
Music [Slides] Billy/Team
This is the Day CCLI Song # 7195146
Verse 1
Whether the sun will shine
Whether the skies will rain
I know that You are good
And this is the day You made
Whether in life or death
Whether in joy or pain
I know this truth remains
That this is the day You made
Chorus (Repeat Chorus)
This is the day that
the Lord has made
We will rejoice as we lift His name
This is the day that
the Lord has made
Come and rejoice we will rejoice
and be glad in it
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