Order, Words, & Voices
07.28.24, Faces, Penitent, Luke 23:32-43
Order
Pre Worship Music – Spotify – Open and Close
Songs Good Good Father Pato
Holy Spirit
Passage/Prayer Luke 23:32-43 Isaiah
Songs O Come To The Altar Pato
How He Loves
Message Penitent Rick
Music What A Beautiful Name Pato
Community/Benediction Rick
Hope Moment & Closing Peace Rick
Closing Music Sweet Sweet, Spirit Pato/Linda
Post Worship Music – Spotify – Open and Close
- Please record message on camera memory card.
- On the message Video Leave Room above Speaker’s head for the instagram post.
- Screen Share for entire message
Music (Slides) Pato
Good Good Father CCLI Song # 7036612
Verse 1
I’ve heard a thousand stories
Of what they think You’re like
But I’ve heard the tender whisper
Of love in the dead of night
You tell me that You’re pleased
And that I’m never alone
Chorus
You’re a Good Good Father
It’s who You are
It’s who You are
It’s who You are
And I’m loved by You
It’s who I am
It’s who I am
It’s who I am
Verse 2
I’ve seen many searching for answers
Far and wide
But I know we’re all searching for answers
Only You provide
Because You know just what we need
Before we say a word
Bridge
You are perfect in all of Your ways
You are perfect in all of Your ways
You are perfect in all of Your ways to us
Verse 3
Love so undeniable I can hardly speak
Peace so unexplainable I can hardly think
As You call me deeper still
As You call me deeper still
As You call me deeper still
Into love love love
Holy Spirit CCLI Song # 6087919
Verse 1
There’s nothing worth more that will ever come close
No thing can compare You’re our living hope
Your Presence
Verse 2
I’ve tasted and seen of the sweetest of loves
Where my heart becomes free and my shame is undone
In Your Presence Lord
Chorus
Holy Spirit You are welcome here
Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere
Your glory God is what our hearts long for
To be overcome by Your Presence Lord
Interlude
Your Presence Lord
Interlude
Your Presence Lord
Your Presence
Oh God how we love Your Presence Lord
Bridge
Let us become more aware of Your Presence
Let us experience the glory of Your goodness (Lord)
Passage (Slides) Isaiah Luke 23:32-43
There were two actual criminals who, along with Jesus, were led away to be put to death on the hill called ‘the skull’. There, Jesus, along with the criminals who were placed on both sides of Jesus were crucified on the cross.
While still alive, Jesus prayed from the cross, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”
The soldiers who had hung Jesus on the cross, waiting for him to die, passed the time casting lots to divide Jesus’ clothing among themselves. All the while the people stood by watching Jesus die.
The political and religious leaders scoffed at Jesus, saying, “He saved others; if he is the Messiah of God, the chosen one, let him save himself!”
The soldiers also mocked Jesus and offered him sour wine while saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” A small sign had been hung over Jesus’ head that read, “This is the King of the Jews.”
One of the criminals hanging on a cross next to Jesus kept taunting him saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”
The other criminal said to the first, “Even though all three of us have been condemned to die, only you and I deserve this punishment, but he does not, he is innocent and has done nothing wrong.”
Then the second criminal said to Jesus, “Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom.” Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
Join me in the prayer of Jesus,
‘Our Father who art in Heaven hallowed be your 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) Pato
O Come To The Altar CCLI Song # 7051511
Verse 1
Are you hurting and broken within
Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin
Jesus is calling
Have you come to the end of yourself
Do you thirst for a drink from the well
Jesus is calling
Chorus
O come to the altar
The Father’s arms are open wide
Forgiveness was bought with
The precious blood of Jesus Christ
Verse 2
Leave behind your regrets and mistakes
Come today there’s no reason to wait
Jesus is calling
Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy
From the ashes a new life is born
Jesus is calling
Bridge
Oh what a Savior
Isn’t he wonderful
Sing alleluia Christ is risen
Bow down before him
For he is Lord of all
Sing alleluia Christ is risen
Verse 3
Bear your cross as you wait for the crown
Tell the world of the treasure you’ve found
How He Loves CCLI Song # 5032549
Verse 1
He is jealous for me loves like a hurricane
I am a tree bending beneath
The weight of His wind and mercy
When all of a sudden I am unaware of
These afflictions eclipsed by glory
I realize just how beautiful You are
And how great Your affections are for me
Pre-Chorus
Oh how He loves us so
Oh how He loves us
How He loves us so
(REPEAT)
Chorus
(Yeah) He loves us
Oh how He loves us
Oh how He loves us
Oh how He loves
(REPEAT)
Verse 2
We are His portion and He is our prize
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes
If grace is an ocean we’re all sinking
So Heaven meets earth
Like a sloppy wet (unforeseen) kiss
And my heart turns violently inside of my chest
I don’t have time to maintain these regrets
When I think about the way that
Message Rick (Slides)
[S] [Title Slide on Screen Share except for noted slides throughout message]
Old rugged cross (Not BG leader)
[Slide, lyrics for song, is for after introduction of song – show as Rick begins to say lyrics]
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross which was the emblem of suffering and shame. I love that old cross where the dearest and best for a world of lost sinners was slain. So, I’ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last I lay down. I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it someday for a crown.
George Bennard CCLI Song # 19722
[Title Slide]
Reveals wrong approach to Jesus’ Message and Earthly/Eternal Purpose
- Absence of Name of Jesus
- Absence of Message of Life that Jesus had said was his Goal
- Presence of Man Made Theology, Eschatology, Death to Heaven
- Presence of Paul as Filter instead of Jesus Filter (Jesus Death immediately followed by ‘Heaven’, a man made interpretation of Heaven and End Times). Abandoning Jesus’ Life.
The Hill
- Hill – A specifically chosen hill, chosen for those who would be present, and those who would remain at a distance
- Cross – Death on Cross was an act of Deterrence, not correction or punishment, but for a brutal death to be seen and experienced. Those condemned were usually guilty of horrendous crimes usually required death on cross.
- Audience – The makeup of Crowd watching Jesus’ death
- Jesus – Between Two criminals who deserved cross
- Spirit – ongoing work in ignored by most except for Penitent Criminal. Who believed and defended Jesus. ‘Save self and us’
[Slide] Engagement While on Cross – Then the second criminal said to Jesus, “Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom.” Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
[Slide – Greg Carey Quote] “Maintaining continuity between Jesus’ ministry and his death provides one key marker of healthy theology. Jesus announced the reign of God. His works of compassion restored people to wholeness. Dining with Pharisees and sinners alike, Jesus demonstrated the all-inclusive nature of God’s reign.”
[Slide – Greg Carey Quote] “Jesus parables invited people to imagine a world in which Samaritans demonstrate righteousness, scoundrels model wisdom, and widows win justice. His path led him to Jerusalem, where crowds acclaimed him as king. Jesus approaches his death just as he lived, lovingly, compassionatly and mercifully.”
Greg Carey, Professor of New Testament, Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster, Pa.
[Slide] Radical Forgotten truth of Jesus Purpose – The Cross is about life, not death. The life that Jesus came to give to humans is life and life abundant. Not a Narcissistic life, not a life of arrogance or entitlement. Not Riches but a life of Fullness and Wholeness. A life of peace, mercy, compassion, joy, and love. While these are heavenly characteristics they are also traits God calls us to possess and live out here on earth. They are our calling that God speaks to before he ascends to heaven.
[Slide] Jesus’ Life and message was not deleted, erased, or finished at the cross. He must be allowed to live in and through us through our lives.
[Title Slide through Prayer]
Music (Slides) Pato
What A Beautiful Name CCLI Song # 7068424
Verse 1
You were the Word at the beginning
One with God the Lord Most High
Your hidden glory in creation
Now revealed in You our Christ
Chorus 1
What a beautiful Name it is
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a beautiful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
Verse 2
You didn’t want heaven without us
So Jesus You brought heaven down
My sin was great Your love was greater
What could separate us now
Chorus 2
What a wonderful Name it is
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a wonderful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
Bridge
Death could not hold You
The veil tore before You
You silence the boast of sin and grave
The heavens are roaring
The praise of Your glory
For You are raised to life again
Bridge
You have no rival
You have no equal
Now and forever God You reign
Yours is the kingdom
Yours is the glory
Yours is the Name above all names
Chorus 3
What a powerful Name it is
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a powerful Name it is
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
Ending
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
Community (Slides) Rick
Next Sunday, 08.04.24, Joseph of Arimathea, Luke 23:44-56
Holding On To Hope (Slides) Rick
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
“Everybody has it hard, but we can model what it means to find joy even in the midst of hardship. Even in the midst of despair, even in the midst of fear and anxiety. And we can create a different future. Joy is an act of spiritual and political resistance.”
Psalm 130:5-7
I wait for the Lord; my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning. Hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem.
Prayer of Saint Francis Of Assisi
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope;, Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled as to console, To be understood as to understand, To be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; It is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Amen
Closing Peace (Slides) Rick
Leader: May the peace of the Lord go with you.
Response: And also with you.
Closing Music Pato/Linda
Sweet Sweet Spirit CCLI Song # 18204
Verse 1
There’s a sweet sweet Spirit
in this place
And I know that it’s the
Spirit of the Lord
There are sweet expressions
on each face
And I know they feel
the presence of the Lord
Chorus
Sweet Holy Spirit
Sweet heavenly Dove
Stay right here with us
Filling us with Your love
And for these blessings
We lift our hearts in praise
Without a doubt we’ll know
That we have been revived
When we shall leave this place
Verse 2
There are blessings
you cannot receive
Till you know Him
in His fullness and believe
You’re the one to profit when you say
I am going to walk
with Jesus all the way
Chorus
Sweet Holy Spirit
Sweet heavenly Dove
Stay right here with us
Filling us with Your love
And for these blessings
We lift our hearts in praise
Without a doubt we’ll know
That we have been revived
When we shall leave this place
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