Good Friday Remembrance Service

Before the worship service begins, please turn off your cell phone.

Call to Worship – Isaiah 53:3-6

Beneath the Cross Of Jesus

Beneath the cross of Jesus, I fain would take my stand, The shadow of a mighty rock Within a weary land; A home within the wilderness, A rest upon the way, From the burning of the noontide heat, and the burden of the day.

Mine eye at times can see The very dying form of one Upon the cross of Jesus, Mine eye at times can see The very dying form of one Who suffered there for me; And from my stricken heart With tears two wonders I confess; The wonders of redeeming love, And my unworthiness.

Prayer for Forgiveness Fashion in us, Lord, eyes within our eyes, so that, with new eyes, we may contemplate your divine sacrifice. Create in us a pure heart, so that, through the power of your Spirit, we may inhale your salvation. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

Silent Meditation

Assurance of Forgiveness

THE STORY

Jesus, Remember Me

Jesus, remember me when you come into Your kingdom.

Wait for the Lord

Wait for the Lord, Whose day is near. Wait for the Lord: Keep watch, take heart!

The Garden: The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus The Gospel According to John 18:1-14

arrest

So they took Jesus

Within Our Darkest Night

Within our darkest night, You kindle the fire That never dies away, That never dies away.

The Denial and Questioning of Jesus The Gospel According to John 18:15-27

Before high priest

So they took Jesus

Before high priest

Lord Jesus Christ

Your light shines within us. Lord Jesus Christ, Your light shines within us. Let not my doubts nor my darkness speak to me. Let my heart always welcome your love

The Gospel According to John 18:28-40 Pilate The Gospel According to John 18:28-40

Before high priest

What Wondrous Love is This

What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul, O my soul, That caused the Lord of bliss To bear the heavy cross For my soul, for my soul, for my soul!

While millions join the theme, To God and to the Lamb, I will sing, I will sing, I will sing, Who is the great I Am While millions join the theme, I will sing!

The Scourging and Sentencing of Jesus The Gospel According to John 19:1-16a

Crown of thorns

Before Pilate

There Can Be No Greater Love

There can be no greater love Than to lay down our life For those we love.

The Crucifixion of Jesus The Gospel According to John 19:16b-30

They crucified Him

Behold your mother, your son

It is finished

Our Eyes Are Turned

to the Lord Jesus Christ. to the Lord God, our Savior. Our eyes are turned to the Lord Jesus Christ. to the Lord God, our Savior.

THE TOMB The Burial of Jesus The Gospel According to John 19:31-42

Pierced side

His burial

Were You There?

Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oooooooh!

to tremble, tremble, tremble. Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

Were you there when they nailed Him to a tree? Oooooooh!

to tremble, tremble, tremble. Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?

Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Oooooooh!

to tremble, tremble, tremble. Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?

Solemn Reproaches from the Cross Behold the Cross on which the Savior of the world was hanged. LISTEN TO HIS VOICE

Silence

The Reproaches These reproaches will be read by individuals in the congregation and the congregation is asked to respond with: LORD, HAVE MERCY

1) O my people, O my church, what have I done to you, or in what have I offended you? Answer me. I led you forth from the land of Egypt and delivered you by the waters of baptism, but you have prepared a cross for your Savior. LORD, HAVE MERCY

2) I led you through the desert forty years, and fed you with manna; I brought you through tribulation and penitence, and gave you, my body, the bread of heaven, but you have prepared a cross for your Savior. LORD, HAVE MERCY

3) What more could I have done for you that I have not done 3) What more could I have done for you that I have not done? I planted you, my chosen and fairest vineyard. I made you the branches of my vine; but when I was thirsty you gave me vinegar to drink and pierced with a spear the side of your Savior, and you have prepared a cross for your Savior. LORD, HAVE MERCY

4) I went before you in a pillar of cloud, and you have led me to the judgment hall of Pilate. I scourged your enemies and brought you to a land of freedom, but you have scourged, mocked, and beaten me. I gave you the water of salvation from the rock, but you have given me gall and left me to thirst, and you have prepared a cross for your Savior. LORD, HAVE MERCY

5) I gave you a royal scepter and bestowed the keys to the kingdom, but you have given me a crown of thorns. I raised you on high with great power, but you have prepared a cross for your Savior. LORD, HAVE MERCY

6) My peace I gave, which the world cannot give, and washed your feet as a sign of my love, but you draw the sword to strike in my name and seek high places in my kingdom. I offered you my body and my blood but you scatter and deny and abandon me, and you have prepared a cross for your Savior. LORD, HAVE MERCY

7) I sent the Spirit of Truth to guide you, and you close your hearts to the Counselor. I pray that all may be one in the Father and Me, but you continue to quarrel and divide. I call you to bring forth fruit, but you cast lots for my clothing, and you have prepared a cross for your Savior. LORD, HAVE MERCY

8) I grafted you into the tree of my chosen Israel, and you turned on them with persecution and mass murder. I made you joint heirs with them of my covenants but you made them scapegoats for your own guilt, and you have prepared a cross for your Savior. LORD, HAVE MERCY

9) I came to you as the least of your brothers and sisters; I was hungry and you gave me no food, was thirsty and you gave me no drink, was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me, and you have prepared a cross for your Savior. LORD HAVE MERCY

Silence

Here is Love

Here is love, vast as the ocean, Loving-kindness as the flood When the Prince of Life, our Ransom, Shed for us his precious blood. Who his love will not remember? Who can cease to sing his praise? He can never be forgotten, Throughout Heav’n’s eternal days.

On the mount of crucifixion, Fountains opened deep and wide; Through the floodgates of God’s mercy Flowed a vast and gracious tide. Grace and love, like mighty rivers, Poured incessant from above, And Heav’n’s peace and perfect justice Kissed a guilty world in love.

Let me all thy love accepting, Love Thee, ever all my days; Let me seek Thy kingdom only. And my life be to Thy praise; Thou alone shalt be my glory, Nothing in the world I see. Thou hast cleansed and sanctified me, Thou Thyself hast set me free.

In Thy truth Thou dost direct me By Thy Spirit through Thy Word; And Thy grace my need is meeting, As I trust in Thee, my Lord. Of Thy fullness thou art pouring Thy great love and power on me, Without measure, full and boundless, Drawing out my heart to Thee.

Please Depart In Silence

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