Worship Bulletin-Good Friday

Order of Worship Good Friday

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship: Unison

Almighty God, graciously behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever. Amen.

Opening Hymn: Were You There # 288 v. 1,2

1. Were you there when they crucified my Lord? (Were you there) Were you there when they crucified m Lord? (were you there)

[Refrain]

Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there why they crucified my Lord?(were you there)

2. Were you there when they nailed him to the tree(were you there)Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?(Were you there) 

[Refrain]

Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there why they nailed him to the tree?(were you there

Responsive:

Leader: O my people, O my Church, what have I done to you, or in what have I offended you? 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.

People: Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal One, have mercy upon us.

Prayer: Unison:

Our heavenly Father sent his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved; that all who believe in him might be delivered from the power of sin and death, and become heirs with him of everlasting life. Amen.

Scripture Reading: John 19:1-42

Special: 

Remembering Our Need For Repentance

Unison Prayer:

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Journey to The Cross With Christ

Remembering Our Own Guilt and Denial of Christ, Sending Jesus to The Cross

Pastor: What is truth? Pilate asked. After Pilate said this, he returned to the Jewish leaders and said, “I find no grounds for any charge against him. You have a custom that I release one prisoner for you at Passover. Do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?

People: Not this man. Barabbas! Barabbas! Barabbas!

Pastor: Jesus cried from the cross, using the words of the psalmist: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me.

Hymn of Departure: Were You There # 288 v. 3,4,5

3. Were you there when they pierced him on the side?(Were you there) Were you there when they pierced him on the side?(Were you there)

[Refrain]

Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there why they pierced him on the side?(were you there

4. Were you there when the sun refused to shine?(were you there) Were you there when the sun refused to shine?(were you there)

[Refrain]

Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when the sun refused to shine? (were you there)

5. Were you there when they laid him in the tomb? (were you there) Were you there when they laid him in the tomb? (were you there)

[Refrain]

Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they laid him in the tomb? (were you there)

Benediction: Unison

During this time of Lent, we recall that there is a tomb for all of us. Some of us are already in the tomb. The pride that keeps us from humility and vulnerability, the guilt that keeps us from forgiveness and hope; these things enslave us in the tomb. Christ came so that we might have abundant life. Forgive us for refusing to live. Forgive us the times we choose to deepen the darkness. Amen.

This Service has no end. It is continued on Easter Morning at 10:00 am.