Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Sermon & Order of Service for 21 March 2018--Lenten Service

When Christian Love and Care Break Forth

Opening Hymn: #408

Opening Verses ……………………..…(Tune: Glory Be to Jesus)
(Isaiah 53:1-3; Isaiah 61:1; Ephesians 2:13)

Glory be to Jesus, who in bitter pains,
Poured for me his life-blood, From his sacred veins.

Grace and life eternal, In that blood I find,
Blest be his compassion, infinitely kind!

P: Who would have believed what we now report? You could have seen the Lord‘s hand in this?
C: It was the will of the Lord that his servants grow like the plant taking root in dry ground.
P: He had no dignity or beauty to make us take notice of him. There was nothing attractive about him, nothing that would draw us to him.
C: We despised him and rejected him; he endured suffering and pain.
P: No one would even look at him we ignored him - we ignored him as if he were nothing

Glory be to Jesus, whose dear blood was shed
That from death God’s people, Might to life be led.

By his cross and passion We with God have peace,
For his blood has purchased From our sins release.

P: When Christian love and care break forth,
C: God’s love breaks through!
P: The Spirit of the Lord God is sent to bring good news to the oppressed and to bind up the broken-hearted.
C: In Jesus Christ, God’s love breaks through!
P: In Jesus Christ all who were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. In him we have access to God in boldness and confidence through faith in him.

Glory be to Jesus Who, our cups to fill,
Came to be our servant, Faithful to God’s will.

Thus our faith is anchored In God’s promise true:
For our broken spirits, There God’s love breaks through.

Prayer of the Day

The First Testament Lesson…………………..…..Romans 12:1-13

The Gospel Lesson ……………………...…………….Mark 14:1-9

Hymn: # 404

Sermonette

(Tune: Abide with Me)

Unto the Lord with broken spirits turn.
Turn from all greed and true repentance learn.
Grace and compassion flow from heav’n above,
For God is slow to anger, filled with love.

Create in me a heart made clean from sin.
A steadfast spirit, Lord, renew within.
Your Holy Spirit ne’er remove from me,
But in your saving joy, Lord, Make me free.

Let all who languish hear the faithful word:
God has drawn near us; our request is heard.
Christ Jesus died, God’s promise to renew:
For broken spirits,
There God’s Love breaks through.

The Offering

The Prayers/ The Lord’s Prayer

A Parting Blessing

P: When Christian care and love break forth,
C: God’s love breaks through!
P: As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, abounding in thanksgiving.
C: In Jesus Christ, God’s love breaks through!
P: And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus, our Lord.
C: Amen.

Closing Hymn: #402

Sermon was based on the Gospel Lesson.

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