The Sounds of the Passion: Crowing Rooster Our Savior Lutheran Church Lent Midweek 4 Newton, Iowa March 14, 2018
LENT MIDWEEK 4 The Sounds of the Passion: Crowing Rooster March 14, 2018 SERVICE OF LIGHT (Please stand) P Jesus Christ is the Light of the world, C the light no darkness can overcome. P Stay with us, Lord, for it is evening, C and the day is almost over. P Let Your light scatter the darkness C and illumine Your Church. PHOS HILARON-HYMN OF LIGHT (Page 244) 2
P Blessed are You, O Lord our God,.Father, Son and Holy Spirit. C Amen. PSALM 141 (Pages 245-247) (Please be seated) 3
PRAYER P Let us pray. Let the incense of our repentant prayer ascend before You, O Lord, and let Your loving-kindness descend on us that, with purified minds, we may sing Your praises with the Church on earth and the whole heavenly host and may glorify You forever. C Amen. 4
HYMN Lord Jesus, Think on Me LSB 610 Lord Jesus, think on me And purge away my sin; From worldly passions set me free And make me pure within. Lord Jesus, think on me, By anxious thoughts oppressed; Let me Your loving servant be And taste Your promised rest. Lord Jesus, think on me Amid the battle s strife; In all my pain and misery, O be my health and life! Lord Jesus, think on me Nor let me go astray; Through darkness and perplexity Point out Your chosen way. Lord Jesus, think on me That, when this life is past, I may the_eternal brightness see And share Your joy at last. THE PASSION ACCOUNT ACCORDING TO ST. MARK Mark 15 And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answered him, You have said so. And the chief priests accused him of many things. And Pilate again asked him, Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you. But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed. Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them. And he answered them, saying, Do you want me to 5
release for you the King of the Jews? For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. And Pilate again said to them, Then what shall I do with the man you call the King of the Jews? And they cried out again, Crucify him. And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But they shouted all the more, Crucify him. So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor s headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. And they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him and kneeling down in homage to him. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they led him out to crucify him. P This is the Word of our Lord. C Thanks be to God. P In many and various ways God spoke to His people of old by the prophets. C But now in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son. HYMN In the Hour of Trial by James Montgomery In the hour of trial, Jesus, plead for me Lest by base denial I depart from thee. When thou see st me waver, With a look recall Nor for fear or favor Suffer me to fall. 6
With forbidden pleasures Should this vain world charm Or its tempting treasures Spread to work me harm, Bring to my remembrance Sad Gethsemane Or, in darker semblance, Cross-crowned Calvary. Should thy mercy send me Sorrow, toil, and woe, Or should pain attend me On my path below, Grant that I may never Fail thy hand to see; Grant that I may ever Cast my care on thee. When my last hour cometh, Fraught with strife and pain, When my dust returneth To the dust again, On thy truth relying, Through that mortal strife, Jesus, take me, dying, To eternal life. THE MESSAGE The Sound of the Crowing Rooster By Pastor David Brandt Luke 22:60 And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times. And he went out and wept bitterly. OFFERING (Please stand) 7
MAGNIFICAT (Pages 248-249) 8
LITANY P In peace let us pray to the Lord. C Lord, have mercy. P..let us pray to the Lord. C Lord, have mercy. (repeated several times) P For the faithful who have gone before us and are with Christ, let us give thanks to the Lord. C Thanks be to God. P Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord. (Silence for meditation) P Rejoicing in the fellowship of all the saints, let us commend ourselves, one another, and our whole life to Christ, our Lord. C To You, O Lord. 9
P O God, from whom come.. Through the merits of Jesus Christ, our Savior, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, Godforever. C Amen. P Taught by our Lord and trusting His promises, we are bold to pray: C Our Father (The Lord s Prayer is printed on the back cover of the hymnal.) P Let us bless the Lord. C Thanks be to God. BLESSING P The almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless and preserve you. C Amen. CLOSING HYMN On My Heart Imprint Your Image LSB 422 On my heart imprint Your image, Blessèd Jesus, King of grace, That life s riches, cares, and pleasures Never may Your work erase; Let the clear inscription be: Jesus, crucified for me, Is my life, my hope s foundation, And my glory and salvation! Acknowledgments Divine Service, Setting One from Lutheran Service Book 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Reprinted with permission. Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Our thanks to the Kieran Roby family for providing the bulletin cover artwork. 10
U U U U U Lord, Teach us to Pray Remember in your prayers... For Healing, Wholeness and Shalom U Bob Bringolf, recuperating at home. U Leola Benac, recuperating at home. U Charlene Vesely, residing at Windsor Manor in Grinnell. U Pastor Mike Maddick and wife, Melanie, both undergoing treatment for cancer. U John McGinley, diagnosed with prostate cancer. U Marilyn Mertz s son, Jim, health concerns. U Geneva Trost. U Robert Wolfe, Bills Jenkins nephew The Ministry of The Pregnancy Center of Central Iowa. Michael McGinley, Kelsi, Katka & Bazil, as Michael continues his ministerial training as a Vicar in Chariton, Iowa. Rev. Dr. Thomas and Mary Aadland, Our Missionaries to Kenya James and Angela Sharp, Our Missionaries to Uruguay. Carl & Chen Hsi Li Hanson, Our Missionaries to Hong Kong, China. J.P. & Aimee Cima, working in Vietnam. Jesse Narit & Naomi Phan, Stronghold, Cambodia. Pastor & Karen Moore, Our Missionaires to Houston, Tx. The Malaria Initiative and the end of Malaria deaths in the world. 11
Dear Members, Easter Lily Order Form Once again, we are asking the members and friends of our congregation to help decorate the church for Easter Sunday. You can be a part in this decorating for your willingness to purchase an Easter Lily. The plants will be delivered the day before Easter Sunday. You may take your plant home and enjoy it after Sunday s service. If you are interested in ordering a lily or two, please sign the form below and place it in the collection plate with your payment. The lilies will cost $10.00 each this year. Orders due March 18th. Name of Donors: Dedications: In memory of In thankfulness of Anniversary of Other # of plants x $10.00 = Total $ 12