 Palm Sunday April 5, 2020 9 am Online Worship: Blessing of the Palms, Holy Communion, & Reading of the Passion Gospel according to Matthew Prelude Grand Choeur in C Theodore Salome (1834-1896) Celebrant: Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord. All: Peace in heaven and glory in the highest. Celebrant: Let us pray. Assist us mercifully with your help, O Lord God of our salvation, that we may enter with joy upon the contemplation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and immortality: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Blessing of the Palms Celebrant: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All: It is right to give him thanks and praise. It is right to praise you, Almighty God, for the acts of love by which you have redeemed us through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. On this day he entered into the holy city of Jerusalem in triumph, and was proclaimed as King of kings by those who spread their garments and branches of palm along his way. Let these branches be for us signs of his victory, and grant that we who bear them in his name may ever hail him as our King, and follow him in the way that leads to eternal life; who lives and reigns in glory with you and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen. Celebrant: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. All: Hosanna in the highest. Celebrant: Let us go forth in peace. All: In the name of Christ. Amen Hymn: All glory, laud, and honor [1st verse] Hymnal #154 Holy Communion Celebrant: The Lord be with you. And also with you. Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. Celebrant: All thanks and praise are yours at all times and in all places, our true and loving God; through Jesus Christ, your eternal Word, the Wisdom from on high by whom you created all things. You laid the foundations of the world and enclosed the sea when it burst out from the womb; You brought forth all creatures of the earth and gave breath to humankind. Wondrous are you, Holy One of Blessing, all you create is a sign of hope for our journey; and so as the morning stars sing your praises we join the heavenly beings and all creation as we shout with joy: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Glory and honor are yours, Creator of all, your Word has never been silent; you called a people to yourself, as a light to the nations, you delivered them from bondage and led them to a land of promise. Of your grace, you gave Jesus to be human, to share our life, to proclaim the coming of your holy reign and to give himself for us. Through Jesus Christ our Redeemer, you have freed us from sin, reconciled us to you, and restored us to the glory you intend for us. On the night before he died for us, Jesus was at the table with his friends. He took bread, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to them, saying: Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. As you do this, remember me. As supper was ending, Jesus took the cup of wine, he gave thanks, gave it to them, and said: Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is poured out for you and for all for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, remember me. Gathered in our own homes, as your children, we are made one body in Jesus Christ, Who came in love, lived in love, and died in love, who was and is and is to come. We share in offering our gifts of bread and wine, and we offer to you our lives. Pour out your Spirit upon this offering, that it may be for us the body and blood of Christ, drawing us together as one Spirit in you. Through Christ and with Christ and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, to you be honor, glory, and praise, for ever and ever. Amen. And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name; your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen. The Celebrant breaks the consecrated bread as participants break their bread at home: Celebrant: We break this bread to share in the Body of Christ. People: We who are many are one body, for we all share in the one bread. All share in communion. Prayer of Thanksgiving: Faithful and Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image and nourishing us with spiritual food in this Holy Communion. Now send us forth, a community forgiven, healed, and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world. Amen. Blessing: May Christ who calls you to take up your cross, give you strength to bear your own and one another’s burdens. And the blessing of God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, be with you and remain with you forever. Amen. Musical Interlude: The Old Rugged Cross vv.1 & 2 LEVAS #38 The Holy Gospel of Our Savior Jesus Christ According to Matthew {27:11-54] [Based on the translation by Eugene H. Peterson, The Message] On the Festival of Unleavened Bread, Jesus gathered with his disciples for the Passover meal. When he told them that one of them was going to betray him, they did not believe him. During the meal, Jesus blessed the bread, broke it, and said, “Take, eat, this is my body.” And he blessed the cup, gave thanks, and said “Drink this all of you, this is my blood, God’s new covenant poured out for the forgiveness of sin.” After dinner, they went with him to the Mount of Olives where he brought them to the Garden of Gethsemane. “Wait with me, while I go to pray,” he said. But they fell asleep. Jesus prayed for strength, entrusting his life to God, even though he felt very alone and dreaded what was about to happen. Later that evening, Judas brought to the garden the priests and religious leaders. The other disciples fled while Jesus was taken to Caiphas, the Chief Priest, and the Jewish Council; they tested Jesus so he would say something that would justify turning him over to the governor to be condemned to death for blasphemy and sedition. While they interrogated Jesus, Peter remained in the courtyard, and three times he denied knowing Jesus. Musical Interlude: Stay with me Taize Stay with me, / remain here with me, / watch and pray, watch and pray Jesus stood before Pilate; and the Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You say so.” But he did not answer the accusations by the chief priests and elders. Then Pilate said to him, “Aren’t you going to answer the many accusations they make against you?” But Jesus kept silent. Pilate was amazed. Now it was a custom during the Festival for the governor to pardon a single prisoner named by the crowd. At that time they had a notorious prisoner, called Jesus Barabbas. So after crowd had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” For he realized that the religious leaders had handed Jesus over to him only because they were jealous of his popularity. While Pilate was conducting this interrogation, his wife sent a message to him: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for today I have suffered a great deal because of a dream about him.” Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed. Pilate again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release?” And they said, “Barabbas.” Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” All of them said, “Let him be crucified!” Then he asked, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!” So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing and that a riot was beginning, he took a basin of water and washed his hands in full sight of the crowd, saying, “I am washing my hands of responsibility for this man’s death. It is in your hands.” Then the people as a whole answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” So Pilate released Barabbas for them; and he ordered that Jesus be whipped and then handed to be crucified. Musical Interlude: When I survey the wondrous cross [vv.1 & 4] Hymn #474 When I survey the wondrous cross / where the young Prince of Glory died, my richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride The soldiers assigned to the governor took Jesus into the governor’s palace and got the entire brigade together. They stripped him and dressed him in a red toga. They twisted some branches from a thorn bush to be a crown that they put it on his head. They put a stick in his right hand for a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mocking reverence while each of them said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” while they struck him on the head with the stick. After mocking him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him. As they went out, they came upon a man from Cyrene named Simon and made him carry Jesus’ cross. Arriving at Golgotha, the place they call the Hill of Skulls, they offered him a mild painkiller (a mix of wine and myrrh), but when he tasted it he would not drink it. After they had finished nailing him to the cross and were waiting for him to die, they whiled away the time by throwing dice for his clothes. Above his head they had posted the criminal charge against him: This is Jesus, the King of Jews. Along with him, they also crucified two criminals, one to his right and the other to his left. People passing along the road jeered, shaking their heads in mock lament: “You bragged that you would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days – so save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” In the same way the chief priests also, along with the religious scholars and leaders, made fun of him, saying, “He saved others, yet he can’t even save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, then we will believe in him. He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he wants to; for he said, ‘I am God’s Son.’” The bandits who were crucified with him also made fun of him in the same way. Musical Interlude: He never said a mumbalin’ word [vv.1-5] LEVAS #33 From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” One of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink. But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and breathed his last. At that moment, the Temple curtain was ripped in two, top to bottom. There was an earthquake, and rocks were split in pieces. What’s more, tombs were opened up, and many bodies of believers asleep in their graves were raised. The captain of the guard and those with him were scared to death when they saw the earthquake and everything else that was happening. One of them said, “Surely this man was God’s Son!” Musical Closing: Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Hymnal #172 Were you there when they crucified my Lord? / Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree? Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree? Oh 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? / Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Oh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble / Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
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