Order of Service – Friday 2 April 2021 – GOOD FRIDAY
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CALL TO WORSHIP
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?
O my God, I cry out day by day, but You do not answer, by night, and am not silent.
Yet You are enthroned as the Holy One; You are the praise of Israel.
In You our fathers put their trust; they trusted and You delivered them.
They cried to You and were saved; in You they trusted and were not disappointed. (Psalm 22: 1-5)
HYMN: 350 “There Is A Green Hill Far Away”
A PRAYER SEEKING GOD’S PRESENCE
Lord Jesus, our Saviour, let us come to You:
Our hearts are cold; Lord warm them with Your selfless love.
Our hearts are sinful; cleanse them with Your precious blood.
Our hearts are weak; strengthen them with Your joyous Spirit.
Our hearts are empty; fill them with Your divine presence.
Lord Jesus, our hearts are Yours;
possess them always and only for Yourself. (Augustine of Hippo 354-430)
A LITANY FOR GOOD FRIDAY
Is it nothing to You, all You that pass by?
Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow. (Lamentations 1:12)
The Lord says:
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I led you from slavery to freedom, but you led your Saviour to the cross.
I brought you out of Egypt, but you handed me over to the high priests.
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal One, have mercy on us.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I led you on your way in a pillar of cloud, but you led me to Pilate’s court.
I bore you up with manna in the desert, but you struck me down and scourged me.
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal One, have mercy on us.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I gave you a royal sceptre, but you gave me a crown of thorns.
I raised you to the height of majesty, but you have raised me high on a cross.
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal One, have mercy on us.
My people, what have I done to you?
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I gave you saving water from the rock, but you gave me gall and vinegar to drink.
For you I struck down the kings of Canaan, but you pierced your Saviour with a lance.
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal One, have mercy on us.
We adore You, O Christ, and bless You.
By Your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
If we have died with Him, we shall also live with Him.
If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.
By Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.
BIBLE READINGS
John 18:1-18 (Pages 1071-1072)
HYMN: 345 “Were You There When They …?” (Vrs. 1 & 2)
BIBLE READINGS
John 18:19-40 (Page 1072)
HYMN: 345 “Were You There When They …?” (Vrs. 3 & 4)
BIBLE READINGS
John 19:1-27 (Page 1072-1073)
HYMN: 342 “When I Survey The Wondrous Cross”
BIBLE READING
John 19:28-42 (Page 1073-1074)
HYMN: 339 “O Sacred Head Sore Wounded”
MESSAGE: “Is It Really Finished?” Krikor Youmshajekian
HYMN: 233 “I Will Sing the Wondrous Story”
PRAYER ON GOOD FRIDAY
Jesus Christ Our Lord: Again and again and even today You repeatedly are crucified. You are crucified, where married couples don’t have anything to say to one another and parents and children live without communication. You are crucified, where elderly people are pushed away and looked upon as a burden. You are crucified, where a lonesome human being awaits visit and help and compassion and will not get it. You are crucified, where people are discriminated against by reason of nation, or colour. You are crucified, where people starve, and we don’t do anything to help them. This way, every day, You are crucified anew.
But You, our Lord Jesus Christ, have made Your cross to be a signal of hope for our world. So, we ask You for all nations on earth, help them to stop their hatred, ultra-nationalism and chauvinism, and seek justice and peace. We ask You for our churches, that they not only stick to their tradition, but look for new ways to advance Your salvation to people. We ask You for all those who bear Your name, that they first stop anger and envy, that they become trusted witnesses of Your peace so badly needed in this world. This we ask in Your holy name. Amen. (Rev. Dr. Vahan Tootikian)
HYMN: 344 “Glory Be to Jesus”
COMMISSION AND BENEDICTION
May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing His will, and may He work in us what is pleasing to Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:20-21)
Amen. Amen. Amen!
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