Order of Service – Sunday 28 March 2021 – PALM SUNDAY

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GREETINGS

Blessed is the Holy Trinity of love, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, fathering all creation, and blessed is the reign of God, now and forever to the ages of ages.

God be with you.     And also with you.

CALL TO WORSHIP

Give thanks to the Lord for He is good; His love endures forever.

Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.”

Open for me the gates of the righteous; I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.

This is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous may enter.

I will give You thanks, for You answered me; You have become my salvation.

The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvellous in our eyes.

The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.

O Lord, save us! O Lord, grant us success!

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

From the house of the Lord we bless You.

The Lord is God, and He has made His light shine upon us.

With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession upto the horns of the altar.

You are my God, and I will give You thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt You.

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.

                                                                                       (Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29)

HYMN:       142       “Glory Be to God The Father”

INVITATION TO REPENTANCE

Lord Jesus Christ, when our words and actions reflect a reluctance to confess You publicly as Lord of our lives:

        Forgive us.

When we fear that humbling ourselves would be seen by others as weakness, or some kind of defect in our character:

       Forgive us.

When we have betrayed Your love for us through our lack of love to You, for others, and for ourselves:

       Forgive us.

When we find ourselves glossing over the events of Your passion and death because we look forward to Easter as a time to enjoy holidays and have fun.

       Forgive us.

Silence

       Lord Jesus Christ, fix Your mind in us: remake us in Your likeness; empty us of all that hinders us from following You to where pain and suffering, exploitation and injustice exist.

ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS

Who, being in the very natureGod, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very natureof a servant, being made in human likeness and being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross! Therefore, God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess, that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Through His obedience we are freed from whatever sin enslaves us.

       Thanks be to God.

TIME TO PRAY

In silence please offer your prayers to the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

HYMN:       348       “Ride on, Ride on in Majesty”

A PRAYER BEFORE READING THE SCRIPTURES

O Lord, You have given us Your Word for a light to shine upon our path; inspire us to meditate on that Word and to follow its teaching; that we may find its light that shines more and more until the perfect day; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.                                             (Jerome 342-420)

BIBLE READINGS                                                                       Ruth West

Zachariah 9:9 (Page 944)                                                  Psalm 24:7-10(Page 544)

Psalm 118:1-4 (Page 606)                                               Mark 11:1-11 (Page 1003)

HYMN:       724      “Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the Highest!”

MESSAGE:                   “The Lord Needs It!”                   Krikor Youmshajekian

HYMN:       275       “Hail to the Lord’s Anointed”

NOTICES –Time4U – Wednesday 31 March 10:00 am.

  • Elders’ & Council Meetings Wed 31 March 12:00 noon.
  • Good Friday Service – Friday 2 April 9:30 am – At home.
  • Easter Service and Communion – Sunday 4 April 9:30 am.
  • Pizza/Movie Night – Tues 6 April 6:30 pm, start at 7:15 pm.

OFFERING  –

Help us to bring our offerings with an eager heart, not as a comparison with others but as an act of worship to You. May we find the comfort we desire in You and the strength we need in Your name. May Your presence be with us every hour of the day. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

HYMN:       333       “All Glory, Praise and Honour”

BENEDICTION

Go in peace and let the God of new beginnings help you hear the Good News that in Christ the old has passed away and the new has come and that even the darkest wilderness gives way to light and life.

Let’s always remember that Jesus came to die so that we may live.

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To contact Krikor call   0418 417 411

Church Website:  http://www.longueville.unitingchurch.org.au

Church email: standrewsunite@tpg.com.au

Church Office phone: 9427 4740