Was it for crimes that I have done, he groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace Unknown! And love beyond degree!” Isaac Watts
Call to Worship
Leader: Let us worship God, who loved us enough to send a Savior!
People: And let us bless Christ for sacrificing himself for our sakes!
Leader: Christ Jesus voluntarily endured suffering, pain, and death that we might be saved!
People: All praise to our Lord Jesus Christ for his redemptive victory over sin and death!
Hymn: “What Wondrous Love is This” No. 292
Prayer of Confession
God of might and mercy, we confess our tendency to turn the Gospel into a message of self-service rather than of self-sacrifice, and to dwell on its rewards while forgetting the renunciations it demands. Forgive us, we pray, and set firmly before us the Passion of the Christ, so that we may be continually reminded by his voluntary suffering, pain, and death. That all his followers might expect crosses as their reward for doing God’s will. In the name of the crucified Christ we pray. Amen.
Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12
Psalm: Psalm 22:1-18
Epistle Lesson: Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9
Apostles’ Creed
Prayers of the People & Lord’s Prayer
Gospel Lesson: John 19:17-30
Reflections on God’s Word
Benediction