This Good Friday Service was designed by Rev. Samual Lundquist.
Prelude
(No music, nature sounds)
Opening Tune (Give e Jesus)
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Give me Jesus.
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
Welcome + Directions
Tonight, we collect across the sacred story of the image of our religion: the cross.
It’s on the cross that we encounter the fullness of humanity—our magnificence, our frailty, our shadows, every thing that our palms and hearts are able to.
However, it’s right here that we additionally witness the fullness of God—unwavering grace and love for the entire world in all of its brokenness and struggling.
It’s all right here on the cross.
This night, we additionally mark the tip of our Lenten journey, a journey that we’ve been prayerfully strolling collectively for the final six weeks. In the event you’ve been with us on Sundays, you recognize we’ve been working towards 5 completely different prayers throughout Lent: Wow, Confession, Assist, Lament, and Gratitude.
Tonight on this secure and quiet place, we’ll be praying these 5 prayers collectively. And as our night involves a detailed, you’ll be invited, in the event you’d like, to carry these prayers to the cross and we’ll provide these prayers out loud.
As we spend this time collectively, you’re invited to sing in the event you’d like or simply pay attention. You’ll be able to sit or transfer. Could this time be no matter you want it to be this night as we mirror on the story of Jesus’s final days.
We start first with a prayer—and as we pray, you’re invited to reply with the phrases, “Come, Holy Spirit.”
Opening Prayer
Liturgist
Holy One,
We come to you on an odd evening:
the place winter meets spring,
the place storm clouds meet sunshine,
the place nightfall meets daybreak—
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit.
Liturgist
We carry to this room
all of who we’re and all that we stock:
our pleasure for the straightforward reward of life,
our hearts heavy with care and concern for these we love,
and our bother in a tough and complicated world—
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit
Liturgist
We come since you promise to be right here
on this sacred story,
in our humble prayers,
within the faces of this group,
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit.
Liturgist
Holy Mild of Resurrection,
shine upon us with hope,
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit. Amen.
The World Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Prayers of Wow)
In a time of nice bother, the world stated, “Give me Jesus.” Folks cried out for a savior, somebody who would heal this world. And so, Jesus got here, bringing mild to the darkness of life. But in addition exhibiting these he encountered that the sunshine and love of God was all the time with them—within the calm after a storm, within the flight of a sparrow, within the mud of the earth. That mild would by no means depart them, regardless of the place they had been or what they had been going by means of.
Scripture: John 1
Ritual
When, the place, how have you ever been amazed by the sunshine and love of God? When has, as Anne Lamott places it, “your mouth dropped open with surprise on the simply sheer great thing about creation?” These are the moments that make us say, “Wow.” And that leads us to a prayer of reward and it’s the prayer we start with tonight.
Directions:
As you take heed to this subsequent tune, think about what you wish to reward God for. Write these in your prayer card that claims “Wow, I’m amazed…” Then, fold it in half if you’re finished.
Tune (Give Me Jesus)
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Give me Jesus.
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
And after I see the solar
And after I see the solar
And after I see the solar
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
And when the day is completed
And when the day is completed
And when the day is completed
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
The Disciples Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Prayers of Gratitude)
On Thursday, as their time with him was drawing to a detailed, the disciples stated, “Give me Jesus” as they gathered round a desk passing bread of Jesus’ life and wine of Jesus’ promise. Collectively, as they puzzled and anxious concerning the future, they remembered the time they shared: the miraculous moments, the joyful group, and most significantly, the love for each other.
Scripture: Matthew 26
Ritual
What are you grateful for at this time—simply at this time? Take into consideration simply the final 24 hours… What’s been good? When have you ever felt liked and cared for? When did you giggle? What was lovely? These are the moments that invite us to say, “Thanks,” and remind us that it doesn’t matter what is occurring on this world, there’s nonetheless goodness round us, too. That is our second prayer: a prayer of gratitude.
Directions:
The communion desk is a desk of thanksgiving, and also you’re invited to return and feast. Take some bread and a cup. And as you do, think about what you’re grateful for at this time. Write these on the prayer card that claims “Thank You.” Fold it in half if you’re finished.
The desk is ready. Everytime you’re prepared, come, style and see that the Lord is sweet.
Tune (O Style and See)
O style and see that the Lord is sweet.
O style and see that the Lord is sweet.
O style and see that the Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The evening is darkish however the Lord is sweet.
The evening is darkish however the Lord is sweet.
The evening is darkish however the Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
On a regular basis, the Lord is sweet.
On a regular basis, the Lord is sweet.
On a regular basis, the Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Authorities Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Prayers of Confession)
On Friday, after plotting to take him away for disrupting the peace of the individuals, the authorities stated, “Give me Jesus.” Then, one-by-one—even after sharing a meal stuffed with gratitude and love—these closest to him turned away and turned him over into their palms. The shadow of betrayal took over the individuals, simply as he had predicted.
Scripture: Luke 22-23
Ritual
It’s onerous to be human. We don’t all the time get it proper—even with the most effective intentions. We make errors and pull ourselves other than each other and from who God calls us to be. Good Friday reveals the shadows that come up in even essentially the most good-hearted individuals, whereas on the similar time proclaiming forgiveness over all of it. Our God is a gracious God. That is our third prayer: the prayer of confession.
Directions:
As we take heed to this tune collectively, think about something in your coronary heart that you could ask forgiveness for—to God, to your self, to a different. Maintain your “I Confess” prayer card as you do that, however we received’t write these down. These are between you and God with the promise of unconditional forgiveness. Fold your card if you’re finished.
Forgiveness is the title of affection practiced amongst individuals who love poorly. The onerous reality is that every one individuals love poorly. That’s the nice work of affection among the many fellowship of the weak, that’s the human household. To forgive one other from the center is an act of liberation. It signifies that I frequently am prepared to forgive the opposite particular person for not being God, for not fulfilling all my wants. And I, too, should ask forgiveness for not having the ability to fulfill different individuals’s wants. When you’ll be able to forgive individuals for not being God, then you’ll be able to rejoice that they’re a mirrored image of God. Forgiveness, due to this fact, liberates not solely the opposite but in addition ourselves. It’s the method to the liberty of the youngsters of God. (Henri Nouwen)
Tune (Hosanna Tune by Paul Zach, John Guerra
With one breath, “Hosanna” we cry
With the subsequent one we are saying, “Crucify!”
With one voice we reward your title
With the identical voice we condemn you to disgrace
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna to the Lord
With palm leaves we welcome your reign
With twisted thorns we crown you with ache
You wash our toes to point out us your love
We wash our palms of your harmless blood
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna to the Lord
We declare you if you are available energy
However we depart you in your horrible hour
We hail you for victory received
However we mock you as you say “It’s finished”
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna to the Lord
Heaven Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Assist and Lament)
On Friday, as Jesus’s life got here to an finish, heaven stated, “Give me Jesus.” On the cross, surrounded by shouting troopers, the group cried out for assist and wailed with grief at what they noticed. The world was not appropriately.
Scripture: Matthew 23 + Luke 27
Ritual
What are the challenges in your life? Or another person’s? What do you want power and knowledge for? What struggling do you see on this world that fills you with confusion and anger? The place is the world not appropriately?
These are our fourth and fifth prayers: the prayer of assist and lament.
Directions:
We’ll now be spending the subsequent jiffy in silence. And on this quiet time, think about your prayers of assist for your self, your family members, the world, in addition to what you’re grieving and annoyed about. Write these on the prayer playing cards that say “Assist” and “Why?” Then, fold them in half if you’re finished.
You’ll hear music that may carry us out of silence, and if you do, you’re invited to carry your entire prayers to the cross and place them within the twine.
[SILENCE]
The Folks Say, “Give Me Jesus.” (Our Prayers Collectively)
On Friday night, the physique of Jesus was taken down and brought away. However individuals stopped the authorities and stated, “Give me Jesus.” His followers—the loud ones and the key ones—took his physique, ready it, and buried it in a backyard. After which, they sat and prayed.
Scripture: John 19 + Matthew 27
Prayer
Notice: prayers are picked from the cross and skim aloud when prompted.
Tonight, we pray with these two ladies. All of our prayers from this night will likely be woven along with the phrases of the Psalms that these ladies would even have identified. In our Good Friday world, that is our prayer for resurrection.
Allow us to pray:
Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is your title all through the earth!
You made your glory larger than heaven!
After we lookup at your skies,
at what your fingers made—
the moon and the celebs
that you just set firmly in place—
we stand humbly in awe.
We’re amazed by…
[Read the prayers of wow]
You’re refuge and power,
a assist all the time close to in instances of nice bother.
That’s why we received’t be afraid when the world falls aside,
when the mountains crumble into the middle of the ocean,
when its waters roar and rage,
when the mountains shake due to its surging waves.
Nations roar; kingdoms crumble.
And we cry out:
[Read prayers of help and lament.]
Have mercy on us, God, in response to your trustworthy love!
Wipe away our errors, in response to your nice compassion!
We confess to you.
[Pull the prayers of confession and put them in the basket.]
Create a clear coronary heart for us, God.
Put a brand new, trustworthy spirit deep inside us.
We belief in your trustworthy love.
Our hearts rejoice in your salvation.
Sure, we are going to sing to you
as a result of you’ve been good to us.
Let our entire being bless your title
and always remember all of your good deeds:
[Read prayers of gratitude.]
Trustworthy God,
maintain our prayers tight in quiet of the tomb
as we maintain on to you in hope.
Could we by no means develop chilly to your Love
or be satisfied that darkness will ever have the ultimate phrase.
We pray for brand new life.
We pray for resurrection.
Hear us, O Lord.
Tune (“Hold Watch and Pray” mashup with “Give Me Jesus”)
Hold watch and pray.
Hold watch and pray.
Only for an hour.
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Oh see his tears.
Come now, draw close to.
A single hour.
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Keep at his aspect.
Await the time.
The ultimate hour
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Keep at his aspect.
Await the time.
The ultimate hour
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Within the morning, he’ll rise
Within the morning, he’ll rise
Within the morning, he’ll rise
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
(Liturgist) I’m the Lord, your God, who introduced you out of Egypt.
You’ll be able to have all this world.
(Liturgist) Keep in mind, I’m with you all the time—even to the tip of the age.
You’ll be able to have all this world.
(Liturgist) I’m the one who goes with you.
I received’t allow you to down, & I’ll by no means abandon you.
However give me Jesus
Exit in Silence
(No music, nature sounds)
This Good Friday Service was designed by Rev. Samual Lundquist.
Prelude
(No music, nature sounds)
Opening Tune (Give e Jesus)
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Give me Jesus.
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
Welcome + Directions
Tonight, we collect across the sacred story of the image of our religion: the cross.
It’s on the cross that we encounter the fullness of humanity—our magnificence, our frailty, our shadows, every thing that our palms and hearts are able to.
However, it’s right here that we additionally witness the fullness of God—unwavering grace and love for the entire world in all of its brokenness and struggling.
It’s all right here on the cross.
This night, we additionally mark the tip of our Lenten journey, a journey that we’ve been prayerfully strolling collectively for the final six weeks. In the event you’ve been with us on Sundays, you recognize we’ve been working towards 5 completely different prayers throughout Lent: Wow, Confession, Assist, Lament, and Gratitude.
Tonight on this secure and quiet place, we’ll be praying these 5 prayers collectively. And as our night involves a detailed, you’ll be invited, in the event you’d like, to carry these prayers to the cross and we’ll provide these prayers out loud.
As we spend this time collectively, you’re invited to sing in the event you’d like or simply pay attention. You’ll be able to sit or transfer. Could this time be no matter you want it to be this night as we mirror on the story of Jesus’s final days.
We start first with a prayer—and as we pray, you’re invited to reply with the phrases, “Come, Holy Spirit.”
Opening Prayer
Liturgist
Holy One,
We come to you on an odd evening:
the place winter meets spring,
the place storm clouds meet sunshine,
the place nightfall meets daybreak—
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit.
Liturgist
We carry to this room
all of who we’re and all that we stock:
our pleasure for the straightforward reward of life,
our hearts heavy with care and concern for these we love,
and our bother in a tough and complicated world—
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit
Liturgist
We come since you promise to be right here
on this sacred story,
in our humble prayers,
within the faces of this group,
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit.
Liturgist
Holy Mild of Resurrection,
shine upon us with hope,
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit. Amen.
The World Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Prayers of Wow)
In a time of nice bother, the world stated, “Give me Jesus.” Folks cried out for a savior, somebody who would heal this world. And so, Jesus got here, bringing mild to the darkness of life. But in addition exhibiting these he encountered that the sunshine and love of God was all the time with them—within the calm after a storm, within the flight of a sparrow, within the mud of the earth. That mild would by no means depart them, regardless of the place they had been or what they had been going by means of.
Scripture: John 1
Ritual
When, the place, how have you ever been amazed by the sunshine and love of God? When has, as Anne Lamott places it, “your mouth dropped open with surprise on the simply sheer great thing about creation?” These are the moments that make us say, “Wow.” And that leads us to a prayer of reward and it’s the prayer we start with tonight.
Directions:
As you take heed to this subsequent tune, think about what you wish to reward God for. Write these in your prayer card that claims “Wow, I’m amazed…” Then, fold it in half if you’re finished.
Tune (Give Me Jesus)
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Give me Jesus.
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
And after I see the solar
And after I see the solar
And after I see the solar
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
And when the day is completed
And when the day is completed
And when the day is completed
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
The Disciples Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Prayers of Gratitude)
On Thursday, as their time with him was drawing to a detailed, the disciples stated, “Give me Jesus” as they gathered round a desk passing bread of Jesus’ life and wine of Jesus’ promise. Collectively, as they puzzled and anxious concerning the future, they remembered the time they shared: the miraculous moments, the joyful group, and most significantly, the love for each other.
Scripture: Matthew 26
Ritual
What are you grateful for at this time—simply at this time? Take into consideration simply the final 24 hours… What’s been good? When have you ever felt liked and cared for? When did you giggle? What was lovely? These are the moments that invite us to say, “Thanks,” and remind us that it doesn’t matter what is occurring on this world, there’s nonetheless goodness round us, too. That is our second prayer: a prayer of gratitude.
Directions:
The communion desk is a desk of thanksgiving, and also you’re invited to return and feast. Take some bread and a cup. And as you do, think about what you’re grateful for at this time. Write these on the prayer card that claims “Thank You.” Fold it in half if you’re finished.
The desk is ready. Everytime you’re prepared, come, style and see that the Lord is sweet.
Tune (O Style and See)
O style and see that the Lord is sweet.
O style and see that the Lord is sweet.
O style and see that the Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The evening is darkish however the Lord is sweet.
The evening is darkish however the Lord is sweet.
The evening is darkish however the Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
On a regular basis, the Lord is sweet.
On a regular basis, the Lord is sweet.
On a regular basis, the Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Authorities Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Prayers of Confession)
On Friday, after plotting to take him away for disrupting the peace of the individuals, the authorities stated, “Give me Jesus.” Then, one-by-one—even after sharing a meal stuffed with gratitude and love—these closest to him turned away and turned him over into their palms. The shadow of betrayal took over the individuals, simply as he had predicted.
Scripture: Luke 22-23
Ritual
It’s onerous to be human. We don’t all the time get it proper—even with the most effective intentions. We make errors and pull ourselves other than each other and from who God calls us to be. Good Friday reveals the shadows that come up in even essentially the most good-hearted individuals, whereas on the similar time proclaiming forgiveness over all of it. Our God is a gracious God. That is our third prayer: the prayer of confession.
Directions:
As we take heed to this tune collectively, think about something in your coronary heart that you could ask forgiveness for—to God, to your self, to a different. Maintain your “I Confess” prayer card as you do that, however we received’t write these down. These are between you and God with the promise of unconditional forgiveness. Fold your card if you’re finished.
Forgiveness is the title of affection practiced amongst individuals who love poorly. The onerous reality is that every one individuals love poorly. That’s the nice work of affection among the many fellowship of the weak, that’s the human household. To forgive one other from the center is an act of liberation. It signifies that I frequently am prepared to forgive the opposite particular person for not being God, for not fulfilling all my wants. And I, too, should ask forgiveness for not having the ability to fulfill different individuals’s wants. When you’ll be able to forgive individuals for not being God, then you’ll be able to rejoice that they’re a mirrored image of God. Forgiveness, due to this fact, liberates not solely the opposite but in addition ourselves. It’s the method to the liberty of the youngsters of God. (Henri Nouwen)
Tune (Hosanna Tune by Paul Zach, John Guerra
With one breath, “Hosanna” we cry
With the subsequent one we are saying, “Crucify!”
With one voice we reward your title
With the identical voice we condemn you to disgrace
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna to the Lord
With palm leaves we welcome your reign
With twisted thorns we crown you with ache
You wash our toes to point out us your love
We wash our palms of your harmless blood
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna to the Lord
We declare you if you are available energy
However we depart you in your horrible hour
We hail you for victory received
However we mock you as you say “It’s finished”
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna to the Lord
Heaven Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Assist and Lament)
On Friday, as Jesus’s life got here to an finish, heaven stated, “Give me Jesus.” On the cross, surrounded by shouting troopers, the group cried out for assist and wailed with grief at what they noticed. The world was not appropriately.
Scripture: Matthew 23 + Luke 27
Ritual
What are the challenges in your life? Or another person’s? What do you want power and knowledge for? What struggling do you see on this world that fills you with confusion and anger? The place is the world not appropriately?
These are our fourth and fifth prayers: the prayer of assist and lament.
Directions:
We’ll now be spending the subsequent jiffy in silence. And on this quiet time, think about your prayers of assist for your self, your family members, the world, in addition to what you’re grieving and annoyed about. Write these on the prayer playing cards that say “Assist” and “Why?” Then, fold them in half if you’re finished.
You’ll hear music that may carry us out of silence, and if you do, you’re invited to carry your entire prayers to the cross and place them within the twine.
[SILENCE]
The Folks Say, “Give Me Jesus.” (Our Prayers Collectively)
On Friday night, the physique of Jesus was taken down and brought away. However individuals stopped the authorities and stated, “Give me Jesus.” His followers—the loud ones and the key ones—took his physique, ready it, and buried it in a backyard. After which, they sat and prayed.
Scripture: John 19 + Matthew 27
Prayer
Notice: prayers are picked from the cross and skim aloud when prompted.
Tonight, we pray with these two ladies. All of our prayers from this night will likely be woven along with the phrases of the Psalms that these ladies would even have identified. In our Good Friday world, that is our prayer for resurrection.
Allow us to pray:
Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is your title all through the earth!
You made your glory larger than heaven!
After we lookup at your skies,
at what your fingers made—
the moon and the celebs
that you just set firmly in place—
we stand humbly in awe.
We’re amazed by…
[Read the prayers of wow]
You’re refuge and power,
a assist all the time close to in instances of nice bother.
That’s why we received’t be afraid when the world falls aside,
when the mountains crumble into the middle of the ocean,
when its waters roar and rage,
when the mountains shake due to its surging waves.
Nations roar; kingdoms crumble.
And we cry out:
[Read prayers of help and lament.]
Have mercy on us, God, in response to your trustworthy love!
Wipe away our errors, in response to your nice compassion!
We confess to you.
[Pull the prayers of confession and put them in the basket.]
Create a clear coronary heart for us, God.
Put a brand new, trustworthy spirit deep inside us.
We belief in your trustworthy love.
Our hearts rejoice in your salvation.
Sure, we are going to sing to you
as a result of you’ve been good to us.
Let our entire being bless your title
and always remember all of your good deeds:
[Read prayers of gratitude.]
Trustworthy God,
maintain our prayers tight in quiet of the tomb
as we maintain on to you in hope.
Could we by no means develop chilly to your Love
or be satisfied that darkness will ever have the ultimate phrase.
We pray for brand new life.
We pray for resurrection.
Hear us, O Lord.
Tune (“Hold Watch and Pray” mashup with “Give Me Jesus”)
Hold watch and pray.
Hold watch and pray.
Only for an hour.
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Oh see his tears.
Come now, draw close to.
A single hour.
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Keep at his aspect.
Await the time.
The ultimate hour
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Keep at his aspect.
Await the time.
The ultimate hour
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Within the morning, he’ll rise
Within the morning, he’ll rise
Within the morning, he’ll rise
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
(Liturgist) I’m the Lord, your God, who introduced you out of Egypt.
You’ll be able to have all this world.
(Liturgist) Keep in mind, I’m with you all the time—even to the tip of the age.
You’ll be able to have all this world.
(Liturgist) I’m the one who goes with you.
I received’t allow you to down, & I’ll by no means abandon you.
However give me Jesus
Exit in Silence
(No music, nature sounds)
This Good Friday Service was designed by Rev. Samual Lundquist.
Prelude
(No music, nature sounds)
Opening Tune (Give e Jesus)
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Give me Jesus.
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
Welcome + Directions
Tonight, we collect across the sacred story of the image of our religion: the cross.
It’s on the cross that we encounter the fullness of humanity—our magnificence, our frailty, our shadows, every thing that our palms and hearts are able to.
However, it’s right here that we additionally witness the fullness of God—unwavering grace and love for the entire world in all of its brokenness and struggling.
It’s all right here on the cross.
This night, we additionally mark the tip of our Lenten journey, a journey that we’ve been prayerfully strolling collectively for the final six weeks. In the event you’ve been with us on Sundays, you recognize we’ve been working towards 5 completely different prayers throughout Lent: Wow, Confession, Assist, Lament, and Gratitude.
Tonight on this secure and quiet place, we’ll be praying these 5 prayers collectively. And as our night involves a detailed, you’ll be invited, in the event you’d like, to carry these prayers to the cross and we’ll provide these prayers out loud.
As we spend this time collectively, you’re invited to sing in the event you’d like or simply pay attention. You’ll be able to sit or transfer. Could this time be no matter you want it to be this night as we mirror on the story of Jesus’s final days.
We start first with a prayer—and as we pray, you’re invited to reply with the phrases, “Come, Holy Spirit.”
Opening Prayer
Liturgist
Holy One,
We come to you on an odd evening:
the place winter meets spring,
the place storm clouds meet sunshine,
the place nightfall meets daybreak—
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit.
Liturgist
We carry to this room
all of who we’re and all that we stock:
our pleasure for the straightforward reward of life,
our hearts heavy with care and concern for these we love,
and our bother in a tough and complicated world—
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit
Liturgist
We come since you promise to be right here
on this sacred story,
in our humble prayers,
within the faces of this group,
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit.
Liturgist
Holy Mild of Resurrection,
shine upon us with hope,
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit. Amen.
The World Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Prayers of Wow)
In a time of nice bother, the world stated, “Give me Jesus.” Folks cried out for a savior, somebody who would heal this world. And so, Jesus got here, bringing mild to the darkness of life. But in addition exhibiting these he encountered that the sunshine and love of God was all the time with them—within the calm after a storm, within the flight of a sparrow, within the mud of the earth. That mild would by no means depart them, regardless of the place they had been or what they had been going by means of.
Scripture: John 1
Ritual
When, the place, how have you ever been amazed by the sunshine and love of God? When has, as Anne Lamott places it, “your mouth dropped open with surprise on the simply sheer great thing about creation?” These are the moments that make us say, “Wow.” And that leads us to a prayer of reward and it’s the prayer we start with tonight.
Directions:
As you take heed to this subsequent tune, think about what you wish to reward God for. Write these in your prayer card that claims “Wow, I’m amazed…” Then, fold it in half if you’re finished.
Tune (Give Me Jesus)
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Give me Jesus.
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
And after I see the solar
And after I see the solar
And after I see the solar
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
And when the day is completed
And when the day is completed
And when the day is completed
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
The Disciples Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Prayers of Gratitude)
On Thursday, as their time with him was drawing to a detailed, the disciples stated, “Give me Jesus” as they gathered round a desk passing bread of Jesus’ life and wine of Jesus’ promise. Collectively, as they puzzled and anxious concerning the future, they remembered the time they shared: the miraculous moments, the joyful group, and most significantly, the love for each other.
Scripture: Matthew 26
Ritual
What are you grateful for at this time—simply at this time? Take into consideration simply the final 24 hours… What’s been good? When have you ever felt liked and cared for? When did you giggle? What was lovely? These are the moments that invite us to say, “Thanks,” and remind us that it doesn’t matter what is occurring on this world, there’s nonetheless goodness round us, too. That is our second prayer: a prayer of gratitude.
Directions:
The communion desk is a desk of thanksgiving, and also you’re invited to return and feast. Take some bread and a cup. And as you do, think about what you’re grateful for at this time. Write these on the prayer card that claims “Thank You.” Fold it in half if you’re finished.
The desk is ready. Everytime you’re prepared, come, style and see that the Lord is sweet.
Tune (O Style and See)
O style and see that the Lord is sweet.
O style and see that the Lord is sweet.
O style and see that the Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The evening is darkish however the Lord is sweet.
The evening is darkish however the Lord is sweet.
The evening is darkish however the Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
On a regular basis, the Lord is sweet.
On a regular basis, the Lord is sweet.
On a regular basis, the Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Authorities Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Prayers of Confession)
On Friday, after plotting to take him away for disrupting the peace of the individuals, the authorities stated, “Give me Jesus.” Then, one-by-one—even after sharing a meal stuffed with gratitude and love—these closest to him turned away and turned him over into their palms. The shadow of betrayal took over the individuals, simply as he had predicted.
Scripture: Luke 22-23
Ritual
It’s onerous to be human. We don’t all the time get it proper—even with the most effective intentions. We make errors and pull ourselves other than each other and from who God calls us to be. Good Friday reveals the shadows that come up in even essentially the most good-hearted individuals, whereas on the similar time proclaiming forgiveness over all of it. Our God is a gracious God. That is our third prayer: the prayer of confession.
Directions:
As we take heed to this tune collectively, think about something in your coronary heart that you could ask forgiveness for—to God, to your self, to a different. Maintain your “I Confess” prayer card as you do that, however we received’t write these down. These are between you and God with the promise of unconditional forgiveness. Fold your card if you’re finished.
Forgiveness is the title of affection practiced amongst individuals who love poorly. The onerous reality is that every one individuals love poorly. That’s the nice work of affection among the many fellowship of the weak, that’s the human household. To forgive one other from the center is an act of liberation. It signifies that I frequently am prepared to forgive the opposite particular person for not being God, for not fulfilling all my wants. And I, too, should ask forgiveness for not having the ability to fulfill different individuals’s wants. When you’ll be able to forgive individuals for not being God, then you’ll be able to rejoice that they’re a mirrored image of God. Forgiveness, due to this fact, liberates not solely the opposite but in addition ourselves. It’s the method to the liberty of the youngsters of God. (Henri Nouwen)
Tune (Hosanna Tune by Paul Zach, John Guerra
With one breath, “Hosanna” we cry
With the subsequent one we are saying, “Crucify!”
With one voice we reward your title
With the identical voice we condemn you to disgrace
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna to the Lord
With palm leaves we welcome your reign
With twisted thorns we crown you with ache
You wash our toes to point out us your love
We wash our palms of your harmless blood
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna to the Lord
We declare you if you are available energy
However we depart you in your horrible hour
We hail you for victory received
However we mock you as you say “It’s finished”
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna to the Lord
Heaven Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Assist and Lament)
On Friday, as Jesus’s life got here to an finish, heaven stated, “Give me Jesus.” On the cross, surrounded by shouting troopers, the group cried out for assist and wailed with grief at what they noticed. The world was not appropriately.
Scripture: Matthew 23 + Luke 27
Ritual
What are the challenges in your life? Or another person’s? What do you want power and knowledge for? What struggling do you see on this world that fills you with confusion and anger? The place is the world not appropriately?
These are our fourth and fifth prayers: the prayer of assist and lament.
Directions:
We’ll now be spending the subsequent jiffy in silence. And on this quiet time, think about your prayers of assist for your self, your family members, the world, in addition to what you’re grieving and annoyed about. Write these on the prayer playing cards that say “Assist” and “Why?” Then, fold them in half if you’re finished.
You’ll hear music that may carry us out of silence, and if you do, you’re invited to carry your entire prayers to the cross and place them within the twine.
[SILENCE]
The Folks Say, “Give Me Jesus.” (Our Prayers Collectively)
On Friday night, the physique of Jesus was taken down and brought away. However individuals stopped the authorities and stated, “Give me Jesus.” His followers—the loud ones and the key ones—took his physique, ready it, and buried it in a backyard. After which, they sat and prayed.
Scripture: John 19 + Matthew 27
Prayer
Notice: prayers are picked from the cross and skim aloud when prompted.
Tonight, we pray with these two ladies. All of our prayers from this night will likely be woven along with the phrases of the Psalms that these ladies would even have identified. In our Good Friday world, that is our prayer for resurrection.
Allow us to pray:
Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is your title all through the earth!
You made your glory larger than heaven!
After we lookup at your skies,
at what your fingers made—
the moon and the celebs
that you just set firmly in place—
we stand humbly in awe.
We’re amazed by…
[Read the prayers of wow]
You’re refuge and power,
a assist all the time close to in instances of nice bother.
That’s why we received’t be afraid when the world falls aside,
when the mountains crumble into the middle of the ocean,
when its waters roar and rage,
when the mountains shake due to its surging waves.
Nations roar; kingdoms crumble.
And we cry out:
[Read prayers of help and lament.]
Have mercy on us, God, in response to your trustworthy love!
Wipe away our errors, in response to your nice compassion!
We confess to you.
[Pull the prayers of confession and put them in the basket.]
Create a clear coronary heart for us, God.
Put a brand new, trustworthy spirit deep inside us.
We belief in your trustworthy love.
Our hearts rejoice in your salvation.
Sure, we are going to sing to you
as a result of you’ve been good to us.
Let our entire being bless your title
and always remember all of your good deeds:
[Read prayers of gratitude.]
Trustworthy God,
maintain our prayers tight in quiet of the tomb
as we maintain on to you in hope.
Could we by no means develop chilly to your Love
or be satisfied that darkness will ever have the ultimate phrase.
We pray for brand new life.
We pray for resurrection.
Hear us, O Lord.
Tune (“Hold Watch and Pray” mashup with “Give Me Jesus”)
Hold watch and pray.
Hold watch and pray.
Only for an hour.
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Oh see his tears.
Come now, draw close to.
A single hour.
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Keep at his aspect.
Await the time.
The ultimate hour
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Keep at his aspect.
Await the time.
The ultimate hour
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Within the morning, he’ll rise
Within the morning, he’ll rise
Within the morning, he’ll rise
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
(Liturgist) I’m the Lord, your God, who introduced you out of Egypt.
You’ll be able to have all this world.
(Liturgist) Keep in mind, I’m with you all the time—even to the tip of the age.
You’ll be able to have all this world.
(Liturgist) I’m the one who goes with you.
I received’t allow you to down, & I’ll by no means abandon you.
However give me Jesus
Exit in Silence
(No music, nature sounds)
This Good Friday Service was designed by Rev. Samual Lundquist.
Prelude
(No music, nature sounds)
Opening Tune (Give e Jesus)
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Give me Jesus.
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
Welcome + Directions
Tonight, we collect across the sacred story of the image of our religion: the cross.
It’s on the cross that we encounter the fullness of humanity—our magnificence, our frailty, our shadows, every thing that our palms and hearts are able to.
However, it’s right here that we additionally witness the fullness of God—unwavering grace and love for the entire world in all of its brokenness and struggling.
It’s all right here on the cross.
This night, we additionally mark the tip of our Lenten journey, a journey that we’ve been prayerfully strolling collectively for the final six weeks. In the event you’ve been with us on Sundays, you recognize we’ve been working towards 5 completely different prayers throughout Lent: Wow, Confession, Assist, Lament, and Gratitude.
Tonight on this secure and quiet place, we’ll be praying these 5 prayers collectively. And as our night involves a detailed, you’ll be invited, in the event you’d like, to carry these prayers to the cross and we’ll provide these prayers out loud.
As we spend this time collectively, you’re invited to sing in the event you’d like or simply pay attention. You’ll be able to sit or transfer. Could this time be no matter you want it to be this night as we mirror on the story of Jesus’s final days.
We start first with a prayer—and as we pray, you’re invited to reply with the phrases, “Come, Holy Spirit.”
Opening Prayer
Liturgist
Holy One,
We come to you on an odd evening:
the place winter meets spring,
the place storm clouds meet sunshine,
the place nightfall meets daybreak—
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit.
Liturgist
We carry to this room
all of who we’re and all that we stock:
our pleasure for the straightforward reward of life,
our hearts heavy with care and concern for these we love,
and our bother in a tough and complicated world—
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit
Liturgist
We come since you promise to be right here
on this sacred story,
in our humble prayers,
within the faces of this group,
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit.
Liturgist
Holy Mild of Resurrection,
shine upon us with hope,
as we name out to you:
All
Come, Holy Spirit. Amen.
The World Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Prayers of Wow)
In a time of nice bother, the world stated, “Give me Jesus.” Folks cried out for a savior, somebody who would heal this world. And so, Jesus got here, bringing mild to the darkness of life. But in addition exhibiting these he encountered that the sunshine and love of God was all the time with them—within the calm after a storm, within the flight of a sparrow, within the mud of the earth. That mild would by no means depart them, regardless of the place they had been or what they had been going by means of.
Scripture: John 1
Ritual
When, the place, how have you ever been amazed by the sunshine and love of God? When has, as Anne Lamott places it, “your mouth dropped open with surprise on the simply sheer great thing about creation?” These are the moments that make us say, “Wow.” And that leads us to a prayer of reward and it’s the prayer we start with tonight.
Directions:
As you take heed to this subsequent tune, think about what you wish to reward God for. Write these in your prayer card that claims “Wow, I’m amazed…” Then, fold it in half if you’re finished.
Tune (Give Me Jesus)
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Within the morning after I rise
Give me Jesus.
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
And after I see the solar
And after I see the solar
And after I see the solar
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
And when the day is completed
And when the day is completed
And when the day is completed
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
However give me Jesus
The Disciples Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Prayers of Gratitude)
On Thursday, as their time with him was drawing to a detailed, the disciples stated, “Give me Jesus” as they gathered round a desk passing bread of Jesus’ life and wine of Jesus’ promise. Collectively, as they puzzled and anxious concerning the future, they remembered the time they shared: the miraculous moments, the joyful group, and most significantly, the love for each other.
Scripture: Matthew 26
Ritual
What are you grateful for at this time—simply at this time? Take into consideration simply the final 24 hours… What’s been good? When have you ever felt liked and cared for? When did you giggle? What was lovely? These are the moments that invite us to say, “Thanks,” and remind us that it doesn’t matter what is occurring on this world, there’s nonetheless goodness round us, too. That is our second prayer: a prayer of gratitude.
Directions:
The communion desk is a desk of thanksgiving, and also you’re invited to return and feast. Take some bread and a cup. And as you do, think about what you’re grateful for at this time. Write these on the prayer card that claims “Thank You.” Fold it in half if you’re finished.
The desk is ready. Everytime you’re prepared, come, style and see that the Lord is sweet.
Tune (O Style and See)
O style and see that the Lord is sweet.
O style and see that the Lord is sweet.
O style and see that the Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The evening is darkish however the Lord is sweet.
The evening is darkish however the Lord is sweet.
The evening is darkish however the Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
On a regular basis, the Lord is sweet.
On a regular basis, the Lord is sweet.
On a regular basis, the Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Lord is sweet.
The Authorities Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Prayers of Confession)
On Friday, after plotting to take him away for disrupting the peace of the individuals, the authorities stated, “Give me Jesus.” Then, one-by-one—even after sharing a meal stuffed with gratitude and love—these closest to him turned away and turned him over into their palms. The shadow of betrayal took over the individuals, simply as he had predicted.
Scripture: Luke 22-23
Ritual
It’s onerous to be human. We don’t all the time get it proper—even with the most effective intentions. We make errors and pull ourselves other than each other and from who God calls us to be. Good Friday reveals the shadows that come up in even essentially the most good-hearted individuals, whereas on the similar time proclaiming forgiveness over all of it. Our God is a gracious God. That is our third prayer: the prayer of confession.
Directions:
As we take heed to this tune collectively, think about something in your coronary heart that you could ask forgiveness for—to God, to your self, to a different. Maintain your “I Confess” prayer card as you do that, however we received’t write these down. These are between you and God with the promise of unconditional forgiveness. Fold your card if you’re finished.
Forgiveness is the title of affection practiced amongst individuals who love poorly. The onerous reality is that every one individuals love poorly. That’s the nice work of affection among the many fellowship of the weak, that’s the human household. To forgive one other from the center is an act of liberation. It signifies that I frequently am prepared to forgive the opposite particular person for not being God, for not fulfilling all my wants. And I, too, should ask forgiveness for not having the ability to fulfill different individuals’s wants. When you’ll be able to forgive individuals for not being God, then you’ll be able to rejoice that they’re a mirrored image of God. Forgiveness, due to this fact, liberates not solely the opposite but in addition ourselves. It’s the method to the liberty of the youngsters of God. (Henri Nouwen)
Tune (Hosanna Tune by Paul Zach, John Guerra
With one breath, “Hosanna” we cry
With the subsequent one we are saying, “Crucify!”
With one voice we reward your title
With the identical voice we condemn you to disgrace
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna to the Lord
With palm leaves we welcome your reign
With twisted thorns we crown you with ache
You wash our toes to point out us your love
We wash our palms of your harmless blood
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna to the Lord
We declare you if you are available energy
However we depart you in your horrible hour
We hail you for victory received
However we mock you as you say “It’s finished”
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna to the Lord
Heaven Stated, “Give Me Jesus” (Assist and Lament)
On Friday, as Jesus’s life got here to an finish, heaven stated, “Give me Jesus.” On the cross, surrounded by shouting troopers, the group cried out for assist and wailed with grief at what they noticed. The world was not appropriately.
Scripture: Matthew 23 + Luke 27
Ritual
What are the challenges in your life? Or another person’s? What do you want power and knowledge for? What struggling do you see on this world that fills you with confusion and anger? The place is the world not appropriately?
These are our fourth and fifth prayers: the prayer of assist and lament.
Directions:
We’ll now be spending the subsequent jiffy in silence. And on this quiet time, think about your prayers of assist for your self, your family members, the world, in addition to what you’re grieving and annoyed about. Write these on the prayer playing cards that say “Assist” and “Why?” Then, fold them in half if you’re finished.
You’ll hear music that may carry us out of silence, and if you do, you’re invited to carry your entire prayers to the cross and place them within the twine.
[SILENCE]
The Folks Say, “Give Me Jesus.” (Our Prayers Collectively)
On Friday night, the physique of Jesus was taken down and brought away. However individuals stopped the authorities and stated, “Give me Jesus.” His followers—the loud ones and the key ones—took his physique, ready it, and buried it in a backyard. After which, they sat and prayed.
Scripture: John 19 + Matthew 27
Prayer
Notice: prayers are picked from the cross and skim aloud when prompted.
Tonight, we pray with these two ladies. All of our prayers from this night will likely be woven along with the phrases of the Psalms that these ladies would even have identified. In our Good Friday world, that is our prayer for resurrection.
Allow us to pray:
Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is your title all through the earth!
You made your glory larger than heaven!
After we lookup at your skies,
at what your fingers made—
the moon and the celebs
that you just set firmly in place—
we stand humbly in awe.
We’re amazed by…
[Read the prayers of wow]
You’re refuge and power,
a assist all the time close to in instances of nice bother.
That’s why we received’t be afraid when the world falls aside,
when the mountains crumble into the middle of the ocean,
when its waters roar and rage,
when the mountains shake due to its surging waves.
Nations roar; kingdoms crumble.
And we cry out:
[Read prayers of help and lament.]
Have mercy on us, God, in response to your trustworthy love!
Wipe away our errors, in response to your nice compassion!
We confess to you.
[Pull the prayers of confession and put them in the basket.]
Create a clear coronary heart for us, God.
Put a brand new, trustworthy spirit deep inside us.
We belief in your trustworthy love.
Our hearts rejoice in your salvation.
Sure, we are going to sing to you
as a result of you’ve been good to us.
Let our entire being bless your title
and always remember all of your good deeds:
[Read prayers of gratitude.]
Trustworthy God,
maintain our prayers tight in quiet of the tomb
as we maintain on to you in hope.
Could we by no means develop chilly to your Love
or be satisfied that darkness will ever have the ultimate phrase.
We pray for brand new life.
We pray for resurrection.
Hear us, O Lord.
Tune (“Hold Watch and Pray” mashup with “Give Me Jesus”)
Hold watch and pray.
Hold watch and pray.
Only for an hour.
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Oh see his tears.
Come now, draw close to.
A single hour.
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Keep at his aspect.
Await the time.
The ultimate hour
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Keep at his aspect.
Await the time.
The ultimate hour
Hold watch with Christ our Lord.
Within the morning, he’ll rise
Within the morning, he’ll rise
Within the morning, he’ll rise
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You’ll be able to have all this world.
(Liturgist) I’m the Lord, your God, who introduced you out of Egypt.
You’ll be able to have all this world.
(Liturgist) Keep in mind, I’m with you all the time—even to the tip of the age.
You’ll be able to have all this world.
(Liturgist) I’m the one who goes with you.
I received’t allow you to down, & I’ll by no means abandon you.
However give me Jesus
Exit in Silence
(No music, nature sounds)
