Sunday, April 10, 2022 - How can Jesus help you find liberation when life's circumstances feel all consuming?
Online Playlist for Sunday
Theme: How did Jesus live through….. Domination vs. Liberation
(How can Jesus help you find liberation when life’s circumstances feel all consuming?)
Hymn Filled with Excitement (In Person Only)
Welcome
Awakening to God’s Presence (In Person Only)
Hymn 196 All Glory, Laud, and Honor (In Person Only)
(first verse only)
All glory, laud, and honor to thee, Redeemer, King, to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring!
Thou art the King of Israel, thou David’s royal Son, Who in the Lord’s name comest, the King and blessed One.
All glory, laud, and honor to thee, Redeemer, King, to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring!
Prayer for God’s Guidance
Luke 23:1-5 Common English Bible Translation
The whole assembly got up and led Jesus to Pilate and began to accuse him. They said, “We have found this man misleading our people, opposing the payment of taxes to Caesar, and claiming that he is the Christ, a king.” Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus replied, “That’s what you say.” Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no legal basis for action against this man.” But they objected strenuously, saying, “He agitates the people his teaching throughout Judea – starting from Galilee all the way here.” (Question: How do you stay calm in stressful situations?)
Hymn Hosanna, Loud Hosanna (In Person Only)
Luke 23:6-12
Hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean. When he learned that Jesus was from Herod’s district, Pilate sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. Herod was very glad to see Jesus, for he had heard about Jesus and had wanted to see him for quite some time. He was hoping to see Jesus perform some sign. Herod questioned Jesus at length, but Jesus didn’t respond to him. The chief priests and legal experts were there, fiercely accusing Jesus. Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt. Herod mocked him by dressing Jesus in elegant clothes and sent him back to Pilate. Pilate and Herod became friends with each other that day. Before this, they had been enemies. (Question: How can silence bring you perspective?)
Luke 23:13-16
Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people. He said to them, “You brought this man before me as one who was misleading the people. I have questioned him in your presence and found nothing in this man’s conduct that provides a legal basis for the charges you have brought against him. Neither did Herod, because Herod returned him to us. He’s done nothing that deserves death. Therefore, I’ll have him whipped, then let him go. (Question: Have you ever made a decision that you knew wasn’t the right thing to do?)
Hymn 223 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (In Person Only)
(verse four only)
Were the whole realm of nature mine, that were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.
Luke 23:18-21
But with one voice they shouted, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us.” (Barabbas had been thrown into prison because of a riot that had occurred in the city, and for murder.) Pilate addressed them again because he wanted to release Jesus. They kept shouting out, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” (Question: How often have you made judgments based upon feelings rather than the facts?)
Luke 23:22-25
For the third time, Pilate said to them, “Why? What wrong has he done? I’ve found no legal basis for the death penalty in his case. Therefore, I will have him whipped, then let him go.” But they were adamant, shouting their demand that Jesus be crucified. Their voices won out. Pilate issued his decision to grant their request. He released the one they asked for, who had been thrown into prison because of a riot and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will. (Question: Have you ever struggled with making the right decision when it isn’t the popular one to make?)
Hymn O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go (In Person Only)
Reflection Together (In Person Only)
Offering Ourselves to God
During this time let us reflect upon the words from The Brief Statement of Faith
Jesus proclaimed the reign of God: preaching good news to the poor and release to the captives, teaching by word and deed and blessing the children, healing the sick and binding up the brokenhearted, eating with outcasts, forgiving sinners, and calling all to repent and believe the gospel. Unjustly condemned for blasphemy and sedition, Jesus was crucified, suffering the depths of human pain and giving his life for the sins of the world. God raised this Jesus from the dead, vindicating his sinless life, breaking the power of sin and evil, delivering us from death to life.
Special Music (In Person Only)
Receiving New Member (In Person Only)
Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom and the power
and the glory, forever. Amen
Closing Hymn 263 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (In Person Only)
(first & fourth verses only)
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name! Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him Lord of all!
Bring forth the royal Diadem, and crown him Lord of all!
O that with yonder sacred throng we at his feet may fall!
We’ll join the everlasting song, and crown him Lord of all!
We’ll join the everlasting song, and crown him Lord of all!
Benediction
Hymn List
196 All Glory, Laud, and Honor
197 Hosanna, Loud Hosanna
199 Filled with Excitement
223 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
263 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name!
833 O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
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