Welcome – Pastor Gayle
Song of Procession – Hosanna
Leaders: Hosanna.
All: Hosanna. (repeat)
Leaders: Hosanna.
All: Hosanna.
Together: Hosanna to the King
Leaders: We welcome him.
All: We welcome him. (repeat)
Leaders: Hosanna.
All: Hosanna.
Together: Hosanna to the King
Leaders: We’ll follow him.
All: We’ll follow him. (repeat)
Leaders: Hosanna.
All: Hosanna.
Together: Hosanna to the King
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Scripture Litany – Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29
Leader: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever!
All: Let the people say, “God’s steadfast love endures forever.”
Leader: Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.
All: This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.
Leader: The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing, it is marvelous in our eyes.
All: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God and he has given us light.
Leader: Bind the festal procession with branches up to the horns of the altar.
All: You are my God and I will give thanks to you O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.
Offering our Gifts
Choir – Hosanna, Loud Hosanna
Doxology – Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise God all creatures here below.
Praise God above you heavenly hosts.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen
Prayer – Pastor Gayle
Scripture Reading – Philippians 2:5-11
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death— even death on a cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
L: The Word of God in scripture; for the Word of God within us and for the Word of God among us we say:
All: Thanks be to God.
Message – From Self-Preservation to Self-Emptying – Pastor Gayle
Prayer of Confession
Most merciful God, we your Church confess that often our spirit has not been that of Christ. Where we have failed to love one another as he loves us, where we have pledged loyalty to him with our lips and then betrayer, deserted, or denied him, where we have filled ourselves up with resentment, bitterness, hate, intolerance, impatience, ingratitude, pride, jealousy, self-pity, and unforgiveness, forgive us we pray. Help us to empty ourselves of all of these and by your Spirit make us faithful in every time of trial through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Pardon:
Who is in a position to condemn? Only Christ. But Christ suffered and died for us, was raised from the dead and ascended on high for us, and continues to intercede for us. Believe the good news: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
All: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven! Glory to God. Amen
The Passion of Christ Jesus
Reading adapted from Mark 14 – Pastor Gayle
Reading – Jesus is denied
Reading – The disciples fall asleep
Hymn – Go to Dark Gethsemane – UMH 290
Go to dark Gethsemane, ye that feel the tempter’s power;
your Redeemer’s conflict see, watch with him one bitter hour.
Turn not from his griefs away; learn of Jesus Christ to pray.
Reading – Jesus is betrayed
Reading – Jesus is put on trial
Hymn – Go to Dark Gethsemane – UMH 290
See him at the judgment hall, beaten, bound, reviled, arraigned;
O the wormwood and the gall! O the pangs his soul sustained!
Shun not suffering, shame or loss, learn of Christ to bear the cross.
Reading – Jesus is sentenced
Hymn – Ah, Holy Jesus – UMH 289
Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended,
that we to judge thee have in hate pretended?
By foes derided, by thine own rejected, O most afflicted!
Act of contrition and hope
Hymn – O, How He Loves You and Me – TFWS 2108
O how he loves you and me! O how he loves you and me!
He gave his life, what more could he give?
O, how he loves you; O, how he loves me;
O, how he loves you and me.
Jesus on Calvary did go; his love for sinners to show.
What he did there brought hope from despair.
O how he loves you; O how he loves me;
O how he loves you and me!
Benediction – Go in peace
May Jesus Christ emptied himself out and became obedient even to death on the cross for our sakes, keep you and strengthen you this week, the most holy of all weeks.
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Please pray for: Laura, Millie, Pearl and Tom, Koto, Ayinde, Lowery family, Zachary, Steve, Donna and Fred, Kyle, Gordon and Joan, Judy S., Israel, Palestinans, Barbara H., Bob and Kathy, Nalo, Wenona, Mark Y., Requests will be kept on the list for 4 weeks and then may be re-submitted. Place prayer cards in offering plate or email cokesburyumc@gmail.com
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Happening Today
Simplified Accountable Structure Town Hall meeting following worship
Lent Study group following Town Hall meeting
Weekend food packing in fellowship hall
This Week at Cokesbury
Choir practice Saturdays at 12 noon adults. 1pm children.
Holy Week: Good Friday Service 6:30 pm
Next Month
Men’s Breakfast Saturday April 6th at 8:45am at Bob Evans
Garage clean out Saturday April 13th 9 am
Welcome Table Potluck every second Sunday at 11:30 am.
Simplified Accountable Structure Town Hall meeting Sunday April 21st following worship
Friday with Friends every Third Friday at 11 am. Bring a bag lunch. Food and conversation.
Connect with Cokesbury:
703.494.5400
Gmail : CokesburyUMC@gmail.com
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Contact Pastor Gayle: 703.980.1029. Mondays are her sabbath.