Prelude: Adagio, BWV 564 Johann Sebastian Bach

Richard Harlow, cello

Call to Worship

Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 731) Old Hundredth

Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below;

Praise him above, ye heav’nly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Prayer of Confession

Lord Jesus, our only Savior, be merciful to us and deliver us from all sin, from all error, from all evil; from the wiles of the devil and from everlasting death—deliver us, O Lord. By the mystery of your holy incarnation, by your holy nativity, by your baptism, fasting, temptations—deliver us, O Lord. By the agony and bloody sweat, by your cross and passions, by your death and burial, by your resurrection and ascension, by the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter—deliver us, O Lord. Amen.

Words of Assurance: Isaiah 1:18

Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.

Invocation

Hymn 253: There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood Fountain

Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into ­­heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

Responsive Reading: Psalm 22 (pew Bible p. 457)

Prayer of Intercession

Hymn 247: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded Passion Chorale

Offering Prayer

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Offertory: Were You There arr. Kurt Kaiser

Richard Harlow, cello

Scripture Reading: Mark 15:21–39 (pew Bible, p. 852)

Sermon: Why Did Jesus Die? Dr. Jonny Gibson

Hymn 246: Man of Sorrows! What a Name Hallelujah! What A Savior!

Benediction

Prayerful Reflection

Postlude: Fantasia in C minor Johann Sebastian Bach

Serving today:
Organist: Rev. Colin Howland

Scripture quotations are from the ESV®Bible, copyright©2001 by Crossway. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Hymn lyrics used by permission: CCLI# 2486853

Good Friday

12pm