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Service for April 1, 2009

Maundy Thursday

Hymn of Invocation: "Jesus, I Will Ponder Now" - Congregation & Michella Novy - Organ

Call to Worship:  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Invocation and Confession:  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Old Testament Lesson: Jeremiah 31:31-34 (NIV) - Mr. Hubert Dellinger

(A new covenant God will make with His people and He will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more.)

 31 "The time is coming," declares the LORD,
       "when I will make a new covenant
       with the house of Israel
       and with the house of Judah.

 32 It will not be like the covenant
       I made with their forefathers
       when I took them by the hand
       to lead them out of Egypt,
       because they broke my covenant,
       though I was a husband to [a] them, [b] "
       declares the LORD.

 33 "This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel
       after that time," declares the LORD.
       "I will put my law in their minds
       and write it on their hearts.
       I will be their God,
       and they will be my people.

 34 No longer will a man teach his neighbor,
       or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,'
       because they will all know me,
       from the least of them to the greatest,"
       declares the LORD.
       "For I will forgive their wickedness
       and will remember their sins no more."

Footnotes:
  1. Jeremiah 31:32 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac / and I turned away from
  2. Jeremiah 31:32 Or was their master
Psalm: Psalm 116:12-19 (NIV) - Mr. Hubert Dellinger & Congregation

(What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits to me?)

 12 How can I repay the LORD
       for all his goodness to me?

 13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
       and call on the name of the LORD.

 14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
       in the presence of all his people.

 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD
       is the death of his saints.

 16 O LORD, truly I am your servant;
       I am your servant, the son of your maidservant [a] ;
       you have freed me from my chains.

 17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
       and call on the name of the LORD.

 18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
       in the presence of all his people,

 19 in the courts of the house of the LORD—
       in your midst, O Jerusalem.
       Praise the LORD. [b]

Footnotes:
  1. Psalm 116:16 Or servant, your faithful son
  2. Psalm 116:19 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Holy Gospel:  Luke 22:7-38 (NIV) - Rev. Charles Neugebauer

(St. Luke records the preparations and eating of the Passover where Jesus sets apart bread to be His body and wine to be His blood.)

The Last Supper

 7Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover."

 9"Where do you want us to prepare for it?" they asked.

 10He replied, "As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11and say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?' 12He will show you a large upper room, all furnished. Make preparations there."

 13They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.

 14When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God."

 17After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, "Take this and divide it among you. 18For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."

 19And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me."

 20In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you. 21But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. 22The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed, but woe to that man who betrays him." 23They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.

 24Also a dispute arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. 26But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. 27For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. 28You are those who have stood by me in my trials. 29And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, 30so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

 31"Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you[a] as wheat. 32But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."

 33But he replied, "Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death."

 34Jesus answered, "I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me."

 35Then Jesus asked them, "When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?"
      "Nothing," they answered.

 36He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. 37It is written: 'And he was numbered with the transgressors'[b]; and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment."

 38The disciples said, "See, Lord, here are two swords."
      "That is enough," he replied.

Footnotes:
  1. Luke 22:31 The Greek is plural.
  2. Luke 22:37 Isaiah 53:12

Sermon Hymn: "When You Awoke That Thursday Morning" - Congregation & Michella Novy - Organ

Message: "Jesus Pondering His Death"

Rev. Mark Goble

Prayers: - Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Offerings: "Ave Verum Corpus" -  Adult Bell Choir

+SACRAMENT+

Preface:  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer & Congregation

Words of Institution:: Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Sanctus:  "Holy, Holy, Holy Lord"-  Congregation & Michella Novy - Organist 

Agnus Dei: "Lamb of God, You Take Away the Sin of the World" - Congregation & Michella Novy - Organist 

Distribution: "There is a Fountain"   - Julie Stapelman - Piano Solo

Distribution Hymns: Congregation & Michella Novy - Organist

Closing Prayer - Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Stripping of the Altar: "O Dearest Jesus" - Adult Choir & Chuck Hodges - Cantor

Benediction - Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Closing Hymn: "Lord, Support Us All Day Long" - Congregation & Michella Novy - Organ 

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