HOLY WEEK: GOOD FRIDAY 25.3.16

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Scripture Readings: { click to read }
Isaiah 52.13-53.12  |  Psalm 22.1-17  |  Hebrews 4.14-16; 5.7-9 | John 19.17-30  |
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Grieving God,
on the cross Your Son embraced death even as He had embraced life; faithfully and with good courage.
Grant that we who have been born out of His wounded side may hold fast to our faith in Him.
Make us steadfast witnesses of our Saviour's reign that we may live in the pattern of Christ, Who was faithful in all things, even death. In the name of Him
Whose darkest hour gives Light and Hope.   Amen.
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prayers reprinted {with modifications} from Revised Common Lectionary Prayers, 
copyright 2002 Consultation on Common Texts ___________
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GOOD FRIDAY: GOOD NEWS 18.4.14

For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world,
but rather so that through Him, the world might be saved.

John 3:16-17

Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)

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Good Friday . . .

Readings:

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Isaiah 52.13 - 53.12

Psalm 22.1-17

My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?

Hebrews 4.14-16 ; 5.7-9

John 18.1-19, 42

Our heavenly Father sent His Son into the world,
not to condemn the world,
but that the world through Him might be saved,
that all who believe in Him
might be delivered from the power of sin and death
and become heirs with Him of eternal life.

All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way,
And the Lord has laid on Him
the iniquity of us all.

Christ the Lord became obedient unto death,
even death on a cross...

Almighty God,
our heavenly Father,
we have sinned
in thought, in word and deed;
we have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
We pray You of your mercy,
forgive us all that is past,
and grant that we may serve You
in newness of life
to the glory of Your Name.
Amen.

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The Goodness of this Friday ~

LOVE is Against the Grain ...

Holy Week Worship for Friday Five 3/30

Holy Week is upon us.

here' today's challenge from my Rev Gal Blog Pal Mary Beth~
Realizing that most of our Rev Gal Blog Pal readers are clergy, 

and that clergy don't necessarily have the opportunity to fully worship 

when responsible for leading (creating, writing, facilitating) worship:

I invite you to share five favourite Holy Week things, 

five things that are truly worshipful for you.  

It may be that it's the way they are done in your congregation 

(or were done in a previous one).  

It may be your personal preparation for certain services or observances.

Breathe.  Be still.  

Look to the week ahead, and Holy Weeks past, 

and imagine the worship.
Bonus: post a piece of music that "is" Holy Week for you.

here are my five ~

1 Definitely Maundy Thursday.

the blessing of leading new believers into the deep truths of 

loving each other

serving each other

in humbling one's self before the other

as Christ led by example.

breaking and serving each other the bread and wine

in Remembrance of Him...

2 Celebration of the Palm Branch Praise Service

the JoY and exuberance 

of welcoming Christ

Hosannas of Gratitude in Thanksgiving for Who He IS ~

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3  the depths of Christ's agony on our behalf

His willingness to suffer what we deserved 

in recognition of our sins against God

truly Good this Friday worship ~

4 Easter Eve with the Great Vigil

anticipation ...

all with candles awaiting the Light of the Risen Christ

"we share in the light of Your glory through Your Son,

The Light of the World

inflame us with new hope..."

"For Christ has ransomed us with His blood,

and paid for us the price of Adam's sin to our Eternal Father!"

yes ~ truly a night of Triumphal worship as we welcome the Risen Lord!

5 that Holy Week is just that!

It's more than just an Easter sunday one day event.

It's an entire week of deeply meaningful worship

of Christ and all He IS and has done...

following the spiritual journey of Lent

it is a week of intense awe and wonder of our Great God!

Love and Gratitude openly expressed in Worship

here's an amazing expression of that worship

 join the worship with me ?~

Every Blessing 

on your Worship and Celebration 

of New Life in Christ !



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