Good Friday

Call to Worship

Psalm 30:4-5

Hymn of Adoration

Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Wretched (Trinity Hymnal #472)

Confession of Sin

Heavenly Father, You are wise and holy, and all Your judgments are just. We humble ourselves today under Your mighty hand, confessing that we are a proud and hypocritical people. Like the Pharisees we love to project the external appearance of righteousness, while inwardly we are ravenous wolves. We are satisfied when the outside of our cup is clean, yet care nothing for the approval of our Sovereign Creator who alone is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. We confess our hypocrisy as sin and repent of it. For the sake of Your dear Son who suffered and died so that we might have life, cleanse us from all ungodliness and deceit, grant us truth in our inmost being, and help us from now on to walk in the honesty and humility of a renewed life. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

Isaiah 53:3-12

Psalm

Psalm 22 (read responsively) (Trinity Hymnal #163) Page 790

Hymn

Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted (Trinity Hymnal #257)

Matthew’s Account of the Crucifixion of Christ

Matthew 27:32-54

Prayer

Hymn

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Trinity Hymnal #252)

Sermon

The Gospel of Forgiveness (Luke 23:32-38)

Hymn

A Debtor to Mercy Alone (Trinity Hymnal #463)

Benediction

Numbers 6:24-26

Morning Worship

Welcome

Prayer

O Come, All Ye Faithful (Trinity Hymnal #208)

First Lesson from Genesis 3:8-19

God tells sinful Adam that he has lost the life of Paradise and that his seed will bruise the serpent’s head.

Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus (Trinity Hymnal #196)

Second Lesson from Genesis 22:15-18

God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.

Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus (Trinity Hymnal #194)

Third Lesson from Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

The prophet foretells the coming of the Savior.

Good Christian Men, Rejoice (Trinity Hymnal #207)

Fourth Lesson from Isaiah 11:1-9

The peace that Christ will bring is foreshown.

Joy to the World! The Lord Is Come(Trinity Hymnal #195)

Fifth Lesson from Luke 1:26-38

The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Angels We have Heard on High (Trinity Hymnal #214)

Sixth Lesson from Luke 2:1-7

St. Luke tells of the birth of Jesus.

Silent Night, Holy Night (Trinity Hymnal #210)

Seventh Lesson from Luke 2:8-16

The shepherds go to the manger.

While by the Sheep We Watched by Night (Trinity Hymnal (#215)

Eighth Lesson from Matthew 2:1-12

The wise men are led by the star to Jesus.

As with Gladness Men of Old(Trinity Hymnal #226)

Sermon from Genesis 3:15

The Promise of God Fulfilled in Christ

Ninth Lesson from John 1:1-4

God tells sinful Adam that he has lost the life of Paradise and that his seed will bruise the serpent’s head.

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Trinity Hymnal #203)

Closing Prayer Benediction

Numbers 6:24-26

Good Friday

Call to Worship

Psalm 30:4-5

Hymn of Adoration

My Song Is Love Unknown (Trinity Hymnal #182)

Confession of Sin

Heavenly Father, You are wise and holy, and all Your judgments are just. We humble ourselves today under Your mighty hand, confessing that we are a proud and hypocritical people. Like the Pharisees we love to project the external appearance of righteousness, while inwardly we are ravenous wolves. We are satisfied when the outside of our cup is clean, yet care nothing for the approval of our Sovereign Creator who alone is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. We confess our hypocrisy as sin and repent of it. For the sake of Your dear Son who suffered and died so that we might have life, cleanse us from all ungodliness and deceit, grant us truth in our inmost being, and help us from now on to walk in the honesty and humility of a renewed life. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

Isaiah 53:3-6

Psalm

Psalm 22 (read responsively) (Trinity Hymnal #163) Page 790

Hymn

Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted (Trinity Hymnal #257)

Prayer

Hymn

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Trinity Hymnal #252)

Scripture Reading

Old Testament: Isaiah 53:7-12
New Testament: Galatians 2:20 (Sermon Text)

Sermon

From the Living Dead to the Dying Life

Hymn

O Sacred Head Now Wounded (Trinity Hymnal #247)

Benediction

Numbers 6:24-26