Miramar United Methodist Church

Miramar United Methodist Church

Pastor David Range

Order of Worship for March 21, 2008, 7:30 p.m.

Good Friday Tenebrae Service

As a courtesy to all, Please place cell phones and pagers to silent mode.

Please stand as you are able for items marked with asterisk*

PRELUDE

*CALL TO WORSHIP

God is light, in whom there is no darkness at all.

Jesus Christ is the light of the world.

And this is the judgment,

that the light has come into the world,

and we loved darkness rather than light.

*HYMN 287                                O Love Divine, What Hast Thou Done

PRAYER

Loving God, we know that you seek the lost and wandering sheep.  May our worship today be the means through which many come to know you and to trust in Jesus as their Savior.

Gracious and eternal God, look with mercy on this your family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was content to be betrayed and given up into the hands of sinners and to suffer death upon the cross; who is alive and glorified with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

The Reproaches: Christ’s Lament Against His Faithless Church

(The readings and hymns shall proceed unannounced, with each reader coming forward as directed in the bulletin.)

The Passion of Jesus Christ as it is recorded in John 18:1-19:42

Reading 1

Hymn 292                                                   What Wondrous Love is This

Reading 2

Reading 3

Reading 4

Hymn 286                                                O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

Reading 5

Reading 6

Hymn 301                                                 Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross

Reading 7

Reading 8

Reading 9

Hymn 285                                    To Mock Your Reign, O Dearest Lord

Reading 10

Reading 11

Hymn 288                                                                       Were You There?

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Reading 14

Hymn 282                                                ‘Tis finished! The Messiah Dies

Reading 15

Reading 16

*Hymn 299                                      When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Dismissal:  Go in peace.  May Jesus Christ, who for our sake became obedient unto death, even death on a cross, keep you and strengthen you this night and for ever.  Amen.

All leave in silence.

Announcements

Tomorrow: Easter Egg Hunt at 9:00 a.m.

Sunday: Easter Celebrations at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. with Bun and Cheese for fellowship time afterwards!