Thursday 28th March 2013
Maundy Thursday
| The Prediction | ||
| Mark 8: 31-35 | ||
| Band | Reflections in Nature | Robert Redhead |
| Maundy Thursday prayer | ||
| Welcome to you who call upon the name of Christ. We gather tonight to recall the story of the night Jesus was betrayed. Are you prepared to come to the feast of Jesus, the Christ, whose life was poured out for you? By the grace of God, we are. Are you able to watch with Jesus at prayer in the garden -- indeed, to struggle yourselves to be in unity with God's will for you? By the grace of God, we are. Then let us praise God, even in this hour of darkness! God of all grace and steadfast love, greatly is your name to be praised in all the earth. Bring us to this feast of remembrance with open hearts | ||
| The Prophecy | ||
| Isaiah 53: 3-6 | ||
| Songsters | Jesus Paid it all | |
| The Anointing | ||
| Mark 14: 1-13 | ||
| Congregational Song | My table thou hast furnished In presence of my foes, My head thou dost anoint with oil, And my cup overflows. | |
| Poem: The Anointing | ||
| Band | In Love for Me | Carol and Jimmy Owens arranged Philip Harper |
| Songsters | The Christ of Calvary | |
| The Supper | ||
| Mark 14: 16-26 | ||
| Songsters | Behold the Lamb | |
| The Garden | ||
| Mark 14: 32–42 | ||
| Poem: The Garden Of Gethsemane | ||
| Band | The Lord is King Second Movement : Toil – He Died of a Broken Heart For Me | Ray Steadman Allen |
| Songsters | This is love | |
| John 18: 1 – 11 | ||
| John Starkes (Euphonium) | Lament from Stabat Mater | Karl Jenkins arranged and edited Andrew Wainwright and Robert Childs |
| Songsters | Grace | |
| Jesus Alone & Deserted | ||
| Mark 14: 50 | ||
| Congregational Song | King of my life, I crown Thee now, Thine shall the glory be; Lest I forget Thy thorn crowned brow, Lead me to Calvary. Chorus: Lest I forget Gethsemane, Lest I forget Thine agony; Lest I forget Thy love for me, Lead me to Calvary. Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid, Tenderly mourned and wept; Angels in robes of light arrayed Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept. May I be willing, Lord, to bear Daily my cross for Thee; Even Thy cup of grief to share, Thou hast borne all for me. | |
| Benediction | ||
| This night is our calling to go into the world, scattered to the ends of the earth to love as Christ loved and serve in the name of Christ. It is our calling to remember, even in our darkest hour, who we are. We remember that Christ is always with us. And we remember that on this night, we were taught how to love. On this night, eternity begins and the fullness of God’s reign begins to spill into our lives. So go into the world to give yourself for others, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Go into the world and love in the name of the One who loved you until the end. It all begins and ends and begins again with Love. That IS the story. Amen. | ||
