Watchword for the Week
Let those who fear the Lord say, “His steadfast love
endures forever.” (Psalm 118:4)
(Moravian Daily Texts 2016)
ORGAN PRELUDE
WELCOME and OPENING RESPONSES
(Verses from Psalm 118)
Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good,
and his love is eternal. Let the people of Israel
say, “His love is eternal.” Let the priests of
God say, “His love is eternal.” Let all who
worship him say, “His love is eternal.”
Open to me the gates of the Temple;
I will go in and give thanks to the LORD!
This is the gate of the LORD;
only the righteous can come in.
I praise you, LORD, because you heard me,
because you have given me victory. The stone
which the builders rejected as worthless
turned out to be the most important of all.
May God bless the one who comes in the name
of the LORD! The LORD is God; he is good to us.
With branches in your hands, start the
festival and march round the altar.
You are my God, and I give you thanks;
I will proclaim your greatness.
Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good,
and his love is eternal.
Hymn 185 * Come, children, join and sing
People’s Choice Hymns are marked with an asterisk (*)
PRAYER of APPROACH
Love has burst through the gates of Jerusalem!
We welcome the obedient, humble, and
sacrificial love of God into our lives on this Palm
Sunday. Fill our hearts with this love
as we worship the one who taught us
how to love one another.
Loving God, we have journeyed through the
long Season of Lent in the hopes of drawing
closer to you. Today, Jesus enters Jerusalem as
a sovereign, but the week ahead will bring
torture and trial. God, we know there are times
when we have betrayed you, denied you, and
turned away from you. We recall the times
when we have behaved like the crowd that
shouts their praise today, but will shout: “Crucify
him” later this week. We humbly ask your
forgiveness. Amen.
WORDS of ASSURANCE
In the powerful events of Jesus’ passion and
death, God demonstrates that there are no limits
to the love God has for us, no matter what we
- Remember the examples of love that Jesus
gives, and be free from your sins.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
CHILDREN’S TIME
Hymn 369 * Here comes Jesus on a donkey
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
(Children may go to join the Kids’ Church programme)
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Philippians 2:5-11 NT p. 248 (247)
St. Luke 19:28-40 NT p. 105
People may stand for the Gospel reading.
The word of God: Thanks be to God!
Hymn 685 1+4+5 For everyone born, a place…
(Hymn of the Month, March 2016)
SERMON Rev. James Brown
Hymn 364 * All glory, laud, and honour
PALM PROCESSION / OFFERING
Please bring your offerings and your “palm” leaves
forward and place them in the altar space. New Bibles
and hymnbooks are also brought forward.
DEDICATION PRAYER
Humble and loving God, we dedicate these
offerings given out of gratitude to you:
May you bless all who come in your name.
We dedicate these Bibles to their use in
worship, teaching the truth of your living Word:
May you bless all who come in your name.
We dedicate these hymnbooks, their pages full
of songs, that they may help us to praise you
with hearts full of songs of joy and adoration:
May you bless all who come in your name.
Hear us as we pray. Amen.
NOTICES and PRAYERS for OTHERS
Response: You are our God:
we welcome you.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be
thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this
day our daily bread. And forgive us our
trespasses, as we forgive those who
trespass against us. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Hymn 365 * Ride on! Ride on in majesty!
BLESSING and Threefold Amen (No. 819)
ORGAN POSTLUDE
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