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SERVICE OF WORSHIP, MARCH 10, 2024

 “Knowing Christ and Making Him Known”

Welcome and good morning!   On this Fourth Sunday of Lent, as you prepare for worship, please mediate on our memory verse from Mark 15:21 (NKJ)

“[The soldiers] compelled a certain man,

Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus,

as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross.”

Welcome and Announcements                                                   WIC Invitation

 

WE WORSHIP JESUS CRUCIFIED FOR US

Prelude:   Caroline Cleaveland

Choral Call to Worship “Step Into the Water”

Scripture Call to Worship Selected from Psalm 22 quoted by Jesus from the cross (ESV)

L: “They divide My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots.”

ALL: But you, O LORD, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid!”

L:  I will tell of Your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will praise You:

AL L:  You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him, and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!

L:  For He has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and He has not hidden His face from Him, but has heard, when He cried to him.”

ALL:  All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before You. For kingship belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.”

Chorus of Worship,  “O Praise the Name of the Lord”

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  1. I Cast my mind to Calvary, where Jesus bled and died for me

I see His wounds, His hands, His feet, My savior on that cursed tree.

  1. His body bound and drenched in tears, they laid Him down in Jo-seph’s tomb

The entrance sealed by heavy stone; Messiah still and all alone.

       Chorus:

O praise the name of the Lord our God, O praise His Name forevermore

For endless days we will sing Your Praise, O Lord, Oh Lord our God!

  1. Then on the third at break of day, the Son of heaven rose again

O trampled death, where is your sting? The angels roar for Christ the King!

        [Chorus, repeat and end]

Prayer of Confession and Invocation

 Assurance of Pardon from 1 John 2:12b (NKJ)

“Your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.”

Confession of Faith                       From the Westminster Shorter Catechism

  1. 27 Wherein did Christ’s humiliation consist?
  2. Christ’s humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition, made under the law, undergoing the miseries of this life, the wrath of God, and the cursed death of the cross; in being buried, and continuing under the power of death for a time.”

(Citing Luke 2:7; Gal. 4:4, Heb. 12:2-3; Isa. 53:2-3; Luke 22:44; Matt. 27:46; Phil. 2:8; 1 Cor. 15:3-4;Acts 2:24-31)

Hymn of Worship   # 45 “Crown Him with Many Crowns”             

 

WE PRAY TO JESUS CRUCIFIED FOR US

Presentation by the Pregnancy care Center

Sharing of Praises and Prayer Requests

Pastoral Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer from Matthew 6:9–13 (KJV)

“Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.”  

WE HEAR JESUS CRUCIFIED FOR US

Memory Verse for today, Mark 15:21 (NKJ)

“[The soldiers] compelled a certain man,

Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus,

as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross.”

Memory Verse for March 17, Mark 15:40-41a  (ESV)

“There were also women looking on from a distance,

among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome….  they followed him and ministered to him,”

Reading from Mark 15:16-28 (NKJ)

 “Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison. 17 And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head,

 18 and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

 19 Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him.

 20 And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.

 21 Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross.

 22 And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.

 23 Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it.

 24 And when they crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take.

 25 Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.

 26 And the inscription of His accusation was written above: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

 27 With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left.

 28 So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with the transgressors.””

 

Song of Praise    # 336 “There is a Fountain”

Tithes and Offerings                                                                     Offertory

WE CONSIDER JESUS CRUCIFIED FOR US

Children’s Bible Chat:      

After the chat, children 7 and under are invited to attend the Children’s Church by leaving through the door next to the organ.

Sermon from Mark 15:16-28, Let’s Look at Three more Characters around the Cross

Context: As we move toward Easter, we are doing character sketches of  those involved in the crucifixion of Jesus, and this morning we examine three more: the centurion of the soldiers; Simon of Cyrene; and the Thief crucified with Jesus,

[1] Looking at The Solders who crucified Jesus (16-20; 22-28)

  1. These were Men known for cruelty (17-18) and mockery (19-20)
  2. How does their gambling (22-24) fulfill Ps 22:18?
  3. What surprising confession does their centurion make (v. 39)? Shouldn’t you do also? (1 John 4:15)

[2] Looking at The By passer who carried the cross (21)

  1. He was an outsider from Cyrene (Acts 2:10), known for his sons (Rom 16:13?) and seems to be in the wrong place
  2. A man compelled to do an unpleasant task (Matt 5:41)
  3. A man who examples Mark 8:34, as we are also to do.

[3] Looking at The Criminal who pleaded with Jesus (27-28)

  1. This numbering with criminals was Predicted by Jesus (Luke 22:37) and prophesized by Isa 53:12

            B  This criminal initially insulted Jesus  (v. 32)

  1. Note how Luke 23:39-43 reports that this thief pleads with Jesus, giving us  one the greatest examples of a true conversion

Closing Applications: Of these three men, what do we find that we ought to copy concerning Jesus?

WE COMMIT TO JESUS CRUCIFIED FOR US

Hymn of Commitment # 673 , “Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?

 VERSE OF COMMITMENT                                                                      From  Proverbs 28:13 (NKJ)

“He who covers his sins will not prosper,

But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.”

BENEDICTION FROM  Galatians 6:14, 18 (NET)

 “May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world…. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen.”

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