In his conversation with the devout man Nicodemus, Jesus cites a strange story to describe himself on the cross. What can he possibly mean by bringing up the matter of the snakes?
Throughout Lent we are being led by scripture to find the complex and often surprising stories that illuminate God’s saving work. You are invited to join us on this Lenten journey!
Prelude
“God So Loved the World,” John Stainer, Lani Smith
@1987 Lorenz Publishing Co, All rights reserved.
Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE,
License #A-728112. All rights reserved.
Piano: Colin DeLap
Organ: Heather Ingraham
Introit #257 R
”What Wondrous Love”
(Public Domain)
Handbells: Claire Bombard
Hymn #2 R
“O Worship the King”
(Public Domain)
Vocal: Chris Bartlette, Colin DeLap, Heather Ingraham, Patricia Raube
Piano: Heather Ingraham
O worship the King, all glorious above,
O gratefully sing his power and his love;
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days,
Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise.
O tell of his might, O sing of his grace,
Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath the deep thunder clouds form,
And dark is his path on the wings of the storm.
Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air, it shines in the light;
It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,
And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.
Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
In thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail;
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend
Children’s Message
Music: “Jesus Loves Me”
Message: Thanks to Pastor John Stevens, Zion Lutheran Church (ELCA),
Oregon City, OR. Dollar Store Children’s Sermons.
Anthem
“Amazing Grace”
Text: John Newton (Public Domain)
Tune: “House of the Rising Sun” (Trad. Folk Tune)
Vocal: Chris Bartlette, Colin DeLap, Heather Ingraham, Patricia Raube
Guitar: Patricia Raube
Percussion: Colin DeLap
Piano: Heather Ingraham
Organ: Chris Bartlette
Prayer Response #261 R, verse 4
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
(Public Domain / Isaac Watts, Lowell Mason)
Handbells: Claire Bombard
Hymn #252 R
“Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days”
(Public Domain)
Vocal: Chris Bartlette, Colin DeLap, Heather Ingraham, Patricia Raube
Lord, who throughout these forty days for us did fast and pray,
Teach us with you to mourn our sins and close by you to stay.
As you with Satan did contend, and did the victory win,
O give us strength in you to fight, in you to conquer sin.
As you did hunger and did thirst, so teach us, gracious Lord,
To die to self, and so to live by your most holy Word.
And through these days of penitence, and through your Passiontide,
Forevermore, in life and death, O Lord, with us abide.
Abide with us, that through this life of doubts and hope and pain,
An Easter of unending joy we may at last attain!
Postlude
“The Wonderful Cross,” Lowell Mason, Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, J.D. Walt
©2000, worshiptogether.com songs
Used by Permission. CCLI License #CSPL068847
Piano: Colin DeLap
Organ: Heather Ingraham
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Music Associate: Colin DeLap
Pianist/Organist: Heather Ingraham
Handbell Director: Claire Bombard
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