Kingston United Methodist Church
Kingston, Tennessee 37763
March 24, 2005 7:00 p.m
A Service of Worship for Maundy Thursday
| Prelude |
God So Loved the World |
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Greeting
Leader: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
People: And also with you.
Leader: Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
People: Christ has prepared, for us, a feast of love.
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Lay Leader, KUMC |
| Hymn #286 |
O Sacred Head Now Wounded |
Passion Chorale |
| Confession and Pardon |
Rev. Michelle Buckles |
My sisters and my brothers,
Christ shows us his love by becoming an humble servant.
Let us draw near to God and confess our sin in truth and in God’s Spirit.
(Brief silence for individual confession)
Most merciful God, we your Church confess
That often our spirit has not been that of Christ.
Where we have failed to love one another as he loves us,
We have pledged loyalty to him with our lips
And then betrayed, deserted, or denied him, forgive us, we pray;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
Who is in the position to condemn? Only Christ.
But Christ suffered and died for us,
and was raised from the dead and ascended on high for us,
and continues to intercede for us.
Believe the good news;
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
Glory to God. Amen.
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| Prayer for Illumination |
Rev. Sue Lynn Johnson |
| Scripture Lessons: |
Exodus 12: 1-14 |
Ruth Ann Ludwig, Bethel |
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The First Passover Instituted |
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Psalm 116: 12-19 |
Scott Denton |
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Thanksgiving for Deliverance
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| Scripture Lesson |
I Corinthians 11: 23-26 |
Rev. Michelle Buckles |
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The Institution of the Lord’s Supper |
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| Anthem |
After Giving Thanks, Remember Me |
KUMC Chancel Choir |
| Gospel Lesson: |
John 13: 12-20, 31-35 |
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| Message: |
“Easily Forgotten” |
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| Thanksgiving and Communion |
Rev. Mark Sherrod/Rev. Buckles |
| Communion Hymns |
Jesus Sacrifice Medley
violins |
Tom & Ray Hensley |
| Stripping of the Church |
Celebrate Worship Team & Others |
| Dismissal with Blessing |
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Go in Peace. May Jesus Christ, who for our sake became obedient unto death, even death on a cross, keep you and strengthen you on this night, and forever.
Amen |
On this night, Christians commemorate the supper Jesus shared with his disciples before his crucifixion, when Jesus washed his disciples’ feet (John 13: 1-17) and instituted the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper (Matthew 26: 26-29; Mark 14: 22-25; Luke 22: 13-20;
I Corinthians 11: 23-25)
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| The ancient practice of stripping the Lord’s table and sanctuary following communion is a vivid and dramatic way of showing the desolation and abandonment of the long night in Gethsemane and what followed. The church remains bare until the Easter vigil, when the process is reversed. |
