Holy Week | Wednesday 05 Apr 2023
+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Opening:
Assist us mercifully with your grace,
Lord God of our salvation,
that we may enter with joy
upon the meditation of those mighty acts
by which you have promised us life and immortality;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Now Jesus was deeply troubled,
and he exclaimed, “I tell you the truth,
one of you will betray me!”
(John 13:21)
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OT Reading: Isaiah 50:4-9 (NLT)
The Lord’s Obedient Servant
50:4 The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom,
so that I know how to comfort the weary.
Morning by morning he wakens me
and opens my understanding to his will.
The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me,
and I have listened.
I have not rebelled or turned away.
I offered my back to those who beat me
and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard.
I did not hide my face
from mockery and spitting.
Because the Sovereign Lord helps me,
I will not be disgraced.
Therefore, I have set my face like a stone,
determined to do his will.
And I know that I will not be put to shame.
He who gives me justice is near.
Who will dare to bring charges against me now?
Where are my accusers?
Let them appear!
See, the Sovereign Lord is on my side!
Who will declare me guilty?
All my enemies will be destroyed
like old clothes that have been eaten by moths!
From Psalms: Psalm 70 – Poor Bishop Hooper
come lord quickly come and deliver me
come lord quickly i need your help
there is one who finds all his delight
in my pain
let the one who seeks to ruin my life
be put to shame
let all who seek you stand and say
forevermore god is great
come lord quickly come and deliver me
come lord quickly i need your help
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NT Reading: Hebrews 12:1-3 (NLT)
God’s Discipline Proves His Love
12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.
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For The Joy Set Before Him – Latifah Makuyi (Feat. Pete YB)
Amen Worldwide
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Gospel Reading: John 13:21-32 (NLT)
Jesus Predicts His Betrayal
13:21 Now Jesus was deeply troubled, and he exclaimed, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me!”
The disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he could mean. The disciple Jesus loved was sitting next to Jesus at the table. Simon Peter motioned to him to ask, “Who’s he talking about?” So that disciple leaned over to Jesus and asked, “Lord, who is it?”
Jesus responded, “It is the one to whom I give the bread I dip in the bowl.” And when he had dipped it, he gave it to Judas, son of Simon Iscariot. When Judas had eaten the bread, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus told him, “Hurry and do what you’re going to do.” None of the others at the table knew what Jesus meant. Since Judas was their treasurer, some thought Jesus was telling him to go and pay for the food or to give some money to the poor. So Judas left at once, going out into the night.
As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus said, “The time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory, and God will be glorified because of him. And since God receives glory because of the Son, he will give his own glory to the Son, and he will do so at once.
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How Deep – Eliza King
I was dead in my sin and on my knees
Who but Jesus would die to ransom me?
This friend of the harlot and the thief
This lover of the lowly and the weak
How deep and how wide
Is Christ’s love for us
My ev’ry crime borne as His own
His wounds to heal and blood atone
The King, He was mocked and He was scorned
As they set into His head a crown of thorns
Betrayed by the ones who did not know
That every stripe upon His skin would make them whole
How deep and how wide
Is Christ’s love for us
The lamb was slain, but stronger than death
His crimson flow, our righteousness
Love has a name, love has a face
His wild eyes like fire blaze
Love hung for me torn on a tree
Holes in his hands, heart on his sleeve
Love has a name, love has a face
His wild eyes like fire blaze
Love hung for me torn on a tree
By this love I am redeemed
Oh, oh
By this love I am redeemed
Oh, oh
If my faith should take me far from my home
I know Jesus first paved the narrow road
And if I’m lonely in pursuit of higher things
Far more precious is the harvest it may bring
For I want a crown that I may lay before my King
How deep and how wide
Is Christ’s love for us
My joy in life, my treasure in death
That Christ is mine, and I am His
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+ Almighty God, you have not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities; grant that we, who for our evil deeds deserve to be punished, by the might of your grace may mercifully be relieved; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
+ O God, grant that we may desire you, and desiring you seek you, and seeking you find you, and finding you be satisfied in you for ever. Amen.
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Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch
Be the Life I live
Be the Love I give
+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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