Do You See Me? Now What ? 

Palm/Passion Sunday (The spiritual movement of our service is from the Joy of Palm Sunday to the Passion of Good Friday)
April 10, 2022, 11:00 am

PRELUDE: All Glory, Laud, and Honor: Set by Robert Lau
CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS

Pastor:    Jesus is coming!  The Messiah rides into the suffering city!
People:   Hosanna!
Pastor:    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!   Lo, your sovereign comes to you!
People:   Hosanna!
Pastor:    Ride on, King Jesus! No one can hinder you!
People:    Hosanna!
Pastor:    King Jesus is humble and riding on a donkey,   On a colt, the foal of a humble donkey.
People:       Hosanna!

HYMN: All Glory, Laud and Honor  #196
CALL TO CONFESSION 

Pastor:          I remind you again today that
People:        Violence against poor people and minority groups is routine.
Pastor:          I remind you again today that that starving a child is violence.
People         Suppressing a culture is violence.
Pastor           Neglecting school children is violence.
People:        Ghetto housing is violence.
Pastor:          Ignoring medical needs and healthcare is violence.
People:        Contempt for equality is violence.
Pastor:          And watch this!
People:        Even a lack of willpower
Pastor:          And an apathetic spirit
People:        That refuses to challenge these other forms of violence
Pastor:          Is itself violent.
People:        So sometimes the question for us is,
Pastor:          Are we going to be on the side of violence or non-violence? Amen.
                            —Coretta Scott King 

BLESSED ASSURANCE OF GOD’S ACTIVE, DYNAMIC GRACE
HYMN:  Jesus, We Are Here! (English and Shona)  #392
Bible readings:  Mark 11:1-11    John 12:12-16    Matthew 25:31-46
SUNG RESPONSE TO SCRIPTURE: Hosanna, Loud Hosanna   #197
SERMON:  Do You See Me ?—Now What ?   (A message on Matthew 25, which Jesus gave in   Jerusalem  soon after the Palm Sunday event )
Anthem: Hosanna! Hosanna! Antonio Caldara
WELCOMING
Matthew 25 Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Sung Response: Come, Bring Your Burdens to God (sing twice)  #851
OFFERTORY: The Palms- Jean-Baptiste Faure; Jennifer Weinman, mezzo soprano
PRAYER OF DEDICATION 

Pastor:       May we be a guard for those who need protection
People:     A guide for those on the path
Pastor:       A boat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood
People:     May we be a lamp in the darkness
Pastor:       A resting place for the weary
People:     A healing medicine for all who are sick
Pastor:       A vase of plenty, a tree of miracles
People:     And for the boundless multitudes of living beings
Pastor:       May we bring sustenance and awakening
People:     Enduring like the earth and sky
Pastor:       Until all beings are freed from sorrow
People:     And all are awakened.
Pastor:       May it be so.
People:     And may it be soon   – Shantideva, Indian Buddhist sage 700 AD

HYMN: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded  #221
BENEDICTION
SUNG BENEDICTION RESPONSE:   Stay with Me(sing twice)  #204
POSTLUDE: Ah, Holy Jesus: Crüger/Jason W. Krug 

HOLY WEEK WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Illuminated Good Friday Worship Service Friday, April 15, 7:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday Celebration of our Lord’s Resurrection  Sunday, April 17, 11:00 am