Maundy Thursday – March 28, 2024 – Loved in Grace Alone

Lord of Life LIVE - Maundy Thursday

Holy Week Schedule

Good Friday
”Saved In Grace Alone”
Friday, March 29, 2024, 7:00pm
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Service includes music, readings, silence and “Jesus’ Seven Last Words”

Easter Sunday Festive Worship – The Resurrection of Our Lord
”Alive & Anew In Grace Alone”
Sunday, March 31, 2024, 9:30am
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Service includes Festive Music, Children’s Message, Holy Communion, The Easter Garden and Easter Fellowship!
No Faith Quest Sunday School on Easter Sunday!

All are welcome, encouraged to visit the Prayer Cross as moved to do so.

Song of Gathering

Just As I Am (I Come Broken)

Cottrell

vs. 1
Just as I am
Without one plea
But that thy blood
Was shed for me
And that thou bidd’st me
Come to thee
O Lamb of God I come
I come

refrain:
I come broken to be mended
I come wounded to be healed
I come desperate to be rescued
I come empty to be filled
I come guilty to be pardoned
By the blood of Christ the Lamb
And I’m welcomed with open arms
Praise God just as I am

Remember the Gift of the Covenant

Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14

The Lord said to Moses and to Aaron in the land of Egypt: This month shall mark for you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year for you. Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth of this month they are to take a lamb for each family, a lamb for each household. If a household is too small for a whole lamb, it shall join its closest neighbor in obtaining one; the lamb shall be divided in proportion to the number of people who eat of it. This is how you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it hurriedly. It is the passover of the Lord. For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both human beings and animals; on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord. The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live: when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. This day shall be a day of remembrance for you. You shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord; throughout your generations you shall observe it as a perpetual ordinance.

(New Revised Standard Version)

Song to Remember The Covenant

When Israel Was in Egypt’s Land

Spiritual

vs. 1
When Israel was in Egypt’s land
Let my people go
Oppressed so hard they could not stand
Let my people go

refrain:
Go down Moses
Way down in Egypt’s land
Tell old Pharaoh
Let my people go

vs. 2
The Lord told Moses what to do
Let my people go
To lead the children of Israel through
Let my people go

vs. 3
The pillar of cloud shall clear the way
Let my people go
A fire by night a shade by day
Let my people go

vs. 4
As Israel stood by the water side
Let my people go
At God’s command it did divide
Let my people go

vs. 5
When they had reached the other shore
Let my people go
They sang the song of triumph o’er
Let my people go

vs. 6
Oh let us all from bondage flee
Let my people go
And let us all in Christ be free
Let my people go

(refrain)

Prayer to Remember The Covenant

Remember the Gift of Communion

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

For I received from the Lord what I also handed onto you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body that is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 

(New Revised Standard Version)

Song to Remember Communion

We Come to the Hungry Feast

Makeever

vs. 1
We come to the hungry feast
Hungry for a word of peace
To hungry hearts unsatisfied
The love of God is not denied
We come we come
To the hungry feast

vs. 3
We come to the hungry feast
Hungry that the hunger cease
And knowing though we eat our fill
The hunger will stay with us still
We come we come
To the hungry feast

Prayer to Remember Communion

Gospel to Remember The Gift of Love

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him. And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and he was going to God, got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him.

Song of Promise & Hope

Wash O God, Our Sons and Daughters

Duck & White

vs. 1
Wash O God our sons and daughters
Where your cleansing waters flow
Number them among your people
Bless as Christ blessed long ago
Weave them garments bright and sparkling
Compass them with love and light
Fill anoint them send your Spirit
Holy dove and heart’s delight

He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus answered, “You do not know what I am doing, but later you will understand.” Peter said, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no share with me.” Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” Jesus said to him, “One who has bathed does not need to wash, except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.” For he knew who was to betray him; for this reason he said, “Not all of you are clean.”

Song of Promise & Hope

Wash O God, Our Sons and Daughters

Duck & White

vs. 2
We who bring them long for nurture
By your milk may we be fed
Let us join your feast partaking
Cup of blessing living bread
God renew us guide our footsteps
Free from sin and all its snares
One with Christ in living dying
By your Spirit children heirs

After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord – and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set for you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.”

Song of Promise & Hope

Wash O God, Our Sons and Daughters

Duck & White

vs. 3
Oh how deep your holy wisdom
Unimagined all your ways
To your name be glory honor
With our lives we worship praise
We your people stand before you
Water-washed and Spirit-born
By your grace our lives we offer
Re-create us God transform

... Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once.”

Song of Promise & Hope

Wash O God, Our Sons and Daughters

Duck & White

vs. 4
Feet to wash and hearts to welcome
Then He fed their hungry souls
What grace to bow before them
Humbled self to make them whole
In that night denied betrayed
Still He fed them everyone
Come Lord Jesus to our table
Be our guest God’s only Son

“Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’ I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

(New Revised Standard Version)

Song of Promise & Hope

Wash O God, Our Sons and Daughters

Duck & White

vs. 5
On this holy night dear Jesus
Wash and cleanse me Lord I pray
May I keep your new commandment
Loving others now always
When we fail our calling Jesus
Send your Spirit once again
In your Water Word and Table
God again your grace begins

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. Amen.

Faith Quest does not meet during tonight’s service.

Loved in Grace Alone

Offering is available for our indoor services. Find a Lord of Life with a volunteer bucket to deposit offering in person as you leave worship today. If you find yourself wanting to offer your gifts to Lord of Life, you can do so online using the link below. You can also drop offering at anytime in our secure mailbox at Lord of Life located in the parking lot.

Song Anew In Spirit & Grace

In Christ Alone

Getty & Townend

In Christ alone
My hope is found
He is my light my strength
My song
This cornerstone
This solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought
And storm
What heights of love
What depths of peace
When fears are stilled
When strivings cease
My Comforter
My all in all
Here in the love of Christ
I stand

In Christ alone
Who took on flesh
Fullness of God
In helpless Babe
This gift of love
And righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came
To save
‘Til on the cross
As Jesus died
The wrath of God
Was satisfied
For ev’ry sin
On Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ
I live

Prayer to Remember God’s Love

Holy Communion will take place during our service. If you are not worshipping with us in person but would like to receive Communion, we will be offering Drive Through Communion at our building at 16200 Dodd Lane, Lakeville, Minnesota, following our indoor service. Drive Through Communion will be available between 10:15am & 10:30am.

For those worshiping with us in person, we receive communion through intinction; that is, you will receive the bread, the host, then dip into the glass of choice, either a red wine in the chalice closest to the host, or in a light colored non-alcoholic grape juice. All are welcome.

We also offer gluten free and pre-packaged options. Please take these options before arriving at the host to receive a blessing.

The Words of Institution with
“Take and Eat This Bread”

O’Brien

Take and eat this bread
Take and drink this cup
This is my body and my blood
When you eat this bread
When you drink this cup
You live in me and I in you

In the night in which he was betrayed our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ took bread and gave thanks; broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat, this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

Take and eat this bread
Take and drink this cup
This is my body and my blood
When you eat this bread
When you drink this cup
You live in me and I in you

Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: “This cup is the new covenant of my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

Take and eat this bread
Take and drink this cup
This is my body and my blood
When you eat this bread
When you drink this cup
You live in me and I in you

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
Forever and ever. Amen.

Songs During Holy Communion

In Remembrance of Me

Keaggy

vs. 1
This is My body
Given for you
This is the cup that holds the blood
Of a new covenant
This is forgiveness
Simple and true
This is the way that I
Have made for you

refrain:
Before you eat
Before you drink
Take a long look inside
And tell Me what you see
He said
Do this in remembrance of Me
Do this in remembrance of Me

vs. 2
This is the bread of life
Broken for you
This is the cup that holds the wine
Of a new covenant
This is the love of Christ
Poured out anew
This is the Son of God
Who died for you

(refrain)

bridge:
I will remember
The cross that
You bore for me
I will remember
The crown that
You wore for me
I will remember
The reason
You suffered and died

vs. 3
This is My body
Given for you
This is the cup that holds the blood
Of a new covenant
This is forgiveness
Simple and true
This is the way that I
Have made for you
I am the way
This is the way that I
Have made for you

Jesus Remember Me

Berthier

Jesus remember me
When you come into your Kingdom
Jesus remember me
When you come into your Kingdom

(repeat as led)

The body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, strengthen you and keep you in God’s grace, this most blessed and holy night, and on into life everlasting.
Amen.

Let us pray:
Almighty God, you gave your Son both as a sacrifice for sin and a model of the godly life. Enable us, to receive him always with thanksgiving, and to conform our hearts, and our lives to his, through Jesus Christ, the Lord of life. Amen.

Stay Here and Keep Watch

Berthier

refrain:
Stay here and keep watch with me
The hour has come
Stay here and keep watch with me
Watch and pray

(repeat as led)

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?
O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but find no rest.

Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted you and you delivered them.
To you they cried, and were saved; and in you they trusted, and were not put to shame.

I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my supplication. I kept my faith, even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”
What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me?

I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.
Let us go forward to meet these holy days, each and every day, in the peace and hope and saving grace alone in Jesus Christ.
Amen.

Our service tonight ends with us leaving the Sanctuary in silence

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Tonight we celebrate and share, Maundy Thursday, “Loved In Grace Alone!” Worship tonight includes our First Communion Celebration & The Stripping Of The Altar!

Tonight we also celebrate and pray God’s blessing on these fellow believers who share their First Communion and come to The Lord’s Table in a new, complete, and blessed way!

Alexander Xavier Boxrucker
Ryan James Ehlers
Vince Allen Grady
Wyatt Lee Martin 
Summer Bluhm Ostgulen
Joseph Alan Taverna
Annika Irene Tran

                                                                                                                Join us as our Holy Week and Easter Worship Schedule continue:

Good Friday Worship, Tomorrow Night, March 29, 7 p.m. “Saved In Grace Alone!” Service includes music, readings, silence, prayers, and “Jesus’ Seven Last Words”

Easter Sunday Festive Worship, This Sunday, March 31, 9:30 a.m. The Resurrection Of Our Lord! “Alive And Anew In Grace Alone!” Service includes Festive Music, Children’s Message, Holy Communion, The Easter Garden, And Easter Fellowship! No Faith Quest Sunday School On Easter! Faith Quest Resumes On Sunday, April 7!

Friends, tonight as always, all who proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, are welcome to God’s table of grace as we share Holy Communion.

For those sharing generosity tonight, we thank you for your faithful giving! Offering is collected in a basket as you exit the building.

Acknowledgments for today’s service include:

“When Israel Was in Egypt’s Land” “We Come to the Hungry Feast” “Wash, O God, Our Sons and Daughters” “Jesus, Remember Me” “Stay Here and Keep Watch with Me” © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW) and With One Voice Hymnal Supplement, © 1995 Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis & Board of Publication, Lutheran Church In America, Philadelphia; and Evangelical Lutheran Worship, © 2006 Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, MN. Used with permission. “Prayer of The Day,” “The Lord’s Prayer,” “Post-Communion Blessing, Prayer, & Benediction,” based on the LBW. “Just As I Am” © 2009 CCTB Music CCLI #5635850 “In Christ Alone” © 2002 Thankyou Music CCLI #3350395 “Take and Eat This Bread,” © 1992 GIA Publications, Inc. All texts, New Revised Standard Version. “In Remembrance of Me” © 1996 Sparrow Song CCLI #1849290 All rights reserved. All songs used with permission. CCLI License #1380826 & OneLicense #A-724016.