Good Friday
WORSHIP THEME: Good Friday Tenebrae Service: “When I Survey The Wondrous Cross”
INTRODUCTION
INVITATION, CONFESSION & ANNOUNCEMENT OF FORGIVNESS
REFLECTIVE SONG: Come, Behold the Wondrous Mystery (choir)
Pastor extinguishes the first candle
Jesus Before Pilate
READING: Mark 15:1-15 & Psalm 56
HYMN: #432 O Dearest Jesus, What Law Have You Broken (vs. 1-7)
Pastor extinguishes the second candle
Our King is Crowned with Thorns
READING: Mark 15:16-20 & Psalm 21:1-7
REFLECTIVE SONG: Wondrous Cross Medley (Choir)
Pastor extinguishes the third candle
Our King Suffers on the Cross
READING: Mark 15:21-32 & Psalm 118:5-18
REFLECTIVE SONG: When Your King Is Crucified (Choir)
Pastor extinguishes the forth candle
The Death of Jesus
READING: Mark 15:33-41 & Psalm 22:1-21
HYMN: #433God Was There on Calvary (vs. 1-6)
Pastor extinguishes the fifth candle
Christ's Body Is Buried, Yet His Soul Lives On
READING: Mark 15:42-47 & Psalm 16 (selected verses)
LORD’S PRAYER: Sung
HYMN: #526 What Wondrous Love Is This (vs. 1-4)
Pastor extinguishes the sixth candle
The congregation is asked to leave in silence