GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN
Missouri Synod

GOOD FRIDAY - TENEBRAE
April 2, 2010 at 7:30 pm

Pastor Clint K. Poppe
Pastor Lance D. Berndt

WORSHIP SERVICE

Welcome and Prayer

Opening Hymn “Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle” LSB 454

Collect of the Day
C: Amen.

Sermon “But Deliver Us From Evil” Luke 23: 44-46
Pastor Lance Berndt

Apostles’ Creed LSB (inside back cover)

Offering

Hymn During Offering “The Old Rugged Cross”

1) On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the Dearest and Best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

Refrain: So I’ll cherish the Crucified Lord,,
For His righteousness has become mine.
I will cling to the Crucified Lord,
And by faith receive one day a crown.

2) O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary. Refrain:

3) In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see;
For ‘twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died
To pardon and sanctify me. Refrain:

4) To the Crucified Lord I will ever be true,
His shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me someday to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share. Refrain:

THE SERVICE OF DARKNESS (TENEBRAE)

(When Christ was crucified, darkness covered the land from noon till 3 pm; what happened in the last hours of our Savior’s life on earth was shrouded in darkness. From the fourth century, a solemn observance of darkness or “tenebrae” has been a reminder of the darkness on that first Good Friday. Light will be turned on again to remind us that the death of Christ is not the end of His ministry to us.)

Hymn “Jesus Grant That Balm and Healing” LSB 421, vs. 1, 4

First Reading Isaiah 52: 13 - 53: 12
Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord.
Congregation: Thanks be to God.

Hymn “My Song is Love Unknown” LSB 430, vs. 1-3

Second Reading Introit (Psalm 38: 1-4, 18, 22; Isaiah 53: 5)
P: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.

Hymn “Lamb of God, Pure and Holy” LSB 434

Third Reading Hebrews 4: 14-16; 5: 7-9
P: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.

Hymn “Not All the Blood of Beasts” LSB 431
Fourth Reading Gradual (Hebrews 9: 12a, c, 15a; Psalm 111:9a)
P: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.

Hymn “O Dearest Jesus, What Law Hast Thou Broken”
LSB 439, vs. 1-5

THE GOOD FRIDAY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN

Hymn “Stricken, Smitten and Afflicted” LSB 451

Reading John 18: 1-11

Hymn “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” LSB 450, vs. 1, 2

Reading John 18: 12-27

Hymn “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” LSB 450, vs. 3, 4

Reading John 18: 28-40

Hymn “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” LSB 450, vs.5, 6

Reading John 19: 1-16a

Hymn “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” LSB 450, vs. 7

Reading John 19: 16b-24

Hymn “Upon the Cross Extended” LSB 453, vs. 1, 2

Reading John 19: 25-30

Hymn “Upon the Cross Extended” LSB 453, vs. 3, 4

Reading John 19: 31-42

Hymn “Upon the Cross Extended” LSB 453, vs. 5-7

(A time of silence will be observed as the Christ candle is removed.)

Lord’s Prayer (spoken softly by all)

(During the darkness the congregation is invited to meditate silently on Christ’s suffering and death. After a time, a loud noise is made symbolizing the earthquake at the time of Christ’s death and the closing of the tomb. The candle is returned to its place, symbolizing that our redemption is complete. Please leave in silence. Our Holy Week devotion continues with our Easter Vigil service tomorrow at 6:30 pm and our Easter Sunrise service on Sunday at 6 am, and Easter Divine Service 8:30 am and 10:30 am; join us often.)