Palm/Passion Sunday Home Worship
April 5, 2020
Topic: The Humble Obedient Servant
Liturgical Color: White
AN ORDER FOR MORNING PRAISE AND PRAYER (UMH 876)
+CALL TO WORSHIP
Hosanna to the Son of David! Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!
O Lord, open our lips.
And we shall declare your praise.
+MORNING HYMN: Glory Be to the Father (UMH 71)
+PRAYER (Passion/Palm Sunday, UMH 281)
Almighty God, you sent your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to suffer death on the cross. Grant that we may share in his obedience to your will and in the glorious victory of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God now and forever. Amen.
SCRIPTURE LESSONS: Read Philippians 2:5-11 and Matthew 21:1-11
SILENCE
SONG OF PRAISE: O How I Love Jesus (UMH 170)
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Together, let us pray:
· for the people of this congregation. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
· for those who suffer and those in trouble. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
· for the concerns of this local community. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
· for the world, its peoples, and its leaders. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
· for the earth you have given to our care. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
· for the Church universal, its leaders, its members, and its mission. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
· in communion with the saints. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
+RECITE THE LORD’S PRAYER (Matthew 6:9-13)
BLESSING
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit
be with you all. Amen.
THE PEACE
+CLOSING SONG: There’s Something About That Name (UMH 171)
