March 29, 2026 - Palm Sunday
Pastor: Rev. Benjamin Travis
Organist: Patrick Bier, Minister of Music
Choir Director: Kris Barnes
Call To Worship
Welcome & Announcements
Confession & Forgiveness (pg 94)
Gathering Song - # 344 All Glory, Laud, and Honor
Apostolic Greeting & Kyrie (pg 147)
Prayer of the Day
Everlasting God, in your endless love for the human race you sent our Lord Jesus Christ to take on
our nature and to suffer death on the cross. In your mercy enable us to share in his obedience to your
will and in the glorious victory of his resurrection, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
First Lesson -Isaiah 50:4-9a
Responsive Reading - Psalm 126 (5)
Second Lesson - Philippians 2:5-11
Children's Sermon
Gospel Acclimation
Christ humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death–even death on a cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above ev'ry name. (Phil. 2:8-9)
Gospel Reading
Pastor: The holy gospel according to Matthew .
Response: Glory to you, O Lord.
Scripture - Matthew 26:14—27:66
Pastor: ...The gospel of the Lord.
Response: Praise to you, O Christ.
Sermon
Hymn of the Day - #351 O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
Apostle's Creed (pg 105)
Prayers of Intercession (pg 152)
Sharing of the Peace
Offertory- Choir: Could It Be Ruth Elaine Schram
Offertory Response -#184
The Great Thanksgiving (pg 152)
Sanctus (pg 153)
Eucharistic Prayer (pg 153)
Lord's Prayer (pg 154)
Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) (pg 154)
Table Blessing
Post Communion Hymn-#616 Jesus, Remember Me
Post Communion Prayer (pg 155)
Blessing
Sending Song- #353 Were You There
Dismissal of the Congregation - Response: Thanks be to God.
Postlude-Postludium Gordon Young
Thank you for worshiping with us today.
Readings for this Week:
Su Sunday of the Passion
M Isaiah 42:1-9 Psalm 36:5-11 (7) Hebrews 9:11-15 John 12:1-11
Tu Isaiah 49:1-7 Psalm 71:1-14 (6) 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 John 12:20-36
W Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 70 (1) Hebrews 12:1-3 John 13:21-32
Th Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] 11-14 Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 (13) 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-17, 31b-35
F Isaiah 52:13—53:12 Psalm 22 (1) Hebrews 10:16-25 John 18:1—19:42
Sa Genesis 1:1–2:4a Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13
Genesis 22:1-18 Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21 Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21 Isaiah 55:1-11 Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21; 9:4b-6 Ezekiel 36:24-28 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Zephaniah 3:14-20 Jonah 1:1–2:1 Isaiah 61:1-4, 9-11 Daniel 3:1-29