Worship Notes and Bulletin for Palm Sunday, April 13, 2014

On this Palm Sunday we are focusing on the majesty and kingly authority of Christ and our need to be in persistent prayer and steadfastness of faith. Our service starts with the Children’s Choir singing “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.” Many thanks go to Marc Sammons, Sara Nixon, Sue Steffens, and others who prepared the choir for our worship this morning. We continue by singing All Glory Laud and Honor even as we hear the sweet hosannas from the lips of the children. We continue with The Earth With All That Dwells which is a versification of Psalm 24, Behold the King of Glory comes.With Psalm 5: Hear My Words, we sing specifically about prayer and the desire for God to hear our voice as we call out to Him.

The Prayer of Confession from Isaiah 1 draws our attention to the vain offering and offensive prayers that can burden our worship and keep us from seeking justice. The Profession of Faith from Psalm 72 gives us a picture of what righteousness and justice looks like when the Son of Man comes and He “gives justice to the elect.” There is deliverance for those who persevere in calling out in the their need.

The first Communion Hymn is Psalm 73: O God, How Good Thou Art and is a prayer for the clarity and rightness that comes when we enter the House of Prayer and rest in God alone. The second Communion Hymn is Come Ye Disconsolate that reminds us that heaven ultimately heals the wounded heart. The final hymn is Lift Up Your Heads which is a traditional Psalm associated with Palm Sunday as we “throw wide the portals of our heart” in response to the kingly reign of Christ. We finish with a Benediction from Revelation 7—Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!

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