Emmanuel Lutheran Church
April 14, 2022
Hymn 417 It Was a Dark and Dismal Night
Text: Isaac Watts, 1674–1748, abr., alt.
Text: Public domain
M: In the name of the Father and of the † Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
Prayer
M: Let us pray.
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires are known, and from whom no secrets are hidden: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by your Holy Spirit, that we may love you and praise your holy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen.
Choir Go To Dark Gethsemane
Maundy Thursday Gospel Luke 22:7–20 (listed below)
M: The Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Hymn 659 Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior, v.1-4
Text: tr. The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; German version, Martin Luther, 1483–1546, abr.; John Hus, c. 1369–1415
Text: Public domain
Sermon “The Testament Dated Maundy Thursday” (readings listed below)
Hymn 659 Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior, v.5-8
Text: tr. The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; German version, Martin Luther, 1483–1546, abr.; John Hus, c. 1369–1415
Text: Public domain
Confession and Absolution
M: Our help is in the name of the Lord,
C: the maker of heaven and earth.
M: Let us confess our sins to God and ask for his forgiveness.
C: Almighty God, merciful Father, I confess to you that I have not loved you with all my heart. In what I have done and left undone, I have pursued my ways instead of your ways.
I have not loved others as you command. For this I deserve your punishment now and forever. I am sorry for my sins. I repent of them. I beg for your mercy.
Silence for reflection
M: Forgive us for the sake of Jesus Christ, who suffered and died for us.
C: Cleanse me from my sins. Release me from my guilt. Grant me your Holy Spirit to amend my sinful life.
M: Jesus says to his people, “If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven.” Do you believe this?
C: Yes, I believe.
M: In the name and by the command of our Lord Jesus Christ, I forgive you all your sins.
C: Amen.
Exhortation
M: Our Lord Jesus Christ has forgiven us, has reconciled us to God, and has promised us the power to forgive and love one another. Relying on his promise, therefore, be reconciled with one another.
C: Brothers and sisters, may the peace of Christ rule in our hearts, in our words, and in our actions.
Prayer
M: Let us pray.
God, our Father, by the sacrifice of your Son you reconciled the world to yourself. We thank you for the precious gift of forgiveness. Refresh us with the joy of our salvation, that we may walk in the way of peace with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Renew our minds and wills, that daily we may speak your word of peace; through Jesus Christ our Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.
Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done
on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.
Hymn 661 Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord
Text: tr. John Mason Neale, 1818–1866, alt.; Latin, 7th cent., abr.
Text: Public domain
Words of Institution
Distribution and Hymn 663 Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness
Text: Johann Franck, 1618–1677, abr.
Prayer
M: Abide with us, Lord, for it is evening and the day is almost over. Abide with us and with your whole Church. Abide with us in the evening of the day, in the evening of life, in the evening of the world. Abide with us in your grace and goodness, in your holy Word and sacrament, in your comfort and blessing. Abide with us when we are overcome by the night of sorrow and fear, by the night of doubt and affliction, by the night of bitter death. Abide with us and with all your people in time and in eternity.
C: Amen.
Blessing
M: Go in peace. Christ Jesus has set you free.
C: Thanks be to God.
Solo Lamb of God
Acknowledgments
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Today’s Readings
Maundy Thursday Gospel Luke 22:7–20
7Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” 9“Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked. 10He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.” 13They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. 14When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” 17After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. 18For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” 19And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
Sermon Readings
Isaiah 53:12
12Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Matthew 26:26-29
26While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
1 Corinthians 10:15-17, 11:26-29
15I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? 17Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.
26For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. 27So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. 28Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. 29For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.