MOUNTAIN PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - April 14, 2022 6:30 pm
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MOUNTAIN PARK UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
April 14, 2022
6:30 pm
MAUNDY THURSDAY WELCOME LITANY Rev. Ellynda Lipsey LEADER: We join a solemn journey of three days that has changed the world and our own lives as followers of Jesus. PEOPLE: This is the night of love. LEADER: On this night Jesus took a towel and basin and washed his disciple’s feet. On this night he told them to do the same for others to show their love for him and for one another. PEOPLE: This is the night of love. LEADER: On this night, Jesus broke bread and shared wine with his followers for the last time and invited them to remember him, to encounter him anew, whenever they did the same. PEOPLE: This is the night of love. LEADER: On this night, followers of Jesus have welcomed those who have returned to the way of Jesus after a time of wandering and a journey of returning. PEOPLE: This is the night of love. LEADER: This is the night of love. And so, on this night, we welcome the penitent -all here have wandered-and invite all preparing -all here are still learning --to join us in hearing and obeying the commandment of our Master and to feast at his table, that we may love one another as he has loved us. Come, ye sinners. Come, ye thirsty. Come, ye weary. PEOPLE: Come to the night of love.
HYMN “Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy” Rev. Dr. Mike Owenby
1 Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you, full of pity, love, and power.
I will arise and go to Jesus; he will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior, O there are ten thousand charms.
2 Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome, God’s free bounty glorified;
True belief and true repentance, every grace that brings you nigh.
I will arise and go to Jesus; he will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior, O there are ten thousand charms.
CCLI Song # 3373262 | CCLI License # 1554889 | Joseph Hart
Words: © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House | Music: Public Domain
SCRIPTURE REFLECTION
Explanation Rev. Ellynda Lipsey
Gospel Lesson
Reading 1 John 13:1-7 NIV Tony Barner
1
It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had
come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own
who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
2
The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas,
the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put
all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning
to God; 4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped
a towel around his waist. 5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began
to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped
around him.
6
He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my
feet?”
7
Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will
understand.”
Reflection: What stood out in this reading?Reading 2 John 13: 12-16 NIV Merrilee Brock
12
When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned
to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked
them. 13 “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I
am. 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also
should wash one another’s feet. 15 I have set you an example that you should
do as I have done for you. 16 Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his
master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.”
Reflection: Listen more intently around the words or themes to hear
more clearly what the Spirit is speaking or showing you.
Reading 3 John 13: 34-35 NIV Grace Whittaker
34
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you
must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples,
if you love one another.”
Reflection: Decide one action you will take to obey the Spirit’s
prompting from the Word.
Sharing and Discussion Rev. Ellynda Lipsey
HYMN “Wash, O God, Our Sons and Daughters” Nicole Elsey
Wash, O God, our sons and daughters, where Your cleansing waters flow
Number them among Your people, bless as Christ blessed long ago
Weave them garments bright and sparkling, compass them with love and light
Fill, anoint them; send Your Spirit, holy dove and heart's delight
O how deep Your holy wisdom! Unimagined, all Your ways!
To Your name be glory, honor! With our lives we worship, praise!
We Your people stand before You, water washed and Spirit-born
By Your grace, our lives we offer; recreate us; God, transform!
CCLI Song # 2613112 | CCLI License # 1554889 | Ruth C. Duck
Words: © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House | Music: Public DomainHAND WASHING
Instruction and Invitation Rev. Tyler Jackson
Rev. Ellynda Lipsey
LEADER: This is the night of love. Jesus washed his disciples’ feet, reversing
roles of master and student servant and host, and told them to do the same to
show the world God’s love and theirs.
PEOPLE: On this night, we wash each other’s hands, obeying Christ’s
command to love one another as he has loved us.
LEADER: Come, let Christ love you here and share that love with one another.
COMMUNION
SONG “As We Gather at Your Table” Nicole Elsey
As we gather at Your table, as we listen to Your word
Help us know, O God, Your presence, let our hearts and minds be stirred
Nourish us with sacred story till we claim it as our own
Teach us through this holy banquet how to make Love's vict'ry known
Turn our worship into witness in the sacrament of life
Send us forth to love and serve You, bringing peace where there is strife
Give us, Christ, Your great compassion to forgive as You forgave
May we still behold Your image in the world You died to save
CCLI Song # 3199790 | CCLI License # 1554889 | Carl P. Daw Jr.
Words: © 1989 Hope Publishing Company | Music: Public Domain
COMMUNION LITANY Rev. Ellynda Lipsey
Pastor: This is the night of love.
At this table, Christ, who loves us, is with us.
PEOPLE: He is with us and we belong to God. We are yours, Father, Son and
Holy Spirit, all our lives, all our thanks, all our praise, all our fears, all our
grumbling, all our hesitations, all our loves, all our joys, all our passions, we
give them all to you, with bodies, and minds and voices.
LEADER: Yours the blessing, yours the praise, from the unimaginable silence
in the very beginning, from everlasting to everlasting, you are God, boundless
in love and power.
PEOPLE: What are we that you should call us into covenant with you, a
covenant we continually broke and you continuously sustained.Mercy! How full of mercy! LEADER: How can we but praise you, joining our voices with the song of angels and saints, seraphim and martyrs, strangers and family, in every generation: PEOPLE: Jesus Christ who comes in our God's name, you are worthy! Lamb of God for all creation slain, you are worthy! Hosanna to our King! LEADER: You preached good news that God's kingdom has drawn near and gathered disciples, then and now, to learn and show the world what life in God's reign means: healing for the sick, new life for the dead, food for the hungry, freedom for the possessed, love poured out for all. PEOPLE: Worthy the night you took a towel and basin, washed your disciples' feet, and taught them to do likewise. LEADER: Worthy too, the same night we betrayed you, when you took the bread, blessed it and broke it, and gave it to your disciples. Worthy when you told them, "This is my body broken for you. Remember me." PEOPLE: We remember. LEADER: Worthy when you took the cup, praised God and shared it, and worthy when you said, "This is my blood of the new covenant for you. Remember me." PEOPLE: We remember. LEADER: We remember, and we praise you with our lives and these gifts of bread and wine, proclaiming with one voice the mystery of faith: PEOPLE: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. LEADER: Come upon us, Holy Spirit. Come upon these gifts. Make them be for us Christ's body, Christ's blood. One in heart, one in mind, one in you, Holy Spirit, as you move us to pray for the church and the world. That healing may come for people who are sick, and peoples who are torn and weary. PEOPLE: Hear us, Lord.
LEADER: That many dead and left for dead may be raised, and death itself be
vanquished:
PEOPLE: Hear us, Lord.
LEADER: That all who are unclean may receive your cleansing grace:
PEOPLE: Hear us, Lord.
LEADER: That all who are possessed, oppressed, distressed, depressed and
downcast may be set free at last:
PEOPLE: Hear us, Lord.
LEADER: That we may love one another and all your creation:
PEOPLE: Hear us, Lord.
LEADER: Even so, come and fill this feast, Holy Spirit, on this night, and every
night until we eat it new at the marriage supper of the Lamb!
PEOPLE: All blessing, honor, glory, and power be yours, Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit now and forever. Amen!
THANKSGIVING AFTER COMMUNION Rev. Ellynda Lipsey
PEOPLE: Thank you, God, for uniting us with Jesus in this holy mystery.
We are no longer our own, but yours. So, send us, and put us to leading and
serving, loving as you have loved us wherever we go. Amen.
Pastor: This is the night of love.
Go forth in the strength of this feast, in the care of this community, and with
the love and blessing of Our Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer.
All: Amen.
HYMN “Amazing Grace” Rev. Dr. Mike Owenby
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see.
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BENEDICTION & SENDING FORTH Rev. Ellynda LipseyUpcoming Easter Events
Good Friday – Self guided experience in the Sanctuary from Noon – 3pm
Easter Egg Hunt – Saturday in the Family Life Center starts at 10:00am
Easter Communion – Sunday in front of the Sanctuary at 9:15am
Easter Worship - Sunday in the Sanctuary and Family Life Center at 11:00am
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Stone Mountain, GA 30087
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