Description
Mark 1:9-15
After Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan River, he was sent by the Spirit into the wilderness for forty days where he would be tempted by Satan. Jesus then began preaching the Gospel to those in Galilee proclaiming the good news. He preached repentance for “The Kingdom of God has come near.” Repent and believe for through Jesus Christ, we can live under the glorious reign of God and experience His kingdom on earth.
We Lift Our Hearts in Worship
[Preservice options include videos (countdowns, worship music, welcomes), worship music CD, or live music by worship band.]
Time of Praise and Worship
To The Cross
Jason Ingram & Paul Baloche, ©2009 Integrity Worship Music (Admin. by Integrity Music, Inc.) Leadworship Songs (Admin. by Integrity Music, Inc.) Sony/ATV Timber Publishing (Admin. by Sony/ATV Sounds LLC) West Main Music (Admin. by Sony/ATV Sounds LLC) Windsor Hill Music (Admin. by Sony/ATV Sounds LLC)
Meet With Me
Lamont Hiebert, ©1999 Maranatha! Music (Admin. by Maranatha! Music)
Build Your Kingdom Here
Rend Collective Experiment, ©2011 Thankyou Music (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing
[Traditional Options]
O Lord, Throughout These Forty Days
CHH 180; EH 142; ELW 319; LBW 99; LSB 418; LW 92; NCH 211; PH 81; RS 553; WC 200; UMH 269; WAR 252
Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus
EH 495; HLC 95; UMH 325
Jesus, Grant That Balm and Healing
LSB 421; LW 95
Invocation and Introduction of Today’s Theme
Pastor We enter into this season of Lent with grateful hearts and adoration of our Lord, King Jesus!
ALL He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords!
Opening Prayer
Pastor God of Heaven and Earth, we are blessed to be your creation. You have established your covenant with us through your Son, Jesus Christ. We honor your holy name, Lord.
ALL May our words not be empty and may our hearts be surrendered to you, God.
Pastor We are your people. Hear us, O God.
ALL Hear us we pray, Amen.
Time of Greeting
Time of Confession and Forgiveness
[Alternate location: following Message]
Pastor Repent for the Kingdom of God is near!
ALL We repent of our wayward sins, our stubborn hearts, and the denying of our Lord’s
will.
Pastor Believe for the Kingdom of God is near!
ALL We believe in Jesus Christ, the Savior of humanity from this disease called sin. We believe in Christ crucified and resurrected.
Pastor Now walk in the freedom and forgiveness that comes from Christ. No longer shall sin be
your master, no longer shall sin creep at your door. For Jesus Christ has set you free!
ALL Glory, hallelujah! Christ has set us free!
We Hear God’s Word
[Read aloud both the introduction and Scripture]
First Reading Genesis 9:8-17
God established a covenant with Noah, his descendants, and the living creatures of the earth to never again flood the earth to destroy it. The rainbow is a beautiful sign of remembrance of this covenant.
8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. 11 I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.” 12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.” 17 So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth.”
