Millwoods Community Church April 5, 2020 Palm Sunday 

Streaming Bulletin Prelude   Welcome & Congregational Prayer  Dearest friend, help us surrender to you. Grant us faith to deepen and share our relationship with you. Grant us love to listen to our neighbours for unmet needs in our community. Grant us hope to see anew our identity in you. Amen.  Come and Listen - David Crowder 

2005 sixsteps Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing); worshiptogether.com songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) CCLI License# 131923 

Verse 1 Come and listen, come to the water’s edge  

All you, who know and fear the Lord.  Come and listen, come to the water’s edge  

All you, who are thirsty come  

Pre-Chorus  Let me tell you what He has done for me (x2) 

He has done for you, He has done for us  

Chorus Come and listen, come and listen to what He’s done (x2) 

 Bridge  

Praise our God for He is good (x4) He has done for me He has done for you He has done for us 

 

Liturgy for Palm Sunday 49-50a  Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, all the earth! The glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people together will see it. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. Rejoice greatly, shout for joy! See, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and brings salvation.  

BMW#49 Hail to the Lord's Anointed  

Hail to the Lord's Anointed, Great David's greater Son! 

Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun! 

He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free, 

To take away transgression, And rule in equity. 

 We praise you, the Lord God of Israel! You came to the help of your people and have set them free. You have raised up for us a mighty Savior, a descendant of your servant David.  You promised through your holy prophets long ago that you would save us from our enemies, from the power of all those who hate us. You have shown the mercy promised to our ancestors and have remembered your holy covenant.   With a solemn oath to our ancestor Abraham, you promised to rescue us from our enemies and allow us to serve you without fear, So that we might be holy and righteous before you all the days of our life.  By your tender mercy you cause the bright dawn of salvation to rise on us, To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. The voice of the messenger echoes from the desert, calling us to prepare the way of the Lord and to make a straight path on which he may come. Let us confess our sins, so that our crooked ways will be made straight and the rough ways smooth.  King of Heaven Come  2010 Integrity Worship Music Jason Ingram; Paul Baloche CCLI #131923 

 Verse 1 

Jesus let Your kingdom come here Let Your will be done here in us 

Jesus there is no one greater You alone are Savior show the world Your love 

  

Chorus 1 King of heaven come down King of heaven come now 

Let Your glory reign shining like the day King of heaven come 

King of heaven rise up Who can stand against us 

You are strong to save in Your mighty name King of heaven come 

 Verse 2 

We are children of Your mercy Rescued for Your glory 

We cry Jesus set our hearts towards You That ev'ry eye would see You lifted high 

 Bridge (x2) 

King of heaven come King of heaven come King of heaven come 

Oh King of heaven come   Agnus Dei 1990 Sony/ATV Milene Music (Admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing) CCLI# 131923 

 Verse 1 (x2) 

Alleluia alleluia For the Lord God Almighty reigns 

Alleluia alleluia For the Lord God Almighty reigns 

Alleluia  

Chorus 1 (You are) Holy holy 

Are You Lord God Almighty Worthy is the Lamb Worthy is the Lamb 

You are holy holy Are You Lord God Almighty 

Worthy is the Lamb Worthy is the Lamb 

Amen  

 Scripture Reading Matthew 21:1-11 When they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus gave two disciples a task. He said to them, “Go into the village over there. As soon as you enter, you will find a donkey tied up and a colt with it. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that their master needs them.” He sent them off right away. Now this happened to fulfill what the prophet said, Say to Daughter Zion, “Look, your king is coming to you, humble and riding on a donkey, and on a colt the donkey’s offspring.” 

The disciples went and did just as Jesus had ordered them. They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their clothes on them. Then he sat on them. 

Now a large crowd spread their clothes on the road. Others cut palm branches off the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds in front of him and behind him shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” And when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up. “Who is this?” they asked. The crowds answered, “It’s the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.” 

Message 

MBW#343 Ride On! Ride On In Majesty    

Verse 1 Ride on! Ride on in majesty!  

Hear all the tribes hosanna cry; O Savior meek, your road pursue,  

with palms and scattered garments strewed  

Verse 2 Ride on! Ride on in majesty!  

In lowly pomp ride on to die; O Christ, your triumphs now begin  

o’er captive death and conquered sin.  

Verse 5 Ride on! Ride on in majesty!  

In lowly pomp ride on to die;  bow your meek head to mortal pain,  

then take, O God, your power and reign.  Announcements   Offering - We now have a direct offering link on our church website. Your offering will go directly to the church account.   

 Blessings and Concerns - Liturgy for Palm Sunday, 52b-53   Eternal God, Ruler of all ages, graciously you come to us in order that we might come to you, through the merit of Jesus Christ, strengthened by the Holy Spirit. Help us and all your children to respond to the call of your gospel with faith, love, and hope.  God of faith, you created humanity to serve and praise you; and even when we rebelled against you, you promised to send a Savior to redeem us from our sins: Strengthen our faith in your saving work through Christ. As you chose the people of Israel to hear the promise of redemption through the prophets, may people today believe in your good will for all that you have made.  God of love, you fulfilled your promise of a redeemer in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ: Grant us the gifts of the Holy Spirit that we may share your love with the sick and the afflicted, with the poor and the homeless, with the victims of injustice and discrimination, and with all who are experiencing times of trouble.  God of hope, you comfort us through our Savior’s promise to return in glory at the end of time: As we await the coming of the Prince of Peace, let us not despair. We long for you to inspire all the nations and peoples of the world to turn to cooperation and nurture, rather than to hatred and destruction.  God of faith, love, and hope, to you and to you alone we pray: For you are our God, the only God, forever and ever. Amen.               

 MBW#239 Hosanna   

 

 Lord, you have kept the promise you made to our ancestors, and have come to the help of your servant people. You remembered to show mercy to Abraham and Sarah and to all their descendants forever!  We praise you, Lord. You are enthroned in glory, yet you came and continue to come for all who will receive you. We praise you, for you are good, and your mercy endures forever. To you be glory and power, forever and ever. Amen.  

 MBW#53 Praise to you, O Lord 

 Verse 1 

Praise to you, O Lord, we render for your love in Jesus shown; May that love, so strong and tender, bind us fast to him alone; 

Now and ever, now and ever, gather us among your own.  

*Benediction   Donate  We now have a new feature on our church website that allows you to donate directly to the church. Go to www.mcchurch.ca and click on the donate button on the top of the homepage, and choose which method of donation you wish to use.  Holy Week Holy Week Services will start at 6:00pm Mountain Time on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Click here for more information and to join these services. You can follow along on a PDF copy of Readings for Holy Week here: PDF of Readings for Holy Week   Maundy Thursday You may have noticed that the interprovincial Holy Week services have not been scheduled for Maundy Thursday. This is to allow local congregations to plan their own. Pastor Ian, Pastor James, and I (Pastor Aaron) have planned one for the Canadian District.  Log onto our Maundy Thursday service on Zoom a little before 6:00pm on Thursday   Easter Sunrise Service Easter Sunrise service will be livestreamed. Pastor Aaron will be in God’s Acre with the saints at rest there, and he invites all of you to attend virtually. He’s still working out the details and will share them when they are finalized.