4.17.25 Maundy Thursday Service
- Norman-Davenport Lutheran Parish
- 2 days ago
- 8 min read
PRELUDE
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome to you who call upon the name of Christ.
We gather tonight to recall the story of the night Jesus was betrayed.
Are you prepared to come to the feast of Jesus, the Christ, whose life was given for you?
ALL- By the grace of God, we are.
Then let us praise God, even in this hour!
ALL- God of all grace and steadfast love,
greatly is your name to be praised in all the earth.
Bring us to this meal of remembrance with open hearts!
GATHERING SONG: Lord Be Glorified (ELW #744)
SHARING OF THE PEACE
PRAYER OF THE DAY: (unison)
ALL- Holy God, source of all love, on the night of his betrayal , Jesus gave us a new commandment, to love one another as he loves us. Write this commandment in our hearts, and give us the will to serve others as he was the servant of all, your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Adapted from Psalm 34:1-4, 8
Pastor: I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
All: My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad.
Pastor: Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
All: I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
Pastor: Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!
All: Blessed is the one who finds safety in him!
READING: Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] 11-14
Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] 11-14
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: 2This month shall mark for you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year for you. 3Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth of this month they are to take a lamb for each family, a lamb for each household. 4If a household is too small for a whole lamb, it shall join its closest neighbor in obtaining one; the lamb shall be divided in proportion to the number of people who eat of it. [5Your lamb shall be without blemish, a year-old male; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. 6You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month; then the whole assembled congregation of Israel shall slaughter it at twilight. 7They shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. 8They shall eat the lamb that same night; they shall eat it roasted over the fire with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 9Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted over the fire, with its head, legs, and inner organs. 10You shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn. ] 11This is how you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it hurriedly. It is the passover of the Lord. 12For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both human beings and animals; on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord. 13The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live: when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. 14This day shall be a day of remembrance for you. You shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord; throughout your generations you shall observe it as a perpetual ordinance.
PSALM: Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 (responsively)
1 I love the Lord, who has heard my voice, and listened to my supplication, ALL- 2 for the Lord has given ear to me whenever I called. 12 How shall I repay the Lord for all the good things God has done for me? ALL- 13 I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord. 14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all God’s people. ALL- 15 Precious in your sight, O Lord, is the death of your servants. 16 O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the child of your handmaid; you have freed me from my bonds. ALL- 17 I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call upon the name of the Lord. 18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all God’s people, ALL- 19 in the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
GOSPEL: Mathew 4:1-11
Maundy Thursday (April 17): Stones to Bread
Matthew 4: 1-11
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. 3 The tempter came and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.’ 4 But he answered, ‘It is written,
“One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”’
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 saying to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written,
“He will command his angels concerning you”, and “On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.”’
7 Jesus said to him, ‘Again it is written, “Do not put the Lord your God to the test.”’
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor; 9 and he said to him, ‘All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.’ 10 Jesus said to him, ‘Away with you, Satan! for it is written,
“Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.”’
11 Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.
REFLECTION: Pastor Katie
OFFERING SONG: What Wonderous Love Is This (ELW #666)
COMMUNION PRAYER:
Maundy Thursday communion prayer: wondrous love
The Lord be with you. ALL-And also with you. Lift up your hearts. ALL- We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. ALL- It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Eternal God, it is right to give our thanks and praise, for your love marks the expanse of creation, your justice stretches out into the farthest land, and your peace makes all things complete.
You are worthy of praise.
Yet we fall short. We have stepped away from your love. We have ignored your call for justice. We have sowed conflict rather than peace.
Yet you know no boundaries. Nothing we say or do can keep you away from us. Even amidst all our brokenness, you kept calling us back, with prophets and messengers and kings to guide us in your ways.
And in the fullness of time, you sent your own son, Jesus, to intervene in our world, to call us to know your love, to show us that we are worthy to bring you praise.
And so we join our voices with the multitude of the ages, singing joyfully of your wondrous love:
ALL- What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul, what wondrous love is this, O my soul. What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the heavy cross for my soul, for my soul, to bear the heavy cross for my soul.
Your love in Jesus Christ is wondrous, almighty God. In him you stepped into our world; in him you taught us how to live in harmony with one another; in him you healed and made whole; in him you challenged us to journey a new road together.
In his death, you took on the fullness of our pain and suffering, and in his resurrection, you showed us that death will never have the final word.
So just as he did with his disciples on the night of his arrest, so we too gather, sharing a meal, receiving the bread of his body, welcoming the cup of his salvation, and trusting that we too will be made whole.
And so we sing our praise to you for the wonder of this gift:
ALL- To God and to the Lamb I will sing, I will sing, to God and to the Lamb, I will sing; to God and to the Lamb who is the great I Am, while millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing, while millions join the theme, I will sing!
And so gather us with those millions, loving Lord.
Pour out your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these gifts of bread and cup, that the bread we break and the cup we bless may be the communion of the body and blood of Christ.
By your Spirit, make us one with Christ and one another, united in faith, hope, and love with all those who share this feast as we reach out and serve the world with your grace, mercy, and hope until your kingdom comes and we are free to sing with all creation forever and ever:
ALL- And when from death I’m free, I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on, and when from death I’m free, I’ll sing on; and when from death I’m free, I’ll sing and joyful be, and through eternity I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on, and through eternity I’ll sing on.
Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor are yours, almighty God, now and forever. Amen.
PRAYER FOR CHILDREN:
Lord Jesus Christ, bless the children coming forward to receive Holy Communion for the first time. May this day be the step toward a life-long love of coming to the Lord’s table. Give them a hunger for this sacred food so that they turn to you for comfort, guidance, and wisdom as they grow into full discipleship. Thank you for their innocence and goodness. In your Holy name, we pray. Amen.
HOLY COMMUNION
LORD’S PRAYER (unison)
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen.
DISTRIBUTION *Communion will be served at the railing.
HYMNS:
Children of the Heavenly Father (ELW #781)
Amazing Grace (ELW #779)
BENEDICTION
SENDING HYMN: BEAUTIFUL SAVIOUR (ELW #838)
DISMISSAL P: Go in Peace, Love and Serve the Lord R: Thanks be to God!
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PRAYER REQUESTS- Linda Haugen, Matt Lunde, Garritt Lunde, Wyatt Simley & Family, Joan Pratt, Arlene Haux, Camden Anderson & family, Jorgene Alsager, Polly Roe, Carol Malone, Garret Fenner & family, Trudy Torgerson, Bonnie Plath, Tanya Ausk, and Erickson family. Please pray for our elders.
Our Parish 5th Grade First Communion- Davenport - Josh Gjestvang and Crosby Johnson. Norman - Dawson Hoy, Paislee Laaveg, Colton McDowell, Bergen Olsgaard, Reese Ostenson, Emersyn Rupp, Tori Swenson, Turner Westby, Maverick Wilson.
NORMAN DAVENPORT PARISH Holy Week Worship Services-
April 18th- Good Friday Parish Worship Service 7pm at Davenport Church - The Final Stone- (no meal served)
April 20th- Easter Sunday Worship - Norman Church 9am and Davenport Church 11am. -He’s Alive!!!- All are welcome at either worship service! Easter egg hunt at both churches following worship.
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