GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH

(Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod)

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
April 13, 2011

THE ORDER OF VESPERS

FOR
THE WEEK OF THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT

Lighting of the Chancel Candles

Prelude Come to Calvary's Holy Mountain - Benjamin Culli Psalmody

Ringing of the Church Bell
Psalm Psalm 22:1-2, 7-8, 11, 14-19, 26-28
Hymn: Come to Calvary's Holy Mountain LSB 435
P My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Stand C Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
P O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,
Versicles C and by night, but I find no rest.
P All who see me mock me;
C they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;
P “He trusts in the LORD; let him deliver him;
C let him rescue him, for he delights in him!”
P Be not far from me,
C for trouble is near, and there is none to help.
P I am poured out like water,
C and all my bones are out of joint;
P my heart is like wax;
C it is melted within my breast;
P my strength is dried up like a potsherd,
C and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.
P For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me;
C they have pierced my hands and feet—

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 P I can count all my bones— other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his God, as was the heart of David
C they stare and gloat over me; his father. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom
the abomination of the Ammonites. So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the LORD
P they divide my garments among them,
and did not wholly follow the LORD, as David his father had done.
C and for my clothing they cast lots.
P But you, O LORD, do not be far off! P This is the Word of the Lord.
C O you my help, come quickly to my aid! C Thanks be to God.
P The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied;
C those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever! Epistle 2 Timothy 3:10–15; 4:6–8
P All the ends of the earth shall remember
C and turn to the LORD, You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my
patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at
P and all the families of the nations Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord
C shall worship before you. rescued me. Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
P For kingship belongs to the LORD, while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
C and he rules over the nations. As for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from
C Glory be to the Father and to the Son whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred
and to the Holy Spirit; writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
as it was in the beginning, For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has
is now, and will be forever. Amen come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth
there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will
Sit award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

P This is the Word of the Lord.

The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ V. Calvary C Thanks be to God.

Stand
Office Hymn: Go to Dark Gethsemane LSB 436

Holy Gospel John 19:16–18, 28–30

Readings
Old Testament Reading 1 Kings 11:1–6
Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh:
Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, from the nations concerning
which the LORD had said to the people of Israel, “You shall not enter into marriage with
them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.”
Solomon clung to these in love. He had 700 wives, princesses, and 300 concubines. And his
wives turned away his heart. For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after
P The Holy Gospel according to John, the nineteenth chapter.
C Glory to You, O Lord.
So [Pilate] delivered [Jesus] over to them to be crucified.
So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called the place of a
skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two
others, one on either side, and Jesus between them.
After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.”
A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop

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 branch and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is Nunc Dimittis
finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C Praise to You, O Christ.

Responsory for Lent Psalm 51:14; Psalm 59:1; Psalm 141:8

Sit

Sermon 1 Kings 11:3

“Finish”

Stand

Canticle
Antiphon Psalm 141:2
Sit

Offering Go to Dark Gethsemane - Jeffrey Blersch

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Prayer Collect of the Day

P Almighty and eternal God, because it was your will that your Son should bear the pains of
Stand the cross for us and thus remove from us the power of the adversary, help us so to
remember and give thanks for our Lord’s Passion that we may receive remission of sins
and redemption from everlasting death; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who
Kyrie Mark 10:47 lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Lord's Prayer Matthew 6:9–13 Prayer of the Church

C Our Father who art in heaven, P Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to
hallowed be Thy name, their needs.
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth Each petition ends with the following:
as it is in heaven;
give us this day our daily bread; P Lord, in Your mercy,
and forgive us our trespasses C hear our prayer.
as we forgive those
who trespass against us; The prayers conclude with the following:
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. P Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy;
For Thine is the kingdom through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
and the power and the glory C Amen
forever and ever. Amen

Collect for Peace

Salutation 2 Timothy 4:22
P O God, from whom come all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works, give to
us, Your servants, that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to
obey Your commandments and also that we, being defended from the fear of our
enemies, may live in peace and quietness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

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Benedicamus Psalm 103:1

Benediction 2 Corinthians 13:14

THOSE WHO SERVE

Closing Hymn: Abide with Me LSB 878
Pastor: Rev. James C. Walter
Director of Parish Music: Nathan Beethe
Postlude Abide with Me - Healey Willan
Acolyte: Kaylee Hammond
Reader: Josh Ralston
Greeter: Debbie Penny
T T T Ushers: Tommy Borchert, Sam Cate
Dennis Fastenau, Jack Funk
Altar Guild: Suzanne Raddle and Wilma Richter
Acknowledgments Nursery Attendant: Mary Ann Dyer
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version,
copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights Our thanks to the ACTS group for serving the Lenten dinner this evening.
reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.

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