This morning service is going to look and feel a little different than the typical service.
I was thinking about what to do just to kind of help us prepare for Resurrection Sunday,
which is already next Sunday.
And today's officially Palm Sunday.
And we actually just talked about and spent some time focusing on the triumphal entry
and what happened on Palm Sunday a couple weeks back as we've been working through the Gospel of John.
And so what kind of came to my heart and to my mind was we don't typically do a Good Friday service here at our church.
But in order to really celebrate Jesus rising from the dead,
I think we first need to take some time to reflect on how he came to die and why.
And so that'll be the focus of our service this morning.
There'll be a fair bit more singing and we'll have a fair bit of scripture reading
and it'll kind of all be mixed throughout.
So I'll invite you to stand whenever we sing.
Just feel free to stand on up and join in the singing.
Or if you'd rather just feel like you want to be quiet and just sit and sing quietly or just listen,
you're welcome to do that as well.
This morning's scripture readings will be mostly, I think all of them will be from the Gospel of Luke,
just so that you know where I'm reading from.
We begin at Palm Sunday.
Reading from Luke chapter 19.
Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them.
As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them,
Why are you untying that colt?
They replied,
The Lord needs it.
They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it.
As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.
When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives,
the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen.
Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord.
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus,
Teacher, rebuke your disciples.
I tell you, he replied,
If they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.
I'm forgiven because you were forsaken.
I'm accepted.
You were condemned.
And I'm alive and well.
Your spirit is within me.
Because you died and rose again.
Amazing love, how can it be
That you, my King, would die for me?
Amazing love, I know it's true.
And it's my joy to honor you.
In all I do, I honor you.
I'm forgiven.
Because you were forsaken.
I'm forgiven.
You were condemned.
I'm forgiven.
You could Social program.
You were forgiven.
You were Hurts, I have cleaned, and you were in the morning.
Amazing love, how can it be
That you, my King, would die for me
Amazing love, I know it's true
And it's my joy to honor you in all I do
I honor you
You are my King
Jesus, you are my King
Amazing love, how can it be
That you, my King, would die for me
Amazing love, I know it's true
And it's my joy to honor you in all I do
I honor you
In all I do
Let me honor you
Go ahead and be seated
One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts
And proclaiming the good news
The chief priests and the teachers of the law
Together with the elders
Came up to him
Tell us by what authority you are doing these things
They said, who gave you this authority?
He replied
I will also ask you a question
Tell me
John's baptism
Was it from heaven?
Or of human origin?
They discussed it among themselves and said
If we say from heaven
He will ask
Why didn't you believe him?
But if we say of human origin
All the people will stone us
Because they are persuaded
That John was a prophet
So they answered
We don't know where it was from
Jesus said
Neither will I tell you
By what authority I'm doing these things
He went on to tell the people this parable
A man planted a vineyard
Rented it to some farmers
And went away for a long time
At harvest time
He sent a servant to the tenants
So they would give him
Some of the fruit of the vineyard
But the tenants beat him
And sent him away empty-handed
He sent another servant
But that one also they beat
And treated shamefully
And sent away empty-handed
He sent still a third
And they wounded him
And threw him out
Then the owner of the vineyard said
What shall I do?
I will send my son
Whom I love
Perhaps they will respect him
But when the tenants saw him
They talked the matter over
This is the heir, they said
Let's kill him
And the inheritance will be ours
So they threw him
Out of the vineyard
And killed him
What then will the owner
Of the vineyard do to them?
He will come
And kill those tenants
And give the vineyard to others
When the people heard this
They said
May it never be
Jesus looked directly at them
And asked
Then what is the meaning
Of that which is written?
The stone the builders rejected
Has become the cornerstone
The teachers of the law
And the chief priests
Looked for a way
To arrest him immediately
Because they knew
He had spoken this parable
Against them
But they were afraid
Of the people
Each day
Jesus was teaching
At the temple
And each evening
He went out
To spend the night
On the hill
Called the Mount of Olives
And all the people
Came early in the morning
To hear him
At the temple
Come early in the roof
Well
Let him meal
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus' blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus' name
Christ alone, cornerstone
Weak made strong
In the Savior's love through the storm
He is Lord, Lord of all
When darkness seems to hide His face
I rest on His unchanging grace
Through every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil
Christ alone, cornerstone
Weak made strong
In the Savior's love through the storm
He is Lord, Lord of all
When He shall come with trumpet sound
Oh, may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless to stand before the throne
Now the festival of unleavened bread
Called the Passover was approaching
And the chief priests and the teachers of the law
Were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus
For they were afraid of the people
Then Satan entered Judas
Called Iscariot, one of the twelve
And Judas went to the chief priests
And the officers of the temple guard
And discussed with them how he might betray Jesus
They were delighted
And agreed to give him money
He consented and watched
For an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them
When no crowd was present
Then came the day of unleavened bread
On which the Passover lamb
Had to be sacrificed
Jesus sent Peter and John
Saying
Go and make preparations for us
To eat the Passover
Where do you want us to prepare for it?
They asked
He replied
As you enter the city
A man carrying a jar of water
Will meet you
Follow him to the house that he enters
And say to the owner of the house
The teacher asks
Where is the guest room
Where I may eat the Passover
With my disciples?
He will show you a large room
Upstairs
All furnished
Make preparations there
They left
And found things
Just as Jesus had told them
So they prepared the Passover
When the hour came
Jesus and his apostles
Reclined at the table
And he said to them
I have eagerly desired
To eat this Passover with you
Before I suffer
For I tell you
I will not eat it again
Until it finds fulfillment
In the kingdom of God
After taking the cup
He gave thanks
And said
Take this and divide it among you
For I tell you
I will not drink again
From the fruit of the vine
Until the kingdom of God comes
And he took bread
Gave thanks
And broke it
And gave it to them
Saying
This is my body
Given for you
Do this in remembrance of me
In the same way
After the supper
He took the cup
Saying
This cup
Is the new covenant
In my blood
Which is poured out
For you
But the hand of him
Who is going to betray me
Is with mine
On the table
The son of man
Will go
As it has been decreed
But woe
To that man
Who betrays him
They began to question
Among themselves
Which of them
It might be
Who would do this
Your only son
No sin to hide
But you have sent him
From your side
To walk upon
This guilty song
And to become
The Lamb of God
O Lamb of God
Sweet Lamb of God
I love the Holy Lamb of God
O wash me in his precious blood
My Jesus Christ
The Lamb of God
Your gift of love
They crucified
They laughed and scorned him
As he died
The humble king
They named a fraud
And sacrificed the Lamb of God
O Lamb of God
Sweet Lamb of God
I love the Holy Lamb of God
O wash me in his precious blood
Jesus Christ
The Lamb of God
I was so lost
I should have died
But you have brought me
To your side
To be led by
Your staff and rock
And to be called
The Lamb of God
O Lamb of God
Sweet Lamb of God
I love the Holy Lamb of God
O wash me in his precious blood
My Jesus Christ
The Lamb of God
Jesus went out as usual
To the Mount of Olives
And his disciples followed him
On reaching the place
He said to them
Pray that you will not
Fall into temptation
He withdrew about a stone's throw
Beyond them
Nelt down and prayed
Father
If you are willing
Take this cup from me
Yet not my will
But yours be done
An angel from heaven
Appeared to him
And strengthened him
And being in anguish
He prayed more earnestly
And his sweat was like
Drops of blood
Falling to the ground
When he rose
From prayer
And went back
To the disciples
He found them
Asleep
Exhausted
From sorrow
Why are you sleeping?
He asked them
Get up
And pray
So that you will not
Fall into temptation
While he was still speaking
A crowd
Came up
And the man
Who was called
Judas
One of the twelve
Was leading them
He approached
Jesus
To kiss him
But Jesus
Asked him
Judas
Are you betraying
The son of man
With a kiss?
When Jesus' followers
Saw what was going to happen
They said
Lord
Should we strike
With our swords?
And one of them
Struck the servant
Of the high priest
Cutting off
His right ear
But Jesus answered
No more of this
And he touched
The man's ear
And healed him
Then Jesus said
To the chief priests
The officers
Of the temple guard
And the elders
Who had come for him
Am I leading a rebellion
That you have come
With swords
And clubs?
Every day
I was with you
In the temple courts
And you did not
Lay a hand on me
But this is your hour
When darkness reigns
Then seizing him
They led him away
And took him
Into the house
Of the high priest
Peter followed
At a distance
And when some there
Had kindled a fire
In the middle of the courtyard
And had sat down together
Peter sat down with them
A servant girl
Saw him
Seated there
In the firelight
She looked closely
At him
And said
This man was with him
But he denied it
Woman
I don't know him
He said
A little later
Someone else
Saw him
And said
You also are one of them
Man I am not
Peter replied
About an hour later
Another asserted
Certainly this fellow
Was with him
For he's a Galilean
Peter replied
Man
I don't know
What you're talking about
Just as he was speaking
The rooster crowed
The Lord turned
And looked straight
At Peter
Then Peter remembered
The word the Lord
Had spoken to him
Before the rooster
Crows today
You will disown me
Three times
And he went outside
And wept
Bitterly
You can remain seated
For this one
Man of sorrows
Lamb of God
By his own
Betray
The sin of man
And wrath of God
Has been on Jesus' lay
Oh that rugged cross
My salvation
Where your love poured out
Over me
Now my soul cries out
Hallelujah
Praise and honor
Father unto thee
The men who were guarding Jesus
Began mocking and beating him
They blindfolded him
And demanded
Prophesy
Who hit you?
And they said
Many other insulting things
To him
At daybreak
The council of the elders
Of the people
Both the chief priests
And the teachers of the law
Met together
And Jesus was led before them
If you are the Messiah
They said
Tell us
Jesus answered
If I tell you
You will not believe me
And if I asked you
You would not answer
But from now on
The son of man
Will be seated
At the right hand
Of the mighty God
They all asked him
Are you then
The son of God?
He replied
You say that I am
Then they said
Why do we need
Any more testimony?
We have heard it
From his own lips
Then the whole assembly
Rose
And led him
Off to Pilate
And they began
To accuse him
Saying
We have found this man
Subverting our nation
He opposes payment
Of taxes
To Caesar
And claims to be
Messiah
A king
So Pilate asked Jesus
Are you
The king of the Jews?
You have said so
Jesus replied
Then Pilate announced
To the chief priests
And the crowd
I find no basis
For a charge
Against this man
But they insisted
He stirs up the people
All over Judea
By his teaching
He started in Galilee
And has come all the way here
On hearing this
Pilate asked if the man
Was a Galilean
When he learned
That Jesus was under
Herod's jurisdiction
He sent him to Herod
Who was also in Jerusalem
At that time
When Herod saw Jesus
He was greatly pleased
Because for a long time
He had been wanting
To see him
From what he had heard
About him
He hoped to see him
Perform a sign
Of some sort
He plied him
With many questions
But Jesus gave him
No answer
The chief priests
And the teachers
Of the law
Were standing there
Vehemently accusing him
Then Herod and his soldiers
Ridiculed and mocked him
Dressing him
In an elegant robe
They sent him back
To Pilate
That day
Herod and Pilate
Became friends
Before this
They had been enemies
Pilate called together
The chief priests
The rulers
And the people
And said to them
You brought me
This man
As one
Who was inciting
The people
To rebellion
I have examined
Him in your presence
And have found
No basis
For your charges
Against him
Neither has Herod
For he sent him
Back to us
As you can see
He has done nothing
To deserve death
Therefore
I will punish him
And then release him
But the whole crowd
Shouted
Away with this man
Release Barabbas
To us
Barabbas
Barabbas had been
Thrown into prison
For an insurrection
In the city
And for murder
Wanting to release
Jesus
Pilate appealed
To them again
But they kept shouting
Crucify him
For the third time
He spoke to them
Why
What crime
Has this man committed
I have found in him
No grounds
For the death penalty
Therefore
I will have him
Punished
And then release him
But with loud shouts
They insistently
Demanded that he
Be crucified
And their shouts
Prevailed
So Pilate decided
To grant
Their demand
He released the man
Who had been thrown
Into the prison
For insurrection
And murder
The one they asked for
And surrendered Jesus
To their will
Silent as he stood
Accused
Beaten
Mocked
And scorned
Bowing to the Father's will
He took a crown of thorns
Oh that rugged cross
My salvation
Where your love poured out over me
Now my soul cries out
Hallelujah
Praise and honor
Unto thee
Sent of heaven
God's own son
To purchase and redeem
And reconcile
The very ones
Who nailed him
To the tree
Oh that rugged cross
My salvation
Where your love poured out
Over me
Now my soul cries out
Hallelujah
Praise and honor
Unto thee
Praise and honor
Unto thee
As the soldiers
Led Jesus away
They seized Simon
From Cyrene
Who was on his way
In from the country
And put the cross
On him
And made him carry it
Behind Jesus
A large number
Of people
Followed him
Including women
Who mourned
And wailed for him
Jesus turned
And said to them
Daughters of Jerusalem
Do not weep for me
Weep for yourselves
And for your children
For the time will come
When you will say
Blessed are the childless women
The wombs that never bore
And the breasts
That never nursed
Then they will say
To the mountains
Fall on us
And to the hills
Cover us
For if people do these things
When the tree is green
What will happen
When it is dry
Two other men
Both criminals
Were also led out
With him to be executed
When they came to the place
Called the skull
They crucified him there
Along with the criminals
One on his right
The other on his left
Jesus said
Father
Forgive them
For they do not know
What they are doing
And they divided up his clothes
By casting lots
The people stood watching
And the rulers
Even sneered at him
They said
He saved others
Let him save himself
If he is God's Messiah
The chosen one
The soldiers also came up
And mocked him
They offered him
Wine vinegar
And said
If you are the king of the Jews
Save yourself
There was a written notice
Above him
Which read
This is the king
Of the Jews
One of the criminals
Who hung there
Hurled insults at him
Aren't you the Messiah
Save yourself
And us
But the other criminal
Rebuked him
Don't you fear God
He said
Since you are under
The same sentence
We are punished justly
We are getting
What our deeds deserve
But this man
Has done nothing wrong
Then he said
Jesus
Remember me
When you come
Into your kingdom
Jesus answered him
Truly
I tell you
Today
You will be with me
In paradise
I know a place
A wonderful place
Where accused and condemned
Find mercy and grace
Where the wrongs we have done
And the wrongs done to us
Nailed there with him
There on the cross
At the cross
He died for our sin
At the cross
He gave us life again
I know a place
A wonderful place
Where accused and condemned
Find mercy and grace
Where the wrongs we have done
And the wrongs done to us
Nailed there with him
There on the cross
At the cross
He died for our sin
At the cross
You died for our sin
At the cross
You died for our sin
At the cross
You gave us life again
I know a place
A wonderful place
You may be seated
It was now about noon
And darkness came over the whole land
Until three in the afternoon
For the sun stopped shining
And the curtain of the temple
Was torn in two
Jesus called out with a loud voice
Father
Into your hands
I commit my spirit
When he had said this
He breathed his last
The centurion
Seeing what had happened
Praised God
And said
Surely this was
A righteous man
When all the people
Who had gathered
To witness this sight
Saw what took place
They beat their breasts
And went away
But all those who knew him
Including the women
Who had followed him
From Galilee
Stood at a distance
Watching these things
Now there was a man
Named Joseph
A member of the council
A good and upright man
Who had not consented
To their decision
And action
He came from the Judean town
Of Arimathea
And he himself
Was waiting
For the kingdom of God
Going to Pilate
He asked for Jesus' body
Then he took it down
Wrapped it in linen cloth
And placed it in a tomb
Cut in the rock
One which no one
Had yet been laid
It was preparation day
And the Sabbath
Was about to begin
The women who had come
With Jesus from Galilee
Followed Joseph
And saw the tomb
And how his body
Was laid in it
Then they went home
And prepared spices
And perfumes
But they rested
On the Sabbath
In obedience to the commandment
This is the story of Jesus
How he died
How his body came to be
Laid in that cold
Dark tomb
This is how he died
But just as important
Is why he died
And we've been singing about it
Amazing love
That rugged cross
My salvation
Where the wrongs
We have done
Were nailed there with him
There at the cross
And at the cross
He died for our sin
And at the cross
He gave us life again
We've been singing about it
But just in case
You missed it
Or you're focusing
On other things
In the songs
I want to say it to you again
As plainly as I can
Jesus died for you
Because he loves you
So that your sins
Could be forgiven
Atoned for
And so that you could have
Everlasting life
With God
A restored
Personal
Intimate relationship
With God
Forever
There are sadly
A lot of churches
Today
Who will hardly
Even mention
The word sin
And I understand
Why
Who wants to be
Reminded about
Our own
Guiltiness
Who wants to be
Reminded about
All the times
In the Bible
All the places
In the Bible
That God says
That we deserve
To be punished
For our sins
Many people
Want to avoid
That topic
If we're honest
Even though
We talk about it
A fair bit
Here in our church
None of us
Wants to talk
About the specifics
Of how we still
Do sin
And blow it
Day after day
And week after week
It's much more
Comfortable
Much easier
To just hide
Those things
Cover that stuff up
That we've
Said
Or thought
Or done
That we know
We shouldn't
Have
It's easier
To just tell
Ourselves
That we're fine
That we're good
Enough
That we're better
Than most
But God has
A different
Evaluation of us
He has a
Different verdict
For us
According to him
We are so
Truly guilty
And so
Deserving of
Punishment
That it required
The awful
Suffering
And death
Of God's
Own perfect
Son
Jesus
To remedy
That
We can try
To minimize
Our sins
We can try
And avoid
Bringing that
Topic up
With other
People
But it doesn't
Really work
We will always
Carry deep
Within us
That nagging
Feeling
Of guilt
Until
Until we
Finally admit
Our sins
And admit
Our need
For Jesus
Death
And for
God's
Forgiveness
Because deep
Down inside
We know
That the things
That we have
Done are wrong
Many of them
I asked a bunch
Of mostly unchurched
Teenagers
On Friday night
What they think
Some of the sins
Are
And they knew
They gave a
Pretty accurate
List
Because every
One of them
Has a conscience
Given to them
By God
But the good
News of Jesus
Is that we
Don't have to
Cover up our
Sins anymore
We don't have
To live with
Guilt
Any longer
God has
Provided the
Remedy
The solution
The way to
Be forgiven
The way for
Our sins
To be atoned
For
And it
Comes to us
Through Jesus
And his
Suffering and
Death
At the cross
By God's
Amazing
Love
And mercy
He provided
Someone who
Would willingly
Take upon
Himself
Our punishment
So that we
Could go free
And be restored
To God
This is the
Why
Of Jesus
Death
At the cross
Which leaves
Us one final
Piece
For each of
Us to consider
What should
I do
In response
To Jesus
Death
At the cross
The answer
To this
Question
For you
Depends on
Where you're
At in your
Relationship
With God
This morning
Perhaps you've
Never honestly
Poured out your
Heart to God
Maybe you've
Never admitted
To God
That you're
A sinful
Person
And need
His forgiveness
If that's you
Then I want
To urge you
To do that
The Bible's
Word for this
Is repent
It means
Praying to God
Admitting
That you've
Sinned against
Him
And that the
Things that
You've
And the things
That you've
Done that are
Wrong
It means
Agreeing with
Him that
Yes
I know
That I deserve
Your punishment
And then at
The end of
All that
Humbly asking
Him to
Forgive you
For your
Sins
Through Jesus
And what he
Did at the
Cross for you
This is one
Way to
Respond
To repent
But perhaps
You've done
That already
Maybe you're
Wondering what
Else do I
Need to do
What else
Does God
Require of
Me
Here's the
Good news
There's only
One other
Thing required
And it's
Not for
You to do
A big
Long list
Of good
Works
To make
Up for
The bad
Ones
Jesus said
It again
And again
The thing
That you
Need to
Do to
Receive
His
Gracious
Gift
Of
Forgiveness
Of
Everlasting
Life
Is simply
This
To believe
In him
I love
The way
The apostle
Paul said
It so
Simply to
The Philippian
Jailer
In the
Book of
Acts
He asked
Paul
What do
I need
To do
To be
Saved
Paul
Looked at
Him and
Said
Believe in
The Lord
Jesus
And you
Will be
Saved
That's it
That's the
Good news
Salvation
Is a free
Gift from
God
And anyone
Can receive
It
Who simply
Believes
In Jesus
Sincerely
From their
Heart
So that's
A second
Way to
Respond
To repent
And to
Believe
Maybe you're
Here this
Morning and
You've done
Both of
These
Things
But in
Your heart
You feel
Maybe a
Measure of
Brokenness
As you
Listen again
To the
Story of
Jesus and
How he
Died
Because you
Know that
Quite recently
You've not
Really been
Living the
Way that
God wants
You to
Perhaps
Living intentionally
Disobeying
The things
That he
Has asked
Us to
Do
What should
We do
In this
Case
The
Bible
Tells us
Very much
Like repent
To simply
Confess
These wrong
Things to
God again
In my
Favorite
Bible
Verses
1 John
1
9
If we
Confess
Our sins
God is
Faithful
And just
And will
Forgive us
Our sins
And cleanse
Us from
All unrighteousness
He says
My dear
Friends
I write
This so
That you
Will not
Sin
But if
Anybody
Does
Sin
We have
An advocate
With the
Father
Jesus Christ
The righteous
One
He is the
Atoning
Sacrifice
For our
Sins
So even
If you've
Been a
Long time
Christian
The cross
Is still
Your remedy
What Jesus
Did there
Is the thing
That can put
Your heart
At rest
Even as you
Consider the
Sins that you
Committed this
Past week
Finally
A fourth
Response
Which we're
Going to hear
About a little
Bit in these
Next few
Songs
There is
In the
Cross of
Christ
An invitation
Not only
To repent
And believe
And to
Confess
But also
To come
And die
With him
Jesus
Said
If anyone
Would come
After me
That is
To follow
Me
To be
My follower
My disciple
He must
Deny himself
Take up
His cross
And follow
Me
True belief
In Jesus
Develops
And matures
Into an
All-in
Commitment
To Jesus
Total
Devotion
To Jesus
A complete
Allegiance
To Jesus
Just as
Surely
As a
Tomato
Seed
Develops
Into a
Full-blown
Tomato
Plant
In the
Same
Way
A sincere
Faith
In the
Heart
By God's
Working
And power
Develops
Into a
Fully
Committed
Follower
Of Jesus
Such
That more
And more
You'll
Give up
Your life
In order
To follow
Him
You will
Obey
His
Commands
More
And more
And it's
Not a
Burdensome
Thing
It's a
Joyful
Thing
You will
Die
To yourself
And live
For him
Maybe
You're
Like the
Rich
Young
Ruler
You
Regard
Jesus
Quite
Highly
You've
Made
Every
Effort
To
Repent
To
Believe
To
Confess
Your
Sins
And
Keep
Short
Accounts
With
God
But
Perhaps
The
One
Thing
You
Lack
Is
Simply
To
Give
Up
Everything
And
Follow
Him
All
In
Words
Like
Surrender
Devotion
Allegiance
Lord
Capture
This
Response
To
Jesus
And so
I
Simply
Want to
Ask
You
This
Morning
As
We've
Heard
The story
Of
Jesus
Death
Again
What
Do
You
Need
To
Do
In
Response
To
Jesus
Repent
Believe
Confess
Surrender
To
Him
As
Lord
And
King
Of
Your
Life
live
Shane
As
I'll invite you to stand and we'll sing a few more songs together.
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, the emblem of suffering and shame.
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best for a world of lost sinners was slain.
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last I lay down.
I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it someday for a crown.
Oh, that old rugged cross so despised by the world has a wondrous attraction for me.
For the dear Lamb of God left his glory above to bear it to dark Calvary.
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last I lay down.
I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it someday for a crown.
In that old rugged cross stained with blood so divine, a wondrous beauty I see.
For it was on that old cross Jesus suffered and died to pardon and sanctify me.
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last I lay down.
I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it someday for a crown.
There's a place where mercy reigns and never dies.
There's a place where streams of grace flow deep and wide.
There's a place whereash where all the love I've ever found.
Comes like a flood, comes flowing down.
At the cross, at the cross I surrender my life.
I'm in awe of You, I'm in awe of You.
Where your love ran red and my sin washed white, I owe all to you.
I owe all to you, Jesus.
There's a place where sin and shame are powerless.
Where my heart has peace with God and forgiveness.
There's a place where sin and shame are powerless.
Where all the love I've ever found comes like a flood, comes blowing down.
At the cross, at the cross, I surrender my life.
And I'm in awe of you.
I'm in awe of you.
Where your love ran red and my sin washed white, I owe all to you.
I owe all to you.
Here my hope is found.
Here on holy ground.
Here I bow down.
Here I bow.
Here arms open wide.
Here you save my life.
Here I bow down.
Here I bow.
At the cross, at the cross, I surrender my life.
I'm in awe of you.
Where your love ran red and my sin washed white, I owe all to you.
I owe all to you.
At the cross, at the cross, I surrender my life.
And I'm in awe of you.
I'm in awe of you.
Where your love ran red and my sin washed white, I owe all to you.
I owe all to you, Jesus.
We'll sing one more together.
When I surveyed the wondrous cross, On which the Prince of Glory died.
My riches gained I count but loss.
And pour contempt on all my pride.
See from His head, His hands, His feet.
Sorrow and love flow mingled down.
Did e'er such love and sorrow mean?
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
Oh, the wonderful cross.
Bids me come and die, And find that I may truly live.
Oh, the wonderful cross.
All who gather here, By grace draw near, And bless your name.
Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were an offering far too small.
Love so amazing, So divine.
And find that I may truly live.
Oh, the wonderful cross.
And find that I may truly live.
Oh, the wonderful cross.
Bids me come and die, And find that I may truly live.
Oh, the wonderful cross.
All who gather here, By grace draw near, And bless your name.
Let's sing that one more time.
Oh, the wonderful cross.
Bids me come and die, And find that I may truly live.
Oh, the wonderful cross.
All who gather here, By grace draw near, And bless your name.
And bless your name, Amen, Amen.
in each of our hearts this week
as we reflect on your death
and prepare to celebrate your resurrection.
To your name be the glory.
Amen.
You may be seated.