When someone is in their final days, those who are close to the person often lean and listen hard to their final words. As Jesus hung on the cross, the Scriptures record Him saying seven final phrases that those who were gathered near Him listened to and recorded. What do they mean for us today, and why should we still listen to them?
This was our third week in the “Final Words” series. We focused on the phrase found in John 19:28 when Jesus says that He is thirsty after the battle that He has just fought with sin. It is a declaration of victory and true triumph, as opposed to the earthly praise the people showered upon Christ as He entered Jerusalem the week before.
We drew heavily on the theme of Jesus is our victor and rightful King as we worshiped and remembered together. As people came in, we had palm branches all over the floor that they had to walk on.
Service Flow: (Song links take you to amazon.com where you can by the songs DRM free for 99 cents)
Pre-service songs (Our God Reigns and Hosanna in the Highest)
Welcome/Announcements/Greeting
Baby Dedications (5 between the two services)
Call to Worship (A mix of Matthew 21:1-11 and Philippians 2:6-11)
Hosanna (Baloche/Brown)
Crown Him with Many Crowns (HymnCharts arrangement)
Jesus Messiah (Tomlin, Carson, Cash, Reeves)
Prayer (Had people who needed prayer stand so others could pray for them.)
Video Transition (Isaiah 53:5)
Offering
World Vision 30-hour Famine promo video
Message
Preparation for Communion
Communion
Special Song: The Cross of Christ (Todd Wright)
Corporate Reading (from Dan Wilt of The Institute Of Contemporary and Emerging Worship Studies)
Worthy is the Lamb Medley (Crosby, Zschech, Bridges, Elvey)
Dismissal
It was a great day of celebration and remembering the victor in Christ as our King. We’re looking forward to this weekend as we take time to remember the events of Good Friday and celebrate the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday.
This post is a part of Sunday Setlists at fredmckinnon.com.
