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Prelude
Welcome
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Call to Worship   The Journey Begins
 
L: Jesus said, "I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life."
C: Come, let us turn to the Lord, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.
L: "I will lead the blind by a road they do not know.
I will turn the darkness before them into light."
C: You show me the path of life.
In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
L: "My sheep hear my voice.
I know them, and they follow me."
C: He leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
L: "Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand."
C: Oh, send out your light and your truth; let them lead me.
In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you.
~*Hymn of Praise                   #385   Take My Life
~*Invocation      (the Lord’s Prayer)       O Lord our God, even as your Son, Jesus Christ fasted forty days and forty nights, we ask for grace to discipline ourselves during this Lenten season, so that our bodies, minds and spirits may become fitting vessels of your grace.
Lead us into the paths of righteousness for your name’s sake.
And be with us as we pray as Jesus taught us saying:
~*Song               Turn to the Lord: Abide With Me
Turn to the Lord; repentant, seek his face,
For God abounds in steadfast love and grace.
They shall not perish who in Christ believe,
But everlasting life they shall receive.
Responsory Psalm: Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
L: Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
C: His steadfast love endures forever.
L: Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those he redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands,
C: from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
L: Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities endured affliction;
C: they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.
L: Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
C: He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from destruction.
L: Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind.
C: And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices, and tell of his deeds with songs of joy.
Song                    Take Up Your Cross
Take up your cross and walk, believing,
This Lenten road our Savior trod,
His help and steadfast love receiving,
The blessings of the Son of God
Freely and graciously bestowed
On all who walk this Lenten road.
Take up your cross, your burden bearing.
This road you need not walk alone.
Christ is beside, the burden sharing;
His yoke is light, his mercy known.
Your Savior eases ev'ry load
Of those who walk this Lenten road.
Take up your cross and follow Jesus;
This is the way your Savior leads,
Where from our sin and guilt he frees us;
His blood for sinners intercedes,
Opens the way to heav'n's abode
For all who walk this Lenten road.
Our  Offering to God                Hebrews 13:16  Do not neglect  to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Doxology
Prayer of Dedication                 Receive these offerings and bless their use, that they may find diverse avenues of service in this place and throughout the world.
~*Hymn of Prayer                  #   260             Just As I Am
Pastoral Prayer            Who are our neighbors, Lord?
Who are those whom you have placed upon this Lenten road that we might be your hands and feet—showing them compassion, and rendering them much-needed help?
Who are our neighbors in our own families, in our congregation, in our schools and places of employment, in our hospitals and nursing homes, in our communities, in our slums and ghettos, in our streets and alleys, in our offices and boardrooms?
And who do /we/ prove to be as we confront them on this Lenten road?
What is your will for us … and for them?
Show us our opportunities and our obligations, Lord Christ.
And keep us mindful of the welcome with which you have received us into you family of faith, and the welcome that awaits us when at last you take us to the place you have made ready for us through your own expensive sacrifice.
Help us to live and act in such a way that others may identify us as “good.”
In your dear and saving name, good Lord, we pray.
~*Hymn of Praise                       # 198               Spirit of God Descend upon My Heart
Scripture Reading              Luke 10:25-37  NRSV
    25 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus.
“Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law?
What do you read there?” 27 He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
28 And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”
29 But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
33 But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity.
34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them.
Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.’
36 Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.”
Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
Message           THIS LENTEN ROAD                        The Road To Jericho
     Deuteronomy 6:5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
and Leviticus 19:18 Never seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone, but love your neighbor as yourself.
I am the Lord.
This expert in religious law was quoting Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18.
He correctly understood that the law demanded total devotion to God and love for one’s neighbor but he didn’t know how to carry that out.
In the story that Jesus tells in response to his test question The legal expert viewed the wounded man as a topic for discussion; the bandits, as an object to exploit; the priest, as a problem to avoid; and the Temple assistant, as an object of curiosity.
Only the Samaritan treated him as a person to love.
Where do you picture yourself in the story of the good Samaritan?
With what character (or characters) in that story do you identify?
• The priest and the Levite?
That leaves you with an awful lot of guilt, doesn’t it?
Because, like them, you know better.
“I was hungry and you fed me,” Jesus tells us he will say at the final judgment.
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