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Prelude
Welcome
Drama
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    # 32             How Great Thou Art \\ Invocation   (the Lord’s Prayer)
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 27:1-6, 13-14
L The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
C The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
L When evildoers assail me to devour my flesh—my adversaries and foes—they shall stumble and fall.
C Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war rise up against me, yet will I be confident.
L One thing I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after:
C to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.
L For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble.
C He will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will set me high on a rock.
L Now my head is lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy.
C I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
L I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
C Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage.
L Wait for the Lord!
Our  Offering to God                Ps 96:8  Give to the Lord the glory he deserves!
Bring your offering and come to worship him.
Doxology
Prayer of Dedication                 Thank you, God, for all that you have given to us.
To you be honor and glory forever.
We pray that all your blessings may ake us daily more diligent to devote ourselves and all that we have so that others would see you at work around them and that we would join in service with you.
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.
~*Hymn of Prayer             #366            My Faith Looks Up to Thee
Pastoral Prayer      Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem.
We are going to behold your suffering and death for the sins of all of us, going to offer heartfelt thanks for that undeserved gift, going to take our place as those who bear the crosses placed upon us.
Observe, O Christ, we follow.
Help us always to be followers.
Remove from us any desire to frustrate your holy will by the exercise of our own will, lest we be a hindrance to you.
Remove every roadblock that we might place in your path, and keep us in our place—as those who follow.
Move us to invite others to be followers as well, and let us be examples of humble and faithful discipleship to them, that they too may take their place in our company and find their way, with us, to your sacrifice on Calvary.
Move the leaders of this world as well, that they may exercise their leadership in showing others how to follow you with justice and mercy.
When we behold others growing weak on the journey, and those who stumble and fall because strength fails them, move us to lend a hand, that they may rise and continue.
Empower us to be helpers, in your name.
Grant that we may always glory in your cross and find in it our comfort, consolation, and strength.
Grant us grace to follow until we reach our goal, life eternal in your heavenly presence, where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
~*Hymn of Praise             #383             Are Ye Able?
Scripture Reading.................    Matthew 16:21-26
21 From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “God forbid it, Lord!
This must never happen to you.” 23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!
You are a stumbling block to me; for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
25 For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.
26 For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life?
Or what will they give in return for their life?
Message                THIS LENTEN ROAD     The Road To Jerusalem
In a culture full of spiritualities, it is time for disciples of Jesus to take up their crosses and follow him.
The year ... 177 A.D. \\ The place ... the arena at Lyons.
\\ The celebration ... fiesta time.
\\ The sport ... killing criminals, runaway slaves and Christians.
\\ A letter from the local church to a sister church in Turkey describes what happened: \\ The governor had the blessed ones form a procession for the enjoyment of the crowd ... Maturus, then Sanctus, Blandina and Attalus were led to face the lions in the amphitheater ....
The virgin Blandina, after the whips, after the lions, after the iron chair, was at last thrown into a basket and presented to a bull.
For a time, the animal tossed her, but she had now lost any sense of what was happening, thanks to her hope, her steadfast faith and her close communion with Christ (as quoted by Christopher Kelly in Times Literary Supplement, 22 December 1995, 22).
\\ The emperor Claudius was so hooked on violence that he ordered his soldiers to turn the faces of the mauled, mutilated, dying Christians in his direction, so he could enjoy their final moments of agony.
\\ The people who were in the stadium, the people who roared even louder than the lions when Blandina and her brother-sister Christians were led into the arena, were not the rabble, but the respectable, the wealthy, the good, decent, law-abiding citizens of Rome.
\\ Think we have finally risen above exploiting the kind of canned violence that the Romans cheered at in the Coliseum?
Maybe you should think again.
\\ Chances are pretty good that you spent some portion of yesterday watching television.
Curled up on your couch, with your comfy pillow, a soda and a bag of chips, you could pipe more violence, murder and mayhem into your living room in one evening's worth of television programming than any Roman citizen saw in a lifetime.
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