Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

Southaven, Mississippi

April 2, 2025

Wednesday Lenten Service — Year “C”

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12:15 P.M. & 7:00 P.M. Worship Service

Service of Prayer and Preaching

Lutheran Service Book

Worship Service

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Welcome

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Invocation

P:   In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

 

C:   Amen.

 

Opening Verses

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P:   This is the day which the Lord has made;

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C:   let us rejoice and be glad in it.

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P:   From the rising of the sun to its setting,

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C:   the name of the Lord is to be praised.

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P:   Return to the Lord, your God, for He is gracious and merciful,

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C:   slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and repents of evil.

 

P:   Jesus said: “If any man would come after Me,

 

C:   let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”

 

P:   Christ was wounded for our transgressions.

 

C:   He was bruised for our iniquities.

 

P:   From the rising of the sun to its setting,

 

C: the name of the Lord is to be praised.

 

All: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

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The Epistle Reading

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P:   The Epistle Reading is from the 3rd chapter of the Hebrews.

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Hebrews 3:7–12

    7Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,

“TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE,

8DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS AS WHEN THEY PROVOKED ME,

AS IN THE DAY OF TRIAL IN THE WILDERNESS,

9WHERE YOUR FATHERS TRIED Me BY TESTING Me,

AND SAW MY WORKS FOR FORTY YEARS.

10THEREFORE I WAS ANGRY WITH THIS GENERATION,

AND SAID, ‘THEY ALWAYS GO ASTRAY IN THEIR HEART,

AND THEY DID NOT KNOW MY WAYS;’

11AS I SWORE IN MY WRATH,

'THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST.’”

12Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.

 

P:   This is the Word of the Lord.

 

C:   Thanks be to God.

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The Holy Gospel Reading

 

P:   The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the 3rd chapter, verses 1–5.

 

C:   Glory to you, O Lord.

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Mark 3:1–5

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1[Jesus] entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered. 2They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on 3the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. He said to the man with the 4withered hand, “Get up and come forward!” And He said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?” But 5they kept silent. After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

 

P:  This is the Gospel of the Lord.

 

C:   Praise to you, O Christ.

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Congregational Response

 

P:   We have an advocate with the Father; Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

 

C:   He was delivered up to death; He was delivered for the sins of the people.

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P:   Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

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C:   He was delivered up to death; He was delivered for the sins of the people.

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P:   We have an advocate with the Father; Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

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C:   He was delivered up to death; He was delivered for the sins of the people.

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Sermon

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The Apostles’ Creed

P:   Let us confess our common faith using the words of the Apostles’ Creed.

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C:   I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

     And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the

Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence he will come to judge the living and the dead.

      I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

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Prayers of the Church

P:   . . .let us pray to the Lord:

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C:   Lord, have mercy.

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Collect of the Day

 

P:   Let us pray together the Collect of the Day:

 

C:   Almighty God, our heavenly Father, Your mercies are new every morning; and though we deserve only punishment, You receive us as Your children and provide for all our needs of body and soul. Grant that we may heartily acknowledge Your merciful goodness, give thanks for all Your benefits, and serve You in willing obedience; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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The Lord’s Prayer

 

P:   Lord, remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:

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C:   Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom

come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

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Evening Prayer

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P:   We close with the Evening Prayer. We pray:

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C: I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.

 

Benedicamus

 

P: Let us bless the Lord.

 

C: Thanks be to God.

 

Benediction

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P:   The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face to shine on

you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace.

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C:   Amen.

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