Palm Sunday
Ride on, Ride on in Majesty
Venite LSB 220
Additional Psalms Psalm 118:19–29
19Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the LORD. 20
This is the gate of the LORD;
the righteous shall enter through it. 21
I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation. 22
The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone. 23
This is the LORD’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes. 24
This is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25Save us, we pray, O LORD!
O LORD, we pray, give us success!
26Blessèd is he who comes in the name of the LORD!
We bless you from the house of the LORD. 27
The LORD is God,
and he has made his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
up to the horns of the altar!
28You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God; I will extol you. 29
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Reading Zechariah 9:9–12
9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10
I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
and he shall speak peace to the nations;
his rule shall be from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth. 11
As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. 12
Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
today I declare that I will restore to you double.
Reading Philippians 2:5–11
5Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,
6who, though he was in the form of
God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7but made himself nothing, taking the form
of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8And being found in human form, he humbled himself by
becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9Therefore God has highly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10
so that at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is
Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Reading John 12:12–19
12
The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13
So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he
who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14
And Jesus found a young donkey and sat
on it, just as it is written,
15“Fear not, daughter of Zion;
behold, your king is coming,
sitting on a donkey’s colt!”
16His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they
remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. 17
The crowd that
had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to
bear witness. 18
The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. 19
So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone
after him.”
Responsory (Lent) LSB 222
441, Ride On, Ride On in Majesty
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Sermon
420, Christ, the Life of All the Living sts. 1, 6–7
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Kyrie LSB 227
Lord’s Prayer
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 T evil.
For Thine is the kingdom
and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.
Collects
Collect of the Day
Almighty and everlasting God, You sent Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to take upon Himself our
flesh and to suffer death upon the cross. Mercifully grant that we may follow the example of His great
humility and patience and be made partakers of His resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ, our
Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Let us pray:
For the Holy Church as she embarks on the holiest week of the Church Year, that she would rejoice
greatly over her King, who saved her with His perfect life and sacrificial death, and who comes to her
humbly via His Holy Word and Sacraments, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For our Christian lives, that we would be granted faithfulness in times of temptation, repentance and
forgiveness when we fall, love for all our brothers and sisters in Christ, reconciliation with those from
whom we are alienated, and boldness to confess the faith we have in Christ, let us pray to the Lord:
Lord, have mercy.
For all whom our Father has given authority in civil governments, that He would guide their decisions
and desires so that life is defended, justice upheld and the will of Him before whom all knees will bow is
done, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For those who live without faith in Christ, that the Holy Spirit would call them to repentance and give
them the gift of faith to believe in the One who comes in the name of the Lord, let us pray to the Lord:
Lord, have mercy.
For those stricken by disease; for those enduring famine and natural disasters; for those in bondage; and
for those who are sick, shut-in, recovering or have any need, including Barb, Bernice, Lloyd, Lynette,
Donna, Joan, Darlene, Betty, Patty, Deborah, Matt, Mona, Linda, Wayne, Harriet, & Adelle, that our
heavenly Father would hear their pleas, meet their needs, relieve their suffering and lead them to rejoice
in Him who never fails us in our time of need, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For the dying, including Blaine, that they may be comforted by the Lord who has already conquered
death for them and has turned the grave into their entrance into heavenly bliss, let us pray to the Lord:
Lord have mercy.
For those who have departed this vale of tears in faith and now sleep in Jesus, let us give thanks to the
Lord; that He would shepherd us in that same faith until our last hour, bringing us, with them, into His
Kingdom, which has no end, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
Collect for Grace
L O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, You have safely brought us to the
beginning of this day. Defend us in the same with Your mighty power and grant that this day we
fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our doings, being ordered by Your
governance, may be righteous in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives
and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Benedicamus LSB 228
Benediction LSB 228
443, Hosanna, Loud Hosanna
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