Palm SundayApril 5, 2020

Humility442 All Glory, Laud, and Honor LSB 442

Opening Versicles

L This is the day which the Lord has made;C let us rejoice and be glad in it.L From the rising of the sun to its setting,C the name of the Lord is to be praised.

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

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

L Jesus said: If any man would come after Me,C let him deny himself and take up his cross and

follow Me.L Christ was wounded for our transgressions.C He was bruised for our iniquities.

L From the rising of the sun to its setting,C the name of the Lord is to be praised.

C 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.

Old Testament Canticle LSB 261

Introit Ps. 24:7–10; antiphon: Ps. 118:26P Blessèd is he who comes in the name of the LORD!C We bless you from the house of the LORD.P Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient

doors,C that the King of glory may come in.P Who is this King of glory?C The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in

battle!P Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient

doors,C that the King of glory may come in.P Who is this King of glory?C The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory!

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

P Blessèd is he who comes in the name of the LORD!C We bless you from the house of the LORD.

Readings From Holy Scripture

Old Testament Reading Isaiah 50:4–9aP The Old Testament Reading is from Isaiah, the fiftieth

chapter.4The Lord GOD has given me

the tongue of those who are taught,that I may know how to sustain with a word

him who is weary.Morning by morning he awakens;

he awakens my earto hear as those who are taught.

5The Lord GOD has opened my ear,and I was not rebellious;I turned not backward.

6I gave my back to those who strike,and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard;

I hid not my facefrom disgrace and spitting.

7But the Lord GOD helps me;therefore I have not been disgraced;

therefore I have set my face like a flint,and I know that I shall not be put to shame.8He who vindicates me is near.

Who will contend with me?Let us stand up together.

Who is my adversary?Let him come near to me.

9Behold, the Lord GOD helps me;who will declare me guilty?

Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment;the moth will eat them up.

P This is the Word of the Lord.C Thanks be to God.

Epistle Philippians 2:5–11P The Epistle is from Philippians, the second chapter.

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, 10so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.P This is the Word of the Lord.C Thanks be to God.

Holy Gospel Matthew 21:1–11P The Holy Gospel according to Matthew, the twenty-first

chapter.C Glory to You, O Lord.

1Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” 4This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying,

5“Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you,

humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”

6The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. 7They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. 8Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” 10And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” 11And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”P This is the Gospel of the Lord.C Praise to You, O Christ.

Catechism

Apostles’ CreedC 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 T everlasting. Amen.

Lord's PrayerC 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.

Sermon: Humility

The LitanyL O Lord,C have mercy.L O Christ,C have mercy.L O Lord,C have mercy.L O Christ,C hear us.L God the Father in heaven,C have mercy.L God the Son, Redeemer of the world,C have mercy.L God the Holy Spirit,C have mercy.L Be gracious to us.C Spare us, good Lord.L Be gracious to us.C Help us, good Lord. L From all sin, from all error, from all evil;

From the crafts and assaults of the devil; from sudden and evil death;From pestilence and famine; from war and bloodshed; from sedition and from rebellion;From lightning and tempest; from all calamity by fire and water; and from everlasting death:

C Good Lord, deliver us.L By the mystery of Your holy incarnation; by Your holy

nativity;By Your baptism, fasting, and temptation; by Your agony and bloody sweat; by Your cross and passion; by Your precious death and burial;By Your glorious resurrection and ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter:

C Help us, good Lord.L In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in

the hour of death; and in the day of judgment:C Help us, good Lord.L We poor sinners implore YouC to hear us, O Lord.

L To rule and govern Your holy Christian Church; to preserve all pastors and ministers of Your Church in the true knowledge and understanding of Your wholesome Word and to sustain them in holy living;

To put an end to all schisms and causes of offense; to bring into the way of truth all who have erred and are deceived;To beat down Satan under our feet; to send faithful laborers into Your harvest; and to accompany Your Word with Your grace and Spirit:

C We implore You to hear us, good Lord.L To raise those who fall and to strengthen those who stand;

and to comfort and help the weakhearted and the distressed:

C We implore You to hear us, good Lord.L To give to all peoples concord and peace; to preserve our

land from discord and strife; to give our country Your protection in every time of need;To direct and defend our [president/queen/king] and all in authority; to bless and protect our magistrates and all our people;To watch over and help all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; to protect and guide all who travel;To grant all women with child, and all mothers with infant children, increasing happiness in their blessings; to defend all orphans and widows and provide for them;To strengthen and keep all sick persons and young children; to free those in bondage; and to have mercy on us all:

C We implore You to hear us, good Lord.L To forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers and

to turn their hearts; to give and preserve for our use the kindly fruits of the earth; and graciously to hear our prayers:

C We implore You to hear us, good Lord.L Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,C we implore You to hear us.

L Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,

C have mercy.L Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the

world,C have mercy.L Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the

world,C grant us Your peace.

L O Christ,C hear us.L O Lord,C have mercy.L O Christ,C have mercy.L O Lord,C have mercy. Amen.

Collect of the DayL 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.

Collect for the WordL Blessed Lord, You have caused all Holy Scriptures to be

written for our learning. Grant that we may so hear them, read, mark, learn, and take them to heart that, by the patience and comfort of Your holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives on reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.

Morning PrayerC I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus

Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. 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.

Blessing

L Let us bless the Lord.C Thanks be to God.

P The almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the T Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless and preserve you.

C Amen.

AcknowledgmentsService of Prayer and Preaching from Lutheran Service BookUnless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The

Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.

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