Good Friday Service The LAMB has been Declared Without Spot! Christ The KING Presbyterian Ministries Rev Paul Wallace APC
Paul Wallace
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Good Friday Service
The LAMB has been Declared Without Spot
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The Traditional 12:00 Noon Service, Though It Can Be Used For The Evening Too.
Our Video Introduction https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqticYWgarY/?igshid=YjNmNGQ3MDY=
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When We Hear the Term “Free Grace”, Good Friday Reminds Us It Is Only Free For Us, It Cost Jesus Christ Everything!
HE Really Paid It All For HIS Elect.
After A Brief Homily On The Inspection Of The Lamb, The Scriptures Will Do The Talking During This Service, We Will Again Exit In Silence Following The Final Reading.
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Opening Hymn
Lift High The Cross
Matthew 27:1-10
1 ? Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death;
?2 and they bound Him, and led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate the governor.
?3 Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
?4 saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? See to that yourself!"
?5 And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
?6 The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it is the price of blood."
?7 And they conferred together and with the money bought the Potter's Field as a burial place for strangers.
?8 For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
?9 Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: "AND THEY TOOK THE THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER, THE PRICE OF THE ONE WHOSE PRICE HAD BEEN SET by the sons of Israel;
?10 AND THEY GAVE THEM FOR THE POTTER'S FIELD, AS THE LORD DIRECTED ME."
The LORD’S Prayer & Apostles Creed
Matthew 6:9 ? And Jesus said "In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
?10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
?11 Give us this day our daily bread.
?12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.
?13 And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Christian What Do You Believe?
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 Ghost,
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried:
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost;
The Holy Catholic Church;
The Communion of Saints;
The Forgiveness of sins;
The Resurrection of the body,
And the Life everlasting.
Amen.
Hymn
Tis Midnight; And On Olives Brow
Faith Presbyterian Church, Tacoma, Washington, Organist Mr. Ron Bechtel
Brief Homily then the Readings
The LAMB has been Declared Without Spot
As We walk through our Readings Please note a few things that reminds us the LORD will NOT break HIS own law ever!
So the HIS LAMB must be inspected Exodus 12:5 'Your lamb shall be an unblemished male a year old; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. Leviticus 9:3 "Then to the sons of Israel you shall speak, saying, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both one year old, without defect, for a burnt offering,
?4 and an ox and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD, and a grain offering mixed with oil; for today the LORD will appear to you.'"
Upon the Inspections of Pilate, Herod & Pilate the World’s Leaders have Declared the LAMB Spotless and ready for slaughter.
Next look for the Serpent Strike in the Piecing, The Head and Arms stained with blood as where the Door Post, and listen an record as many signs as you can.
Exodus 12:22 "You shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts; and none of you shall go outside the door of his house until morning.
?23 "For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you.
?24 "And you shall observe this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever.
Another hint as hyssop is present at both sacrifices.
One last reminder and believe me this is for me especially
I was the one who hung Jesus Christ on the Cross, as you too, but this is on me and my treason, and what will always stun me is Jesus redeemed me knowing this in full, HE loves us not when we were first friends but when we were HOLLARING CRUSIFY, CRUSIFY!!!
I want to also note in the Gospel of John, Jesus crying from the Cross that this was NOT a King demanding a drink to clear HIS throat as was horrifyingly preached in an OPC Church in 2020 for Easter, but was indeed Jesus enduring the very pains of separation from the FATHER as witnessed and told to us what it would be like in Jesus own Parable about the Rich Man and Lazarus Luke 16:19 ? "Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.
?20 "And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores,
?21 and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man's table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.
?22 "Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.
Please Notice the estate of the Rich Man in 23 & 24
?23 "In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.
?24 "And he cried out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.'
Does this sound like a “King demanding a drink to clear HIS throat” or as it IS, a KING paying in FULL for our Sins and thirsting from the Depths of Separation from the FATHER!
What Amazing Love!!
Can we Love as Christ Loved Us?
Special Music
He Was Despised
Laura McAlpine Mezzo Soprano, Organist David Briggs
?Hymn
See Amid The Winters Snow
The Bach Choir
Hymn
Ah Holy Jesus
The Cathedral Church Of Saints Peter and Paul, Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
Luke 23
The First Inspection of The LAMB
1 ? Then the whole body of them got up and brought Him before Pilate.
?2 And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a King."
?3 So Pilate asked Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He answered him and said, "It is as you say."
?4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man."
Hymn
Stricken, Smitten And Afflicted
Faith Presbyterian Church, Tacoma, Washington, Organist Mr. Ron Bechtel
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Hymn
In Christ Alone
The Big Sing, Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London, England
The Second Inspection of the LAMB
?5 But they kept on insisting, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, starting from Galilee even as far as this place."
?6 When Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
?7 And when he learned that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself also was in Jerusalem at that time.
?8 Now Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some sign performed by Him.
?9 And he questioned Him at some length; but He answered him nothing.
?10 And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, accusing Him vehemently.
?11 And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.
?12 Now Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for before they had been enemies with each other.
?13 ? Pilate summoned the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
?14 and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one who incites the people to rebellion, and behold, having examined Him before you, I have found no guilt in this man regarding the charges which you make against Him.
?15 "No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him.
Hymn
Amazing Grace
Chris Tomlin
Special Music
Worthy Is The LAMB That Was Slain
Handel’s Messiah, AD Libitum, Francisco Gamon
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Isaiah 53
1 ? Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
?2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.
?3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
?4 ? Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.
?5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
?6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
?7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.
?8 He was taken from prison and from judgment, And who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.
?9 And they made His grave with the wicked-But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.
?10 ? Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand.
?11 He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities.
?12 Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.
(NKJV)
Hymn
And Can It Be That I Should Gain
Songs Of Praise Broadcast
How Deep The FATHERS Love For Us
Nicole Nordeman
Hymn
Not All The Blood Of Beasts
Faith Presbyterian Church, Tacoma, Washington, Organist Mr. Ron Bechtel
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Silent Dismissal Follows immediately after this reading
The Third Inspection of the LAMB & Sacrifice
?16 "Therefore I will punish Him and release Him."
?17 Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.
?18 But they cried out all together, saying, "Away with this man, and release for us Barabbas!"
?19 (He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city, and for murder.)
?20 Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again,
?21 but they kept on calling out, saying, "Crucify, crucify Him!"
?22 And he said to them the third time, "Why, what evil has this man done? I have found in Him no guilt demanding death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him."
?23 But they were insistent, with loud voices asking that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail.
?24 And Pilate pronounced sentence that their demand be granted.
?25 And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he delivered Jesus to their will.
?26 ? When they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.
?27 And following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him.
?28 But Jesus turning to them said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
?29 "For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'
?30 "Then they will begin TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 'FALL ON US,' AND TO THE HILLS, 'COVER US.'
?31 "For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"
?32 ? Two others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be put to death with Him.
?33 When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
?34 But Jesus was saying, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.
?35 And the people stood by, looking on. And even the rulers were sneering at Him, saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is the Christ of God, His Chosen One."
?36 The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him, offering Him sour wine,
?37 and saying, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!"
?38 Now there was also an inscription above Him, "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."
?39 One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, "Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!"
?40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?
?41 "And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong."
?42 And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!"
?43 And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise."
John 19:28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, *said, "I am thirsty."
?29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth.
?Luke 23:44 ? It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour,
?45 because the sun was obscured; and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
?46 And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT." Having said this, He breathed His last.
?47 Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent."
?48 And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, began to return, beating their breasts.
?49 And all His acquaintances and the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeing these things.
John 19:29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth.
30 Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.
31 ? Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
?32 So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was crucified with Him;
?33 but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
?34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
?35 And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
?36 For these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, "NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN."
?37 And again another Scripture says, "THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED."
Luke 23: 50 ? And a man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council, a good and righteous man
?51 (he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God;
?52 this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
?53 And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever lain.
?54 It was the preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.
?55 Now the women who had come with Him out of Galilee followed, and saw the tomb and how His body was laid.
Silent Dismissal Follows immediately after this reading