Palm Sunday Worship from Kintore

Palm Sunday Worship from Kintore for use at home

Welcome to our online Palm Sunday worship service from Kintore. Rather than have it all in a single video for you to watch, you are invited to participate in this service yourself. There are written prayers for you to read, say out loud or share with your family, there are hymns and prayers you can listen to or sing along to, and there is a brief Palm Sunday reading and message from Neil that you can watch. These are all laid out below in an order of service for you to follow.

Call to Worship

Behold your king comes to you;
he is just, he brings salvation, he brings peace.
Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest!

Opening Hymn: All Glory, Laud and Honour

Click on this link to sing our opening hymn:
All Glory, Laud and Honour

Prayers of Approach & Confession

Lord God, let us approach with shouts of praise:
hosanna in the highest!
Let us draw close to you
on this day that caused disturbance and disruption.
Let us approach the throne
of the one who came as a humble servant,
who came to set us free, to change things for ever.
Hosanna to the one who comes in the name of the Lord.

We confess that we are not so different
from those who welcomed Christ into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday
yet later shouted ‘Crucify him!’
or remained silent in the face of injustice.
We have betrayed you too, Lord Jesus
by our sins both secret and known.
Yet you died for people like us,
and you rose on the third day that we might be redeemed.
For the sake of your Cross do not hold our sins against us.
Amen.

Song: Hosanna (Praise is rising)

Click on this link to sing the song:
Hosanna (Praise is rising)

For the Children

Click on this link to see the story of Palm Sunday for kids:
Easter – Jesus Arrives in Jerusalem

Hymn: My Song is Love Unknown

Click on this link to sing the song:
My Song is Love Unknown

Reading and Message – Matthew 21:1-11
“Hosanna! Too soon?”

Is it too soon to shout “Hosanna”?

Prayers of the People

Lord Jesus,
we pray for all who give of themselves sacrificially,
for those whose lives are dedicated to serving others:
doctors, nurses and all in the NHS who are working hard
to meet the crisis that COVID-19 has brought to our shores.
Let us travel together and lighten the load.

We pray for those serving the needs of the vulnerable around the world:
medics, those who work in missions, the media,
NGOs and charities…
who bring food, shelter, friendship and healing to those in need,
sometimes putting their lives on the line.
Let us travel together and lighten the load.

We pray for those in our communities who need our unconditional love:
those who are isolated, the fearful, lonely, abused and hurting…
Let us travel together and lighten the load.

We pray that we might be Easter people,
laying down our lives to serve others,
bringing hope to hopeless situations – the hope
of the cross and resurrection.
Let us travel together and lighten the load.
Amen.

Click on this link to hear the Lord’s Prayer sung:
The Lord’s Prayer

Closing Hymn: Ride on, ride on in Majesty

Click on this link to sing our closing hymn
Ride on, ride on in Majesty

Benediction

May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
the Love of God the Father
and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit
be with us and those whom we love
now and evermore.
Amen.

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