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00:00:02 we are gathered tonight Good Friday to observe the memory of the death of Christ to preserve tracing his steps to the Cross as scripture attested we shall start at the place where he was arrested it was dark the air in the garden was tense the disciples Hearts were troubled wrapped in suspense something's about to happen they sense something ill for it was the night before The Day the Earth Stood Still to the Garden of Gethsemane the group went Jesus along with the 12 minus one of them met by olive trees that stood in Eerie
00:01:05 silence as if creation was hanging in the balance forever since the fall with the world wrapped in sin between God and man a huge CM has set in but the god of love had a plan so momentous to reconcile Sinners to himself who is righteous he will give his beloved Son to die for us he will place the penalty of our sin on Jesus it will require his sacrifice on the cross so that we Ratched Sinners would not be lost in the darken Garden the stage was set for the day that history would never forget the whole of Heaven waited in
00:02:10 baited breath for the Son of God would soon submit to death as the hour neared Jesus was filled with sorrow at the thought of events that would soon to follow my soul is overwhelmed with anguish he cried this in his disciples he tried to confide seeking Solitude as his distress grew stronger the Son of God be his soul to his father he threw himself to the ground and began to pray perhaps just perhaps there might be another way he prayed if possible spare me this cursed cup but if it's your will I shall surely
00:03:12 drink it up three times Jesus pought his heart out in agony his sweat like drops of blood trickled down furiously the scourge of the cruel cross weighed heavily on him him yet to him the task was clear a world to redeem he humbled himself to a gruesome death on that tree to offer salvation to sinners like you and me the moment his prayers Jesus concluded a band of armed men the garden invaded led by Judas Iscariot who had betrayed the Lord he brought soldiers each wielding a club or a sword for earlier Judas had devised his
00:04:11 Wicked plan for 30 silver pieces he would deliver the man but the almighty God in his sovereignty his purpose is served despite men's sin or folly as the platoon confronted Jesus and his team with a kiss Judas proceeded with his scheme with that kiss Jesus identity was revealed with the case the savior's Fai was sealed sorry Peter drew a quick sword his master to defend why Jesus did nothing he could not comprehend a swift blow and the year of a FL of a fo he did slice to protect his Lord his life he
00:05:28 would sacrifice away with that weapon Jesus did instruct my road to the Cross Peter you shall not obstruct my sole mission is to threat redemption's heal my single purpose is the scripture to fulfill can help me with the clicker Live By The Sword and by the sword you die Jesus warned is there another meaning here that can be drawn perhaps you also meant that if you live in sin in sin you will die if there is no cleansing within with a touch Jesus healed The Man Who Lost His year even in this tense moment his Mercy
00:06:27 was clear was he also saying that anyone Name by sin he would also heal and cleanse him from within the disciples deserted Jesus they took flight as their Master surrendered without a fight they had followed Jesus for three intimate years it's disappointing they now gave into to their fears Jesus was led away like a l to the slaughter he was taken but not a word did he utter this fulfilled what's written in the book of Isaiah to show us that Jesus is indeed the Messiah as we contemplate what happened
00:07:18 in the garden we seek to uncover the lesson that is hidden Gethsemane the start of the road to Calvary where Jesus set his sights on the cross submissively oh God caus us also to submit to you like Jesus teach us to live in obedience too help us also say not my will but yours be done let our life's journey be aligned to what you want as Jesus did set our sights on the cross we pray the emblem of our Salvation may we we not stray Day by Day lead us to the Cross we also ask keeping our eyes on Jesus be
00:08:08 our constant task [Music] savior I come cry in my soul remember redemptions here where your blood was for my R everything I want H dear I count it all as lost Lead Me To the Cross where you love pour down bring me to my knees Lord I lay me down R me of myself I belong to you oh Lead [Music] Me lead me to the crown [Music] you were reside tempted and TR you the word became flesh for my sin and death now you're [Music] every time I once H de I count it all as L Lead Me To the Cross where your love
00:10:48 pour down bring me to my knees Lord I lay me down R me of myself I will not you only me bring me to the cross [Music] to your [Music] heart to your heart me to your heart lead me to your heart Lead Me To the Cross where your love for bring me to my knees Lord and lay me down me on myself I belong to you oh Le me in me Lead Me To the Cross where your love pour down bring me to my knes Lord I lay me down bend me up my soul I belong to you oh in [Music] me Me to the Cross St [Music] from the garden Jesus was brought back
00:13:38 to the city trial after trial he was to face Men Without Pity he was to endure a longest night of ordal it was the wee hours of the day the Earth to steal first Jesus was questioned by anas a man so v as the former high priest he had served for quite a while he wanted Jesus dead more than anything his hatred for Jesus you would find revolting the crimes of Jesus anus tried to investigate seeking proof so that Jesus he could incriminate the humiliation Jesus had to suffer in that place when especially someone slapped
00:14:36 him in his face when anas was done he sent Jesus to Caiaphas caiaphus was the son-in-law of anus as the current high priest he was anus puppet you might describe the both as the evil duet with Caiaphas Jesus face more interrogation he had to endure even more humiliation he was mocked he was blindfolded he was hit tell us the teas the one who hit you who is it all this while lurking in the courtyard was Peter curious to know to find out what's happening to his master earlier in the garden he had fled
00:15:29 the now there's nothing he could do to intervene what's worse Peter's cowardice will soon be exposed by his by the answers to the question they was posed three times Jesus was asked by people in the crowd I have seen you with him haven't I they vowed twice Jes uh Peter disowned his Lord when he had to choose he scolded them hey I didn't know the accus just then rooster croe just as Jesus had predicted Peter realized what he did his tears unrestricted here lies the thought for followers of Jesus
00:16:21 Christ when you have to choose are you willing to pay the price how sure are we of our loyalty to our Lord in the end our action speaks louder than word at Sunrise Caiaphas assembled the Sanhedrin to charge Jesus in a formal Court proceeding Witnesses were CED itch with false testimony they viciously accused Jesus of blasphemy but to kill Jesus they needed Roman permission they went to pilate the ruler of the region it was the fourth trial that Jesus had to endure his conviction the Jews were bent to
00:17:17 secure but pilate was in no mood to sit in court these people should sort up their problems he thought he passively asked Jesus a question or two and found no basis for the charge against this Jew when pilate heard that Jesus healed From Galilee and that the Galilean ruler was in vicinity so he quickly sent Jesus to Herald an Antipas in the hope that this little problem would pass at this fifth trial more chrans at Jesus were thrown but he kept silent throughout and held his own Herold and his men ridiculed the man
00:18:05 in the dock while Jesus Stood Still as they continued to mock they brought Jesus back to pilate for his last trial a mob has had gathered a crowd that was hostile this man is innocent pilate still insisted such a verdict the mob angrily resisted pilot hatched a plan a choice to them to would offer each year the norm is was for him to free a prisoner Jesus or Barabas the robber he asked the crowd release barabus they demanded aloud pilot frustrated thought of another idea he had Jesus flock that might be the
00:19:04 Panacea seeing him bruised and Ma they might be satisfied but no the crowd the crowd still wanted Jesus crucified and so Jesus was scourged with a whip so cruel pieces of torn Tor P of Flesh torn out to the soldiers approval he suffered torture and pain so excruciating only thing worse was the cross that was awaiting before the mob a broken Jesus pilate paraded Behold a man he thought they would be plated but crucify him was the crowd's unified cry pilot at last relented sending Jesus to die it may seem that wicked men plotted
00:20:07 to have Jesus killed but it's really us who caused his blood to be spilled he suffered exceedingly due to our sinful stain we were the wicked men who caused him so much pain because of our sin on the cross Jesus died yet due to the Cross we are cleansed of the sin inside for it is written by his wounds we are healed our sin that caus his wound now can be repealed it's the power of the Cross Christ became sin for us so that wretched Sinners may now gain righteousness Jesus may appear feel weak throughout his suffering but the power
00:21:02 of God all that time was working [Music] oh see the door of the darkest day ches on the road to [Music] calary tribe of sinful man torn and beaten then na to the cross of this the power the cross Christ became sinfulness to the blame b r We Stand forg at the cross to see the pain written on your face bearing the awesome weight of sin every bitter thought every evil deed crowning your blood stain ground this the power of the Cross Christ became s for us took the blame bore the Wrath we stand forgiv the
00:23:48 cross now the daylight fle now the ground beneath Quakes as it maker bows his head Cur Tor into dead are raised to life finished the Fig Tree cry this the power of the Cross Christ became s for us took the BL B the Wrath we stand forgiv and the cross and oh to see my name written in the woods for through your suffering I am free death is crushed to death life is mine to live one through yourself [Music] is the power of the Cross Son of God slain for us what a [Music] love what a cause we stand forgien
00:25:52 and the cross is this the power of the Cross Son of God for us what love what the cost we stand forgi the [Music] the trials now concluded Heaven stood in attention the Son of God now facing his own execution finally The Day the Earth Stood Still had arrived it was plainly what his enemies had connived pilate handed to Jesus handed Jesus to them to do as they pleased their Glee you can imagine was now increased the soldiers stood Jesus outside the city wall to a hill named the skull where his cross would stood
00:27:41 stall but before the march to the Crucifixion site Pilot's men couldn't resist showing their spite on Jesus they place a contemptuous crown of thorns on him they keep all kinds of insults and scorns he steps through the streets they weren't easy at all Jesus was too weak that heavy cross to haul they forced a man named Simon to carry the load with Jesus stumbling in front on that tragic Road reaching the spot they nailed Jesus to the wood imagine how sharp the pain even if you could two others were also crucified at
00:28:36 that scene on the left on the right with Jesus in between the Son of God hanging on the cross for all to view with two felons beside Could Have Been Me and You a sinless man sent to die it was no mistake he was numbered with transgressors for our sake the son of the Son of God on the cross W you take a look the body stained with blood isn't he just a crook the pH that was so glorious for for Moses to gaze is now so mangled eyes would turn away in haste it was 9:00 in the morning when the Savior was
00:29:33 hung the gambled on his tunic throwing using dice that they flung The Other garments were divided those they shed it happened exactly as scripture has declared on the cross they place a sign Jesus king of the Jews is the charge against Jesus that pilate chose to use but they didn't realize that the sign was hardly a curse for Jesus is in fact the king of the universe if he so wished Jesus could have set himself free he could have summoned a a a fearsome Angelic Army even so come down if you are the
00:30:22 Son of God they sneered he saved others but not himself at Jesus they Jered it was three hours into the crucifixion the Dreadful Darkness enveloped the location was it creation reacting with shuts for the sin of the world was on Jesus shoulders but on the Savior the cross was taking its toll the extreme pain was almost Beyond his control the sufferings brought him near limits of endurance unable to brief death would soon make its entrance 3 hours past noon with mere minutes to the end the most painful
00:31:17 moment for Jesus was at hand when the father turned away from the Sun briefly Jesus cried my God why have you forsaken me a moment later Jesus murmured I thirst dehydrated his condition was getting worse he was offered wine vinegar a most sour thing the one who gives Living Water now needed a drink the next moment Jesus cried out it is finished the work of Salvation he had accomplished he paid the high price the high penal for our iniquity it was the greatest act of love in human history as Jesus breathed his last as
00:32:10 his life reached its limit Jesus said into your hand I commit my spirit with those words the savior of the world bowed his head the man on the cross now lifeless Jesus was dead who could have imagined this the Son of God slain Heaven must have been in shock to see Jesus shamed The Day the Earth Stood Still who can understand think about it man killed God but God saved men at the precise moment the cross consumed Jesus the Temple's veil was ripped into two pieces the curtain dividing God and man was
00:33:03 parted symbolizing our access to God now granted to hasten his demise the Jews could no longer wait the legs of Jesus the soldiers were told to break seeing that Jesus was dead this that did not act again fulfilling scripture his bones were left intact instead with a spar a soldier stepped Jesus side spilling blood and water spouting a Crimson Tide yet again it's what Holy Scripture had foretold that the one they had pierc they would now withhold from where he hung they brought down his battered body nearby was a tomb
00:33:55 where Jesus was placed hurriedly we Trace his tortous road to the Cross since his arrest now on the Cold Stone SLP Jesus was laid to rest looking at all this what should my one great wish The Old Rugged Cross I shall forever cherish for what else in my life can I boast what thing to The Old Rugged Cross I shall always [Music] cling on a hill far away stood an old ruged cross the emblem of suffering and [Music] chame and I love that old cross where the dearest s best for a world of lost Sinners who are
00:35:31 SL so I'll cherish the or good craw to my trophies At Last I lay down I will cling to the oret CR and and exchange it someday for a [Music] crown oh The Old Rugged Cross so desp spider world has so wonderous attraction for me for the dear Lamb of God left his glory above to Bear to [Music] dark so I'll cherish the Ora good CR to my trophies at bless I lay down I will to the or CR and exchange it someday for a crown and the old ruged cross stained with blood So Divine such a wonderous Beauty I see
00:37:30 for to was on De o cross Jesus and die to par theing stifi me so I cherish the or good cross to my trophies at BL I lay down I will cling to the or [Music] crown and exchange it Som day for a crown to The Old Rugged Cross I will ever be true it shame and reproach gladly B then you'll call me someday to my home far away where his glory forever I'll share so I'll cherish the AA good Ro to my trophies At Last I L down I will cling to the or gr and exchange it someday for a crown [Music] we went from the garden to the trials to
00:39:49 the Cross it's time for us to take stop to take a pause let's revisit the night before the day the Earth Stood Still to the upper room where Jesus and the 12 had a meal it was also a night of intense conversation the Lord left his disp disciples many instructions it was his last night with them Jesus had much to say words that are directed at us even today on the table was set the bread and one wine no less their meal the last supper was well in progress It's a beautiful thing that we should emulate people of God eating
00:40:39 together sharing a plate halfway through the meal Jesus prepared some water he began washing their feet one after another the disciples notably Peter protested but on this act of service the Lord insisted it was a lesson he wanted to illustrate what he has done they should also imitate he came to serve not to be serve Jesus said before if we do the same a blessing to us he sore with that a new commandment Jesus did decree love one another the way he loves You and Me by this display people around us will
00:41:32 find out that we are followers of Christ without a doubt while eating a shocking announcement Jesus made one of you will betray me solemnly he said the disciples they reacted with with disbelief surely surely not me my master I will not deceive Peter prompted John to ask Jesus who is it the one I give this bread to he is the culprit quietly Jesus passed the piece of bread to to Judas to Judas quietly the Betrayal left no one made a fuss with Judas gone Jesus words became more intimate where I'm going you cannot come
00:42:27 at any rate upon hearing this consternation filled their soul don't let your hearts be troubl Jesus did console peace I live with you was Jesus Assurance peace that will keep anxieties at a distance he has an advis whenever you are uh your worries increase go seek comfort from Jesus the prince of peace he also taught if you love me keep my commands obedience to him is what our Lord demands if we say we love Jesus but IGN knows what he says then our profession of faith is void in many ways he used the image of the vine and
00:43:19 its branches as a warning to us Jesus put no punches fruitful branches will be pruned unfruitful ones removed abide in Jesus or else find yourself disapproved many were the instructions that night to them to us how to carry them out where to find the impetus that's what that's why that night Jesus Promised the Holy Ghost to guide us while the helper in our hearts we host still in Jerusalem fast forward 50 days God's spirit came and fulfilled all believers in the Blaze from that day within our within
00:44:08 our hearts the Holy Spirit dwells as Jesus Promised our spiritual growth he propels but what Jesus taught that night we must also treasure so that our Steps of Faith Will Be steady and sure for indeed the word of God is a lamb for our feet so that on his path forward we walk not in Retreat we come to the highlight of that night's matter when Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper using the bread and the wine on the table Each of which was their Passover meal staple first Jesus Took bread for which he give thanks he broke it and
00:45:01 distributed it among their ranks he then told them take it this is my body which he will sacrifice as a ransom for many next he took the cup and after he gave thanks again he drank from it its meaning Jesus did explain he said this is my blood of the Covenant that I shall shed to cleanse Sinners repentant the bread and the cup have since become a memorial that often we are to Mark not something trivial Jesus said to do it his death to remember that's why tonight too we conduct the Lord's Supper Paul once wrote that when these
00:45:54 emblems we partake it's our unity in Christ too that we celebrate for it's one love one body one Community we belong to each other in God's family but bear in mind our fellowship is based on one thing that is the blood of Christ poured out for our cleansing that paav the way for our reconciliation with God that's how we Are Spiritual siblings something to be ought we've gone through all the events according to scripture throughout the Day the Earth Stood Still and prior now as we partake communion let us
00:46:41 reflect what Jesus said and did let us recollect [Music] this is is coming your body broken the cup with drinking is sp sweet the GI of friendship to his salvation Bor off your suffering on calary we remember the sacrifice of love we remember the blood out for us we remember the only son of God upon the cross from stain to spotless from Ro to fa through you are savior the work complete in full repentance live by your kindness partake our presence as we [Music] receive we remember the sacrifice of
00:48:57 love we remember the blood pour out for us we remember the only son of God upon the [Music] cross we remember the price you had you PID we remember the wound the made way we remember the and for all was slain upon the cross how can it be there is a table for all who will come for all who will tast now see there's a table for all who will come for all take on the bre see the come Mercy is love for the many and the W this is take it as you will for Love Power by his world shall be this is commun take the
00:50:30 rece for Mercy is for the many in the world this isun tell is for his blood is by his we shall be this is commun we remember the sound sacrifice the love we remember the love for all for us we remember the only son of God upon the cross we remember the price you have paid we remember those the made way we remember the them for all was slain upon the cross take out a for Mercy is for the man in the this commun take is [Music] all for his blood sh this is [Music] communion that's as we prepare our
00:52:27 hearts to partake Holy Communion uh the Ares uh will start Distributing the bread and the cup to you one by one and after you have received the elements of communion please hold on to them uh so that we can partake them together uh in a short while [Music] so make sure you get your bread and the cup now if you allergic to Wine uh or if you cannot uh consume wine for some reason which is unfortunate uh the Asher will be happy to uh give you the usual elements that we use on the first Sunday of the month so just indicate your
00:53:18 preference to the Asha coming to you if you're a Christian and you confess that Jesus is your lord and savior we invite you to join us in tonight's Holy Communion but if you're are not a Christian I would like to ask that you refrain from taking part in what we about to do just indicate this to the aser and decline the communion [Music] elements as mentioned in the message Holy Communion is a memorial as opposed to a to a physical Memorial like a monument this Memorial consists of a simple Act of consuming just a little
00:54:05 bit of of of bread and wine as an enactment of the L of the Last Supper that our lord Jesus had with his disciples in the upper room on the night before he was arrested and tried and crucify the next day Holy Communion is what we do to remembered our lord Jesus who suffered and died on our behalf who paid the penalty of our sins on our behalf so that our sins are now forgiven so that we are no longer alienated from God Jesus suffered and died on the cross for the sake of our Salvation that we want to remember to
00:54:51 remember him and what he did for us we also want to be REM minded of God's Amazing Grace and Jesus sacrificial love and Holy Communion is what we do in obedience to our Lord's instruction when he said in the upper room do this in remembrance of me so the primary purpose of communion is for us to remember it's a time of recollection reflection and meditation we want to contemplate to ponder with a focus on the cross as kimbley sang beautifully to us just now we remember the sacrifice of love we remember the blood poured out
00:55:44 for us we remember the only son of God upon the cross we remember the price he had to pay we remember the wounds that made a way we remember the lamb for all was slain upon the cross and so we we come around the Lord's table tonight and it's not just any night it's good Friday night it's a time of the year when Believers all around the world gather to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus the the cup was the cup was [Music] but before we partake communion it's opportune for us to heed the Apostle Paul's warnings in 1
00:56:47 Corinthians 11 that we do not come to the Lost stable with a callous attitude or in a disrespectful manner that we ought to appraise ourselves solemnly and honestly before we take the bread and the cup Paul wrote whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and the blood of the Lord everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup for those who to eat and eat and drink without Discerning
00:57:29 the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves and hence I shall give the congregation a minute or two so that each one of us can come to God individually in confession in your private prayer ask God to search your heart to forgive you of any sin to cleanse you from the stain of sin and we also want to to use this quiet moment to reflect on Jesus and the cross to express your gratitude for his atoning death for you remember Jesus and declare to him that he will never that you will never
00:58:15 forget his sacrifice and love for you so we shall start this um minute or two of Silence for for shall we now give thanks for the bread and the cup let's pray Our Father in heaven we give you thanks for this bread which symbolizes the body of your son Jesus whose body was broken for us we also give you thanks for this cup which symbolizes the blood of your son Jesus without the shedding of which there is no forgiveness of sin he was crushed for our iniquities the punishment that brought us peace was upon him and by his wounds
01:00:22 we are healed no amount of words can express the depth of all gratitude for your precious gift of Salvation and we say this in jesus' name amen the Lord Jesus on the night he was betrayed took bread and when he had given thanks he broke it and said this is my body which is for you do this in remembrance of me let's partake of the bread together in the same way after supper he took the cup saying this cup is the New Covenant in my blood do this whenever you drink in remembrance of me for whenever
01:01:32 you drink eat this bread and drink this cup you proclaim the Lord's death until he he comes shall we all rise and as an expression of our unity in the body of Christ let's partake the wine together please remain stand as I close this in prayer Our Father in in heaven almighty God we give you praise for this opportunity to observe Holy Communion tonight on this night of Good Friday when we commemorate the crucifixion of your son our Lord Jesus Christ May the memory of his sacrificial death on the cross something that
01:02:19 happened in the past may this memory stay with us not only on Good Friday but on but every day of Our Lives so that you will Define the way we live in the present so that it will impact our thoughts our decisions our actions especially in the context of our membership in your family help us cherish one another to love one another for we ask this in Jesus precious name amen now please remain standing as the worship team uh leads us in the closing sing song Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross now as a response to what we've
01:03:02 experienced tonight may I suggest that you you lift up your voices and sing your heart out and declare to God in the cross in the cross be my glory ever [Music] Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross there a prous fountain free to all a healing stream flows from Cal mountain in the cross in the cross be my glory [Music] ever till my rightous soul shall find rest beond the river near The Cross the trembling Soul love and mercy found me there the bright and Morning Star sheds his around me near The Cross near The
01:05:05 Cross be my glory ever till my rightous soul shall find bless be on the river near The Cross oh Lamb of God bring it SS before me help me walk from day to day with it Shadows over me in the cross in the cross be my glory ever till my rightous soul shall find rest beond the river near The Cross I'll watch and wait Hing Trust in Heaven till I reach the golden strand just beyond the river in the cross in the cross be my glory ever till my red Soul shall find rest beond the [Music] re please remain standing for the
01:07:13 benediction as we close tonight's goodp Friday service now receive blessings from God may the Lord bless and keep you now that he has embraced you as his child through the Salvation that you have received based on the finished work of Jesus on the cross may the Lord make his face shine on you now that you have been reconciled to him because of the blood of Jesus that was shed to wipe away your transgressions may the Lord turn his face towards you now that you are a member of his family being bonded to
01:07:50 Jesus and to one another on the account of his love that he showed us when he died for us and may the Lord give you peace which Jesus Promised in the upper room before he was taken away to be crucified a peace that bubbles up in your soul to sooth you in times of distress go in peace amen the service is over I'll see you we'll see you on Easter Sunday
