THE INVOCATION
Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the X Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen.
THE OPENING SENTENCES
Pastor: Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!
People: Hosanna to the Son of David!
Pastor: Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that the King of Glory may come in.
People: Who is this King of Glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in/battle!
Pastor: Lift up your heads, O Gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors,
that the King of Glory may come in.
People: Who is this King of Glory?
The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of Glory!
All: Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna to the Son of David!
THE HYMN (Lutheran Service Book#443)
All: Hosanna, loud hosanna, the little children sang;
Through pillared court and temple the lovely anthem rang.
To Jesus, who had blessed them, close folded to His breast,
The children sang their praises, the simplest and the best,
From Olivet they followed mid an exultant crowd,
The victor palm branch waving and chanting clear and loud.
The Lord of earth and heaven rode on in lowly state
Nor scorned that little children should on His bidding wait.
"Hosanna in the highest!" That ancient song we sing;
For Christ is our Redeemer, the Lord of heav'n, our King.
Oh, may we ever praise Him with heart and life and voice
And in His blissful presence eternally rejoice!
COLLECT OF THE DAY
Pastor: Let us pray:
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.
People: Amen.
THE OLD TESTAMENT READING Zechariah 9:9-12(ESV)
Rejoice 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. 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. As for you also, because of the blood of My covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.
THE EPISTLE Philippians 2:5-11(ESV)
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
THE HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 21:1-11(ESV)
Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying 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. If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, “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.’” The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and He sat on them. Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. And 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!” And when He entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” And the crowds said, “This is the Prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”
THE APOSTLES’ CREED
All: 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 X everlasting. Amen.
THE RESPONSORY
Pastor: We have an Advocate with the Father; Jesus is the Propitiation for our sins.
People: He was delivered up to death; He was delivered for the sins of the people.
Pastor: Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven and whose sin is put away.
People: He was delivered up to death; He was delivered for the sins of the people.
Pastor: Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven and whose sin is put away.
People: He was delivered up to death; He was delivered for the sins of the people.
THE SERMON “A Different Kind of King” (Matthew 27:37)
THE PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
(after each petition:)
Pastor: Lord, in Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
(at the end:)
People: Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
All: 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.
THE BENEDICTION
Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and X give you peace.
People: Amen.
THE HYMN (Lutheran ServiceBook #441)
All: Ride on, ride on in majesty!
Hark! All the tribes hosanna cry,
O Savior meek, pursue Thy road,
With palms and scattered garments strowed.
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
In lowly pomp ride on to die.
O Christ, Thy triumphs now begin
O’er captive death and conquered sin.
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
The angel armies of the sky
Look down with sad and wond’ring eyes
To see th’ approaching sacrifice.
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh
The Father on His sapphire throne
Awaits His own Anointed Son.
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
In lowly pomp ride on to die.
Bow Thy meek head to mortal pain,
Then take, O God, Thy pow’r and reign.
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