The worship theme for this service is: The risen Jesus is the one we take up our cross to follow.
The order for worship used here is based on the Service of the Word and Sacrament found in Christian Worship (1993), beginning on page 26.
Hymns:
Lord Jesus Christ, with Us Abide: Christian Worship (2021) #631, stanzas 1-3 and 6; also found in Christian Worship (1993) as #541 (stanzas 1, 3, and 2, in that order; the last stanza sung is omitted), and in The Lutheran Hymnal (1941) as #292 (stanzas 1, 2, 5, and 8).
Take My Life and Let It Be: Christian Worship (2021) #695, stanzas 1, 2, 5, and 6; also found in Christian Worship (1993) as #469, and in The Lutheran Hymnal (1941) as #400, with the same stanza numbers in both cases.
Draw Near and Take the Body of Your Lord: Christian Worship (2021) #661. This revision of the hymn text may be found, with a different musical setting, in Christian Worship: Supplement (2008) as the verses of #740. A very different abridgement of the text (set to the same tune here sung) may also be found in Christian Worship (1993) as #309, and in The Lutheran Hymnal (1941) as #307.
Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken: Christian Worship (2021) #694, stanzas 1 and 2; also found in Christian Worship (1993) as #465, and in The Lutheran Hymnal (1941) as #423, with the same stanza numbers sung in both cases.
Scripture lessons:
First lesson: Joshua 1:6-9
Second lesson: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17
Gospel lesson: Luke 14:25-35
The Psalm of the day is Psalm 119, sung to the setting found in Christian Worship (2021) as #119 (using part E of the Psalm text as printed).
The sermon is based on the day’s Gospel lesson, and is entitled “The amazing cross race.”
