The Resurrection of our Lord Mark 16:1-8

 Whom do you seek

in this temple dark

amid the stone and cold dust?

The one who was laid here

is held no more

by the limits of our world and trust.

He is not in this place

once dark and filled with death

where he was laid

in love and care.

He is risen and lives

He is risen and gives

life

Life

believe him

Life

Shout from the tops of buildings

Tell all the world

The one who was

King of the Jews

Is King of life for us

Go tell the others

Shout for Joy

---and sing

Everything that was of this world

Has been changed to what has been

The Kingdom is here

Do not be amazed

New Life breaks in

It is here

It is now

The temple has been rebuilt

Christ is Risen

Christ is Risen indeed

Christ is Here

Give Thanks to the Lord (Psalm 118)

 Worship Leader: Give thanks to the Lord who is good, whose love endures forever.

Congregation: Let everyone say, God’s love endures forever.

Worship Leader: Open the gates of righteousness and we will enter and give thanks to the Lord.

Congregation: They are the gates through which I may enter and give thanks for the Lord has become my salvation.

Worship Leader: I marvel when I see that which was rejected by the world, has become the foundation of humanity

Congregation: This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Worship Leader: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord, 

Congregation: with boughs in hand we will join the festal procession.

Worship Leader: You are our God and we give you thanks and exalt your name

Congregation: Give thanks to the Lord who is good and whose love endures forever.

 

10w worship for April 4th, Resurrection.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for April 4th, Resurrection.  If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter #lutheranflannel.  The song for the day is No Hands but Yours by Dakota Road from the album Break These Chains. Used with permission you can find this and other gifts for ministry at dakotaroadmusic.com

 

bollerud · 4.4.21 Resurrection

10w worship for April 4th, NL, Resurrection Day.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for April 4th, NL, Resurrection Day.  If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter #lutheranflannel.  The song for the day is Arise by Hans Peterson from the album A Time to Mourn.. A Time to Dance.    Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at Hanspetersonmusic.com

bollerud · 4.4.21 NL, Resurrection Day

Psalm 31:9-16

 

Pastor: Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.

Congregation: My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak.

Pastor: Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors; I am a dread to my friends— those who see me on the street flee from me.

Congregation: I am forgotten by them as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery. For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side; they conspire against me and plot to take my life.

Pastor: But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, "You are my God." My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

Congregation: Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.

 

 

Sunday of Passion Mark 14:1-15:47

 Some knew

--at least in part

what you were saying

some heard the words you spoke

so gentle

--so clear

about what was to come

your death

the kingdom

some heard

--and followed you because they heard

without fully understanding it

--there was an urgency in your eyes

----they could sense the pain

----the anguish

--in the moment

and silently

--lovingly

she anointed the one who would be the messiah

for what was to come

blessing that which was to be given

for all humanity

while the rest of the world was about its business

--its agendas

that pit one against another

this one knew

of the bud that was to burst into beauty

in a kingdom breaking in

to the business and agendas of our lives

with love

10w worship for March 28th, Passion.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for March 21st, NL, Seeing is Believing. If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter #lutheranflannel. The song for the day is Weeping over Jerusalem by Dakota Road from the album Build Up.    Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at dakotaroadmusic.com

bollerud · 3.28.21 Passion

10w worship for March 28th, NL, Palm Sunday.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for March 28th, NL, Palm Sunday.  If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter #lutheranflannel. The song for the day is Kyrie Eleison by Dakota Road from the album All Who are Thirsty, Come.   Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at dakotaroadmusic.com

bollerud · 3.28.21 NL, Palm Sunday

5th Sunday in Lent John 12:20-33

 Perched on the end of its stock

Out of the reach of the ground

A grain grows

Golden

Full of life that is

And is to be

In the bringing forth of life

Not only to itself

But to all who partake

 

Lord help me

--(unless)

to face

--that which has been faced

--for generation after generation

--(a grain of wheat)

that which makes no sense

and yet is the only thing

--that makes sense

--(falls)

I fear what is to come to all

I fear accepting my death

As real

And facing the unknown

--(to earth)

even Christ’s soul was troubled

and felt agony

at the facing of what

--was

----to

------be

--------(and dies)

But I know

--in my innermost self

that to live

I must let go

To truly live

I must accept all of life

--even death

and not hang on to my self

--as god

--(it remains alone)

I thank you Lord

For your Son

Who died

--(but if it dies)

that I might live

--(it bears much fruit)

10w worship for March 21st, NL, Seeing is Believing.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for March 21st, NL, Seeing is Believing.  If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter #lutheranflannel. The song for the day is Everyone’s Got Something To Offer by Dakota Road from the album All Are Welcome. Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at dakotaroadmusic.com

bollerud · 3.21.21 NL, Seeing is Believing

10w worship for March 21st, Can You See Me Now?

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for March 21st, Can You See Me Now?  If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter #lutheranflannel.  The song for the day is Invitation to the Unlikely by Heatherlyn from the album Heatherlyn.  Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at heatherlynmusic.com

 

bollerud · 3.21.21 Can You See Me Now

4th Sunday in Lent John 3:14-21

 Lifted up amid the people

Lost and wandering

On their way

--to wherever God would lead them

full of hope

--and wonder

but lost

--without a country

--or land

--or a life

and at time illness would come

in this land far from any land

--that could be called their own

--or home

and for those people

--feeling so lost

--and ill

God gave them hope

That if any should look upon the serpent

Raised up amid the pain of their existence

They would be healed

Made whole

--through the gift of God

--to live again

--to love again

--to praise again

 

and for us

wandering in our desert

--of loneliness

--and pain

living so far from our longing

God has given

That part

That life

The Messiah

Christ of us all

Lifted up upon the cross

In an act that was meant to bring death

To Christ

--to hope

but instead

--brings life

to all who gaze upon

this love of God for the world

 

and the beacon shines bright

in our lives of pain

illuminating the darkness within

and filling our lives

with the love of God

and forgiving us our sin

Psalm 107 Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Many Troubles

 Worship Leader: O give thanks to the Lord, for the Lord is good; and the steadfast love of the Lord endures forever.

Congregation: Let the redeemed of the Lord say so

Worship Leader: Let those redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands, East, West, North and South say so.

Congregation: Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the mighty waters; they saw the deeds of the Lord, the wondrous works in the deep. 

Worship Leader: For the Lord spoke and raised the stormy wind which lifted up the waves of the sea. They mounted up to heaven and went down to the depths

Congregation: Their courage melted away in their calamity and they reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end and then….

Worship Leader: Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble and the Lord brought them out from their distress and made the storm be still

Congregation: The waves of the sea were hushed and we were glad because they had quieted and the Lord had brought us to our desired haven

Worship Leader: Let us thank the Lord for the steadfast love and wonderful works the Lord brings into our lives

Congregation: We will praise the name of the Lord before all people.  As the redeemed of the Lord we will sing of the Lords goodness in this land

 

10w worship for March 14th, Pie Day.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for March 14th, Pie Day.  If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter #lutheranflannel. The song for the day is Reign of Healing by Dakota Road from the album All Are Welcome.    Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at dakotaroadmusic.com

bollerud · 3.14.21 Pie Day

10w worship for March 14th, NL, The Color Purple.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for March 14th, NL, The Color Purple.  If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter #lutheranflannel. The song for the day is All Who are Thirsty by John Michael Talbot from the album the Ultimate Collection.   Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at johnmichaeltalbot.com

 

bollerud · 3.14.21 NL, The Color Purple

Psalm 19

 

Worship Leader: The heavens declare the glory of God and the skies proclaim the work of creation. Day after day the cosmos pours forth speech and night after night it reveals knowledge. 

Congregation: The heavens use no speech, no words, no sound is heard, yet the voice of God extends from the cosmos into all the earth.

Worship Leader: Each day the sun shines on creation, bringing joy to all God has made. 

Congregation: It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth and joy.

Worship Leader: So too the law of the LORD is perfect and refreshes the soul. The guidance of the Lord is trustworthy bringing simple truth to our world.

Congregation: The ways of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the hearts of the people. The ways of the Lord are radiant, giving light to our eyes. The wonders of the LORD are forever and the teaching of the LORD form the foundation of all we do. 

Worship Leader: The ways of the LORD are more precious than gold, they are sweeter than honey.  But the ways of the LORD also guide our ways both revealing and forgiving our hidden faults. Making us pure through the presence of the LORD in our lives.   

Congregation: May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD my Rock and my Redeemer.

 

3rd Sunday in Lent John 2:13-22

 So pure was the water

So clean and pure

As Jesus came out of the river Jordan

And the dove came

Landing there

So pure

So simple

Was the moment

And the words

----this is My Son

 

so pure was the mist

so clean and pure

as the Light enveloped Jesus on the mountain

and the voice came

and was heard there

so pure

so simple

was this moment

and the words

----this is My Son

--------Listen to Him

 

Listen to Him

Can you hear amid the drone

Of the voices calling

And selling

--the doves

----and oxen

------and sheep

on the steps of the temple

dedicated to the worship of God

turned now into

a respectable place

where budding capitalist can ply their trade

turning the burning desires of humanity

drawn to a closeness with God

into a reasonable profit

----in their definition

in the name of love

 

This Is My Father’s House

But you have made it into

A temple of human desire

And lust

For power

----(money)

and it will fall

fall from the weight of those

--------on top

weighted down by the greed

of an honest living

amid the poor

 

so pure was the air

so clean and pure

as Jesus’ life slipped from him

and a world changed

as Christ arose in three days

the temple rebuilt

so pure

so simple

and the words

were remembered

This is My Son

Listen to Him

10w worship for March 7th, Sacred Cows.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for March 7th, Sacred Cows.  If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter @lutheranflannel or #lutheranflannelboard.   The song for the day is Cry Mercy by Dakota Road from the album All Are Welcome.    Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at dakotaroadmusic.com

bollerud · 3.721 Sacred Cows

10w worship for March 7th, NL, Welcome Change.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for March 7th, NL, Welcome Change.  If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard or on Twitter #lutheranflannel. The song for the day is Restore to Life by Dakota Road from the album Boundless Love.   Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at dakotaroadmusic.com

 

bollerud · 3.7.21 NL, Welcome Change