“This is a day you are to commemorate… a lasting ordinance.”
Our Lenten journey brings us to the Upper Room, but the story truly begins in the shadows of Egypt. As we gather for this Holy Thursday service, we look back to the first Passover—where the blood of a perfect lamb on the doorpost meant the difference between death and deliverance.
In “The Remembering Word,” we explore how God’s command to the Israelites to "remember" was not just about a past event, but a living promise. We follow that promise to the night Jesus sat with His disciples, transforming the Passover meal into the New Covenant.
Join us as we move from the blood of the Exodus lamb to the blood of the Lamb of God. We will dive into the Small Catechism’s focus on the Lord’s Supper.
Service times:
- Live on YouTube
- In person worship
Order of service:
Readings:
- Old Testament reading is from Exodus 12:1–14
- Psalm reading is from Psalm 51:1-13
- New Testament reading is from 1 Corinthians 11:23–32
- Holy Gospel is from John 13:1–7, 31–35
Songs and Hymns:
- When You Woke That Thursday Morning
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Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, 1919–2008; © 1991 Concordia Publishing House.
Tune: Marty Haugen, 1950; © 1987 GIA Publications, Inc.
Used with permission: LSB Hymn License #110001220. - Fullness Of Grace
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Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend;
© 2004 Thankyou Music, used with permission: CCLI license #20286740. - Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross
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Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell
© 2025 Getty Music Publishing; Messenger Hymns
Used with permission: CCLI license #20286740 - Eat This Bread
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Text: Stephen P. Starke (sts. 1-2), © 1998 Concordia Publishing House; Robert J. Batastini (sts. 3-5, ref.)
Tune: Jacques Berthier, © 1984 Ateliers et Presses de Taizé, Taizé Community, France,
admin. GIA Publications, Inc.
Used with permission, LSB Hymn License #110001220 - Behold The Lamb
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Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend;
© 2007 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing);
Used with permission: CCLI license #20286740. - Your Table I Approach
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Text: Gerhard Wolter Molanus, 1633–1722; tr. Matthias Loy, 1828–1915, alt.
Tune: Trente quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551, Geneva, ed. Louis Bourgeois
Text and tune: Public domain - Jesus, Greatest at the Table
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Text: Stephen P. Starke, 1955; © 2001 Stephen P. Starke, admin. Concordia Publishing House
Tune: David McCarthy, 1931; © 1975 Stainer & Bell Ltd, admin. Hope Publishing Co
Used with permission: LSB Hymn License #110001220
Announcements:
- Thursday, Apr 2:
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- Holy Thursday Worship Service (Pastor Bill Engfehr): 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
- AA Meeting: 6:30 PM
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Downstairs.
- Friday, Apr 3:
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- Good Friday Worship Service (Rev. Tony Boos): 6:30 PM to 7:15 PM
- Saturday, Apr 4:
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- Women’s Bible Study: 10 AM to 11:30 AM
- AA Meeting: 1:30 PM
- Sunday, Apr 5:
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- Easter Worship Service (Pastor John Lukomski): 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
- Family Brunch & Easter Egg Hunt!: 10:45 AM
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Family Breakfast & Easter Egg Hunt following Easter worship service.
When: Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 10:45 AM CDT –
Where: St James Lutheran Church
- Wednesday, Apr 8:
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- Men’s Bible Study: 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM
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Downstairs.
- Easter Lillies
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Order Yours Today!
- 2026 Lent/Easter Worship Schedule
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Lent Midweek & Holy Week Services 6:30 PM
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Political, business, and entertainment leaders fail morally all too often; however, a Christian leader’s fall into great sin causes even deeper damage. In this episode of Craving Answers, Craving God, Chuck and Aaron explore how Christians should respond when their leaders fail.
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