Westminster Presbyterian is Located in Uptown Phoenix, Just Minutes From Downtown.
4735 N. 19th Ave. Phoenix, AZ, 602-274-2122
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Order of Service for Sunday, March 29, 2026, 10:30 AM
Prelude (Kathleen Jones)
Call to Worship and Prayer
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest!
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
Merciful God,
as we enter Holy Week and gather at your house of prayer,
turn our hearts again to Jerusalem,
to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ,
that united with Christ and all the faithful
we may one day enter in triumph the city not made by human hands,
the new Jerusalem, eternal in the heavens,
where with you and the Holy Spirit,
Christ lives in glory forever. Amen.
Proclamation of Jesus’ Entrance Into Jerusalem — Matthew 21:1-11
Hymn: “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” (Presbyterian Hymnal #89)
Prayer of the Day
God of all,
you gave your only-begotten Son to take the form of a servant,
and to be obedient even to death on a cross.
Give us the same mind that was in Christ Jesus,
that, sharing in his humility, we may come to be with him in his glory,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.
We Greet One Another
Choir Anthem: “Praise the Mighty Lord Forever,” by W.A. Mozart (directed by Carol Fassbender)
Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 50:4-9a (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)
The Lord God has given me a trained tongue,
that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word.
Morning by morning he wakens, wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught.
The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I did not turn backward.
I gave my back to those who struck me and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face from insult and spitting.
The Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame;
he who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me? Let us stand in court together.
Who are my adversaries? Let them confront me.
It is the Lord God who helps me; who will declare me guilty?
Philippians 2:1-11 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)
If, then, there is any comfort in Christ, any consolation from love, any partnership in the Spirit, any tender affection and sympathy, 2 make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not to your own interests but to the interests of others. 5 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,
6 who, though he existed in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,
7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, assuming human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a human,
8 he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross.
9 Therefore God exalted him even more highly and gave him the name
that is above every other name,
10 so that at the name given to Jesus every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Sermon (Gale Watkins, Pastor)
Hymn: “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” (Presbyterian Hymnal #101)
A Time of Prayer
Answers to Prayer and Prayer Requests
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
The Lord’s Prayer
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 debts, as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Offertory
Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Hymn: “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” (Presbyterian Hymnal #98)
Benediction
Postlude (Kathleen Jones)
Today: Coffee hour in Fellowship Hall after worship
This week:
Monday, March 30 Prayer in the Lounge at 3:00 PM
Thursday, April 2 Maundy Thursday service (including the Lord’s Supper) in Fellowship Hall at 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 5 Class in the Lounge at 9:15 AM
Worship (including the Lord’s Supper) in the Sanctuary at 10:30 AM, followed by coffee hour in Fellowship Hall
Prayer Requests
Do you have a prayer request?
If you have a prayer request, please fill out the prayer request form below or halfway down the Contact page.
We will forward prayer requests to our prayer chain when we receive them from the church answering machine, from one of our deacons, from email, or from the Contact page form.