FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
March 9, 2025 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Andante sostenuto
Heinrich Götze (1836-1906)
Welcome
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Co-Pastor
*Call to Worship
Leader: We set our hearts toward Jerusalem.
People: We turn our spirits toward resurrection.
Leader: The way is demanding.
People: And yet, it is filled with grace.
All: With open hearts and steadfast souls,
let us journey this path together.
Gathering Hymn 165 The Glory of These Forty Days, Verse 1
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Merciful God,
As we journey through Lent,
grant us the courage to speak truth
of our beauty and our brokenness.
Remind us that we bear your image,
and forgive us when we forget,
hungering for what does not satisfy,
clinging to what does not give life,
ignoring those who need our love.
In your mercy,
renew us, repair us, resurrect us.
Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response What Wondrous Love Is This
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
618 O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High (Deo Gracias)
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
Word to the Children
When the music begins, children are invited to gather on the chancel steps as we sing, “This is where children belong, part of our family, part of our song. Be with us, pray with us, help us grow strong: this is where children belong.” Please note the 11:00am service is livestreamed and your child’s image may appear on the video.
Sacrament of Holy Baptism (11:00am)
*The Baptismal Creed (Unison)
In life and in death we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve. We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God. We trust in God, whom Jesus called Abba, Father. We trust in the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life. With believers in every time and place, we rejoice that nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Glory be to the Creator, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen. (Excerpted from A Brief Statement of Faith.)
The Presentation
Pastor: This candle represents the new life in Christ. It is entrusted to you to be kept burning brightly. May all who have received this sacrament walk as children of the light and may God keep the flame of faith alive in them forever.
People: With joy and thanksgiving, we welcome you into Christ’s church, to share with us this ministry, for we are all one in Christ. Amen.
Anthem
Pilate! Hear my voice, from The Atonement (8:30am)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)
“I dreamt that He who meekly stands before us now was crucified…”
Introitus, from Lux Aeterna (11:00am)
Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Lord, may your Holy Word
be for us the seed of new possibilities
that blossoms in ways we cannot yet imagine.
Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Luke 4:1-13 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 53)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
The Inconvenience of Temptation
Rev. Dr. Jason Hays, Executive Minister
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Seufzer, Tränen, Kummer, Not, from Cantata No. 21 (8:30am)
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Day By Day (11:00am)
Harold Friedell (1905-1958)
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist, Associate Pastor
Making a financial gift makes Montview’s programs and ministries possible, including this worship service. You are invited to give generously at www.montview.org/giving or by texting a dollar amount to 720.452.6449. Offering boxes are stationed at the exit for cash and checks. We’re grateful for your support.
All are invited to sign and pass the Friendship Pad and greet each other by name.
*Prayer of Dedication (Unison)
God, you have so greatly loved us, long sought us, and mercifully redeemed us. Give us grace that in everything, we may yield ourselves, our wills and our works, a continual thank offering to you. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
*Response 223 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, Verse 4
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer (Unison)
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.
*Closing Hymn
166 Lord, Who throughout These Forty Days (St. Flavian)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
*Benediction Response (11:00am)
Kyrie
Plainsong
Postlude
Allegretto from Sonata No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 65
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
MUSIC NOTE: Beginning today, our Westminster Choir will perform movements from American composer Morten Lauridsen’s beloved Lux Aeterna in Sunday worship services throughout Lent. The Westminster Choir will present the work in its entirety – with full orchestra accompaniment – for their Spring Concert, Sunday, April 27, 4pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Becoming an Anti-Racist Church: Anti-Racist Explorations in our Present World
Today, March 9 | 9:30am (Miller Chapel)
Join us for meaningful conversation about the Black Resilience in Colorado (BRIC) Fund and its role in uplifting Colorado’s Black community, as well as the CO Racial Equity Study passed in 2024. Led by LaDawn Sullivan and Sade Cooper.
Guest Preacher: Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
March 16 | 8:30 and 11:00am
We are happy to welcome Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber to our pulpit once again. Rev. Bolz-Weber is serving as Theologian-in-Residence at Montview Church, as well as Pastor of Public Witness with the Rocky Mountain Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
Agape Latte
April 6 | 5-7:00pm (Miller Center)
SAVE THE DATE! Join us for Agape Latte, Montview Youth’s coffeehouse-style concert and fundraiser! Enjoy performances, great food, and a silent auction with amazing items. All proceeds support youth summer trips.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist
Piano/Conductor: Adam Waite
Organ: Yinying Luo
Soprano: Ekaterina Kotcherguina (8:30am)
Reader: Ben Meyerhoff (8:30am)
Reader: Ellen Reath (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Jolene Cranston; Vicki Dunham, mother of Bryn Dunham; Dick Getzinger, brother of Nancy Getzinger; Steve Hatlem, brother of Jenni Hatlem; William Hatlem, father of Jenni Hatlem; Mark Haynes; Jay Henry, family of Mary Jo Bush; Joe Hickman; Tony Johnson; Peter and Susan Marty, mourning the death of Martin Marty; The loved ones of Carol Mielke, mourning her death; Eden Murphy; Mac Murphy; The Myers Family, friends of Kate Reinemund; Michael Prouty, son of Sandy Prouty, for a full recovery; Julie Spear, sister-in-law of Linda Goerner; The George Turi Family, relatives of Aimee Sanders; Mary Grace Wake; Jewel Wegs; Margaret Wehner
Births
February 8 | Arthur Jay (AJ) Dylan Mills, child of Clayton and RJ Mills
Deaths
March 4 | Carol Mielke
Memorial Services
Jim Jones | March 22 at 10am in the sanctuary
Jud Shaver | March 22 at 1pm in the Miller Chapel
Flower Dedications
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by John and Bev Skinner in celebration of God’s love on Bev’s birthday; and by Robert Mathes in celebration of Derek Mathes on his 12th birthday.
TODAY AT MONTVIEW
8:00am-12:30pm
Childcare – Ages Birth-7
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via the Commons past Heritage Center to the Education wing.
8:30am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
8:45am
Youth Bells (Grades 3-8)
Location: Room 206B
9:30am
Becoming an Anti-Racist Church: Anti-Racist Explorations in our Present World
LaDawn Sullivan and Sade Cooper
Location: Miller Chapel
Bel Canto Choir (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 205
Assembly: Choir Alternative Fellowship (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 204B
Sunday School (Preschool)
Location: Room 112
JAM in the AM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
MOB in the Morning (Grades 9-12)
Location: Cellar Back Room
10:00am
Sunday School (Grades K-5)
Location: Second Floor
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
12:00pm
Jubilate Singers (Grades 6-12)
Location: Sanctuary
5:00pm
JAM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Celler
Parent Enrichment Evening: Trends in Teenage Sexual Behaviors
Location: Fellowship Hall
ABOUT THIS SERVICE
Assistive listening devices are available in the sound booth in the back of the sanctuary.
Restrooms are available in the Commons. An all-gender restroom is available on the lower level across from Youth Cellar.
A room for families with children who are not enjoying the service is below the sanctuary with livestream.
Childcare is available for ages Birth-7 on the Preschool floor.
Please note that the 11:00am worship service will be livestreamed to several social media platforms and your image may appear on the livestream video.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org