March 29, 2026 – West Bridgewater Community Church

Here is the worship guide for Sunday, March 29, 2026.

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The livestream will begin at 10:30 a.m. on our Facebook page or YouTube page.

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Opening Prayer

Call to Worship
Psalm 24:7–10 (ESV)
⁷ Lift up your heads, O gates!
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
⁸ Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in battle!
⁹ Lift up your heads, O gates!
And lift them up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
¹⁰ Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory! Selah

Hymn: “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”
Words: Henry van Dyke. Music: Ludwig van Beethoven.

Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away;
Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day!

All Thy works with joy surround Thee, earth and heaven reflect Thy rays,
Stars and angels sing around Thee, center of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain, flowery meadow, flashing sea,
Singing bird and flowing fountain call us to rejoice in Thee.

Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blessed,
Wellspring of the joy of living, ocean depth of happy rest!
Thou our Father, Christ our Brother, all who live in love are Thine;
Teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine.

Mortals, join the happy chorus, which the morning stars began;
Father love is reigning o’er us, draws us through the Son of Man.
Ever singing, march we onward, victors in the midst of strife,
Joyful music leads us onward in the triumph song of life.

Song: “More Than Conquerors”
Words and music: Rend Collective.

When my hope and strength is gone,
You’re the one who calls me on.
You are the life, You are the fight that’s in my soul.

Oh, Your resurrection power burns like fire in my heart
when waters rise I lift my eyes up to Your throne.

We are more than conquerors, through Christ.
You have overcome this world, this life.
We will not bow to sin or to shame, we are defiant in Your name.
You are the fire that cannot be tamed,
You are the power in our veins, our Lord, our God, our Conqueror.

I will sing into the night Christ is risen and on high
Greater is He living in me than in the world.

No surrender, no retreat, we are free and we’re redeemed.
We will declare over despair You are the hope.

Nothing is impossible, every chain is breakable;
with You, we are victorious.
You are stronger than our hearts, You are greater than the dark;
with You, we are victorious.

Song: “Shout to the Lord”
Words and music by Darlene Zschech

My Jesus, my Savior, Lord, there is none like You;
all of my days I want to praise
the wonders of Your mighty love.

My Comfort, my Shelter, Tower of refuge and strength,
let ev’ry breath, all that I am
never cease to worship You.

Shout to the Lord, all the earth, let us sing
power and majesty, praise to the King!
mountains bow down and the seas will roar
at the sound of Your name.

I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,
forever I’ll love You, forever I’ll stand;
nothing compares to the promise I have in You!

My Jesus, my Savior, Lord, there is none like You;
all of my days I want to praise
the wonders of Your mighty love.

My Comfort, my Shelter, Tower of refuge and strength,
let ev’ry breath, all that I am
never cease to worship You.

Shout to the Lord, all the earth, let us sing
power and majesty, praise to the King!
mountains bow down and the seas will roar
at the sound of Your name.

I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,
forever I’ll love You, forever I’ll stand;
nothing compares to the promise I have in You!

Time of Prayer

Sermon: “The Arrival of the King”
Mark 11:1–10 (ESV)
¹Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples ²and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. ³If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’ ” ⁴And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. ⁵And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” ⁶And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. ⁷And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. ⁸And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. ⁹And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! ¹⁰Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”

Hymn: “All Glory, Laud, and Honor”
Words: Theodulph of Orleans; trans. John Mason Neale. Music: Melchior Teschner.

All glory, laud, and honor to Thee, Redeemer, King,
to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring.
Thou art the King of Israel, Thou David’s royal Son,
Who in the Lord’s name comest, the King and Blessed One.

The company of angels are praising thee on high;
and mortal men and all things created make reply.
The people of the Hebrews with palms before Thee went;
our praise and prayer and anthems before Thee we present.

To Thee before Thy passion they sang their hymns of praise;
to Thee, now high exalted, our melody we raise.
Thou did accept their praises, accept the praise we bring,
Who in all good delightest, Thou good and gracious King!

Benediction

Numbers 6:24–26 (ESV)
²⁴ The Lord bless you and keep you;
²⁵ the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
²⁶ the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.