March 31 – Easter Sunday
March 30, 2024 by Rich
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A blessed Easter to all!
SILENT REFLECTION — The Risen Lord #646
WELCOME
PRELUDE — Thine Is the Glory
*CALL TO WORSHIP — Jim French
One: The tomb is empty!
All: Our Savior lives!
One: Christ himself told us, “On the third day, the Son will rise.”
All: Christ is risen!
One: Christ is risen indeed!
All: Alleluia!
*HYMN – Christ the Lord Is Risen Today – #268
Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia!
Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Dying once, He all doth save, Alleluia!
Where’s thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!
Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia!
Christ has opened Paradise, Alleluia!
Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!
*PRAYER OF INVOCATION – Jim French
O God, the things you do! For generations, you have been doing “new things.” And now, Holy Week! Jesus is alive?! He is! This is the awesome joy that fills our hearts and raises our spirits. God, you rule! Christ Jesus, you are alive! You raise us beyond our fears, our doubts and our sins. You can conquer anything, including death. O God of Resurrection, the things you do! Amen!
*RESPONSE – Were You There? – #266
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there when He rose up from the dead?
Were you there when He rose up from the dead?
Oh, sometimes I feel like shouting, glory, glory, glory!
Were you there when He rose up from the dead?
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE – Pat Winship
*HYMN – He Is Lord – #103
He is Lord, He is Lord!
He is risen from the dead and he is Lord!
Ev’ry knee shall bow, ev’ry tongue confess
That Jesus Christ is Lord.
GOD’S WORD – Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 – im French
SPECIAL MUSIC – Was It a Morning Like This? – Croegaert
Valerie Waterman, Vocalist
GOD’S WORD – Mark 16:1-8 – Pastor Dan
SERMON – Pastor Dan
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER – Pastor Dan
*HYMN – Thine Is the Glory – #281
Thine is the glory, Risen conquering Son!
Endless is the victr’y Thou or death has won!
Angels in bright raiment Rolled the stone away,
Kept the folded grave clothes Where Thy body lay.
Refrain:
Thine is the glory, Risen Conquering Son!
Endless is the victr’y Thou o’er death hast won!
Lo! Jesus meets us. Risen from the tomb,
Lovingly He greets us, Scatters fear and gloom.
Let His church with gladness Hymns of triumph sing,
For the Lord now liveth; Death has lost its sting. [Refrain]
No more we doubt Thee, Glorious Prince of Life!
Life is naught without Thee; Aid us in our strife;
Make us more than conqu’rors, Through thy deathless love;
Bring us safe through Jordan To Thy home above. (Refrain)
*BENEDICTION – Pastor Dan
*POSTLUDE – Hallelujah! (from Messiah) – G. F. Handel
Holy Week 2020: Easter Sunday
April 12, 2020 by Rich
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The Christian high holy day of Easter Sunday is the joyous occasion when God’s Church celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ!
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is God’s Truth which proclaims the life, the death and the resurrection from the dead of the Son of God, Jesus Christ.
Three days after the Crucifixion of Jesus, the Resurrection comes as an unexpected, astonishing (and, in certain instances, ‘terrifying!’ – see the Gospel of Mark 16:8) surprise to Jesus’ disciples.
From the days of the Early Church, it has been a custom for Christian believers to greet one another joyously on Easter Sunday in the following responsive manner:
One Christian begins by saying, “Christ is risen!â€
Next, a second Christian responds, “Christ is risen indeed!â€
In the Christian faith, Easter Sunday is called Resurrection Day. This is the pinnacle event for Christianity and the pinnacle date in the entire Christian Church Year. Another name which sometimes is given to Easter Sunday is “The Day of days!†This name aptly describes the ultimate status of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Nothing tops it. The meaning of Christ’s Resurrection (Easter Sunday) is that God’s power is greater than every other power, including sin and death.
Christ Jesus is alive… alive today!
Jesus is risen from the grave.
There’s nothing there but an empty tomb!
Easter means that Jesus is still alive!
Christ is risen! Alleluia!
View our Easter Sunday worship here.
Today’s Hymns
Christ the Lord is Risen Today #268
Christ the Lord is risen today! Al-le-lu-ia!
Sons of men and angels say: Al-le-lu-ia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Al-le-lu-ia!
Sing, ye heav’n, and earth reply, Al-le-lu-ia!
2. Lives again our glorious King, Al-le-lu-ia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Al-le-lu-ia!
Dying once, He all doth save: Al-le-lu-ia!
Where thy victory, O grave? Al-le-lu-ia!
3. Love’s redeeming work is done, Al-le-lu-ia!
Fought the fight, the battle won; Al-le-lu-ia!
Death in vain forbids Him rise; Al-le-lu-ia!
Christ has opened Paradise! Al-le-lu-ia!
4. Soar we now where Christ has led, Al-le-lu-ia!
Following our exalted Head; Al-le-lu-ia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise; Al-le-lu-ia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Al-le-lu-ia!
Our God Reigns! #290
Who brings good news, good news.
Announcing peace, proclaiming news of happiness.
Our God reigns, Our God reigns!
REFRAIN
Our God reigns! Our God reigns!
Our God reigns!
Our God reigns!
(next page for verses 2 and 3)
That we should be – drawn to Him.
He was despised, and we took no account of Him.
Yet now He reigns with the Most High.
REFRAIN
He is alive, He is alive!
God loves us so, see here His hands, His feet, His side.
Yes, we know, He is alive!
REFRAIN
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