A Festive Introit for Easter -Don Besig and Nancy Price

March 27, 2016 Easter Sunday THE LORD’S PRAYER (using the words “sins/sin”) (*indicates standing as you are able.) THE OFFERING "A Festive Introit For Easter" -Don Besig and Nancy Price Offertory Trumpet: Alan Tolbert *Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” 94 WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS & MINISTRY MOMENT *Prayer of Dedication

PRELUDE “Fanfare” Lemmens *HYMN “Up from the Grave He Arose” 322

*CALL TO WORSHIP —based on 1 Peter 1:3-5 SCRIPTURE Luke 24:1-12 Alleluia! Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia! SERMON God Rules Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has given us new life and hope by raising Jesus from the *THE APOSTLES CREED 881 dead. God has claimed us as his own. *HYMN “Thine Be the Glory” 308 He has brought us out of darkness and made us light to the world. *THE BENEDICTION Alleluia! Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia! *POSTLUDE “Bolero De Concert” Lefebure-Wely

*HYMN “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” 302 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Bell Choir with Alan Tolbert on Trumpet Rev. Steven M. Livermore Pastor *PRAYER Rev. Fran Norton Associate Pastor Almighty God, through Jesus Christ you overcame death and Mr. Robert Edwards Organist opened to us the gate of everlasting life. Grant that we, who Mr. Donald Dickinson Chancel Choir Director celebrate the day of our Lord's resurrection, may, by the re- Mrs. Ronda Washinger Bell Choir newing of your Spirit arise from the death of sin to the life of Director righteousness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Mr. Tom Evitts Accompanist +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *PEACE – we greet each other saying: The Resurrection Window “Christ is Risen!” – “He is Risen Indeed!” The triumph of Jesus’ resurrection was announced by an angel. The angel’s message to Jesus’ followers is that Jesus is risen. Jesus CHANCEL CHOIR ANTHEM "Something's Happening" overcame death, and because he has risen, we also have the opportunity -Kyla Rowland; arranged by Mike Speck and Cliff Duren to enjoy eternal life if we believe in him. The angel’s left hand points to Soloists: Michelle Martin and Dave Osanitsch Piano: Arlene Zook the open tomb indicating the Lord is no longer there. The right arm is raised; two fingers and the thumb are outstretched, indicating Christ has LAMBS’ TALK “Where Children Belong” 2233 been raised. The heavy slab upon which the angel sits has been moved (Following the Lambs’ Talk, Children are invited to Junior Church) from the top of the white tomb inside the opening in the rock. The book of Mark is the gospel that identifies a single angel at the tomb greeting the women. This window was given by Miss Mildred Strike in memory of her PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE friend, Margaret M. Spatz, first wife of Rev. Edgar E. Spatz. Rev. Spatz was a former minister at Messiah Church Luke 24:1-12 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” 8 Then they remembered his words. 9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.” Matthew 27:6

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