April 12 Home Video Series – Easter Sunday AM Service: John 20:24-31 “Blessed are Those Who Believe”

Morning Worship

WE GATHER TOGETHER
Call to Worship: Psalm 57: 8-11.
Opening Prayer:
We give thanks, great God, for the hope we have in Jesus, who died but is risen and rules over all. We praise you for his presence with us. Because he lives, we look for eternal life, knowing that nothing past, present, or yet to come can separate us from your great love made known in Jesus Christ, our Lord. On this Easter Sunday, we confess that our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. Amen!
Hymn: “Christ the Lord is Risen Today.” LUYH 182; PsH 388
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For “Christ the Lord/He is Not dead” accompaniment click here: https://youtu.be/xNrV2fX5Qb4

WE CELEBRATE EASTER
The Easter Story: Matthew 28: 1-20
Prayer of Penitence:
Almighty God, you have raised Jesus from the grave and crowned him Lord of all. We confess that we have not bowed before him or acknowledged his rule in our lives. We have gone along the way of the world and failed to give him glory. Forgive us and raise us from sin, that we may be your faithful people, obeying the commands of our Lord Jesus Christ, who rules the world and is head of the church, his body. Amen.
Hymns: “Low in the Grave He Lay.” LUYH 186; PsH 396
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“Christ Is Risen”
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“See What a Morning”
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Offering: Church and Resonate Global Mission
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Children’s Hymn: “Alive, Alive.”
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WE HEAR THE WORD
Children’s Message
Scripture Reading: John 20: 24-31
Text: John 20: 29
Sermon: “Blessed are Those Who Believe”
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WE RESPOND TO SERVE
Hymn: “A Shout Rings Out.” PsH 392
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Congregational Prayer
Benediction
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Doxology: “Sing, Choirs of Jerusalem.” PsH 404
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