April 12th Virtual Worship: Easter Sunday
The Order of Worship
| Order | Notes |
|---|---|
| Prelude | Christ Is Risen, Alleluia! - Arr. Whitworth |
| The Bells Call Us to Worship | |
| Welcome and Call to Worship | |
| A Word About Today's Music Selections | |
| Hymn of Adoration | Christ the Lord Is Risen Today |
| A Message to Children | |
| Response: Jesus Loves Me | |
| Pastoral Prayer & The Lord's Prayer | |
| Hear Our Prayer | |
| Worship in Music | Because He Lives |
| Doxology | |
| Scripture Reading Mark 16: 1-8 | |
| Hymn of Reflection | Jesus Lives & So Shall I |
| Sermon: The Son Rises! | |
| Sacrament of the Lord's Supper | |
| Hymn of Parting | Thine Is the Glory |
| Commissioning and Benediction | |
| Response | Easter Hymn - Frank Bridge |
| Postlude | Easter Postlude on "Handel" Arr. Correll |
Music Ministry Team: Kristin Petty, Dwight Huntley, Matthew Leone, Rene Vazquez
Worship Team: Sarah Haas, Marc Hayden
Technology Team: Michael Kendall, Mark Raker, Jerry Weissinger
Key Notes from the reading & sermon:
When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. They had been saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.” So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
He has been raised; he is not here.
In light of the current crisis, Mark’s telling of the story of the resurrection resonates. The women disciples who go to anoint the body of Jesus as the sun rises wonder how they will roll the large stone away. God makes the impossible for us possible. Upon the discovery of an empty tomb they are filled with terror and amazement. God does what we never imagined could actually be. Might humble reverence and bold expectation open us to new life as the Son rises in our time and place?
Questions for Reflection:
John 14:1-4 is a timeless expression of the promise of everlasting life. How does this ancient text offer hope in this season of adversity?
Philippians 2:21-27 is Paul’s articulation of the hope of everlasting life and the way new life is also a present reality. What is the “fruitful labor” you are called to in Christ?
How is the resurrection a source of purpose and promise today?
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