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Amazing Grace: Mary Magdalene
Easter Day
ALL SERVICES
April 9, 2023Easter Day
Amazing Grace: Mary Magdalene
April 9, 2023
7:00 a.m.
AS WE GATHER
Welcome to this special service for Easter Sunday. In this service that honors the
250th anniversary of the song “Amazing Grace,” we come to understand that Mary
Magdalene witnessed amazing grace outside the empty tomb when she encountered
Jesus risen from the dead. We await the free gift of new life to come because of his
resurrection for us.
Lights off – (spring morning sounds)
Organ rumbles, turn lights on
Pastor: Christ is risen!
People: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
OPENING HYMN: “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today” #457 (with Brass)
Verse 1
Jesus Christ is ris’n today, Alleluia!
Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!
Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!
Verse 2
Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!
Unto Christ, our heav’nly king, Alleluia!
Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!
Verse 3
But the pains which He endured, Alleluia!
Our salvation have procured; Alleluia!
Now above the sky He’s king, Alleluia!
Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!
Verse 4
Sing we to our God above, Alleluia!
Praise eternal as His love; Alleluia!
Praise Him, all ye heav’nly host, Alleluia!
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia!
2WELCOME
HYMN: “Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds" #465 (verses 1 and 4)
stand on last verse
1
Now all the vault of heav’n resounds
In praise of love that still abounds:
“Christ has triumphed! He is living!”
Sing, choirs of angels, loud and clear!
Repeat their song of glory here:
“Christ has triumphed! Christ has triumphed!”
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
4
Adoring praises now we bring
And with the heavn’ly blessèd sing:
“Christ has triumphed! Alleluia!”
Be to the Father and our Lord,
To Spirit blest, most holy God,
All the glory, never ending!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
INVOCATION
Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
CALL TO WORSHIP
Pastor: Christ is risen!
People: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Pastor: The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
People: Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous:
Pastor: “The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,
People: The right hand of the Lord exalts, the right hand of the Lord does
valiantly!”
Pastor: I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord.
People: The Lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to
death.
3Pastor: Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and
give thanks to the Lord.
Pastor: This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.
Pastor: I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.
People: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Pastor: This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
People: This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Pastor: Christ is risen!
People: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
Pastor: The Lord Jesus, who earlier had healed Mary Magdalene, sent her on that
first Easter morning to be one of the first witnesses to his resurrection. Let
us confess our sins to God and ask his forgiveness, praying that he would
send us out as witnesses to his resurrection.
People: Almighty God, we have sinned against you in our thoughts, words
and actions. Instead of living in the power of our Savior’s
resurrection, we follow our own selfish and sinful desires. We turn
from your holy Word and listen instead to temptations of world
around us. We often live to please ourselves instead of serving others
in Jesus’ name. Have mercy on us and forgive our sins.
Pastor: As the Lord showed grace to Mary Magdalene, healing her and sending her
as a witness, he shows grace to us. Jesus our Savior suffered and died for
our sins and rose to life on the first Easter morning. I announce to you that
your sins are forgiven in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit. Amen.
People: I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord …
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it!
Pastor: Christ is risen!
People: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
HYMN OF PRAISE: "He's Risen, He's Risen" #480 (verses 1 and 4)
Verse 1
He’s risen, He’s risen, Christ Jesus, the Lord;
He opened death’s prison, the_incarnate, true Word.
Break forth, hosts of heaven, in jubilant song
And earth, sea, and mountain their praises prolong.
4Verse 4
O, where is your sting, death? We fear you no more;
Christ rose, and now open is fair Eden’s door.
For all our transgressions His blood does atone;
Redeemed and forgiven, we now are His own.
SALUTATION
Pastor: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Pastor: Let us pray.
Almighty God, you sent your Son to be our Savior, to suffer and die for us.
On the third day after his death, Jesus was raised to life, never to die again
and victorious over sin, death and the devil. As Jesus healed Mary
Magdalene, casting out the demons that possessed her, we have been
healed by his wounds, our sins forgiven. As Mary Magdalene and the other
women at the empty tomb went out to share the joyful news of Jesus’
resurrection, we, too, have good news to share. Lead us to be faithful,
eager witnesses for our risen and reigning Lord Jesus, sharing the Gospel
with others so that they, too, will come to know and worship him as Lord.
Hear our prayer and accept our Easter praise in Jesus’ name.
People: Amen.
**Dan Severidt will read the Old Testament and Epistle**
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Isaiah 25:6-9; Page 586
On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast
of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined. And he will
swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is
spread over all nations. He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe
away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the
earth, for the Lord has spoken. It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we
have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let
us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
SPECIAL MUSIC: “Hosanna” – Faith’s Bell Choir
EPISTLE: 1 Corinthians 15:12-28; Page 961
Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that
5there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then
not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching
is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God,
because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true
that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been
raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your
sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we
have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen
asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the
dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his
own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. Then
comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every
rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies
under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. For “God has put all things in
subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain
that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. When all things are
subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things
in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
HYMN: "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today; Alleluia" #463 (verses 1 and 4)
Verse 1
Christ the Lord is ris’n today; Alleluia!
Christians, hasten on your way; Alleluia!
Offer praise with love replete, Alleluia!
At the paschal victim’s feet. Alleluia!
Verse 4
Christians, on this holy day, Alleluia!
All your grateful homage pay; Alleluia!
Christ the Lord is ris’n on high; Alleluia!
Now He lives, no more to die. Alleluia!
HOLY GOSPEL: John 20:1-18; Page 906
Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the twentieth chapter.
People: Glory to you, O Lord.
6Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was
still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and
went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to
them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have
laid him.” So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the
tomb. Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and
reached the tomb first. And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but
he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He
saw the linen cloths lying there, and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus’ head,
not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple,
who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they
did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples
went back to their homes.
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into
the tomb. And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain,
one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”
She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have
laid him.” Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not
know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are
you seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have
carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” Jesus
said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means
Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the
Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your
Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene went and announced to the
disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her.
Pastor: Christ is risen!
People: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
NICENE CREED
I believe in one God,
the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth
and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of His Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light,
very God of very God,
begotten, not made,
7being of one substance with the Father,
by whom all things were made;
who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary
and was made man;
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
He suffered and was buried.
and the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures
and ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of the Father.
and He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead,
whose kingdom will have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord and giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified,
who spoke by the prophets.
And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church,
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and the life {+} of the world to come. Amen.
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE
SERMON HYMN: “Jesus Lives! The Victory's Won" #490 (verses 1, 2, 5)
Verse 1
Jesus lives! The vict’ry’s won!
Death no longer can appall me;
Jesus lives! Death’s reign is done!
From the grave will Christ recall me.
Brighter scenes will then commence;
This shall be my confidence.
Verse 2
Jesus lives! To Him the throne
High above all things is given.
I shall go where He is gone,
Live and reign with Him in heaven.
God is faithful; doubtings, hence!
This shall be my confidence.
Verse 5
8Jesus lives! And now is death
But the gate of life immortal;
This shall calm my trembling breath
When I pass its gloomy portal.
Faith shall cry, as fails each sense:
Jesus is my confidence!
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SERMON
SERMON RESPONSE: "Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen" #474 (verses 1 and 5)
Verse 1
Alleluia!
Jesus is risen!
Trumpets resounding in glorious light!
Splendor, the Lamb,
Heaven forever!
Oh, what a miracle God has in sight!
Refrain
Jesus is risen and we shall arise:
Give God the glory! Alleluia!
Verse 5
City of God,
Easter forever,
Golden Jerusalem, Jesus the Lamb,
River of life,
Saints and archangels,
Sing with creation to God the I AM!
Refrain
Jesus is risen and we shall arise:
Give God the glory! Alleluia!
OFFERING: Special Music: Above All – Jessica Talley, solo
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
Pastor: Alleluia! Christ is risen!
People: He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
9Pastor: Crucified and risen Lord, today we celebrate your resurrection and your
triumph over sin, death and the devil. In you we have forgiveness and the
sure and certain promise of eternal life. We have heard the glad news, “He
is risen!” We believe that you are our living and reigning Savior. Lord, in
Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Pastor: Crucified and risen Lord, you healed Mary Magdalene, casting out demons
that possessed her. In grace, you called her to be a witness to your
resurrection. As you did in the lives of Mary and your disciples, you have
showered us with your grace, healing us by your wounds and calling us to
serve others and live as witnesses to your amazing grace. Lord, in Your
mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Pastor: Crucified and risen Lord, we pray for healing for those in need in body and
spirit, especially … and those we name in our hearts before you. Give them
strength of faith and courage to face the difficult days in their lives. Grant
hope to those who are facing grief and loss. Lead us to serve them in love,
offering to them the comfort found in the promises of your Word. Lord, in
Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Pastor: Crucified and risen Lord, you sent the women from the empty tomb to tell
your disciples the joyful news of your resurrection. Give us the courage to
be faithful witnesses to you, our living Lord and King so that, in the power
of the Spirit, we can bring hope to a world lost in darkness of sin. Help us to
bring to others the light of Easter morning, the light of forgiveness and life
for all who believe. Lord, in Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Pastor: Crucified and risen Lord, we give you thanks and praise for your amazing
grace. In grace, you called sinners, named and unnamed in Scripture, to
serve in your kingdom: David, Isaiah, the blind man, the woman at the well,
Paul, Peter, John, the repentant thief and Mary Magdalene. In grace, you
have forgiven our sins and called us, as you called these other saints, to
serve in your kingdom. Lord, in Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Pastor: Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER (Matthew 6:9–13)
Our Father who art in heaven,
10hallowed be Thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven;
give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those
who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom
and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.
THE WORDS OF OUR LORD Matthew 26:26–28; Mark 14:22–24; Luke 22:19–20;
1 Corinthians 11:23–25
Pastor: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread,
and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and
said: “Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in
remembrance of Me.”
In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given
thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the
new testament in My blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of
sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
PAX DOMINI
Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you all.
People: And also with you.
AGNUS DEI LSB 163
11DISTRIBUTION HYMNS:
Special Music
“Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee”
Ron Bartelt
“At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing” #633
“Crown Him with Many Crowns” #525
“Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” #469 (don’t need if Ron plays)
633 At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing
1
At the Lamb’s high feast we sing
Praise to our victorious King,
Who has washed us in the tide
Flowing from His piercèd side.
Alleluia!
2
Praise we Him, whose love divine
Gives His sacred blood for wine,
Gives His body for the feast—
Christ the victim, Christ the priest.
Alleluia!
3
Where the paschal blood is poured,
Death’s dread angel sheathes the sword;
Israel’s hosts triumphant go
Through the wave that drowns the foe.
Alleluia!
4
Praise we Christ, whose blood was shed,
Paschal victim, paschal bread;
With sincerity and love
Eat we manna from above.
Alleluia!
125
Mighty Victim from the sky,
Hell’s fierce pow’rs beneath You lie;
You have conquered in the fight,
You have brought us life and light.
Alleluia!
6
Now no more can death appall,
Now no more the grave enthrall;
You have opened paradise,
And Your saints in You shall rise.
Alleluia!
7
Easter triumph, Easter joy!
This alone can sin destroy;
From sin’s pow’r, Lord, set us free,
Newborn souls in You to be.
Alleluia!
8
Father, who the crown shall give,
Savior, by whose death we live,
Spirit, guide through all our days:
Three in One, Your name we praise.
Alleluia!
Crown Him with Many Crowns #525
Verse 1
Crown Him with many crowns,
The Lamb upon His throne;
Hark how the heav’nly anthem drowns
All music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing
Of Him who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless king
Through all eternity.
Verse 2
Crown Him the virgin’s Son,
The God incarnate born,
Whose arm those crimson trophies won
13Which now His brow adorn:
Fruit of the mystic rose,
Yet of that rose the stem,
The root whence mercy ever flows,
The babe of Bethlehem.
Verse 3
Crown Him the Lord of love.
Behold His hands and side,
Rich wounds, yet visible above,
In beauty glorified.
No angels in the sky
Can fully bear that sight,
But downward bend their wond’ring eyes
At mysteries so bright.
Verse 4
Crown Him the Lord of life,
Who triumphed o’er the grave
And rose victorious in the strife
For those He came to save.
His glories now we sing,
Who died and rose on high,
Who died eternal life to bring
And lives that death may die.
Verse 5
Crown Him the Lord of heav’n,
Enthroned in worlds above,
Crown Him the king to whom is giv’n
The wondrous name of Love.
Crown Him with many crowns
As thrones before Him fall;
Crown Him, ye kings, with many crowns,
For He is king of all.
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today #469
Verse 1
“Christ the Lord is ris’n today!”
Saints on earth and angels say;
Raise your joys and triumphs high;
Sing, ye heav’ns, and earth, reply.
14Verse 2
Love’s redeeming work is done,
Fought the fight, the battle won;
Lo! Our Sun’s eclipse is o’er;
Lo! He sets in blood no more.
Verse 3
Vain the stone, the watch, the seal;
Christ hath burst the gates of hell.
Death in vain forbids His rise;
Christ has opened paradise.
Verse 4
Lives again our glorious King!
Where, O death, is now thy sting?
Once He died our souls to save;
Where thy victory, O grave?
Verse 5
Soar we now where Christ has led;
Foll’wing our exalted Head.
Made like Him, like Him we rise;
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies.
Verse 6
Hail the Lord of earth and heav’n!
Praise to Thee by both be giv’n!
Thee we greet triumphant now:
Hail, the resurrection, Thou!
POST-COMMUNION CANTICLE (p. 164)
Thank the Lord
15POST-COMMUNION THANKSGIVING
Pastor: Let us pray.
Our victorious Lord and Redeemer, we thank You for meeting us at Your
Table and pouring out the forgiveness You have won for us in this Meal of
Your body and blood. Strengthen and grow us in our faith. Empower us to
serve You as we share the message of Your victory with our friends, family,
and all whom we meet; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and forever.
People: Amen.
BENEDICTION
Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. Numbers
6:24–26
People: Amen.
CLOSING HYMN: "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" #461 (verses 1, 7 and 8)
1
I know that my Redeemer lives;
What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, He lives, who once was dead;
He lives, my ever-living head.
7
He lives and grants me daily breath;
He lives, and I shall conquer death;
He lives my mansion to prepare;
He lives to bring me safely there.
8
He lives, all glory to His name!
He lives, my Jesus, still the same;
Oh, the sweet joy this sentence gives:
I know that my Redeemer lives!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
16Easter Day
Amazing Grace: Mary Magdalene
April 9, 2023
10:30 a.m.
Spring music CD
Organ rumbles, turn lights on
SONG: “Jesus Christ is Risen Today” #457
Verse 1
Jesus Christ is ris’n today, Alleluia!
Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!
Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!
Verse 2
Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!
Unto Christ, our heav’nly king, Alleluia!
Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!
Verse 3
But the pains which He endured, Alleluia!
Our salvation have procured; Alleluia!
Now above the sky He’s king, Alleluia!
Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!
Verse 4
Sing we to our God above, Alleluia!
Praise eternal as His love; Alleluia!
Praise Him, all ye heav’nly host, Alleluia!
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia!
INVOCATION
Pastor: Christ is risen!
People: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
INVOCATION
Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
17People: Amen.
OPENING SONG: “Death of Death”
Verse 1
God and man were crucified
The day the Promised One had died
It seemed that heaven's love had lost
As Jesus hung upon the cross
Verse 2
His broken body laid to rest
As earth was filled with hopelessness
'Til the Son of Man began to wake
And the tomb became an empty grave
Oh the tomb became an empty grave
Chorus 1A
It was the death of Death
When You rose to life
When the dark surrendered
To the Risen Light
Oh praise the Savior
Jesus Christ
It was the death of Death and our victory
Chorus 1A
It was the death of Death
When You rose to life
When the dark surrendered
To the Risen Light
Oh praise the Savior
Jesus Christ
It was the death of Death and our victory
Verse 3
The war is won the work is done
And hope for all the world has come
The Victor never lost His crown
'Cause hell and grave can't hold Him down
No hell and grave can't hold Him down
Chorus 1A
It was the death of Death
18When You rose to life
When the dark surrendered
To the Risen Light
Oh praise the Savior
Jesus Christ
It was the death of Death and our victory
Chorus 2
It was the greatest gift
Your life for mine
Fear is finished
My future bright
You gave it all
My heart the prize
It was the death of Death and our victory
It was the death of Death and our victory
Chorus 1B
It was the death of Death
When You rose to life
When the dark surrendered
To the Risen Light
Oh praise the Savior
Jesus Christ
It was the death of Death and our victory
It was the death of Death and our victory
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
THE WORDS OF OUR LORD Matthew 26:26–28; Mark 14:22–24; Luke 22:19–20;
1 Corinthians 11:23–25
Pastor: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread,
and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and
said: “Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in
remembrance of Me.”
In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given
thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the
new testament in My blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of
sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
THE PEACE OF THE LORD
19Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you all.
People: And also with you.
COMMUNION SONG: “Living Hope”
Verse 1
How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation I turned to heaven
And spoke Your name into the night
Then through the darkness Your loving-kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished the end is written
Jesus Christ my living hope
Verse 2
Who could imagine so great a mercy
What heart could fathom such boundless grace
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame
The cross has spoken I am forgiven
The King of kings calls me His own
Beautiful Savior I’m Yours forever
Jesus Christ my living hope
Chorus
Hallelujah praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ my living hope
Chorus
Hallelujah praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ my living hope
Verse 3
Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence the Roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me
20Verse 3
Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence the Roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me
Jesus, Yours is the victory!
Chorus
Hallelujah praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ my living hope
Chorus
Hallelujah praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ my living hope
Ending
Jesus Christ my living hope
Oh God You are my living hope
OFFERING – Special Music: “Above All” – Jessica Talley, solo
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Pastor: Let us pray.
Almighty God, you sent your Son to be our Savior, to suffer and die for us.
On the third day after his death, Jesus was raised to life, never to die again
and victorious over sin, death and the devil. As Jesus healed Mary
Magdalene, casting out the demons that possessed her, we have been
healed by his wounds, our sins forgiven. As Mary Magdalene and the other
women at the empty tomb went out to share the joyful news of Jesus’
resurrection, we, too, have good news to share. Lead us to be faithful,
eager witnesses for our risen and reigning Lord Jesus, sharing the Gospel
with others so that they, too, will come to know and worship him as Lord.
Hear our prayer and accept our Easter praise in Jesus’ name.
People: Amen.
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
Pastor: Alleluia! Christ is risen!
People: He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
21Pastor: Crucified and risen Lord, today we celebrate your resurrection and your
triumph over sin, death and the devil. In you we have forgiveness and the
sure and certain promise of eternal life. We have heard the glad news, “He
is risen!” We believe that you are our living and reigning Savior. Lord, in
Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Pastor: Crucified and risen Lord, you healed Mary Magdalene, casting out demons
that possessed her. In grace, you called her to be a witness to your
resurrection. As you did in the lives of Mary and your disciples, you have
showered us with your grace, healing us by your wounds and calling us to
serve others and live as witnesses to your amazing grace. Lord, in Your
mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Pastor: Crucified and risen Lord, we pray for healing for those in need in body and
spirit, especially … and those we name in our hearts before you. Give them
strength of faith and courage to face the difficult days in their lives. Grant
hope to those who are facing grief and loss. Lead us to serve them in love,
offering to them the comfort found in the promises of your Word. Lord, in
Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Pastor: Crucified and risen Lord, you sent the women from the empty tomb to tell
your disciples the joyful news of your resurrection. Give us the courage to
be faithful witnesses to you, our living Lord and King so that, in the power
of the Spirit, we can bring hope to a world lost in darkness of sin. Help us to
bring to others the light of Easter morning, the light of forgiveness and life
for all who believe. Lord, in Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Pastor: Crucified and risen Lord, we give you thanks and praise for your amazing
grace. In grace, you called sinners, named and unnamed in Scripture, to
serve in your kingdom: David, Isaiah, the blind man, the woman at the well,
Paul, Peter, John, the repentant thief and Mary Magdalene. In grace, you
have forgiven our sins and called us, as you called these other saints, to
serve in your kingdom. Lord, in Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Pastor: Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER (Matthew 6:9–13)
22Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven;
give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those
who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom
and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Isaiah 25:6-9; Page 586
On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast
of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined. And he will
swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is
spread over all nations. He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe
away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the
earth, for the Lord has spoken. It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we
have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let
us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
EPISTLE: 1 Corinthians 15:12-28; Page 961
Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that
there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then
not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching
is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God,
because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true
that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been
raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your
sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we
have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen
asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the
dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his
own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. Then
23comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every
rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies
under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. For “God has put all things in
subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain
that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. When all things are
subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things
in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.
Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
SONG: “He’s Alive” – Brad Person, solo
HOLY GOSPEL: John 20:1-18; Page 906
Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was
still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and
went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to
them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have
laid him.” So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the
tomb. Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and
reached the tomb first. And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but
he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He
saw the linen cloths lying there, and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus’ head,
not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple,
who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they
did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples
went back to their homes.
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into
the tomb. And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain,
one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”
She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have
laid him.” Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not
know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are
you seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have
carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” Jesus
said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means
Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the
Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your
Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene went and announced to the
disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her.
Pastor: Christ is risen!
24People: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
NICENE CREED
I believe in one God,
the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth
and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of His Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light,
very God of very God,
begotten, not made,
being of one substance with the Father,
by whom all things were made;
who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary
and was made man;
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
He suffered and was buried.
and the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures
and ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of the Father.
and He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead,
whose kingdom will have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord and giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified,
who spoke by the prophets.
And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church,
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and the life {+} of the world to come. Amen.
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE
VIDEO
SERMON
25PRAYER
BENEDICTION
Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. Numbers
6:24–26
People: Amen.
CLOSING SONG: “King of Kings”
Verse 1
In the darkness we were waiting
Without hope without light
Till from Heaven You came running
There was mercy in Your eyes
To fulfil the law and prophets
To a virgin came the Word
From a throne of endless glory
To a cradle in the dirt
Chorus
Praise the Father
Praise the Son
Praise the Spirit three in one
God of Glory
Majesty
Praise forever to the King of kings
Verse 2
To reveal the kingdom coming
And to reconcile the lost
To redeem the whole creation
You did not despise the cross
For even in Your suffering
You saw to the other side
Knowing this was our salvation
Jesus for our sake You died
Chorus
Praise the Father
Praise the Son
Praise the Spirit three in one
God of Glory
26Majesty
Praise forever to the King of kings
Verse 3
And the morning that You rose
All of heaven held its breath
Till that stone was moved for good
For the Lamb had conquered death
And the dead rose from their tombs
And the angels stood in awe
For the souls of all who'd come
To the Father are restored
Verse 4
And the Church of Christ was born
Then the Spirit lit the flame
Now this Gospel truth of old
Shall not kneel shall not faint
By His blood and in His Name
In His freedom I am free
For the love of Jesus Christ
Who has resurrected me
Chorus
Praise the Father
Praise the Son
Praise the Spirit three in one
God of Glory
Majesty
Praise forever to the King of kings
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