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Holy, holy, holy, Lord,
God of power, Giver of life,
heaven and earth declare Your splendor.
Praise, glory, and love are Yours.
. . . Our Father . . .
The Lord’s Prayer
Breaking Bread
Sharing Our Gifts, Sharing Our Prayers
*Charge & Benediction
*Congregational Response
In Christ Alone
Postlude
*Please stand at your discretion.
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PH – Presbyterian Hymnal
LUYH – Lift Up Your Hearts Hymnal
STF –Sing the Faith Hymnal
(verse 4)
Scripture Lesson
Arvada Presbyterian Church
5592 Independence/Arvada, CO 80002
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Celebration of Worship
Easter/Communion
April 5, 2015
Sermon
Philippians 3: 7-10
NT 198
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Christ Lives!
Pastor Bill Sanders
Our Response to God
God’s People Gather
*Hymn
* Affirmation of Faith (unison)
Flowering of the Cross
Scripture Reading
John 20: 1-18
NT 114
Elder Gin Vossenkemper
*Hymn
Were You There?
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 grave?
Were you there when He rose up from the grave?
Oh! Sometimes I feel like shouting, “Glory, Glory, Glory!”
Were you there when He rose up from the grave?
Welcome and Opening Prayer
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* Song
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
Christ is Risen!
Christ is Risen indeed! Alleluia!
Christ Arose
(vs. 1-3)
(vs. 1, 2, & 4)
1 Corinthians 15: 19-22 (CEV)
If our hope in Christ is good only for this life, we are worse off than
anyone else. But Christ has been raised to life! And He makes us
certain that others will also be raised to life. Just as we will die
because of Adam, we will be raised to life because of Christ.
Adam brought death to all of us, and Christ will bring life to all of
us. Thanks be to God. Alleluia, Amen.
Sharing God’s Gifts and Sharing Our Lives
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Invitation
Great Prayer of Thanksgiving
Christ is risen!
Christ is risen indeed.
Lift up your hearts
We lift them up to God.
Let us give thanks to God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Glorious God, . . . we praise You, joining our voices with the
eternal chorus of rejoicing who forever sing:
*Call to Worship
Elaine Valente
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This is a great and joyous festival day.
Come to celebrate amazing good news.
Assurance of Pardon
Response Thanks be to God.
*Hymn/Response
What the Lord Has Done in Me
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We gather for worship in awe and wonder.
The tomb is empty; death is not the last word.
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Open your hearts and minds to the risen Christ.
You are greeted by name and welcomed here.
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This is the day that our God has made.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
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Christ is Risen!
Ministry of Music
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Christ is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!
Words from the song to reflect upon while you listen:
Ministry of Music
Was It a Morning Like This?
Voice of the Spirit
Call to Confession
Prayer of Confession (unison)
We cannot truly worship You, loving God, until we recognize
how unloving we have been. We cannot truly live until we
admit the many ways we have been dwelling in death. We
cannot know forgiveness until we honestly face the wrong we
have done and the good we have neglected. We admit
before You now the anger and spite we have carried in our
hearts, the doubts and fears we have allowed to paralyze us,
the misplaced priorities that have led us away from Your will
and Your way. Help us break down the barriers we have
erected so we can experience new life today. In Jesus’ name.
(Silent Prayers)
Reminders of Our Life Together/Moment for Mission
Elder Carl Kantner
*Passing of the Peace
God’s Word to Us
Hymn of Promise
Chara Bells
In the bulb there is a flower, in the seed, an apple tree;
In cocoons, a hidden promise: butterflies will soon be free!
In the cold and snow of winter, there’s a spring that waits to be,
Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.
There’s a song in every silence, seeking word and melody;
There’s a dawn in every darkness, bringing hope to you and me.
From the past will come the future; what it holds, a mystery,
Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.
In our end is our beginning; in our time, infinity;
In our doubt there is believing; in our life, eternity.
In our death, a resurrection; at the last, a victory,
Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.
Prayer for Illumination (unison)
Elder Rick Goad
Lord God, help us turn our hearts to You and hear what You will
speak, for You speak peace to Your people through Christ, our
Lord. Amen.