CALL TO WORSHIP
SCRIPTURE READING
1 Corinthians 15:1–4
Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
ADORATION
CALL AND RESPONSE
LEADER: Christ the Lord is risen!
TOGETHER: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
LEADER: O sing unto the Lord, for he has done excellent things.
TOGETHER: "Alleluia!" now we cry to our King immortal, who, triumphant, burst the bars of the tomb's dark portal; "Alleluia!" with the Son, God the Father praising; "Alleluia!" yet again to the Spirit raising.
LEADER: Grace be to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of kings on earth.
TOGETHER: Alleluia, amen!
CONFESSION
PRAYER
Almighty God, who through your Son overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life, grant that we who celebrate our Lord's resurrection may arise from the death of our sin through the renewal of your Holy Spirit and may hear and obey your living Word of truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever. Alleluia, amen!
ASSURANCE
CALL AND RESPONSE
HEIDELBERG CATECHISM Q & A 45
LEADER: How does Christ's resurrection benefit us?
TOGETHER: First, by his resurrection he has overcome death, so that he might make us share in the righteousness he won for us by his death. Second, by his power we too are already now resurrected to a new life. Third, Christ's resurrection is a guarantee of our glorious resurrection. This is our faith and hope. Alleluia, amen.
THANKSGIVING
CALL AND RESPONSE
LEADER: Lift up your hearts.
TOGETHER: We lift them up to the Lord.
LEADER: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
TOGETHER:It is right for us to give thanks, it is our joy and peace at all times and in all places to give thanks to you, almighty, everlasting God, through Christ, our Lord.
LEADER: For he is the true Lamb who has taken away the sins of the world. By his death he has destroyed death for us. By his rising again, he has restored life to us.
Therefore, with the whole company of saints—in heaven and on earth—We worship and glorify you, God most holy,
TOGETHER: Amen!
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PROCLAMATION
SCRIPTURE READING
ROMANS 6:3–11
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
“CONSIDER YOURSELF ALIVE TO GOD” | ROMANS 6:3–11
SUPPLICATION
PASTORAL PRAYER
COMMISSIONING
BENEDICTION
NUMBERS 6:24–26
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.