Worship
HEDGESVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Pastor: Rev. Carl D. Howard Organist: Melonie L. Orr
April 4, 2010
EASTER/RESURRECTION of THE LORD
ORDER
of WORSHIP
THE GATHERING
ORGAN VOLUNTARY (A
time for quiet reflection)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHORAL INTROIT Halle,
Halle, Hallelujah
Now Christ is raised up from death. He will
never die again.
All who follow his way shall have life in
him: hallelujah, hallelujah!
CALL TO WORSHIP (Responsively)
The Lord is our
strength and our song
and has become
our salvation.
God’s people are
singing a new song.
The right hand of the
Lord has triumphed!
The right hand of the
Lord is exalted!
We shall not die,
but live,
and declare
God’s mighty deeds.
Christ the Lord is
risen!
He is risen
indeed!
PRAYER OF THE DAY
* HYMN Jesus
Christ Is Risen Today – Red Hymnal 204
PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Unison)
God of power and
might,
we stand
before the empty tomb with awe,
pondering a
love that is stronger even than death.
Can that love
save us? Can it forgive our sins and heal
our hearts?
Can it really be so?
It’s a day of new
beginnings, so we pray that,
by Your
Spirit, we might start afresh.
We pray in the
name of Jesus,
who is raised
from the dead, defeating sin,
once and for
all, for all and even for us.
Amen.
DECLARATION OF
FORGIVENESS
Pastor: In Jesus our
sins are forgiven. In Jesus our cries are
answered, our salvation
is at hand. Christ the Lord is risen!
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People: He is
risen indeed!
* GLORY BE TO THE FATHER
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be,
world without end. Amen. Amen.
* PASSING OF THE PEACE
Pastor: The
Peace of Christ be with you.
People: And
also with you.
MINUTE FOR MISSION
CHILDREN’S TIME
THE WORD
PRAYER FOR
ILLUMINATION
FIRST READING (New
Testament 129-130) Acts 10:34-43
SECOND READING (Old Testament 565-566) (Responsively)
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
Leader: This is the word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God!
ANTHEM
Alleluia, Jesus Is King!
The risen Savior is reigning now,
the crucified one wears a crown on his brow,
Exalted forever, his praises we sing.
Alleluia, Jesus is king!
THIRD READING (New
Testament 114-115) John 20:1-18
SERMON
“Ha! Ahah!”
Reverend Howard
INVITATION to
DISCIPLESHIP
* HYMN
The Day of Resurrection – Red Hymnal 208
*AFFIRMATION
OF FAITH (Unison)
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker
of heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ His only Son our
Lord; who was conceived by
the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin
Mary, suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, dead, and
buried; He descended into Hell;
the third day He rose again from the
dead; He ascended into
heaven, and sitteth on the right hand
of God the Father Almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge
the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy
catholic Church; the
communion of saints; the forgiveness
of sins; the resurrection of the
body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
OFFERING
* DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
praise Him, all creatures here below;
praise Him above, ye heavenly host:
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
& THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our 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 debts,
as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine
THE SENDING
* HYMN Thine Is the Glory
– Red Hymnal 209
* BLESSING (Benediction)
ORGAN VOLUNTARY
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