Easter Sunrise Service April 21, 2019

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WELCOME TO BETHANY S 6 5 TH OFFERING OF EASTER SUNRISE WORSH IP AT MOUNT COMFORT CEM ETERY Bethany Lutheran Church has been privileged to bring this Good News to our community every Easter morning

The Sunrise Service offerings directly benefit a local charity: Rebuilding Together Fairfax Chapter The Bethany family extends its heartfelt thanks to those who make it possible to offer this service

2 WELCOME TO BETHANY S 6 5 TH OFFERING OF EASTER SUNRISE WORSH IP AT MOUNT COMFORT CEM ETERY Bethany Lutheran Church has been privileged to bring this Good News to our community every Easter morning since the days our congregation began meeting in the old Penn Daw firehouse. Please share our joy in offering this worship and know that you are welcome in our humble church home. The Sunrise Service offerings directly benefit a local charity: Rebuilding Together Fairfax Chapter The Bethany family extends its heartfelt thanks to those who make it possible to offer this service to our community. Officiants: Lay Liturgist: Lay Minister: Keyboard: Sound: Ushers/Set-up: Rev. Andrew Jagow Rev. Joseph Davis Dean Lohmeyer Mildred Ballenger Derrill Ballenger Bob Busch and Bethany volunteers Bethany Lutheran Church 2

3 PRELUDE WORDS OF GREETING Pastor Joseph B. Davis Stand Opening Hymn Morning Has Broken Verse 1 Verse 2 Morning has broken Sweet the rain's new fall Like the first morning Sunlit from heaven Blackbird has spoken Like the first dew fall Like the first bird On the first grass Praise for the singing Praise for the sweetness Praise for the morning Of the wet garden Praise for them springing Sprung in completeness Fresh from the Word Where His feet pass Verse 3 Mine is the sunlight Mine is the morning Born of the one light Eden saw play Praise with elation Praise ev'ry morning God's recreation Of the new day VERSICLES LSB 235 L O Lord, open my lips, C and my mouth shall declare Your praise. C Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. C Alleluia, alleluia! PSALMODY L Give glory to God, our light and our life. C O come, let us worship Him. Bethany Lutheran Church 3

4 VENITE LSB 236 C O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. L Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise. C For the Lord is a great God and a great king above all gods. L In His hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are His also. C The sea is His, for He made it; and His hand formed the dry land. L O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our maker. C For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. L Give glory to God, our light and our life. C O come, let us worship Him. Sit READINGS READING Job 19:23 27 Oh that my words were written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book! Oh that with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in the rock forever! For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me! MUSICAL SELECTION "In The Garden" Mildred Ballenger Pastor Jagow will give a brief introduction to this song. Bethany Lutheran Church 4

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6 READING John 20:1 18 L A reading from John, the twentieth chapter. 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. L O Lord, have mercy on us. C Thanks be to God. L In many and various ways, God spoke to His people of old by the prophets. C But now in these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son. Stand Bethany Lutheran Church 6

7 HYMN God Sent His Son (Because He Lives) SERMON Bethany Lutheran Church 7

He lives, my Jesus, still the same; Oh, the sweet joy this sentence gives: I know that my Redeemer lives!

8 Stand HYMN CANTICLE I Know That My Redeemer Lives 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! Sit Offering Rebuilding Together Scott Williamson (Please see page 12 for more information on Rebuilding Together.) Stand PRAYER L Let us pray. Bethany Lutheran Church 8

9 Almighty God, through Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, You overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life. We humbly pray that we may live before You in righteousness and purity forever; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen. Additional Collects of Intercession and Thanksgiving Almighty God, our great Redeemer, in the sacrifice of Your Son You put to death our wretched flesh and in His rising restored our life. Grant that we may always cling to Christ by faith in this life that at the last we may rejoice to stand in our own flesh and see You face to face; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. C Amen. L Almighty God, Father of mercies and giver of all comfort, deal graciously with all those who mourn that, casting every care on You, they may know the consolation of Your love; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen. L O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, You have safely brought us to the beginning of this day. Defend us in the same with Your mighty power and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our doings, being ordered by Your governance, may be righteous in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen. Lord s Prayer LSB 241 L Taught by our Lord and trusting His promises, we are bold to pray: C 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 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. Stand Bethany Lutheran Church 9

Benedicamus LSB 241 L Let us bless the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Benediction LSB 242 P The almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the + Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless and preserve you. C Amen.

10 Benedicamus LSB 241 L Let us bless the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Benediction LSB 242 P The almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the + Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless and preserve you. C Amen. Closing Hymn Jesus Christ Is Risen Today LSB 457 Acknowledgments Morning Prayer from Lutheran Service Book Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Bethany Lutheran Church 10

We will also have kids activity bags available! We hope to see you there! Easter Festival Worship with Special Music! Beginning at 9:50 a.m.

11 Created by Lutheran Service Builder 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Easter Pancake Breakfast Please join us back at Bethany Lutheran Church directly following the service for some fellowship and food, which will be hosted by our Youth Group. We will also have kids activity bags available! We hope to see you there! Easter Festival Worship with Special Music! Beginning at 9:50 a.m. You are also invited to stay for our Easter Festival Worship, which will have an abundance of music starting at 9:50 a.m. The service will include our adult vocal and bell choirs, professional brass players, an organ, and a flute. Come celebrate the resurrection of our Lord with the beautiful sounds of music. Directions to Bethany Lutheran Church Exit Mt. Comfort onto Southgate Drive (straight across King s Highway). Take Southgate Drive to Route 1 - turn right, then merge into the far left lane; Route 1 to Beacon Hill Road - turn left. Travel less than a half mile to 2501 Beacon Hill Road (on your right). Bethany Lutheran Church 11

Repairing Homes Rebuilding Lives All money collected in today s offering will go toward purchasing materials for a local Rebuilding Together Project assigned by the Arlington/ Fairfax/Falls Church

Checks may be made out to Bethany Lutheran Church with Rebuilding Together in the memo line.

12 Repairing Homes Rebuilding Lives All money collected in today s offering will go toward purchasing materials for a local Rebuilding Together Project assigned by the Arlington/ Fairfax/Falls Church Chapter that will be completed by church volunteers on Saturday, April 27 as part of a national Rebuilding Together campaign. Checks may be made out to Bethany Lutheran Church with Rebuilding Together in the memo line. For more information about the Arlington/Fairfax chapter of Rebuilding Together, visit In addition to your financial support of Rebuilding Together, you may also join our Bethany family on Saturday, April 27, 2019 to help serve someone in need in our community! At the house we have been assigned, we will be doing electric, tiling, carpentry, and yard work and maybe some painting. "Rebuilding Together" provides critical home repairs, accessibility modifications, and energy-efficient upgrades to the homes of families in need, and on the 27 th we will join with Rebuilding Together and groups all across the country to make a difference. ALL skill levels are encouraged to participate (must be age 14+). Contact Scott Williamson saw03xy@gmail.com or Bob Busch robertbusch@verizon.net to sign up, or sign up online at Check Out Our New Web Site! We have launched a new Web Site. To check it out, or to send us a contact form, please visiting the link above or scan the QR code to the left. Bethany Lutheran Church 12

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP EASTER SUNDAY SUNRISE THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP EASTER SUNDAY SUNRISE THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD March 27, 2016 6:30 a.m. Greeting: The Lord is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking