EASTER SUNDAY Timeless Traditional Transforming
Christ is Risen Jesus's resurrection is the beginning of God's new project not to snatch people away from earth to heaven but to colonize earth with the life of heaven. That, after all, is what the Lord's Prayer is about. N. T. Wright, Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
TRINITY OUR MISSION: to grow passionate disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of our world. *Timeless: Connection with Ancient-Modern expression of worship *Traditional: Traditions of Trinity and Methodist Heritage *Transforming: Spiritual Education and Spiritual Formation 2
WELCOME *CLOSING Welcome Whatever your thoughts on church, what your beliefs about God, you are welcome here. Gathering: Trinity Bells 3
WELCOME *CLOSING Prelude 4
*Call to Worship WELCOME *CLOSING Good morning Easter people: Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! This is the Passover of Christ and we share in Christ victory over death! Christ the Lord is risen today! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! 5
WELCOME *CLOSING Christ the Lord has Risen Today 1. The day of resurrection! Earth, tell it out abroad; the passover of gladness, the passover of God. From death to life eternal, from earth unto the sky, our Christ hath brought us over, with hymns of victory. 2. Our hearts be pure from evil, that we may see aright the Lord in rays eternal of resurrection light; and listening to his accents, may hear, so calm and plain, his own "All hail!" and, hearing, may raise the victor strain. 3. Now let the heavens be joyful! Let earth the song begin! Let the round world keep triumph, and all that is therein! Let all things seen and unseen their notes in gladness blend, for Christ the Lord hath risen, our joy that hath no end. 6
Easter Poclamation WELCOME *CLOSING 7
WELCOME *CLOSING *Opening Prayer Liturgist: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. Liturgist: Let us pray, God of life, through Jesus Christ you have bestowed upon the world the light of life. Sanctify this new fire, and grant that our hearts and minds may also be kindled with holy desire to shine forth with the brightness of Christ's rising, 8
that we may attain to the feast of everlasting light; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 9
The Apostles Creed WELCOME *CLOSING 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 Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and [buried]*; The third day he arose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth at 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 Spirit, The holy [catholic]* church, The communion of saints, The forgiveness of sins, The resurrection of the body, And the life everlasting. Amen 10
First Lesson Isaiah 55:1 11 Steve Shoemaker WELCOME *CLOSING Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. See, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. See, you shall call nations that you do not know, and nations that do not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you. Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will 11
abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it. 12
*Thine Be the Glory WELCOME *CLOSING 1. Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son; endless is the victory thou o'er death hast won. Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away, kept the folded graveclothes where thy body lay. Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son; endless is the victory thou o'er death hast WELCOME won. 2. Lo! Jesus meets thee, risen from the tomb; lovingly he greets thee, scatters fear and gloom. Let the church with gladness hymns of triumph sing, for our Lord now liveth; death hath lost its sting. Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son; endless is the victory thou o'er death hast won. 13
3. No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of life! Life is naught without thee; aid us in our strife. Make us more than conquerors, through thy deathless love; bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above. Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son; endless is the victory thou o'er death hast won. 14
# 839 Psalm 118:1 2, 14 24 Pat Ingram WELCOME *CLOSING This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice, let us rejoice, let us rejoice and be glad. The Lord is my strength and my power; the Lord has become my salvation. There are joyous songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the Lord does valiantly, the right hand of the Lord is exalted, the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!" I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord. The Lord has chastened me sorely, but has not given me over to death. Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it. 15
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice, let us rejoice, let us rejoice and be glad. I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone which builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice, let us rejoice, let us rejoice and be glad. Save us, we beseech you, O Lord! O Lord, we beseech you, give us success! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God, who has given us light. Lead the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar! You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God, I will extol you. O give thanks to the Lord, who is good; for God's steadfast love endures for ever! This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice, let us rejoice, let us rejoice and be glad. 16
When I Survey the wondrous Cross WELCOME *CLOSING 1. When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died, my richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride. 2. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, save in the death of Christ, my God; all the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. 3. See, from his head, his hands, his feet, sorrow and love flow mingled down. Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, or thorns compose so rich a crown? 4. Were the whole realm of nature mine, that were an offering far too small; love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all. 17
THE Romans 6:3 11 Steve Shoemaker WELCOME *CLOSING Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For whoever has died is freed from sin. But 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. 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. 18
WELCOME *CLOSING Risen Today! Dan Forrest 19
The Gospel WELCOME *CLOSING Matthew 28:1-10 Pat Ingram Leader: Let us stand for the reading of the Gospel according to Matthew. Hear Matthew s account of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him. This is my message for you. So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them and said, Greetings! And 20
they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. Then Jesus said to them, Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me. 21
WELCOME *CLOSING Message Rev. Dr. Todd A. Gile Change the WORLD 22
Pastoral Prayer WELCOME *CLOSING 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 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, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. 23
WELCOME *CLOSING Offertory I Know that My Redeemer Liveth--G.F. Handel Andrea Drury, soprano *DOXOLOGY #95 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 24
THE DAY OF RESURRECTION WELCOME *CLOSING 1. The day of resurrection! Earth, tell it out abroad; the passover of gladness, the passover of God. From death to life eternal, from earth unto the sky, our Christ hath brought us over, with hymns of victory. 2. Our hearts be pure from evil, that we may see aright the Lord in rays eternal of resurrection light; and listening to his accents, may hear, so calm and plain, his own "All hail!" and, hearing, may raise the victor strain. 3. Now let the heavens be joyful! Let earth the song begin! Let the round world keep triumph, and all that is therein! Let all things seen and unseen their notes in gladness blend, for Christ the Lord hath risen, our joy that hath no end. 25
*Benediction WELCOME *CLOSING May the Lord Bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious upon you. May the lord lift up the light of his countenance upon you and give you his peace. 26
WELCOME *CLOSING *Postlude Improvisation of Easter Hymns 27
TRINITY United Methodist Church THANK YOU FOR WORSHIPING WITH US TODAY Lead Pastor Administrator Financial Secretary Music Director Choir Director Pianist Maintenance Dr. Todd A. Gile Jean Mason Kelly Walls Tom Drury Andrea Drury Dorothy Johnson Cathy Morales Office Hours: M-F 8am to 4pm Phone: 812-423-4495 pastor@trinityevansville.org www.trinityevansville.org www.facebook.com/trinityevansville 28
Praying The Labyrinth Some of you may have been to a church or a retreat center that had a labyrinth on the grounds. Walking the labyrinth is a way of praying with the body that invites the divine presence into an active conversation with the heart and soul. The labyrinth is a sacred pattern that leads you on a prescribed path to its center and back out again. As we walk along, we are invited to take note of our journey, the twists and turns, as they mirror our personal spiritual walks. We invite you to embark upon this journey of prayerful wandering, but you certainly don t have to wait until you re standing at the opening of an actual life-sized labyrinth. Follow these steps and trace the labyrinth with your finger in order to focus your thoughts and open yourself up to the presence of God. First Movement: Releasing (Confession) Place your finger at the opening of the labyrinth. Pray silently prayer of confession. When finished, slowly move your finger forward along the labyrinth. Move at your own pace toward the center. Let the words of the prayer stay with you. Quiet your mind as you move through the labyrinth. Make room for emotions and stirrings that arise. What needs to be changed, forgiven, cleared, confronted, or healed in your life? Offer these situations to God as you move forward. Second Movement: Receiving (Centering) When you reach the center, rest your finger there for a moment before you read a scripture reading for the day. When you are ready, read the passage slowly, as if you have never read it before. Center on God s Word and be open to what God reveals to you through the reading. Return you finger to the center of the labyrinth and reflect on the passage and what it holds for you. Third Movement: Returning (Intercession) As you prepare to leave the labyrinth, place your finger at the same opening in the center where you entered. Now lift up your intercessory prayers for the day and when finished, begin to move your finger back along the same path on which you entered. Let the intercessory prayers stay with you, and add to them as you make the turns and move along the pattern back out of the labyrinth. Be mindful of people and circumstances in the world that are in need of your prayers. Hold each one in your heart for a part of the journey outward. When you have finished As you lift your finger from the labyrinth s end, offer thanks to God. xxix
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