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Hymn: VU 313 God, Whose Almighty Word
God, Whose Almighty Word God, whose almighty Word Chaos and darkness heard, And took their flight: Hear us, we humbly pray, And where the gospel-day Sheds not its glorious ray, Let there be light!
Jesus, who came to bring On your redeeming wing Healing and sight, Health to the troubled mind, Sight to the Spirit blind: O now to humankind Let there be light!
Spirit of truth and love, Life-giving holy Dove, Speed forth your flight! Move on the water s face Bearing the lamp of grace, And in earth s darkest place Let there be light!
Blesséd and holy Three, Glorious Trinity; Wisdom, love, might, Boundless as ocean s tide Rolling in fullest pride: Through the world far and wide Let there be light!
Leader: This is the season of Easter: People: the celebration of resurrection,
Leader: the festival of hope, People: the promise of new beginnings,
Leader: the dance of faith, People: the song of joy,
Leader: the music of gladness, People: the hymn of love.
Leader: Let us worship our life-giving God!
Lord, Prepare Me to be a Sanctuary Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary Pure and holy, tried and true. With thanksgiving I ll be a living Sanctuary for you.
All: Creator of the universe, You made the world in beauty, and restore all things in glory through the victory of Jesus Christ. We pray that, wherever Your image is still disfigured by poverty, sickness, selfishness, war and greed,
the new creation in Jesus Christ may appear in justice, love, and peace, to the glory of Your name. Amen.
Lord, Prepare Me to be a Sanctuary Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary Pure and holy, tried and true. With thanksgiving I ll be a living Sanctuary for you.
Hymn: VU 412 This is the Day
This is the Day This is the day, this is the day that our God has made, That our God has made; We will rejoice, We will rejoice and be glad in it, And be glad in it.
This is the day that our God has made, We will rejoice and be glad in it, This is the day, This is the day that the Lord has made.
Open to us, Open to us your gates, O God, Your gates, O God; We will go in, We will go in, to your holy place, To your holy place.
Open to us your gates, O God, We will go in to your holy place. Open to us, Open to us your gates, O God.
You are our God, You are our God, we will praise your name, We will praise your name; We will give thanks, We will give thanks, for your faithfulness, For your faithfulness.
You are our God, we will praise your name, We will give thanks for your faithfulness, You are our God, You are our God, we will praise your name.
This is the day, this is the day that our God has made, That our God has made; We will rejoice, We will rejoice and be glad in it, And be glad in it.
This is the day that our God has made, We will rejoice and be glad in it, This is the day, This is the day that the Lord has made.
Growing our Faith
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying Lord, listen to your children praying, Lord, send your Spirit in this place; Lord, listen to your children praying, Send us love, send us power, send us grace!
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.
Walk with me, I will walk with you And build the land That God has planned Where love shines through.
Psalm 150 VU 874
Response: Praise to the Lord, hallelujah! Everybody praise the Lord.
Leader: Praise God in the holy temple! People: Praise God for mighty deeds!
Leader: Praise God for bountiful mercies, People: Praise God who meets all our needs!
Response: Praise to the Lord, hallelujah! Everybody praise the Lord.
Leader: Praise God with sound of trumpet! People: Praise God with lute and harp!
Leader: Praise God with timbrel and dancing! People: Praise God wherever you are!
Response: Praise to the Lord, hallelujah! Everybody praise the Lord.
Leader: Praise God with holy cymbals! People: Praise God with strings and with pipes!
Leader: Praise God with clash of cymbals! People: Praise God with all your might!
Response: Praise to the Lord, hallelujah! Everybody praise the Lord.
John 20:19-31
Sacred Space Pause, Pray, Reflect One: All: One: Hear the Word of scripture. In the Spirit we will listen. Pause. Pray. Reflect. And in silence enjoy this moment of sacred space.
Solo: Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs Cynthia Doyle
Sermon
Hymn: VU 595 We Are Pilgrims
We Are Pilgrims We are pilgrims on a journey, Fellow travellers on the road; We are here to help each other Walk the mile and bear the load.
Sister, let me be your servant, Let me be as Christ to you; Pray that I may have the grace to Let you be my servant too.
I will hold the Christ-light for you In the night-time of your fear; I will hold my hand out to you, Speak the peace you long to hear.
I will weep when you are weeping; When you laugh I ll laugh with you. I will share your joy and sorrow Till we ve seen this journey through.
When we sing to God in heaven, We shall find such harmony, Born of all we ve known together Of Christ s love and agony.
Brother, let me be your servant, Let me be as Christ to you; Pray that I may have the grace to Let you be my servant too.
Offering
Grant Us, God, the Grace Grant us, God, the grace of giving, With a spirit large and free, That ourselves and all our living We may offer faithfully.
Offering Dedication
Prayers of the Community
All: Receive these prayers, O God, and transform us through them. Give us eyes to see more clearly, and hearts to understand more fully not only what You do on our behalf, but what You call us to do, so that Your realm is realized daily. Amen.
Hymn: VU 158 Christ is Alive!
Christ is Alive! Christ is alive! Let Christians sing. The cross stands empty to the sky. Let streets and homes with praises ring. Love, drowned in death, shall never die.
Christ is alive! No longer bound To distant years in Palestine, But saving, healing here and now, And touching every place and time.
In every insult, rift, and war, Where colour, scorn, or wealth divide, Christ suffers still, yet loves and more, And lives, where even hope has died.
Women and men, in age and youth, Can feel the Spirit, hear the call, And find the way, the life, the truth, Revealed in Jesus, freed for all.
Christ is alive, and comes to bring Good news to this and every age, Till earth and sky and ocean ring With joy, with justice, love and praise.
You Shall Go Out With Joy You shall go out with joy And be led forth with peace, And the mountains and the hills Shall break forth before you. There ll be shouts of joy And the trees of the field Shall clap, clap, clap their hands,
And the trees of the field Shall clap their hands, And the trees of the field Shall clap their hands, And the trees of the field Shall clap their hands, And you ll go out with joy!