Order of Service – Sunday 9 April 2023 – EASTER SUNDAY
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CALL TO WORSHIP AND PRAYER
Grace and peace to you from Jesus Christ our Lord.
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, this is the day when our Saviour passed from death to life. In this most holy day, we gather with the Church throughout the world in worship and prayer.
This is the Passover of Jesus Christ: Through light and the word, through water and the bread and wine, we recall Christ’s death and resurrection, we share Christ’s triumph over sin and death, and with invincible hope we await Christ’s coming again.
Let us pray: Eternal God, in Jesus Christ You have given the light of life to all the world. Sanctify this new life and inflame us with a desire to shine forth with the brightness of Christ’s rising, until we feast at the banquet of eternal light, through Jesus Christ, the Sun of Righteousness. Amen!
LIGHTING OF THE EASTER CANDLE
The light of Christ rises in glory, overcoming on this most holy morning the darkness of sin and death.
The light of Christ.
Thanks be to God.
HYMN: 362 “Jesus Christ is Risen Today”
EASTER PROCLAMATION
Rejoice, heavenly powers! Sing, choirs of angels!
Exult, all creation around God’s throne!
Jesus Christ our King is risen!
Sound the trumpet of salvation!
Rejoice, heavenly powers!
Sing, choirs of angels!
Jesus Christ our King is risen!
Rejoice, O earth, in shining splendour,
radiant in the brightness of your King!
Christ has conquered! Glory fills you!
Darkness vanishes forever!
Rejoice, heavenly powers!
Sing, choirs of angels!
Jesus Christ our King is risen!
Rejoice, O mother Church! Exult in glory!
The risen Saviour shines upon you!
Let this place resound with joy,
echoing the mighty song of all God’s people!
Rejoice, heavenly powers!
Sing, choirs of angels!
Jesus Christ our King is risen!
HYMN: 228 “Crown Him with Many Crowns”
PRAYER
Eternal giver of life and light, this holy morning shines with the radiance of the risen Christ. Renew Your Church with the Spirit given to us in baptism, that we may worship You in sincerity and truth, and shine as a light in the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen!
SONG – “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High”
SERVICE OF THE WORD
Friends in Christ, let us listen attentively to the word of God, recalling God’s saving deeds throughout history and how, in the fullness of time,
God’s Word became flesh and dwelt among us:
Jesus Christ, our Redeemer!
BIBLE READINGS – Jan Cartwright
Acts 10:34-43 (Page 1089) John 20:1-18 (Page 1073)
CHOIR “Through the Red Sea Brought at Last” by Ronald Knox
MESSAGE: “The Stone is Rolled” Krikor Youmshajekian
HYMN: 365 “Christ the Lord is Risen Again”
NOTICES –
- Elders’ & Council Meeting – Wednesday 12 April 12:30 pm
- Mother’s Day Lunch – Sunday 7 May 12:00 noon.
- Trip to Narrabri – 22-30 May. If interested, register!
OFFERING – In enthusiasm and hope, in humility and community, in
trust and expectation, we make our offering to God.
HYMN: 714 “Eat this Bread, Drink this Cup” (Vs. 1, 3 & 5)
THE LORD’S SUPPER
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give thanks and praise.
Holy, holy, holy, Lord. God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
COMMUNION
Eternal God, let Your Spirit come upon Your holy people, and may He sanctify these gifts of bread and wine.
As we share these holy things, may we be nourished and grow in grace to Your honour and glory, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
We break this bread and take this cup so that we share in the life of Christ. God’s gifts for God’s people.
SERVING THE BREAD AND THE CUP
THE LORD’S PRAYER
BLESSING
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord in the power of his resurrection.
Alleluia!
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!
Christ is risen! Christ is risen!
Christ is risen! Christ is risen!
Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed!
Alleluia, alleluia!
Go in peace and roll away the stones to reveal the joy that the risen Christ gives.
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