Easter 2024
Order of Service
Leader: Christ is risen!
Congregation: He is risen indeed!
Call to Worship: Isaiah 25:6-9
Invocation
Hymns:
#276 Up from the Grave He Arose (Tune)
#266 Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain (Tune)
Confession of Sin & Assurance of Forgiveness
Lord Jesus, give us to die with you that we may rise to new life, for we wish to be dead and buried to sin, selfishness, and the world. O Lord, there is much ill about us - crucify it; much of the flesh within us - mortify it. Let us reckon our old lives dead because of the crucifixion. Grant us more and more of the resurrection life: may it rule us, may we walk in its power, and be strengthened through its influence. Now, as we quiet ourselves to confess our faults, visit us by your Spirit that we might be free from every wrong desire.
Hymn: Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery (Tune)
Scripture Readings:
Psalm 16:8-11
Matthew 28
Affirmation of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism Q.45
Q. What benefit do we receive from “the resurrection” of Christ?
A. First, by his resurrection he has overcome death that he might make us share in the righteousness which he has obtained for us through his death. Second, we too are now raised by his power to a new life. Third, the resurrection of Christ is a sure pledge to us of our blessed resurrection.
Hymn: #274 Thine Be the Glory (Tune)
Sermon: 1 Corinthians 15:50-58
Communion
Doxology: #731
Pastoral Prayer
Closing Hymn: #277 Christ the Lord Is Risen Today (Tune)
Benediction