Watchword for the Week
So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the
things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the
right hand of God. (Colossians 3:1)
(Moravian Daily Texts 2017)
ORGAN PRELUDE
WELCOME and CALL to WORSHIP
(Verses from Psalm 118)
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
God’s mercy endures forever.
Let Israel now declare,
“God’s mercy endures forever.”
Listen to the glad shouts in the tents of God’s
people: “God’s mighty power has done it!”
I will not die; instead, I will live
and proclaim what the Lord has done.
I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
This is God’s doing;
it is marvellous in our eyes.
This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Hymn 410 * Jesus Christ is risen today
People’s Choice Hymns are marked with an asterisk (*)
PRAYER of APPROACH
Before the beginning, before God began to
create the heavens and the earth, hidden in the
Soul of the Sacred, deep within the Depthless
Dark, in Eternity’s silence, the exploding and
ever-expanding cosmos, conceived in the
Father’s womb, formed, evolved and was born;
beyond all understanding, from cavernous
silence and darkness, new life was born.
Before the women arrived, before the angel
spoke, before the stone was moved, in the
silence of the sepulchre, in the airless dark of
the cave, hidden from all but the Holy One,
new life was born.
Billions of years ago, new life was born.
Two thousands of years ago, new life was
born. Today new life is born in us.
Hidden within our depthless dark, in the silence
of our soul, the Sacred is reborn, the Spirit of
the Risen Christ rises once again.
May we know the Spirit of Jesus within us,
hear His voice call us by name, touch His
crucified feet, receive from His hands bread
broken, the sacrament of forgiveness, and, in
the mind’s eye, see Him stand before us, gaze
into our eyes, saying ‘Peace be with you.’
Christ Jesus is risen. Alleluia! Amen.
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
Christ is risen. Alleluia!
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Jeremiah 31:1-6 OT p. 766 (767)
Hymn 779 * Listen now for the Gospel!
St. John 20:1-18 NT p. 144
People may stand for the Gospel reading.
The word of God: Thanks be to God!
Hymn 395 What wondrous love is this?
(Hymn of the Month, April 2017)
SERMON Rev. James Brown
Hymn 415 * This joyful Eastertide
(Offerings are gathered and brought forward)
EASTER ACCLAMATION of FAITH
Risen Lord,
You love us. You call us. You change us.
Let us recognise your coming, however
gently or dramatically you approach us.
Let us recognise your coming, whoever
you use to make yourself known to us.
Let us recognise your coming, whatever
time or situation you use to approach us.
Let us recognise your compassionate
emergence into the dark places of our lives,
your generous summons which you
constantly utter, your transforming touch
upon the bleak places of our world.
Lord of life, of hope, of resurrection,
we dedicate ourselves to you. Amen.
PRAYERS for OTHERS
Life-giving God: transform our lives
COMMUNION PRAYER
God be with you, and also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them to God.
Let us give thanks to God Most High.
It is right to give God thanks and praise.
…With the faithful in every place and time, we
praise with joy your holy name:
Hymn 769 * Holy, holy, holy
… we may continue faithful in all things. In the
strength Christ gives us, we offer ourselves
to you, eternal God, and give thanks that you
have called us to serve you. Amen.
BREAKING of BREAD
The LORD’S PRAYER (Galilean Aramaic)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uoHquJYGPM)
English words at: Hymn 652, Second Form (b)
Avvon d-bish-maiya, nith-qaddash shimmukh.
Tih-teh mal-chootukh. Nih-weh çiwyanukh:
ei-chana d’bish-maiya: ap b’ar-ah.
Haw lan lakh-ma d’soonqa-nan yoo-mana.
O’shwooq lan kho-bein: ei-chana d’ap kh’nan
shwiq-qan l’khaya-ween. Oo’la te-ellan l’nissyoona:
il-la paç-çan min beesha. Mid-til dedi-
lukh hai mal-choota oo khai-la oo tushbookh-
ta l’alam al-mein. Aa-meen.
SHARING BREAD and WINE
(please come forward for communion)
NOTICES and THANKSGIVING
Hymn 419 * Thine be the glory
BLESSING and Threefold Amen (No. 819)
ORGAN POSTLUDE
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