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Today’s guest speaker is Rev. C.J. Haury
 
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PRELUDE: "Christ Arose"
CALL TO WORSHIP:                                                                                                                               L: ALLELUJAH! CHRIST IS RISEN!
ALL: CHRIST IS RISEN INDEED! HALLELUJAH!
 
PRAYER OF ADORATION

​HYMN:                                                                        “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today”
LITANY FOR EASTER
                RESPONSE:  HEAR US, LORD OF GLORY
 
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION:     (unison)
LIVING GOD, WITH JOY WE CELEBRATE THE PRESENCE OF YOUR RISEN CHRIST, YOUR LIVING WORD. ENLIVENOUR HEARTS BY YOUR HOLY SPIRIT THAT WE MAY PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS OF ABUNDANT AND ETERNAL LIFE; THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN.
Scripture Reading         MARK 16:1-8 AND 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-11

Mark 16:1-8
Jesus Has Risen
16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”

4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

6 “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’”

8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.


1 Corinthians 15:1-11
The Resurrection of Christ
15 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.

​9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11 Whether, then, it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

SPECIAL MUSIC:        “AS IN ADAM ALL DIE” FROM HANDEL’S “MESSIAH”
                                    BY THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
 
Sermon:                “WELCOME HOME”                                                             Rev. Haury
 
HYMN:                                                                                    “Thine Is The Glory”
 
CALL TO CONFESSION:  TRUSTING IN GOD’S GRACE, LET US CONFESS OUR SIN THAT WE MAY BE FORGIVEN AND MADE CLEAN.
 
 
 
PRAYER OF CONFESSION:
ALMIGHTY GOD, IN RAISING JESUS FROM THE GRAVE, YOU SHATTERED THE POWER OF SIN AND DEATH. YET WE REMAIN CAPTIVE TO DOUBT AND FEAR, BOUND BY WAYS THAT LEAD TO DEATH. WE OVERLOOK THE POOR AND HUNGRY, WE PASS BY THOSE WHO MOURN; WE ARE DEAF TO THE CRIES OF THE OPPRESSED AND MARGINALIZED; INDIFFERENT TO CALLS FOR PEACE; WE DESPISE THE WEAK, AND ABUSE THE EARTH YOU MADE. FORGIVE US GOD OF MERCY. HELP US TRUST YOUR POWER TO CHANGE OUR LIVES AND MAKE US NEW THAT WE MAY ENJOY THE LIFE ABUNDANT IN JESUS CHRIST, OUR RISEN LORD. (SILENT PRAYERS) AMEN.
 
Assurance of Pardon
 
Apostles’ Creed  
 
Response – Gloria Patri      
 
HYMN:                                                “The Strife Is O’re!  The Battle Won!”
Presentation of our tithes and offerings
Prayer of dedication
 
Doxology
                      
Concerns and Celebrations

Birthdays: Madelynn Shrader, Ava Clifford, Eileen Yerace, Gracelin Shrader, Betty Matthews

Anniversaries:  Ben and Lisa Hathaway; Bryan and Garnet Welling

ANNOUNCEMENTS -  Trustees meeting April 12th at 7:00 PM.  Session will hold their next meeting on Monday, April 12th at 6:00 PM.  We will have a Congregational Meeting after the worship service next Sunday, April 18th. This meeting will be to authorize the formation of a Pastoral Nominating Committee.  
JOYS AND CONCERNS
We added Aleta Whirlow as she was admitted to the hospital for tests. 
Nellie Baker was taken by ambulance to ER Wednesday morning and was admitted. After tests were completed she has a bulging disc and was given a nerve block for the pain. She came home on Friday
SYMPATHY  
To the Family of Makayla Miller
To the Family of Chip Rogers
Continued prayers for Roma Grose, Susan Schively, Melissa Pedigo, Aaron Blake, Lisa Phillips, Dixie Avoila, Chuck Dicks, Randy Moore, Karen Eisiminger, Kelley Gump, Mary Ann McFeeley, Ed Horne, June and Keith McGill, Chuck Montecello,  Glenn Miles,  Roger Riggs, Doug Ward, Rick McFeeley, Deron Wood, Dana Wilson, Marge McWreath, Tim Knabenshue, Bill Stewart, Adam Moore and Cris Miller.

Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer
 
HYMN:                        “What a Friend We Have In Jesus”    
          
Blessing and Sending:
Leader: DYING YOU DESTROYED OUR DEATH, RISING YOUR RESTORED OUR LIFE.
ALL: LORD JESUS, COME IN GLORTY! HALLELUJAH! AMEN!
NOW GO FORTH IN JESUS’ NAME, REMEMBERING HIS NEW COMMANDMENT TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS HE HAS LOVED YOU. (1 JOHN 3:23) AMEN
Postlude  ​

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We welcome all who have come to join us in the worship of the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Please come again.  If you are visiting with us today, please let us know that we might welcome you into our church family.

REMEMBER OUR FOOD COLLECTION:  “Three Meals A Day” is the theme for April’s food collection.  Thank you for participating!  And Jesus said, “You give them something to eat.”  Mark 6:37.  Please remember our food pantry is available to anyone in need.  Replenish with your hands and listen for the need with your ears.  Contact Becky Phillips with any need in the community or to donate. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Trustee Meeting:  Tomorrow, Monday April 12th at 7:00 PM
Session Meeting:  Tomorrow, Monday April 12th at 6:00 PM
There will be a very important congregational meeting next Sunday April 18th, immediately following worship service, to establish a pastor nominating committee and to set the number of members on that committee.  Please plan to attend!
There will a second very important congregational meeting the following Sunday, April 25th, to vote on the potential members of the PNC.

DID YOU KNOW… 2021 Per Capita is $45.00?