Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church

11:00 AM Worship                                  Easter Sunday                                         8 April 2012

 

GATHERING

   “Good Christians All Rejoice and Sing”                                                                   D. Lasky

    “He Is Risen”                                                                                                             D. Lasky

   “Christ The Lord Is Risen Today”                                                                             D. Lasky

                                                                                                                 Timothy Yee, Trumpet

 

GREETING AND WELCOME

   Leader: Welcome to the Lord’s house. The Lord is risen!

   People: Christ is risen indeed!

   Leader: Let us rejoice and celebrate our new life!

   People: Alleluia, let us rejoice and worship our God!

 

HYMN UMH 302 vs. 1, 3, 5

   Christ the Lord is Risen Today                                                                                    Easter Hymn         

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP

  Leader: We come to worship the Lord in all heaven’s glory.

  People: We come to rejoice and sing God’s praises.

  Leader: If we were to try to stay quiet today…

  People: the very stones might sing out…

  All: Alleluia!

 

*HYMN UMH 304

    Easter People, Raise Your Voices                                                                              Regent Square

 

*PRAYER  in unison

   Almighty God, through Jesus Christ you overcome death and opened for us the gate to

everlasting life.  Grant that as we celebrate the day of our Lord’s resurrection, we may know

 your Spirit and be renewed in our efforts to live the life you want for us, a life of love and

 righteousness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 ANTHEM

    “The Sun Was Bright That Easter Dawn”                                                    Stuemfle/Sensmeier

 

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

        The Apostles’ Creed UMH 882

 

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

 

SCRIPTURE READING

   Acts 10: 34-43

 

SECOND READING

   1 Corinthians 15: 1-11

   Mark 16: 1-8

  

The Word of the Lord.

   Thanks be to God.

 

CHILDREN SING

   “Thank You Lord”

 

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

               (There will be no Junior Church today.)

 

HYMN UMH 318 vs. 1 & 5

   Christ is Alive

  

SERMON                       “They Finally Got the Message”                       Claudia K. Viehland

 

SHARING OUR JOYS AND CONCERNS

 

PASTORAL PRAYER

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER  in unison

    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 and the power and   

    the glory, forever.  Amen.

 

*THE PEACE

 

OFFERING

   “Melodra Da Chiesa”                                                                                                L. Smith

 

*DOXOLOGY  UMH 95

 

*HYMN  UMH 322

     Up from the Grave He Arose                                                                                      Christ Arose

 

*BENEDICTION

 

*GOING FORTH

   “Fling Wide The Gates”                                                                                             J. Stainer

 

*Those who are able are invited to stand.