April 20th, 2025

Payette United Methodist Church
April 20, 2025 – 11:00 AM
Welcome
 
Stations of the Resurrection Meditation Pastor Mary Beth via video
 
Passing the Peace “Family of God”
 
Hymn: “Up From the Grave He Arose”                  UMH#322 all vs.                     
 
Call to Worship     Mike Hall
One: Christ is risen!
Many: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
One: We are not eye-witnesses to an event, as were Mary and the disciples; we have not journeyed through a dangerous city to seek answers or consolation; we have not seen angels gathering at the rim of this day, or wept in the garden this morning because we could not find Jesus.
Many: But we are here to attest to a story that has not lost its power during twenty centuries of change and conflict!
One: We are here because those before us carried this story as if it were precious gold; cherished it as if it were the key to a hidden wisdom.
Many: We are here today in celebration and in awe!
One: What we celebrate again today has the capacity to change the world!
Many: It is Easter again: and we will celebrate! Alleluia!
 
Opening Prayer (in unison) – Mike Hall
Resurrected Lord, we repeat our shouts of surprise and joy once again, for news of your victory over the powers of death and evil is news so startling, so amazing, so different from the news that bombards us day by day. Your good news surprises us again and again with life-giving grace and hope and joy; and so we praise you, our Risen Lord. Alleluia! Amen.
Hymn: Gloria Patri                                                                 UMH#70                                             
Old Testament Reading:                                     Isaiah 65:17-25 (CEB)
Gospel Reading:                                                    Luke 24:1-12 (CEB)
Hymn: “Christ the Lord is Risen Today”                     UMH#302 vs.1-3
Children’s Time                                                                    Cris Warzyn
Prayers of the People                                                       Danny Crego
Offering Prayer                                                                Danny Crego
Doxology                                                                                  UMH#94 
Hymn: “Christ is Alive”                                            UMH#318 vs. 1&5                           
                       
Sermon: Acts 10:34-43 (CEB)                                          Danny Crego
 
Hymn: “I Come With Joy”                                          UMH#617 vs. 1,2,4
 
Communion Service
 
Hymn: “He Lives”                                                       UMH#310 all vs.
 
  Sending Forth/Benediction – Danny Crego
One: Go out into the world as the people of God, and may the God who raised Jesus from the dead grant you grace; may Jesus who gave his life for you give you peace; and may the Spirit who is with you day by day inspire you to greater service both now and forever more.
Many: Let us go as people living in the knowledge that through Jesus’ triumph over death, the gates of heaven are open for all! Alleluia!