Easter Sunday - April 17, 2022

Payette United Methodist Church
April 17, 2022
Easter Sunday (as recorded at Fruitland United Methodist Church)

Prelude “Easter Fantasy” Arranged by Clarence Kuhlmann

Welcome
The lighting of the candles and welcoming the neighborhood to worship.

Interlude “Low in the Grave He lay”  By Robert Lowery

*Call to Worship
 He Is Risen! He is risen indeed!

Calling Song: “Easter People, Raise Your Voices” UMH #304
Easter people, raise your voices 
Sounds of heaven in earth should ring.
Christ has brought us heaven’s choices; 
Heavenly music, let it ring. 
Al-le-lu-ia  Al-le-lu-ia Easter people, let us sing.

Fear of death can no more stop us 
from our pressing here below. 
For our Lord empowered us 
to triumph over every foe. 
Alleluia! Alleluia! On to victory now we go.

Every day to us is Easter, 
with its resurrection song. 
When in trouble move the faster 
to our God who rights the wrong. 
Alleluia! Alleluia! See the power of heavenly throngs.

Responsive Reading from Psalm 118
Leader: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;  his love endures forever.
People: The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
Leader: The Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in  our eyes.
All: The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice and be glad!

Unison Invocation UMH #320
Almighty God, through Jesus Christ you overcame death and opened to us the gate of eternal life. Grant that we, who celebrate the day of our Lord’s resurrection, may, by the renewing of your Spirit arise from the death of sin to the life of righteousness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. 

Hymn “Christ Has Risen” TFWS #2115
Christ has risen while earth slumbers,   
Christ has risen where hope died,   
as he said and as he promised,   
as we doubted and denied.   
Let the moon embrace the blessing;   
let the sun sustain the cheer;  
let the world confirm the rumour.   
Christ is risen, God is here!  

Christ has risen for the people     
whom he loved and died to save;     
Christ has risen for the women     
bringing flowers to grace his grave     
Christ has risen for disciples     
huddled in an upstairs room.     
He whose word inspired creation     
is not silenced by the tomb.  

Choir “The Easter Song”

New Testament Reading Acts 10: 34-43
Gospel Reading Luke 24: 1-12
God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks Be To God

Young People’s Moment

Hymn “Christ Is Risen” UMH #307
Christ is risen!
Shout Hosanna!
Celebrate this day of days.
Christ is risen!
Hush in wonder;
all creation is amazed.
In the desert
all-surrounding,
see, a spreading tree has grown.
Healing leaves of
grace abounding
bring a taste of love unknown.

Christ is risen!
Raise your spirits
from the caverns of despair.
Walk with gladness
in the morning.
See what love can do and dare.
Drink the wine of
resurrection,
not a servant, but a friend;
Jesus is our
strong companion.
Joy and peace shall never end.

Christ is risen!
Earth and heaven
nevermore shall be the same.
Break the bread of
new creation
where the world is still in pain.
Tell its grim,
demonic chorus:
"Christ is risen! Get you gone!"
God the First
and Last is with us.
Sing Hosanna everyone!

Message “Tell Peter” Mark 14: 27-31 and 14: 66-72

Offering Doxology “Glory Be to the Father” UMH #70
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

Resurrection Hymn “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” UMH #302
Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!
Earth and heaven in chorus say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia!
 
Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
Where, O death is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Once he died our souls to save, Alleluia!
Where’s thy victory, boasting grave? Alleluia!

Unison Benediction
And now, may the God of peace,
who brought back again from the dead our Lord Jesus,
equip you with all you need for doing his will.
May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ,
all this is pleasing to him.
To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Postlude “Thine is the Glory”  Judas Maccabeus tune
Thank you for Worshiping with us today!

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