Easter Day
Worship
Lectionary Worship Aids
Series VI, Cycle C
Theme: Celebrate The Lord's Victory
Call To Worship
Leader: The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all.
People: This was done by the Lord; what a wonderful sight it is!
Leader: This is the day of the Lord's victory!
People: Let us be happy; let us celebrate!
Collect
Almighty God, through your only Son you overcame death and opened to us the gates of everlasting life. On this day when we celebrate your victory through our Lord's resurrection, we pray that by the renewing power of your Holy Spirit we may arise from the death of sin to the life of righteousness through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Prayer Of Confession
O Lord, like the Apostle Peter we know that you treat everyone on the same basis, but we confess that we often find it difficult to put this into practice in our daily lives. By your mercy, forgive our past failures, and grant us a deeper understanding of what it means to love our neighbors. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Offertory Prayer
On this day of resurrection we give you thanks and praise, O Lord. Through Christ's death and resurrection you have given us new hope and new life through the forgiveness of our sins and the promise of eternal life. Use these gifts, we pray, that others may learn of your great love. Amen.
Hymns
"Victory In Jesus"
"Easter People, Raise Your Voices"
"The Strife Is O'er, The Battle Done"
Easter Day
(Resurrection Of Our Lord)
Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43
Theme: The Defeat Of Death
Call To Worship
Leader: In fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
People: Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?
All: Alleluia! Christ is risen indeed!
Collect
Almighty God, you brought our Lord Jesus from the dead, and through his resurrection you overcame death and gave us the hope of eternal life. Receive our thanksgiving, reveal your presence, and send into our hearts the Spirit of the risen Christ. Amen.
Prayer Of Confession
By your death upon the cross and your resurrection from death, O Lord, you have shown us the benefit of the new life you promised. Many times we have rejected your way, Jesus, and followed instead our own path. Forgive us, we pray, and open our minds and hearts that we may be raised from the death of sin to new life in Christ. Amen.
Offertory Prayer
Almighty God, all that we have is a gift from you. We bring you now a portion of our material wealth. Accept these gifts as a sign of our gratitude, and use them to further your rule over all the earth. Amen.
Hymns
"Thine Be The Glory"
"Come, Ye Faithful, Raise The Strain"
"Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bonds"
Easter Day
(Resurrection Of Our Lord)
Gospel Lesson: John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12
Theme: The Resurrection
Call To Worship
Leader: Listen to the glad shouts of victory in the dwellings of God's people.
People: The Lord's mighty power has done it! His power has brought us victory!
Leader: I will not die, instead I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
People: Alleluia, Christ is risen!
Collect
God of our salvation, hear our shouts of glad adoration as we gather to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Through his death upon the cross he has promised us forgiveness of our sins, and through his resurrection he has opened to us the gates of eternal life. Thanks be to you, O God. Amen.
Prayer Of Confession
Heavenly Father, as we commemorate the resurrection of your only Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, we stand constantly in need of the forgiveness for which he died. By your mercy, help us to die daily to sin that we may rise to newness of life in the joy of Christ's resurrection; through whom we pray. Amen.
Offertory Prayer
O God, not only do we need to hear the Good News of the resurrection, but people everywhere who are living in despair and without hope need to hear it, too. Bless these gifts, we pray, and use them that others may be brought to share in our joyous celebration of Christ's resurrection. Amen.
Hymns
"Christ The Lord Is Risen Today"
"He Lives"
"Up From The Grave He Arose"
Call To Worship
Leader: The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all.
People: This was done by the Lord; what a wonderful sight it is!
Leader: This is the day of the Lord's victory!
People: Let us be happy; let us celebrate!
Collect
Almighty God, through your only Son you overcame death and opened to us the gates of everlasting life. On this day when we celebrate your victory through our Lord's resurrection, we pray that by the renewing power of your Holy Spirit we may arise from the death of sin to the life of righteousness through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Prayer Of Confession
O Lord, like the Apostle Peter we know that you treat everyone on the same basis, but we confess that we often find it difficult to put this into practice in our daily lives. By your mercy, forgive our past failures, and grant us a deeper understanding of what it means to love our neighbors. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Offertory Prayer
On this day of resurrection we give you thanks and praise, O Lord. Through Christ's death and resurrection you have given us new hope and new life through the forgiveness of our sins and the promise of eternal life. Use these gifts, we pray, that others may learn of your great love. Amen.
Hymns
"Victory In Jesus"
"Easter People, Raise Your Voices"
"The Strife Is O'er, The Battle Done"
Easter Day
(Resurrection Of Our Lord)
Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43
Theme: The Defeat Of Death
Call To Worship
Leader: In fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
People: Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?
All: Alleluia! Christ is risen indeed!
Collect
Almighty God, you brought our Lord Jesus from the dead, and through his resurrection you overcame death and gave us the hope of eternal life. Receive our thanksgiving, reveal your presence, and send into our hearts the Spirit of the risen Christ. Amen.
Prayer Of Confession
By your death upon the cross and your resurrection from death, O Lord, you have shown us the benefit of the new life you promised. Many times we have rejected your way, Jesus, and followed instead our own path. Forgive us, we pray, and open our minds and hearts that we may be raised from the death of sin to new life in Christ. Amen.
Offertory Prayer
Almighty God, all that we have is a gift from you. We bring you now a portion of our material wealth. Accept these gifts as a sign of our gratitude, and use them to further your rule over all the earth. Amen.
Hymns
"Thine Be The Glory"
"Come, Ye Faithful, Raise The Strain"
"Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bonds"
Easter Day
(Resurrection Of Our Lord)
Gospel Lesson: John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12
Theme: The Resurrection
Call To Worship
Leader: Listen to the glad shouts of victory in the dwellings of God's people.
People: The Lord's mighty power has done it! His power has brought us victory!
Leader: I will not die, instead I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
People: Alleluia, Christ is risen!
Collect
God of our salvation, hear our shouts of glad adoration as we gather to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Through his death upon the cross he has promised us forgiveness of our sins, and through his resurrection he has opened to us the gates of eternal life. Thanks be to you, O God. Amen.
Prayer Of Confession
Heavenly Father, as we commemorate the resurrection of your only Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, we stand constantly in need of the forgiveness for which he died. By your mercy, help us to die daily to sin that we may rise to newness of life in the joy of Christ's resurrection; through whom we pray. Amen.
Offertory Prayer
O God, not only do we need to hear the Good News of the resurrection, but people everywhere who are living in despair and without hope need to hear it, too. Bless these gifts, we pray, and use them that others may be brought to share in our joyous celebration of Christ's resurrection. Amen.
Hymns
"Christ The Lord Is Risen Today"
"He Lives"
"Up From The Grave He Arose"
