Sunrise Service 2024

Liturgy

Christ is Risen!

Easter Introit: Were you There?

Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble. Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble. Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Were you there when He rose up from the grave? Were you there when He rose up from the grave? Oh, sometimes I feel like shouting, “Glory!” Were you there when He rose up from the grave?

CALL TO WORSHIP

Mark 16:4–6 ESV

4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. 5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. 6 And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.

We celebrate the Faithfulness of God being true to His Word this morning with Believers around the World. Let us sing to our Lord with grateful hearts for He is Risen!!

HYMN:“Christ t theLord Is RisenToday” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EASTERHYMN

INVOCATION Risen Lord, Eternal and Almighty God, we come to you, today, rescued by your holiness. You have so loved us that you have sent your only Son, our Lord, into this world for the forgiveness of sins and for the reconciliation of justice. We humble our hearts in praise and virtue.

RESURRECTION LITANY . We praise You, O reigning Lord, for reassuring us when we suffer: “Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and the grave.” We adore You, O risen Savior, for You have abolished death

and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. We magnify You, O living Christ, for You declare: “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, even though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.”

Hymn See what a morning

EASTER GREETINGS Greetings:

Invite folks to join us for worship on campus at 8:00, 9:30, or 11:00 today.

Draw attention to the inside back cover for details about our weekly worship service times and for

the QR code to connect with our Director of Engagement, Amanda Coop

Scripture lesson - Coop

John 3:16 “16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Homily

Prayer of Commitment

Hymn

Benediction