Sunrise Service Bulletin
Welcome and Call to Worship
Prayer of Confession/Assurance
Song - Christ the Lord Has Risen Today
Passing of the Peace
Scripture - John 20:1-13
Offering
Scripture - John 20:14-18
Meditation
Communion
Benediction
Welcome & Call to Worship
Leader: We confess: it doesn’t always feel like Easter.
All: He is risen.
Leader: We are tired. Some of us feel numb. Some of us feel everything too much.
All: Still, the tomb is empty.
Leader: We carry stories of loss, of failure, of prayers that seemed to go unanswered.
All: And yet—hope walked out of the grave.
Leader: Some of us are grieving. Some of us are angry. Some of us are just trying to hold it together.
All: The same power that raised Christ from the dead is at work in us.
Leader: Can resurrection really happen here? In this life, in this pain, in this moment?
All: With God, even death is not the end.
Leader: Christ is risen.
All: He is risen indeed.
God promises to provide for those who grieve… to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.” - Amen
— Isaiah 61:3
Christ the Lord Has Risen Today
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!
Alleluia!
Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!
Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids him rise, Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Prayer of Confession
If, at times, we deny you, God forgive. When the risks of discipleship are high, and we are nowhere to be found:
All: God Forgive.
When we wash our hands of responsibility:
All: God Forgive
When we cast our lot with powerful oppressors and seek to buy freedom with silver:
All: God Forgive
When fear keeps us from witnessing to your truth, or prejudice keeps us from believing it:
All: God Forgive
In the bright light of Easter morning, O God, our sin is exposed, and your grace is revealed.
Tender God, raise us in your love so that, with joy, we may witness to your awesome deeds, in the name of Jesus, the risen one. Amen.
Assurance
Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.
For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead has also come through a human being; for as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ.
All: All Glory Given To The Resurrected Christ!
Scripture: John 20:1-13 (MSG)
1-2 Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone was moved away from the entrance. She ran at once to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, gasping for breath. “They took the Master from the tomb. We don’t know where they’ve put him.” 3-10 Peter and the other disciple left immediately for the tomb. They ran, neck and neck. The other disciple got to the tomb first, outrunning Peter. Stooping to look in, he saw the pieces of linen cloth lying there, but he didn’t go in. Simon Peter arrived after him, entered the tomb, observed the linen cloths lying there, and the kerchief used to cover his head not lying with the linen cloths but separate, neatly folded by itself. Then the other disciple, the one who had gotten there first, went into the tomb, took one look at the evidence, and believed. No one yet knew from the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead. The disciples then went back home.
11-13 But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she knelt to look into the tomb and saw two angels sitting there, dressed in white, one at the head, the other at the foot of where Jesus’ body had been laid. They said to her, “Woman, why do you weep?”
13-14 “They took my Master,” she said, “and I don’t know where they put him.”
Offering
Scripture: John 20:14-18 (MSG)
After she said this, she turned away and saw Jesus standing there. But she didn’t recognize him.15 Jesus spoke to her, “Woman, why do you weep? Who are you looking for?” She, thinking that he was the gardener, said, “Sir, if you took him, tell me where you put him so I can care for him.”16 Jesus said, “Mary.” Turning to face him, she said in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” meaning “Teacher!”17 Jesus said, “Don’t cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I ascend to my Father and your Father, my God and your God.’” 18 Mary Magdalene went, telling the news to the disciples: “I saw the Master!” And she told them everything he said to her.
Meditation - When Love Calls Your Name
Communion
Benediction
Who We Are
New Hope is a place that puts people first, because we believe that is at the heart of God shown to us through Jesus Christ. Putting people first means that we want people to be able to:
Find a Home – Home is where you are known, accepted, celebrated, safe, and included.
Build a Life – New Hope is a place where people build their life with God.
Make a Difference – New Hope is a place where people can use their gifts to make an impact in our community.
Easter Services
9:00am, 11am Services at New Hope
(Children’s Programming available)
Prayer of Confession/Assurance
Song - Christ the Lord Has Risen Today
Passing of the Peace
Scripture - John 20:1-13
Offering
Scripture - John 20:14-18
Meditation
Communion
Benediction
Welcome & Call to Worship
Leader: We confess: it doesn’t always feel like Easter.
All: He is risen.
Leader: We are tired. Some of us feel numb. Some of us feel everything too much.
All: Still, the tomb is empty.
Leader: We carry stories of loss, of failure, of prayers that seemed to go unanswered.
All: And yet—hope walked out of the grave.
Leader: Some of us are grieving. Some of us are angry. Some of us are just trying to hold it together.
All: The same power that raised Christ from the dead is at work in us.
Leader: Can resurrection really happen here? In this life, in this pain, in this moment?
All: With God, even death is not the end.
Leader: Christ is risen.
All: He is risen indeed.
God promises to provide for those who grieve… to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.” - Amen
— Isaiah 61:3
Christ the Lord Has Risen Today
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!
Alleluia!
Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!
Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids him rise, Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Prayer of Confession
If, at times, we deny you, God forgive. When the risks of discipleship are high, and we are nowhere to be found:
All: God Forgive.
When we wash our hands of responsibility:
All: God Forgive
When we cast our lot with powerful oppressors and seek to buy freedom with silver:
All: God Forgive
When fear keeps us from witnessing to your truth, or prejudice keeps us from believing it:
All: God Forgive
In the bright light of Easter morning, O God, our sin is exposed, and your grace is revealed.
Tender God, raise us in your love so that, with joy, we may witness to your awesome deeds, in the name of Jesus, the risen one. Amen.
Assurance
Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.
For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead has also come through a human being; for as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ.
All: All Glory Given To The Resurrected Christ!
Scripture: John 20:1-13 (MSG)
1-2 Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone was moved away from the entrance. She ran at once to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, gasping for breath. “They took the Master from the tomb. We don’t know where they’ve put him.” 3-10 Peter and the other disciple left immediately for the tomb. They ran, neck and neck. The other disciple got to the tomb first, outrunning Peter. Stooping to look in, he saw the pieces of linen cloth lying there, but he didn’t go in. Simon Peter arrived after him, entered the tomb, observed the linen cloths lying there, and the kerchief used to cover his head not lying with the linen cloths but separate, neatly folded by itself. Then the other disciple, the one who had gotten there first, went into the tomb, took one look at the evidence, and believed. No one yet knew from the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead. The disciples then went back home.
11-13 But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she knelt to look into the tomb and saw two angels sitting there, dressed in white, one at the head, the other at the foot of where Jesus’ body had been laid. They said to her, “Woman, why do you weep?”
13-14 “They took my Master,” she said, “and I don’t know where they put him.”
Offering
Scripture: John 20:14-18 (MSG)
After she said this, she turned away and saw Jesus standing there. But she didn’t recognize him.15 Jesus spoke to her, “Woman, why do you weep? Who are you looking for?” She, thinking that he was the gardener, said, “Sir, if you took him, tell me where you put him so I can care for him.”16 Jesus said, “Mary.” Turning to face him, she said in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” meaning “Teacher!”17 Jesus said, “Don’t cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I ascend to my Father and your Father, my God and your God.’” 18 Mary Magdalene went, telling the news to the disciples: “I saw the Master!” And she told them everything he said to her.
Meditation - When Love Calls Your Name
Communion
Benediction
Who We Are
New Hope is a place that puts people first, because we believe that is at the heart of God shown to us through Jesus Christ. Putting people first means that we want people to be able to:
Find a Home – Home is where you are known, accepted, celebrated, safe, and included.
Build a Life – New Hope is a place where people build their life with God.
Make a Difference – New Hope is a place where people can use their gifts to make an impact in our community.
Easter Services
9:00am, 11am Services at New Hope
(Children’s Programming available)
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