Crosslake Lutheran Church Worship Service - 4/08/2012 Easter

Crosslake Lutheran Church

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Resurrection of Our Lord, Easter Day

PRELUDE: Nancy Albertson

EASTER LITANY

P: It is the day of resurrection!

C: We will rejoice and be glad!

P: Our sin has been forgiven.

C: Death has been defeated.

P: Light has overcome the darkness.

The tomb is empty!

P: Jesus Christ is risen today.

He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MEN’S QUARTET: “Up From the Grave He Arose”

* PROCESSIONAL HYMN: “Jesus Christ is Risen Today” with Bells (ELW 365)

* CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

In the name of the Father,

and of the + Son,

and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

God of all mercy and consolation,

come to the help of your people,

turning us from our sin to live for you alone.

Give us the power of your Holy Spirit

that we may confess our sin,

receive your forgiveness,

and grow into the fullness

of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

Amen.

Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.

Most merciful God,

we confess that we are captive to sin

and cannot free ourselves.

We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed,

by what we have done and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you with our whole heart;

we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.

For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ,

have mercy on us.

Forgive us, renew us, and lead us,

so that we may delight in your will

and walk in your ways,

to the glory of your holy name.

Amen.

In the mercy of almighty God,

Jesus Christ was given to die for us,

and for his sake God forgives us all our sins.

As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ,

and by his authority,

I therefore declare to you

the entire forgiveness of all your sins,

in the name of the Father,

and of the + Son,

and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

ADULT CHOIR ANTHEM: “Crown Him the Lord of Life”

VERSE 1: Choir and Congregation

VERSE 3: Choir and Congregation

Then praise we God the Father, And praise we Christ the Son,

With them the Holy Spirit, Eternal Three in One

Til all the ransomed number Fall down before the throne,

And honor, pow’r and glory Ascribe to God alone!

FIRST READING: Acts 10:34–43

34Then Peter began to speak to them: "I truly

understand that God shows no partiality, 35but in every

nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is

acceptable to him. 36You know the message he sent to

the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ —

he is Lord of all. 37That message spread throughout

Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John

announced: 38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with

the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing

good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil,

for God was with him. 39We are witnesses to all that he

did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to

death by hanging him on a tree; 40but God raised him

on the third day and allowed him to appear, 41not to all

the people but to us who were chosen by God as

witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose

from the dead. 42He commanded us to preach to the

people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God

is judge of the living and the dead. 43All the prophets

testify about him that everyone who believes in him

receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

Word of God, word of life.

Thanks be to God.

SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 15:1–11

Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the

good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn

received, in which also you stand, 2through which also

you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message

that I proclaimed to you — unless you have come to

believe in vain.

3For I handed on to you as of first

importance what I in turn had received:

that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the

scriptures, 4and that he was buried, and that he was

raised on the third day in accordance with the

scriptures, 5and that he appeared to Cephas, then to

the twelve. 6Then he appeared to more than five

hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom

are still alive, though some have died. 7Then he

appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8Last of all,

as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9For I

am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle,

because I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the

grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me

has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder

than any of them — though it was not I, but the grace of

God that is with me. 11Whether then it was I or they, so

we proclaim and so you have come to believe.

Word of God, word of life.

Thanks be to God.

CHILDREN'S SERMON: Pat Netko

* GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:

GOSPEL: Mark 16:1–8

The holy gospel according to Mark.

Glory to you, O Lord.

When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary

the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that

they might go and anoint him. 2And very early on the

first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went

to the tomb. 3They had been saying to one other, "Who

will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the

tomb?" 4When they looked up, they saw that the stone,

which was very large, had already been rolled back. 5As

they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed

in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were

alarmed. 6But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed; you

are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He

has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place

they laid him. 7But go, tell his disciples and Peter that

he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see

him, just as he told you." 8So they went out and fled

from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized

them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were

afraid.

P: The gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to you, O Christ.

MEDITATION: Pastor Greg

HYMN OF THE DAY: “Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds” (ELW 367)

* THE APOSTLES’ CREED

I believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried;

he descended to the dead.*

On the third day he rose again;

he ascended into heaven,

he is seated at the right hand of the Father,

and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic church,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting. Amen.

* PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION

* SHARING OF THE PEACE

The peace of the Lord be with you.

And also with you.

OFFERING OF GIFTS

ADULT CHOIR ANTHEM: "Sing Out with Joy!"

* OFFERTORY SONG:

“Praise to You, O God of Mercy” vs.1,refrain,vs.3 (ELW 208)

* WORDS OF INSTITUTION

* THE LORD'S PRAYER

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,

thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth

as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our

trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,

forever and ever. Amen.

HOLY COMMUNION IS SERVED-ALL ARE WELCOME!

If you prefer gluten-free wafers, please commune at Pastor Greg’s station.

Praise Group: “Come to the Table”; “One Bread, One Body”

Bell Choir: “My Lord, What a Morning”

* CLOSING PRAYER

O God, you gave your only Son to suffer death on the

cross for our redemption,

and by his glorious resurrection you delivered us from

the power of death.

Make us die every day to sin, so that we may live with

him forever in the joy of the resurrection; through Jesus

Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the

Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

* BENEDICTION

* HYMN: “Christ Is Risen! Alleluia!” vs. 1 & 4 (ELW 382)

P: Go in peace. Christ is with you.

C: Thanks be to God!

POSTLUDE