WORSHIP CELEBRATION

 

“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life.

He who believes in me will live, even though he dies.’”

-John 11:25

 

GATHERING BEFORE GOD

We are invited into the presence of God!

*Please turn your cell phones off*

 

GREETINGS AND WELCOME

 

CELEBRATION CHOIR                          Calvary Medley”

 

 

HYMN #258                        “Christ The Lord Is Risen Today”

 

 

SONGS OF PRAISE                                 Worship Facilitator

Bev Hart

 

Song # 48                              “Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks”

Song # 67                                                   “Heavenly Father”

Song # 34                                            “To God Be The Glory”

CCLI #2005052

 

HEARING FROM GOD

We give our attention to God by opening our lives to His Word!

 

MEMORY VERSE OF THE MONTH

“Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children.”

Ephesians 5:1

 

 

CHILDREN’S SERMON

(NO CHILDREN’S CHURCH TODAY)

 

 

WORDS FROM GOD

John 20:1-31

Scripture Reader, Greta Wiborg

 

 

 
MESSAGE

“As Good As It Gets”

Pastor Darren Olson

 

 

HYMN #253                                                           “He Lives”

 

RESPONDING TO GOD

Now that God has spoken to us, it is time for us to speak to Him!

 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

“In prayer we need the channel of silence to transport us from the busy harbors of our own tensions out to the ocean of God’s infinite being.”

-Marva J. Dawn

 

 

SPECIAL MUSIC                                             “Rise Again”

Janette Lyle

 

 

OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD

 

 

BEING SENT BY GOD

God sends us out into the world that he desperately loves.  His presence goes with us.  We leave as God’s agents of grace and mercy.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 

SPECIAL MUSIC                 “Let There Be Peace On Earth”

Sunshine Singers

 

 

BENEDICTION

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TODAY’S GREETERS                    Anna Swanson & Betty Greene

HEAD USHER                                                      Gary Wells

USHERS                 Mike Hermann, Terry Poston, Jan Johnson,

Maxine Barnes & Dakotah Christianson

SOUND SYSTEM                                              Don Yoeckel