Leader: Christ is risen!
ALL: The tomb is open and empty.
Leader: Christ is risen!
ALL: Our sins were buried with Him. In Him, we have new life that will never end.
Leader: Christ is risen!
ALL: The angels of God are rejoicing.
Leader: Christ is risen!
ALL: He truly is King of kings and Lord of lords.
Leader: Christ our Lord has risen from the dead!
ALL: Glory and power and honor are Christ’s for ever and ever! Amen.
Brothers and sisters, God does not leave us in our sin and shame. He does not abandon us to our self-centered decision-making. We prefer to starve ourselves on the world’s bread that cannot satisfy. But at this table, our God provides us with the Bread of Life. Jesus...
The Lord has hidden his face from our sin. He has blotted out all of our iniquity. For Christ Jesus, the Perfect suffered for the imperfect, the sinless became sin for the sinner. We are forgiven and freed to live in a right relationship with God. He has created...
ALL: God of the NationsOur hearts are often far from youOur hearts are closed to our neighborWe stand with our tribe, we keep strangers far awayWe hide behind walls, we speak badly of othersThese things dishonor you, they break your heartWhen we harm instead of heal,...
Leader: 6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; ALL: 7 for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Leader: Today, if only you would hear his voice,8 “Do not harden your...
Leader: The Lord says to His people: “Maintain justice, and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.People: “Blessed is the one who keeps the Sabbath, and keeps his hands from evil.”Leader: The Lord says: “To those who...
Leader: 1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. ALL: 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, Leader: 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of...