Third Sunday of Easter
Arts Sunday
April 30, 2017
We Gather as God’s People
Prelude & Preparation for Worship
Welcome & Call to Worship (insert)
*Opening Hymn: #248 He Lives
*Prayer of Invocation & Lord’s Prayer (#632 in hymnal)
*Greeting One Another in Christ
Heavenbound: Jesus in Disguise, by Brandon Heath, Ross Copperman, and Lee Miller
Announcements
We Proclaim God’s Word
Acts Reading: Acts 2:14a, 36-41 (1692 & 1694)
Poem: The Word, by Isaac Wimberly
Unison Psalm Reading: Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 (p. 955)
Worship Choir: Now the Green Blade Riseth, arr. Alan Bullard
Epistle Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (p. 1789)
Unison Reading: #466 These Are the Facts
Gospel Reading: Luke 24:13-35 (p. 1642)
Skit: “The People’s Court: The State Against the Followers of Jesus Christ,” by Lucia LeConey
Song: What If, by Nichole Nordeman
We Respond to God’s Word
Sharing Celebrations & Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
Organ Response
Invitation to the Offering
*Doxology (#809 in hymnal)
*Prayer of Dedication
*Organ Response
We Go Forth to Serve
*Closing Hymn: #255 Good Christians All, Rejoice
*Benediction
Postlude
* Please stand as you are able.