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Centering Practice

During this final Sunday of Eastertide, we continue to remember the ways God’s love for us & for the world is alive in Christ!

• Begin by closing our eyes and taking several slow, deep breaths 
• Take a quiet moment to locate any stress or worry you might be carrying in your body. Next, show some care to yourself in that place of stress (for example, rub your neck, hold hands over eyes, etc.) 
• One more breath, remembering that God is showing love & care for you through your own hands

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Call to Worship

Sing to the Lord a new song,
for God has done marvelous things.
We have seen God’s steadfast love and faithfulness.

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
let the sea resound and the rivers clap their hands!
Let us sing before the Lord! Amen.

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Worship Songs

My Hallelujah

Open up the doors again
Let the King of glory in
His Kingdom will never end
Oh, I know that You are good

Break the darkness with the light
All the earth let praise arise
Every dead place come alive
Oh, I know that You are good
Oh, I know that You are good

You will have my hallelujah
You alone the highest name
All to You I surrender
Every breath I take
Make my life Your praise

Oh, Spirit of the Living God
Fire burning in my heart
I’m wide awake to who You are
Oh, I know that You are good
Oh, I know that You are good

You are my strength when I am weak
You are my sight when I can’t see
As praise goes up, I believe
The walls are coming down

Oh, when I was lost, You rescued me
When I was bound, You set me free
As praise goes up, I believe
The walls are coming down

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Sound of Adoration

When we were lost ones
You were the Shepherd that carried us home
When we were prodigals
You ran to meet us with open arms
And we can’t hold back our praise

When we were refugees
You were the One who took us in
When we were enemies
You paid the price for all our sin
And we can’t hold back our praise

This is the sound of adoration
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love You

You are the joy of all creation
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love You

You are the Risen One
You conquered death and made a way
You sang our freedom song
Now we are dancing on our chains
And we can’t hold back our praise

By the cross, I am free
Your grace changes everything
I was blind, now I see
Your grace changes everything

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Prayer of Confession

God of promise and purpose,
You are the Living Water,
the source of flourishing for Your world.

For the ways we distract ourselves from Your voice;
for the ways we disconnect from others;
for the ways we fail to hold forth Your light;
Forgive us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer —

Like a mother who will not forsake her nursing child,
like a father who runs to welcome the prodigal home,
God, You are ever-faithful.
Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People

After each phrase, the congregation will reply with one voice:
Lord, have mercy.

For those suffering from violence, hatred, and war… 

For Your creation, groaning under the weight of waste & sin… 

For the Church worldwide, to bear faithful witness
to the love & grace of Christ… 

For ourselves and our loved ones who are facing health challenges or illness… 

For our friends who need to know Your love
and the friendship of our Anchor & Hope community… 

Amen.

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Happy Mother’s Day! Many blessings upon the wonderful moms, spiritual moms, and givers of care in our church family — and special grace upon each of us who experience sorrow in relation to motherhood. We walk alongside each of you
• Mira Mesa Prayer Walk: Our next prayer walk will be Saturday, June 1st at 9:00 am here in this neighborhood!
• Sunday School volunteers: We’re looking for volunteers to teach for the 2nd half of this year. A gentle reminder that parents are asked to sign up for at least 2 slots each — and an open invitation to anyone who’s interested!
• Upcoming: 
  • Next Sunday, May 19th: Guest speaker, David Rucker-Do 
  • May 26th: Memorial Day weekend 
  • June 9th: Guest speaker, Jason Tom 

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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Family Praise

Jump, Jump, Jump

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way! 

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Worship Song

Send the Rain

Lord, we come to You
Now with open hands
Broken lives and dreams
Washed up on the sand

We’ve been beaten down
But still we choose to stand
We choose to stand

Lord, we long for You
For Your hand to move
Heal this barren land
Come and make it new

Jesus, You’re the life
That is breaking through
You’re breaking through

The saints of old in ancient days
They worked the ground
that we reap from today

So use our hands to cultivate
The harvest that
our children’s children taste
We’re ready God, so send the rain

Lord, we’ll follow You
To unbroken earth
On the path not used
Where new hope is birthed

We will work as one
Holding to Your truth
To Your truth

Heal the ruined cities
We destroyed with our own hands
Bring us back together
Let us see the promised land

Pour out Your Spirit
On this dry and thirsty ground
O God of the harvest
Could it be right here and now
Could it be right here and now

Open up the heavens,
let Your rain fall down
We are thirsty, we are thirsty

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Scripture Reading

Luke 1:26-38

²⁶ In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, ²⁷ to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. ²⁸ And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” ²⁹ But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. ³⁰ The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. ³¹ And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. ³² He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. ³³ He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” ³⁴ Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” ³⁵ The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. ³⁶ And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. ³⁷ For nothing will be impossible with God.” ³⁸ Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

Godbearing Lives
Pastor Dan So

Reflection questions:

• Exercise with a partner: Think back to someone who was positively influential on you in your formative years. State their name and influence on your life. Repeat the sentence, this time substituting Jesus for the name of the person.
• Reflect on the statement, “Incarnational theology means that God always comes to us through a person”
• How can you burn bright for God but not be consumed? What resources do you need? Who can walk alongside you?

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Worship Song

Let Us Be Known

Let us be known by our love
In every word, in every deed
Honor the Son

Let our light shine
in every eye
Let us be known by our love

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our love

Let us be known by our joy
In every home, in every heart
Sing to the Lord

Let our lives show
goodness and hope
Let us be known by our joy

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our joy

Let us be known by our peace
In every town, in every tribe
Jesus is King

Let us go forth
heal and restore
Let us be known by our peace

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our peace

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Benediction

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Centering Practice

Begin by closing our eyes and taking several slow, deep breaths

• Say to God: I’m glad You’re here
• Say to self: I’m glad I’m here
• Say to neighbor: I’m glad you’re here

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Call to Worship

We gather in the presence of the One
who breathes life into all of Creation.
All are welcomed in the presence of God.

We gather as Beloved Community,
each known and loved by God.
May we all be renewed in body, mind, and spirit
as we worship God. Amen!

Worship Songs

Expectation

You redeem our past
You take what’s old and broken
You’re breathing in new life

Rhythms of Your grace
Moving us to freedom
From darkness into light

You will make all things new,
You’ll bring Your kingdom here
We wait in expectation

We lift our eyes to You
Salvation’s drawing near
We wait in expectation

You have overcome
The troubles we are facing
You’re standing here with us

Oppression cannot win
And anxious thoughts are broken
By the pow’r of Jesus’ name

Oh, Oh (x3)
Oh, Salvation’s drawing near

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Communion

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Family Praise

There’s Power

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way! 

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Mira Mesa Prayer Walk: Thanks to everyone who was able to join us yesterday! Our next prayer walk is Saturday, June 1st at 9:00 am here in this neighborhood!
• Sunday School volunteers: We’re looking for volunteers to teach for the 2nd half of this year. A gentle reminder that parents are asked to sign up for at least 2 slots each — and an open invitation to anyone who’s interested!
• Upcoming:
  • Today: Guest speaker, Cierra Rucker-Do
  • Next Sunday, May 12th: Mother’s Day 
  • May 19th: Guest speaker, David Rucker-Do 
  • May 26th: Memorial Day weekend
  • June 9th: Guest speaker, Jason Tom

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Prayer

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Scripture Reading

Psalm 121

¹ I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from?
² My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
³ He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;
⁴ indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
⁵ The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
⁶ the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
⁷ The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life;
⁸ the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Message

Cierra Rucker-Do

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Worship Song

Oh You Bring

Oh You bring hope to the hopeless
And light to those in darkness
And death to life… now I’m alive

Oh You give peace to the restless
And joy to homes that are broken
I see You now… in You I’m found

And You opened the door for me
And You laid down Your life to set me free
All that I am will serve You, Lord

And You opened my eyes to see
All the wonder and awe of Christ in me
Jesus, You’re everything I need

Oh You fill those who are empty
And rescue those in the valley
And through it all… You calm my soul

Oh You find me in my weakness
And heal the wounds of my heartache
I worship You… in spirit and truth

All honor… all glory… all praise to You

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Benediction

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Centering Practice

During this season of Eastertide, we’ll be exploring the Good News of Jesus’ resurrection for all of God’s creation

• Begin by closing our eyes and taking several slow, deep breaths 
• Take a moment to imagine yourself somewhere in God’s creation: what do you see, hear, smell?
• Take a moment to ask for the protection and care of God and God’s people for that place

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Call to Worship

Let us worship God, who makes all things new.
We praise God, our Good Shepherd,
who leads us and restores our souls.

The Lord is good to all, slow to anger and rich in love.
Let every creature praise God’s holy name,
forever and ever. Amen.

Worship Songs

My Hallelujah

Open up the doors again
Let the King of glory in
His Kingdom will never end
Oh, I know that You are good

Break the darkness with the light
All the earth let praise arise
Every dead place come alive
Oh, I know that You are good
Oh, I know that You are good

You will have my hallelujah
You alone the highest name
All to You I surrender
Every breath I take
Make my life Your praise

Oh, Spirit of the Living God
Fire burning in my heart
I’m wide awake to who You are
Oh, I know that You are good
Oh, I know that You are good

You are my strength when I am weak
You are my sight when I can’t see
As praise goes up, I believe
The walls are coming down

Oh, when I was lost, You rescued me
When I was bound, You set me free
As praise goes up, I believe
The walls are coming down

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Wonderful Maker

You spread out the skies
over empty space
Said, “Let there be light”
Into a dark and formless world
Your light was born

You spread out Your arms
over empty hearts
Said, “Let there be light”
Into a dark and hopeless world
Your Son was born

You made the world
and saw that it was good
You sent Your only Son
for You are good

What a wonderful Maker
What a wonderful Savior
How majestic Your whispers
And how humble Your love

With a strength like no other
And the heart of a Father
How majestic Your whispers
What a wonderful God

No eye has fully seen
how beautiful the cross
And we have only heard
The faintest whispers of
how great You are

You made the world
and saw that it was good
You sent Your only Son
for You are good

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Prayer of Confession

Risen Lord,
You are the vine; we are the branches.
You are our hope and the source of all wisdom. 

For our lack of care and concern;
for the ways we disconnect from You and from others;
Forgive us, O God, we pray:

— Moment of silent prayer —

O Lord, Your word foretells a day
when the wolf will lie down with the lamb.
Renew our vision for the peaceable kingdom,
for the thriving of all creation. Amen. 

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People

After each phrase, the congregation will reply with one voice:
Lord, have mercy.

For those suffering from violence, hatred, and war… 

For Your creation, groaning under the weight of waste & sin… 

For the Church worldwide, to bear faithful witness
to the love & grace of Christ… 

For ourselves and our loved ones who are facing health challenges or illness… 

For our friends who need to know Your love
and the friendship of our Anchor & Hope community… 

Amen.

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Mira Mesa Prayer Walk: Our next prayer walk is this Saturday, May 4th at 9:00 am here in this neighborhood!
• Sunday School volunteers: We’re looking for volunteers to teach for the 2nd half of this year. A gentle reminder that parents are asked to sign up for at least 2 slots each — and an open invitation to anyone who’s interested!
• The month of May: We look forward to celebrating AAPI Heritage and Mental Health Awareness month together:
  • May 5th: Guest speaker, Cierra Do-Rucker 
  • May 12th: Mother’s Day 
  • May 19th: Guest speaker, David Do-Rucker 
  • May 26th: Memorial Day weekend

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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Family Praise

I Have Decided

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way! 

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Worship Song

Canvas & Clay

In my mother’s womb
You formed me with Your hands
Known and loved by You
Before I took a breath

When I doubt it, Lord, remind me
I’m wonderfully made
You’re an artist and a potter
I’m the canvas and the clay

You make all things work together
For my future and for my good
You make all things work together
For Your glory and for Your name

There’s a healing light
Just beyond the clouds
Though I’ve walked through fire
I see clearly now

I know nothing has been wasted
No failure or mistake
You’re an artist and a potter
I’m the canvas and the clay

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Scripture Reading

¹ The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it,
the world, and those who live in it,

² for he has founded it on the seas and established it on the rivers.

³ Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
And who shall stand in his holy place?

⁴ Those who have clean hands and pure hearts,
who do not lift up their souls to what is false and do not swear deceitfully.

⁵ They will receive blessing from the Lord
and vindication from the God of their salvation.

⁶ Such is the company of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah

⁷ Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in!

⁸ Who is the King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in battle.

⁹ Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in!

¹⁰ Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory. Selah

Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

The Earth is the Lord’s
Pastor Jeya So

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Creative Response

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Worship Song

Have My Heart / Here’s My Heart

Here’s my heart Lord
Here’s my heart Lord
Here’s my heart Lord
Speak what is true

You love with no reservations
You’re not looking for perfection
And there’s no need in me pretending
I’ll give You everything
I’ll give You everything

You deserve my full attention
Nothing less than my devotion
Oh, speak to me and I will listen
I’ll give You everything
I’ll give You everything

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh 
You can have my heart
You can have my heart

Be the Lord of my emotions
Set me free from selfish motives
And search me ’til there’s nothing hidden
And I’ll give You everything
Yes, I’ll give You everything

My heart is Yours forever
My heart is Yours forever

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Benediction

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Centering Practice

During this season of Eastertide, we’ll be exploring the Good News of Jesus’ resurrection for all of God’s creation

• Begin by closing our eyes and taking several slow, deep breaths 
• Visio divina means “sacred seeing” — it is a way to let visual art guide us closer to God. Take a deep breath in and a deep breath out.

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1. Ask God to open the eyes of your heart so that we might see what God wants us to see
2. Look at the picture — notice where your eyes are drawn to
3. How is God speaking to you? Why do you think God drew your attention to this part of the picture? Is there an invitation? A call? Is there a word that comes to mind as you look at the picture?
4. What is your response to God?
5. Look at the picture once again and say a prayer in response to what God has revealed to you through looking at the picture.

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Call to Worship

The Lord is our Creator,
the Beautiful Maker of a wondrous world
and all the wonders it contains.

God created us and placed us on the earth
to be caretakers of all living things.
We proclaim God’s glory, saying:
How wonderful is the work of Your hands! Amen.

Worship Songs

Let Everything That Has Breath

Praise You in the morning
Praise You in the evening
Praise You when I’m young and when I’m old

Praise You when I’m laughing
Praise You when I’m grieving
Praise You every season of the soul

If we could see how much You’re worth
Your power, Your might, Your endless love
Then surely we would never cease to praise

Let everything that
Everything that
Everything that has breath praise the Lord

Praise You in the heavens
Join with the angels
Praising You forever and a day

Praise You on the earth now
Join with creation
Calling all the nations to Your praise

If they could see how much You’re worth
Your power, Your might, Your endless love
Then surely they would never cease to praise, to praise

I will worship, I will worship
I will worship You with every breath

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Prayer of Confession

Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
Your faithfulness to the skies.
You save humans and animals alike, O Lord.

Water, earth, and sky are Yours;
We confess the ways we’ve failed
to care for and protect Your beautiful creation.
Forgive us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer —

Lord, may all creation rally and thrive,
revealing to all Your wise, redemptive love;
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People

After each phrase, the congregation will reply with one voice:
Lord, have mercy.

For those suffering from violence, hatred, and war… 

For Your creation, groaning under the weight of waste & sin… 

For habitats and creatures who need safeguarding and protection… 

For ourselves and our loved ones who are facing health challenges or illness… 

For our friends who need to know Your love
and the friendship of our Anchor & Hope community… 

Amen.

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Mira Mesa Prayer Walk: Our next prayer walk is Saturday, May 4th at 9:00 am here in this neighborhood!

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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Family Praise

Let’s Get a Little Crazy

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way! 

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Worship Song

All Creatures of Our God and King

All creatures of our God and KingAm
Lift up your voice and with us sing
O praise Him, Alleluia
Thou burning sun with golden beams
Thou silver moon with softer gleam
O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia, Alleluia, Allelu —- ia

Thou rushing wind that art so strong
Ye clouds that sail in heav’n along
O praise Him, Alleluia
Thou rising morn in praise rejoice
Ye lights of evening find a voice
O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia, Alleluia, Allelu —- ia

Let all things their Creator bless
And worship Him in humbleness
O praise Him, Alleluia
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son
And praise the Spirit, three in One
O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia, Alleluia, Allelu —- ia

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Scripture Reading

Psalm 145 & Proverbs 12:10

¹ I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name for ever and ever.

² Every day I will praise you
and extol your name for ever and ever.

³ Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.

⁴ One generation commends your works to another;
they tell of your mighty acts.

⁵ They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—
and I will meditate on your wonderful works.

⁶ They tell of the power of your awesome works—
and I will proclaim your great deeds.

⁷ They celebrate your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your righteousness.

⁸ The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love.

⁹ The Lord is good to all;
he has compassion on all he has made.

¹⁰ All your works praise you, Lord;
your faithful people extol you.

¹¹ They tell of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might,

¹² so that all people may know of your mighty acts
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

¹³ Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures through all generations.
The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises
and faithful in all he does.

¹⁴ The Lord upholds all who fall
and lifts up all who are bowed down.

¹⁵ The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food at the proper time.

¹⁶ You open your hand
and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

¹⁷ The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and faithful in all he does.

¹⁸ The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.

¹⁹ He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.

²⁰ The Lord watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.

²¹ My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord.
Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.

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¹⁰ The righteous care for the needs of their animals,
but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

The Gospel for All Creatures
Pastor Dan So

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Reflection Questions:

• If you have a pet: How do you bless your pet? How does your pet bless you?
• What is Good News/restoration for the animal kingdom? How can we be a part of that?

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Worship Song

God of Wonders

Lord of all creation — of water, earth, and sky
The heavens are Your tabernacle
Glory to the Lord on high

God of wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy, You are holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, You are holy
Lord of heaven and earth…

Early in the morning — I will celebrate the light
As I stumble through the darkness
I will call Your name by night

Hallelujah… to the Lord of heaven and earth
Hallelujah… to the Lord of heaven and earth

God of wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy, You are holy
Precious Lord, reveal Your heart to me
You are holy, You are holy
Lord of heaven and earth…

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Benediction

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Centering Practice

During this season of Eastertide, we’ll be exploring the Good News of Jesus’ resurrection for all of God’s creation

• Begin by closing our eyes and taking several slow, deep breaths 
• Build up some awareness of & gratitude for the bodies God has given us!

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Call to Worship

We gather with joy,
for Easter brings us new life.
The Risen Christ is with us wherever we go. 

Love has defeated death and unites us in hope.
Let us rejoice and be glad! 
We worship with our heart, soul, mind, and strength.
Hallelujah! Amen.

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Worship Songs

Great Things

Come let us worship our King
Come let us bow at His feet
He has done great things

See what our Savior has done
See how His love overcomes
He has done great things
He has done great things

O Hero of Heaven
You conquered the grave
You free every captive and break every chain
O God, You have done great things

We dance in Your freedom, awake and alive
O Jesus, our Savior, Your name lifted high
O God, You have done great things

You’ve been faithful through every storm
You’ll be faithful forevermore
You have done great things

And I know You will do it again
For Your promise is “Yes and amen”
You will do great things
God, You do great things

Hallelujah God, above it all
Hallelujah God, unshakable
Hallelujah, You have done great things

Hallelujah God, above it all
Hallelujah God, unshakable
Hallelujah, You have done great things
You’ve done great things

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Wonderful Maker

You spread out the skies
over empty space
Said, “Let there be light”
Into a dark and formless world
Your light was born

You spread out Your arms
over empty hearts
Said, “Let there be light”
Into a dark and hopeless world
Your Son was born

You made the world
and saw that it was good
You sent Your only Son
for You are good

What a wonderful Maker
What a wonderful Savior
How majestic Your whispers
And how humble Your love

With a strength like no other
And the heart of a Father
How majestic Your whispers
What a wonderful God

No eye has fully seen
how beautiful the cross
And we have only heard
The faintest whispers of
how great You are

You made the world
and saw that it was good
You sent Your only Son
for You are good

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Prayer of Confession

God our Maker,
We praise You for the wonder of Your creation,
including our very lives.

Your resurrection power overcomes sin and sorrow.
Yet we confess that we give into the old ways
of brokenness far too often.
Forgive us, O God, we pray:

— Moment of silent prayer —

Raise us up to new life, Lord Jesus.
Give us eyes to see, ears to hear,
and hearts to believe the goodness
of all You have created and redeemed. Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People

After each phrase, the congregation will reply with one voice:
Lord, have mercy.

For those struggling with loss, sorrow, or grief… 

For those suffering from violence, hatred, and war… 

For Your creation,
groaning under the weight of waste & sin… 

For ourselves and our loved ones
who are facing health challenges or illness… 

For our friends who need to know Your love
and the friendship of our Anchor & Hope community… 

Amen.

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Mira Mesa Prayer Walk: Our next prayer walk is Saturday, May 4th at 9:00 am here in this neighborhood!

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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Family Praise

Light of the World

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way! 

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Worship Song

Isaiah Song (with tag)

Oh, oh, oh
You are good
And Your mercy endures forever

Sing, sing oh barren land
Water is coming to the thirsty
Though we are empty, You are the well
We draw from You and You will provide

This is the Word of the Lord, our Creator
God stands from age to age
The ancient of days

God, You’re the Holy One
The Fairest of ten thousand
And those who call upon Your name
They shall be saved

We won’t fear
For You will be our song

You’re the river in the desert
Pouring Your Spirit on the broken
Giving beauty for our ashes
Joy for our sadness, heaven’s open

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Scripture Reading

Psalm 139:13-18

¹³ For it was you who formed my inward parts;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

¹⁴ I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.

¹⁵  My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.

¹⁶ Your eyes beheld my unformed substance.
In your book were written all the days that were formed for me,
when none of them as yet existed.

¹⁷ How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them! ¹⁸ I try to count them—they are more than the sand; I come to the end—I am still with you.

Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

The Gospel for Our Body
Pastor Jeya So

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Worship Song

Canvas and Clay

In my mother’s womb
You formed me with Your hands
Known and loved by You
Before I took a breath

When I doubt it, Lord, remind me
I’m wonderfully made
You’re an artist and a potter
I’m the canvas and the clay

You make all things work together
For my future and for my good
You make all things work together
For Your glory and for Your name

There’s a healing light
Just beyond the clouds
Though I’ve walked through fire
I see clearly now

I know nothing has been wasted
No failure or mistake
You’re an artist and a potter
I’m the canvas and the clay

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Benediction

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Centering Practice

As we enter the season of Easter (“a week of Sundays”), we’ll be exploring the Gospel for all of God’s creation

• Begin by closing our eyes and taking several slow, deep breaths 
• Stretching: Upward toward Christ, embrace self in new life, outward to embrace God’s creation 

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Call to Worship

God’s story calls to people of all places.
It hums in the rivers and trees;
it whispers in the skies and seas.

When the Word of Life speaks,
all creation comes alive.
All that God has made, God has called good.
Let us worship our Creator together.
Amen.

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Worship Songs

Oh Our Lord

All the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You Lord!

We behold the breaking dawn
The light that shines over everyone
We look to You, we long for You, oh Lord

We behold the rising sun
The earth awaits, Your hope has come
We look to You, we long for You, oh Lord

Oh, oh, oh, our Lord
Oh, oh, oh, our Lord
How majestic is Your name in all the earth

We behold the falling rain
Like waters rise, flood this place
We reach for You, we cling to You, oh Lord

Oh, Your name is a light in the darkness
Oh, Your name is the word of truth
Oh Your name, oh Your name

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Act Justly, Walk Humbly, Love Mercy

It all comes down to this
What you require of me
Love my neighbor as myself
And You above all things

Act justly, love mercy
Walk humbly, with You, God
In all things, in all ways
Walk humbly with You, God

It all comes down to this
To be Your hands and feet
Good news to all the world
The truth will set us free

It’s beauty for ashes
It’s mourning to dancing
It’s closer and closer
The Kingdom of heaven

And years from now we’ll see
The fruit our hands have sown
Faith just like a seed
The only way it grows

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Prayer of Confession

O Lord, our Lord,
You created us and You made this world,
and You called Your creation good.

We confess that our reverence for You
does not always lead to reverent care
for Your creation.
Free us from greed and self-centeredness, we pray:

— Moment of silent prayer —

Risen Lord,
heal the world You love,
and make us a people of promise
for today and the future. Amen. 

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People

After each phrase, the congregation will reply with one voice:
Lord, have mercy.

For those longing for hope in our world… 

For those suffering
from violence, hatred, and war… 

For Your creation, groaning under the weight of waste & sin… 

For our friends who need to know Your love
and the friendship of our Anchor & Hope community… 

For our partners & collaborators,
and for the mission of our church… 

Amen.

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Communion

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Wonderful Maker

What a wonderful Maker
What a wonderful Savior
How majestic Your whispers
And how humble Your love

With a strength like no other
And the heart of a Father
How majestic Your whispers
What a wonderful God

No eye has fully seen, how beautiful the cross
And we have only heard
The faintest whispers of how great You are

You made the world and saw that it was good
You sent Your only Son for You are good

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Mira Mesa Prayer Walk: Thanks to all who were able to join us yesterday. Our next prayer walk is Saturday, May 4th at 9:00 am.

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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Family Praise

Every Move I Make

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way! 

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Worship Song

Great Are You Lord

You give life, You are love
You bring light to the darkness
You give hope, You restore every heart that is broken
And great are You, Lord

It’s Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise, we pour out our praise
It’s Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only

All the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You, Lord
All the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You, Lord

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Scripture Reading

Mark 16:1-15

¹ 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. ² And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. ³ They had been saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” ⁴ When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. ⁵ As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. ⁶ But 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. ⁷ But 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.” ⁸ So 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.

⁹ Now after he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. ¹⁰ She went out and told those who had been with him, while they were mourning and weeping. ¹¹ But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.

¹² After this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. ¹³ And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.

¹⁴ Later he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were sitting at the table, and he upbraided them for their lack of faith and stubbornness, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. ¹⁵ And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.”

Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

The Gospel for All Creation
Pastor Jeya So

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Reflection Questions

•  What’s something in creation where you experience the Good News of God? Something, somewhere that gives you hope or joy?
• Where’s a place, a people, etc. that you feel could use the Good News of God through Jesus? Take some time to pray for that together

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Worship Song

Let Us Be Known

Let us be known by our love
In every word, in every deed
Honor the Son

Let our light shine
in every eye
Let us be known by our love

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our love

Let us be known by our joy
In every home, in every heart
Sing to the Lord

Let our lives show
goodness and hope
Let us be known by our joy

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our joy

Let us be known by our peace
In every town, in every tribe
Jesus is King

Let us go forth
heal and restore
Let us be known by our peace

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our peace

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Benediction

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Centering Practice

Today we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection — the victory over sin & death! We’ll do so again later in the service, but let’s center ourselves by greeting one another with joy by sharing with one another: Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! 

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Call to Worship

Rejoice! There is great news!
Christ is risen! Christ is risen, indeed!
Let all the earth proclaim the joy!
Let all heaven show forth in praise.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

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Worship Songs

Great Things

Come let us worship our King
Come let us bow at His feet
He has done great things

See what our Savior has done
See how His love overcomes
He has done great things
He has done great things

O Hero of Heaven
You conquered the grave
You free every captive and break every chain
O God, You have done great things

We dance in Your freedom, awake and alive
O Jesus, our Savior, Your name lifted high
O God, You have done great things

You’ve been faithful through every storm
You’ll be faithful forevermore
You have done great things

And I know You will do it again
For Your promise is “Yes and amen”
You will do great things
God, You do great things

Hallelujah God, above it all
Hallelujah God, unshakable
Hallelujah, You have done great things

Hallelujah God, above it all
Hallelujah God, unshakable
Hallelujah, You have done great things
You’ve done great things

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So Good to Me

I waited patiently upon the Lord
And He inclined and heard my cry
He pulled me up out of the miry clay
He set my feet upon the Rock

He gave me beauty for ashes
And joy for my mourning
And praise for heaviness
He put a new song in my mouth
And a crown upon my head
He gave me life forevermore

So good, so, so good to me
So good, so, so good to me
So good, so, so good to me, Jesus

He picked me up and He turned me around
And He placed my feet on the solid ground
Hallelujah, hallelujah

I’ve got love, joy, peace
And righteousness in the Holy Spirit
Woah, oh, oh, oh

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Prayers of the People

Lighting of Candles 

• The light of Christ rises in glory, overcoming the darkness of sorrow & death, bringing hope to all of God’s creation
• We invite you to come forward and light a candle as your prayer for the light of Christ to shine upon our world — especially to people or places who need the hope of new life 

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Mira Mesa Prayer Walk: We invite you to join us Saturday, April 6th at 9:00 am to pray for our neighborhood here! Coffee from Jaunt on your pastors for all who can join us 🙂

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Passing of the Peace

Christ is Risen!
He is Risen Indeed! 

Greet one another and/or send a text message to someone either from our Anchor & Hope Community or someone who needs God’s peace this day!

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Family Praise

Lord, I Lift Your Name On High

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way! 

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Scripture Reading

John 19:41-20:18

⁴¹ Now there was a garden in the place where he was crucified, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid. ⁴² And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

¹ Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. ² So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” ³ Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. ⁴ The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. ⁵ He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. ⁶  Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, ⁷ and the cloth that had been on Jesus’s head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. ⁸ Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed, ⁹ for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. ¹⁰ Then the disciples returned to their homes.

¹¹ But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb, ¹² and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. ¹³ They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” ¹⁴ When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. ¹⁵ Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” ¹⁶ Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher). ¹⁷ Jesus said to her, “Do not touch me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ” ¹⁸ Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and she told them that he had said these things to her.

Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

Easter Sunday
Pastor Jeya So

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Worship Song

You Keep On Getting Better

I will sing of Your goodness
I will sing of Your love
Though the seasons come quickly
You have always been enough

Though the night may get darker
Though the waiting seems long
You have always been faithful
To remind me of Your love

You are good
In the morning I’ll sing
You are good
In the evening I’ll sing
You are good
You are good to me

You have always been patient
You have always been kind
You’re consistent through the ages
Oh, what a friend of mine

So I’ll remind my soul to bless You
Standing firm upon Your truth
Knowing You cannot be shaken
‘Cause I’ve seen what You can do, oh

So teach my song to rise to You
When temptation comes my way
When I cannot stand I’ll fall on You
Jesus, You’re my hope and stay

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Benediction

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Potluck & Games

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Call to Worship

We follow Christ,
Who says take up our cross.
We follow Christ,
Who bids us come and offer our lives.

We follow Christ,
Who summons us to new life.
Come, let us worship our Creator.

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Worship Song

Cornerstone

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus name

Christ alone, Cornerstone
Weak made strong
in the Savior’s love

Through the storm
He is Lord
Lord of all

When darkness seems to hide His face
I rest on His unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil

When He shall come with trumpet sound
Oh may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless stand before the throne

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Scripture Readings

John 13:1

It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

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Matthew 26:26-28

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

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John 13:2-5

The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

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Communion

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Send the Rain

Lord, we come to You
Now with open hands
Broken lives and dreams
Washed up on the sand

We’ve been beaten down
But still we choose to stand
We choose to stand

Lord, we long for You
For Your hand to move
Heal this barren land
Come and make it new

Jesus, You’re the life
That is breaking through
You’re breaking through

The saints of old in ancient days
They worked the ground
that we reap from today

So use our hands to cultivate
The harvest that
our children’s children taste
We’re ready God, so send the rain

Lord, we’ll follow You
To unbroken earth
On the path not used
Where new hope is birthed

We will work as one
Holding to Your truth
To Your truth

Heal the ruined cities
We destroyed with our own hands
Bring us back together
Let us see the promised land

Pour out Your Spirit
On this dry and thirsty ground
O God of the harvest
Could it be right here and now
Could it be right here and now

Open up the heavens,
let Your rain fall down
We are thirsty, we are thirsty

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way! 

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Worship Song

Lord I Need You

Lord I come, I confess
Bowing here, I find my rest
Without You, I fall apart
You’re the One that guides my heart

Lord, I need You, oh, I need You
Every hour, I need You
My one defense, my righteousness
Oh God, how I need You

Where sin runs deep, Your grace is more
Where grace is found is where You are
And where You are, Lord, I am free
Holiness is Christ in me

So teach my song to rise to You
When temptation comes my way
And when I cannot stand, I’ll fall on You
Jesus, You’re my hope and stay

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Scripture Reading

Matthew 26:36-47
Garden of Gethsemane 

Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, “Sit here while I go over there to pray.” He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed. He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”

He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”

Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!”

Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, “My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done.” When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open.

So he went to pray a third time, saying the same things again. Then he came to the disciples and said, “Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But look—the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Up, let’s be going. Look, my betrayer is here!”

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Silent Meditation & Prayer

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Scripture Reading

From Mark 15, Luke 24, Matthew 27, John 19

Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place;
for Jesus often met there with his disciples.
So Judas, procuring a band of soldiers
and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees,
went there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross,
to the place called the place of a skull,
which is called in Hebrew, Gol’ ·go·tha .
There they crucified him,
and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them.

Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the cross;
it read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”
Many of the Judeans read this title,
for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city;
and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek.
The Jewish chief priests then said to Pilate,
“Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’
but, ‘This man said, I am King of the Jews.’”
Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.”

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Silent Meditation & Prayer

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Scripture Reading

Romans 5:8-10
First Nations Version

“But here is the way the Maker of Life proves how deep his love is for us: even when we were still following our bad hearts and broken ways, the Chosen One gave his life for us. The lifeblood that he poured out puts our lives back into harmony and promises us good standing with the Great Spirit. What he has done sets us free from the storm of great anger caused by our bad hearts and broken ways. So, if the lifeblood poured out by the Chosen One has put us in good standing with the Great Spirit, then how much more will his life of beauty and harmony, which has defeated death, now set us free to walk in his ways!”

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Worship Song

Send the Rain

Lord, we come to You
Now with open hands
Broken lives and dreams
Washed up on the sand

We’ve been beaten down
But still we choose to stand
We choose to stand

Lord, we long for You
For Your hand to move
Heal this barren land
Come and make it new

Jesus, You’re the life
That is breaking through
You’re breaking through

The saints of old in ancient days
They worked the ground
that we reap from today

So use our hands to cultivate
The harvest that
our children’s children taste
We’re ready God, so send the rain

Lord, we’ll follow You
To unbroken earth
On the path not used
Where new hope is birthed

We will work as one
Holding to Your truth
To Your truth

Heal the ruined cities
We destroyed with our own hands
Bring us back together
Let us see the promised land

Pour out Your Spirit
On this dry and thirsty ground
O God of the harvest
Could it be right here and now
Could it be right here and now

Open up the heavens,
let Your rain fall down
We are thirsty, we are thirsty

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Scripture Reading

John 19:25-30

Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

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Closing Prayer

In this thin space,
between light and shadow,
death and resurrection,
we hold fast to what is holy:

Holy the waiting, holy the grieving,
and holy the shadows.
Holy the hours, holy the hope,
turning toward light.

Blessed is the Holy One,
given so that we would know:
Even in the darkest night,
we are never alone. Amen. 

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