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Worship Bulletin 3.31.24

Traditional Worship Bulletin

Traditional Worship Service
March 31, 2024 | 8:00 am and 11:00 am

Easter
Mark 16:1-8
Rev. Lance Marshall, Senior Pastor

Welcome
Rev. Zhenya Gurina Rodriguez, PhD, Associate Pastor (8:00)
Dr. Mike Marshall, Associate Pastor (11:00)

Prelude: “La Rejouissance” (from “The Royal Fireworks”)
F. Handel, arranger
Peggy Graff, organist
DFW Brass

*Call to Worship
Rev. Samuel Macias, Associate Pastor (8:00)
Rev. Brenda Brooks Alexander, Associate Pastor (11:00)
One: Christ is risen!
All: Christ is risen indeed! Hallelujah! Amen!

*Hymn 302: “Christ the Lord is Risen today” (vv 1-4)
1. Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!
Earth and heaven in chorus say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia!

2. Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids him rise, Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia!

3. Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Once he died our souls to save, Alleluia!
Where’s thy victory, boasting grave? Alleluia!

4. Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!

*Affirmation of Faith 881
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick 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.

*Gloria Patri 70
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

**Please be seated

Sacrament of Baptism (11:00)
Vivienne Belle Lineberger, daughter of Meredith and Storm Lineberger.

Baptismal Hymn 191: “Jesus Loves Me” (vs. 1)
Jesus loves me, this I know,
for the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to him belong;
they are weak, but he is strong.

Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.

Congregational Response
With God’s help we will so order our lives after the example of Christ that Vivienne Belle, surrounded by steadfast love, may be established in the faith, and confirmed and strengthened in the way that leads to life eternal.

Faith Like a Child (11:00)
“Mister Mark” Burrows, Director of Children’s Ministries

*Hymn 308: “Thine Be the Glory”
1 Thine be the glory,
risen, conquering Son;
endless is the victory
thou o’er death hast won.
Angels in bright raiment
rolled the stone away,
kept the folded grave clothes
where thy body lay.

[Refrain:]
Thine be the glory,
risen, conquering Son;
endless is the victory
thou o’er death hast won.

2 Lo! Jesus meets thee,
risen from the tomb;
lovingly he greets thee,
scatters fear and gloom.
Let the church with gladness
hymns of triumph sing,
for our Lord now liveth;
death hath lost its sting. (Refrain)

3 No more we doubt thee,
glorious Prince of life!
Life is naught without thee;
aid us in our strife.
Make us more than conquerors,
through thy deathless love;
bring us safe through Jordan
to thy home above. (Refrain)

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8
Dr. Mike Marshall, Associate Pastor (8:00 am)
Rev. Phyllis Barren, Associate Pastor (11:00 am)
God speaks to us through the reading of scripture.
Thanks be to God.

Sermon: Resurrection
Rev. Lance Marshall, Senior Pastor

Pastoral Prayer

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. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)

Offertory: “Crown Him!”
Dan Forrest, arranger
Choral Union
Thomas Williams, director

*Doxology 95
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow.
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*Benediction
One: Our gathering will soon be ended. Where will we go, and what will we do?
All: We will go out to be God’s people in the world.
One: May grace, peace, hope, love, and joy forever accompany you. Amen.

*Choral Benediction: “Hallelujah Chorus” (from Messiah)
G.F. Handel, composer

*Postlude: “Flourishes”
Carlyle Sharpe, composer

Easter Lilies are given in loving memory or honor of the following:
Beki Ambrose
Sarah B. Armstrong
Karl C. Bird
Deborah & Harry Earl
Lois & Robert Earl
Ralph Fagan
Lee Foster
Rev. Jean & Dr. Frank Frable
Rex Graham
Ron Graham
Dennis Henry
Ellen Herren
Dr. Lester Hickman
Joan & Benoit Holloway
Charles G. Johnson
Gary Jones
Janet Kirby
Patsy & J. Frank Kerby
Sofia Luna
Clementine & Theodore Martin
Opal & Oscar McCarthy
Carroll O’Connor
Ann & Geo Parker
Betsy Parker
Zoe Petersen
Rose & John Petrilli
Natalie Prince
Danny Robinson
Mary Royal
Phil Schneider
Joseph “Hunter” Smith
Virginia & Jim Steffensen
Leisa Marie Swartz
Alma & Joe Tolle
Sandi & Bob Thompson
Arch Van Meter
Marjorie Williams
Barbara Granny, Daddy, Mom, Dad, Grandma & Pa

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Notes from First Church

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