Easter 2023

 

Reading: psalm 117: 1 – 2

1 Praise the Lord, all you nations   extol him, all you peoples.
2 For great is his love toward us,   and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord. Hallelujah

Song: Christ the lord is risen today;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVIKjE4uIFI

Reading: Isaiah 53: 11-12

11 After he has suffered,  he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,  and he will bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great  and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Prayers:

Lord Jesus, this morning, we celebrating Your resurrection. After dying on the cross for each and every one of us, we thank You for Your sacrifice. We thank You for Your resurrection from the tomb. We pray that this truth becomes alive in every person in Sheffield today that their hearts are warmed by your love.

Give us the strength to stand up and respond to Your truth,

Lord Jesus, Although we have been dead in sin, through your love and forgiveness and your mighty power over death we have been given the gift new life so we give you thanks, praise, and glory for ever and ever amen. Amen.

Song: Come on and celebrate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D19EcTY1N4

Reading: John 20: 1 – 18

Song: Alleluia, alleluia,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPIZY0lk5aA

Lord, help us to live in the gladness and grace of Easter Sunday, every day. Let us have hearts of thankfulness for your sacrifice. Let us have eyes that look upon Your grace and rejoice in our salvation. Help us to walk in that mighty grace and tell Your good news to the world.

Easter eggs

 Easter eggs are handed out to symbolize Jesus' resurrection: The hard shell represents the sealed tomb and the cracking of the egg represents Jesus' resurrection from the dead.

Song: Thine be the glory,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRWhlKcJw9U

Christ is Risen: The world below lies desolate. Christ is Risen: The spirits of evil are fallen
Christ is Risen: The angels of God are rejoicing Christ is Risen: The tombs of the dead are empty. Christ is Risen indeed from the dead, the first of the sleepers,
Glory and power are his forever and ever. - St. Hippolytus of Rome 170-236 A.D.

Easter benediction by S. Youdan

Father God fill you with Love Risen Christ fill you with hope

Holy Spirit fill you with peace this Easter and always.

Amen.

Please listen: Celebrate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4QAegDLooA