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Breathe – Because I am the Resurrection and the Life! Easter Sunday – April 4, 2021

Worship the Lord in Holy Splendor!

“I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life…

then you will know that I AM the Lord.”

– Ezekiel 37:5-6

 

Sunday, April 4, 2021                                         

 

PRELUDE – “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today!”

 

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

CALL TO WORSHIP (Provided by Ashley Johnson, Easter Liturgical Resources from Africana Writers, edited by Safiya Fosua, 2020)

 

Voice 1: Christ is risen!

All Voices: Christ is risen indeed!

Voice 2: Christ is risen!

All Voices: Christ is risen indeed!

Voice 1: Exhale…

Voice 2: And wonder…

Voice 1: We emerge from the long days of Lent; our journey through the wilderness…

Voice 2: So, we come into this space, this sacred space…And, as we celebrate the Risen Savior,

we invite you to bring your full selves into worship because Christ is risen!

All Voices: Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!

 

SING TO THE LORD – “Alleluia, Alleluia! Hearts to Heaven”

 

PRAYER W/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 sins,

as we forgive those who sin 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.

 

RELEASING THE BLESSING (Thank you for what you are able to give to Christ’s work through Pleasant Community Church. For those participating in in-person worship, the offering plate is located in the entrance way to our sanctuary. You may also choose to send your tithe/offerings directly to the church or give electronically through our website, www.pleasantcc.org.)

 

Sing to the Lord – “The Wonderful Cross”

 

Doxology

 

Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heav’nly hosts
Praise Father Son and Holy Ghost

Amen

 

JUST FOR KIDS – “The Greatest Story Ever Told”

 

PRAYERS FOR OTHERS & OURSELVES

 

MARK 16:1-8 & JOHN 11:25 (Ron Bloom)

 

MESSAGE – Breathe BECAUSE I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE

 

Breathe

BECAUSE I AM THE RESSURECTON AND THE LIFE

“I AM the Resurrection and the Life.

Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live.”

– John 11:25

 

 

 

Breath Prayer…

 

CENTER your body and mind to be with Jesus.

THINK where you have a need for the hope of new life.

SLOWLY INHALE, “Jesus, resurrection and life.”

SLOWLY EXHALE, “Resurrect hope today”

REPEAT the Breath Prayer until you feel Jesus’s presence and peace.

LOOK AND LISTEN for ways Jesus is resurrecting hope and new life.

 

SONG – “Days of Elijah”

 

BENEDICTION

 

SING TO THE LORD – “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today!”