Easter Sunday Service

April 17th, 2022

AS WE GATHER:
Death is our common enemy. But God has chosen to do battle with our enemy and has given to all the
same victory won by Jesus Christ. The veil of death cast over all is now removed in Christ Jesus. Death
and all its terror and power has been answered by the resurrection of Jesus once for all. We participate
in this victory in the banquet our Lord has prepared, first in the Holy Communion of His crucified and
risen flesh and blood, and then in the marriage feast of the Lamb, which has no end. Though for now we
wait by faith for Him to bring to consummation all things, we wait as a people saved by His blood and
marked for everlasting life. So let us be glad and rejoice in His salvation!

PRELUDE
WELCOME
RINGING OF THE BELLS

+ SERVICE OF THE WORD +

*FANFARE Easter Fanfare by E. E. Ferguson

Cancel Choir

*INVOCATION

P: In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.

*OPENING SENTENCES Matthew 28:1-6

(Please stand and face the rear of the church.)

P: Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the
other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the
Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was
like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became
like dead men. But the angel said to the women,
A: “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen,
as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.

*EASTER ACCLAMATION

P: Christ is risen! Alleluia!

C: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

P: Christ is risen! Alleluia!

C: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

P: Christ is risen! Alleluia!

C: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

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 *ENTRANCE HYMN Jesus Christ is Risen Today

Text and tune: Public domain

*CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

P: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
C: But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from
all unrighteousness.

P: Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.

C: Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against
You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We
have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We
justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have
mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in
Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.

(Silence for reflection and personal confession)

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P: Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your
sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your
sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.

*HYMN OF PRAISE This is the Feast

(Congregation sings refrain. Women sing verses 1,3,4; men sing verses 2,5.)

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*SALUTATION

*COLLECT

P: Let us pray.
Almighty God the Father, through Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, You have overcome death
and opened the gate of everlasting life to us. Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of our
Lord’s resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by Your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus
Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C:

OLD TESTAMENT READING Isaiah 65:17–25

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“For behold, I create new heavens
and a new earth,
and the former things shall not be remembered
or come into mind.
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But be glad and rejoice forever
in that which I create;
for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy,
and her people to be a gladness.
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I will rejoice in Jerusalem
and be glad in my people;
no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping
and the cry of distress.
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No more shall there be in it
an infant who lives but a few days,
or an old man who does not fill out his days,
for the young man shall die a hundred years old,
and the sinner a hundred years old shall be accursed.
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They shall build houses and inhabit them;
they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
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They shall not build and another inhabit;
they shall not plant and another eat;

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for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be,
and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
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They shall not labor in vain
or bear children for calamity,
for they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the LORD,
and their descendants with them.
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Before they call I will answer;
while they are yet speaking I will hear.
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The wolf and the lamb shall graze together;
the lion shall eat straw like the ox,
and dust shall be the serpent’s food.
They shall not hurt or destroy
in all my holy mountain,”
says the LORD.

P: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

GRADUAL adapt. from Matt. 28:7; Heb. 2:7; Ps. 8:6

Christ has risen from the dead.

God the Father has crowned him with glory and honor,
He has given him dominion over the works of his hands;
he has put all things under his feet.

EPISTLE 1 Corinthians 15:19–26

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If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. 20But in fact Christ
has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21For as by a man came
death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ
shall all be made alive. 23But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who
belong to Christ. 24Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after
destroying every rule and every authority and power. 25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies
under his feet. 26The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

P: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

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 *VERSE Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds

Text and tune: Public domain

*HOLY GOSPEL Luke 24:1–12

P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the twenty-fourth chapter.

C:

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On the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had
prepared. 2And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3but when they went in they did
not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood
by them in dazzling apparel. 5And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the

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 men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6He is not here, but has risen.
Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7that the Son of Man must be delivered
into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” 8And they remembered his
words, 9and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
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Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women
with them who told these things to the apostles, 11but these words seemed to them an idle tale,
and they did not believe them. 12But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he
saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.

P: This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C:

*HYMN OF THE DAY Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds

Text and tune: Public domain

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 SERMON “What Will You Find?” Luke 24:1-12

*NICENE CREED

C: I believe in one God,

the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth
and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of His Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light,
very God of very God,
begotten, not made,
being of one substance with the Father,
by whom all things were made;
who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary
and was made man;
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
He suffered and was buried.
And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures
and ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of the Father.
And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead,
whose kingdom will have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the Lord and giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified,
who spoke by the prophets.
And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church,
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and the life + of the world to come. Amen.

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 *PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

P: Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.

Lord God, on this glorious day, fill Your people with a holy fear at the resurrection of Your Son, that
we would tremble no longer before the grave but rejoice and live in the truth of Your power to save.
Lord, in Your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.

P: Be with Matthew, our Synod president; _____________, our district president; and all our pastors.
Keep them faithful to deliver to Your people the apostolic Gospel of Your Son’s death, burial and
resurrection. Lord, in Your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.

P: Let us hold fast to the Word preached to us, that receiving it with joy we may take our stand in it and
be saved by it. Hinder all who would sow doubt into our hearts, and grant us courage to confess its
truth in our life and conversation. Lord, in Your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.

P: Bless Joseph, our president, and all who make and administer our laws. Frustrate the forces of evil,
and do not let our leaders cooperate with them or further their goals. Guard our armed forces as
they stand watch for us at home and abroad. Let them serve with honor and integrity. Lord, in Your
mercy,
C: hear our prayer.

P: Have mercy on the sick and those in any need [especially _____________]. Let the dawning light of
the new creation in Christ sustain them in faith. In accord with Your will, grant them renewed health
— a foretaste of their eternal healing in Him. Lord, in Your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.

P: Give us joy in Your Son’s great victory feast as He shares it with us from this altar. In the eating of His
true body and the drinking of His precious blood in faith, overcome our sin by His forgiveness and
swallow up our death in His life, that we may be glad and rejoice in His salvation. Lord, in Your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.

P: Comfort those who mourn with the truth of Christ’s empty tomb, that in the midst of their grief they
may abide in the hope of His resurrection. Uphold them in faith as they await the day when You will
wipe every tear from all faces. Lord, in Your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.

P: We join today in singing eternal alleluias with innumerable angels in festal gathering, with the
assembly of the firstborn enrolled in heaven and with the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and
we bring these petitions before You, dear Father, trusting in Your mercy; through Jesus Christ, Your
Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.

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OFFERING/VOLUNTARY
(Members and guests, thank you for being with us today. The offering plates are up front. To help
support the ministries of Grace, please bring your offering forward when you come up for Communion,
or give your offering online at www.grace-lutheran.com.)

ORGAN VOLUNTARY

+ SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT +

*PREFACE

P: It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You,
holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God. And most especially are we bound to praise You on this
day for the glorious resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ, the very Paschal Lamb, who was
sacrificed for us and bore the sins of the world. By His dying He has destroyed death, and by His
rising again He has restored to us everlasting life. Therefore, with Mary Magdalene, Peter and John,
and with all the witnesses of the resurrection, with angels and archangels, and with all the company
of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:

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*SANCTUS

*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

P: Blessed are You, Lord of heaven and earth, for You have had mercy on those whom You created
and sent Your only-begotten Son into our flesh to bear our sin and be our Savior. With repentant
joy we receive the salvation accomplished for us by the all-availing sacrifice of His body and His
blood on the cross.

Gathered in the name and the remembrance of Jesus, we beg You, O Lord, to forgive, renew, and
strengthen us with Your Word and Spirit. Grant us faithfully to eat His body and drink His blood as
He bids us do in His own testament. Gather us together, we pray, from the ends of the earth to
celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end.
Graciously receive our prayers; deliver and preserve us. To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor,
and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.

*LORD’S PRAYER

P: Lord, remember us in Your kingdom, and teach us to pray:

C: 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 and ever. Amen.

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 *THE WORDS OF OUR LORD

P: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given
thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My + body, which is given
for you. This do in remembrance of Me.”

In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to
them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My + blood, which is shed for
you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

*PAX DOMINI

*AGNUS DEI

DISTRIBUTION
(Please follow the Ushers’ direction.)

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 DISTRIBUTION SONGS I Know That My Redeemer Lives

He lives to silence all my fears; He lives and grants me daily breath;

He lives to wipe away my tears; He lives, and I shall conquer death;
He lives to calm my troubled heart; He lives my mansion to prepare;
He lives all blessings to impart. He lives to bring me safely there.

He lives, my kind, wise, heav’nly friend; He lives, all glory to His name!
He lives and loves me to the end; He lives, my Jesus, still the same;
He lives, and while He lives, I’ll sing; Oh, the sweet joy this sentence gives:
He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King. I know that my Redeemer lives!

Text and tune: Public domain

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 At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing

Mighty Victim from the sky, Easter triumph, Easter joy!

Hell’s fierce pow’rs beneath You lie; This alone can sin destroy;
You have conquered in the fight, From sin’s pow’r, Lord, set us free,
You have brought us life and light. Newborn souls in You to be.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Now no more can death appall, Father, who the crown shall give,
Now no more the grave enthrall; Savior, by whose death we live,
You have opened paradise, Spirit, guide through all our days:
And Your saints in You shall rise. Three in One, Your name we praise.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Text and tune: Public domain

*DISMISSAL OF THE COMMUNICANTS

P: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen and preserve you steadfast in the one true
faith unto life everlasting. Depart + in peace.
C: Amen.

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*POST-COMMUNION COLLECT

A: Let us pray.
A: We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we
implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and
in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns
with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C:

*BENEDICTION

*CLOSING HIMN Jesus Lives! The Victory’s Won

(continue)

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 Jesus lives! And now is death
But the gate of life immortal;
This shall calm my trembling breath
When I pass its gloomy portal.
Faith shall cry, as fails each sense:
Jesus is my confidence!

Text and tune: Public domain

*DISMISSAL

P: Alleluia! Christ is risen!

C: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

P: Let us go forth in peace.

C: In the Name of the Lord.

POSTLUDE Symphonie No.1, Op. 14, Mvt. 4: Finale by Louis Vierne

(1870-1937)

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 SERVING IN WORSHIP TODAY

SENIOR PASTOR: Rev. Kevin Loughran

ASSOCIATE PASTOR: Rev. John Kyle
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: Jennifer Tippett
ORGANIST: Myles Hayden, Kantor
ELDER OF THE SERVICE: Jerry Tippett
COMMUNION ASSISTANTS: Doug Heverly & Doug Fulthorpe
ACOLYTES: Elise Tippett & Maddy Fick
CRUCIFER: Rainey Schubert

NEW SONG BAND

VOCALS: Bo Garrard, Aaron Lachowicz, & Heidi White
GUITAR: Bo Garrard
BASS: Charles Kard
DRUMS: Charlie Kard
BRASS QUARTET:
TRUMPETS: Greg Dunn & Alan Stegeman
TROMBONES: Glen Lenhard & Colleen Chrien

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