Join us for an Easter Sunrise Service in Founder’s Square Babcock Ranch, Florida.
We will gather at 6:30am under the bandshell for Songs, an Easter message, and Holy Communion.
We ask everyone to follow current CDC guidelines for safety.
The Community Church Easter Worship 2021
Founder’s Square
Babcock Ranch, Florida
Happy Easter !
Opening Song– “10,000 Reasons” (Matt Redman)
Refrain:
Bless the Lord oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His Holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I’ll worship Your Holy name
Verses:
The sun comes up
It’s a new day dawning
It’s time to sing your song again
Whatever may pass
And whatever lies before me
Let me be singing
When evening comes
(Refrain)
Your rich in love
And You’re slow to anger
Your name is great
And Your heart is kind
For all Your goodness
I will keep on singing
Ten thousand reasons
For my heart to find
(Refrain)
And on that day
When my strength is failing
The end draws near
And my time has come
Still my soul will
Sing Your praise unending
Ten thousand years
And then forevermore
Forevermore
Bless the Lord oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His Holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I’ll worship Your Holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I’ll worship Your Holy name
Yes I’ll worship Your Holy name
I’ll worship Your Holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I’ll worship Your Holy name
Jesus I will worship Your Holy name
Worship Your Holy name
“10, 000 Reasons” , Matt Redman
Greetings and Welcome
He Is Risen
(P) Pastor – He Is Risen!
(C) Community – He Is Risen Indeed (Three Times) Augsburg Fortress
Processional Hymn– “Jesus Christ is Risen Today”
- Jesus Christ is ris’n today, Alleluia!
our triumphant Holy day, Alleluia!
who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!
suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!
- Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!
unto Christ our heav’nly king, Alleluia!
who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!
- But the pains which he endured, Alleluia!
our salvation have procured, Alleluia!
now above the sky he’s king, Alleluia!
where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!
Opening Prayer–
God of grace, mercy, and love. On this day we lift our shouts of praise and Amen for our risen Lord. We give you thanks that you have given us this opportunity to gather together to let our hearts sing for joy at the victory we are given through what Jesus Christ has done for all people and for all of creation.
We ask that our time together this morning would fill us in every way, fill us in ways that only You can do. Thank You for giving your only Son that we would be forgiven and set free. Lord, be with all who gather today, place your hand of healing and protection over them. Give us confidence and courage as we together as a body celebrate your resurrection glory.
Holy Spirt move in and among us, stir in us a desire to live our lives as a reflection of the life of Jesus Christ. Lord, more of you, less of us.
We pray all of this in the name of Jesus Christ, AMEN!
Readings– John 20: 1 – 18 (NLT)
Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
Peter and the other disciple started out for the tomb. They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he didn’t go in. Then Simon Peter arrived and
went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus’ head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings. Then the disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed – for until then they still hadn’t understood the Scriptures that said Jesus must rise from the dead. Then they went home.
Mary was standing outside the tomb crying and as she wept, she stooped and looked in. She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying. “Dear woman, why are you crying?” the angels asked her.
“Because they have taken away my Lord,” she replied, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” She turned to leave and saw someone standing there. It was Jesus, but she didn’t recognize him. “Dear woman, why are you crying?” Jesus asked her. “Who are you looking for?”
She thought he was the gardener. “Sir,” she said, “if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him.”
“Mary!” Jesus said.
She turned to him and cried out “Rabboni!” (which is Hebrew for “Teacher).
“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus said, “for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, “I have seen the Lord!” Then she gave them his message.
Easter Message– “Intersections” Pastor Matt Shapton
Hymn– “Now the Green Blade Rises” Augsburg Fortress
- Now the green blade rises from the buried grain,
wheat that in dark earth many days had lain;
love lives again, that with the dead has been;
love is come again like wheat arising green.
- In the grave they laid him, love by hatred slain,
thinking that he would never wake again,
laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen;
love is come again like wheat arising green.
- Forth he came at Easter like the risen grain,
he that for three days in the grave had lain;
raised from the dead, my living Lord is seen;
love is come again like wheat arising green.
Prayers of Intercession –
Let Us Pray
P – Alive in the risen Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit, we bring our prayers before God who promises to hear us and answer in steadfast love.
Brief Silence
P – Praise to you for your power revealed in the resurrection! Fill your church with the power of your love that is stronger than death. Send us to tell the good news wherever death holds sway.
C – Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
P – Praise to you for your life at work in the resurrection! Fill all of creation with your life. Bring it to blossom and flourish; use it to remind us of your persistent grace. Cultivate our care for what you have made.
C – Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
P – Praise to you for the peace made possible in the resurrection! Fill the nations with your peace. Draw together people of all nations and languages; reveal new possibilities and inspire new beginnings.
C – Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
P – Praise to you for the hope of the resurrection! Fill all in need with hope: those who are afraid or confused, those who are sick or suffering, those who are dying, and those who grieve, especially those who are victims of injustice and violence. Assure them of your promise.
C – Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
P – Praise to you for the joy of your resurrection! Fill this assembly with joy as we are called your beloved in baptism. Multiply that joy so that we share it at home, at work, and in our community, especially right here in Babcock Ranch, Florida.
C – Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
P – In hope of new life in Christ, we raise our prayers to you, trusting in your never-ending goodness and mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
AMEN!
Sharing the Peace
Communion
Communion Prayer
Words of Institution
Proclamation Song
Christ has died
Christ has risen
Christ will come again
All – 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.
“Lamb of God” (ELW 112,113)
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world;
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world;
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world;
grant us peace.
Communion Distribution
Communion Song – “Revelation Song” (Kari Jobe)
Worthy is the
Lamb who was slain
Holy, holy, is He
Sing a new song
To Him who sits on
Heaven’s mercy seat
Worthy is the
Lamb who was slain
Holy, holy, is He
We sing a new song
To Him who sits on
Heaven’s mercy seat
Holy, holy, holy
Is the Lord, God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
With all creation I sing, praise to the King of Kings
You are my everything
And I will adore You
Clothed in rainbows of living color
Flashes of lightning, rolls of thunder
Blessing and honor, strength and glory and power be
To You, the only wise King
Holy, holy, holy
Is the Lord, God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
With all creation I sing, praise to the King of Kings
You are my everything
Who was and is and is to come
With all creation I sing, praise to the King of Kings
You are my everything
And I will adore You
“Revelation Song” Kari Jobe
P – And now may the body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in His grace.
Post Communion Prayer:
Let Us Pray:
Lord, we give you thanks that your Holy Spirit has brought us together on this day, to this table. May the blessing of this meal sustain us all the days of our lives and inspire us to daily live and love for your name’s sake. In your name we pray.
Amen
Hymn– “Christ Has Risen, Alleluia” Augsburg Fortress
- Christ has arisen, alleluia.
Rejoice and praise him, alleluia.
For our redeemer burst from the tomb, even from death, dispelling its gloom.
Refrain
Let us sing praise to him with endless joy.
Death’s fearful sting he has come to destroy.
Our sin forgiving, alleluia!
Jesus is living, alleluia!
- For three long days the grave did its worst,
until its strength by God was dispersed.
He who gives life did death undergo,
and in its conquest his might did show.
Refrain
Let us sing praise to him with endless joy.
Death’s fearful sting he has come to destroy.
Our sin forgiving, alleluia!
Jesus is living, alleluia!
- The angel said to them, “Do not fear.
You look for Jesus who is not here.
See for yourselves the tomb is all bare.
Only the grave clothes are lying there.”
Refrain
Let us sing praise to him with endless joy.
Death’s fearful sting he has come to destroy.
Our sin forgiving, alleluia!
Jesus is living, alleluia!
Easter Blessing–
May the loving power of Amighty God;
The power which raised Jesus to new life,
Strengthen you in hope,
Enrich you in love,
Fill you with joy,
And bring you peace, now and forever +
Amen!
Closing Song– “Blessed Be Your Name” (Matt Redman)
Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name
Blessed Be Your name
When I’m found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name
Every blessing You pour out, I’ll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord still I will say
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed by Your glorious name
Blessed be Your name
When the sun’s shining down on me
When the world’s all as it should be
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there’s pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
Every blessing You pour out I’ll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord still I will say
Blessed by the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord blessed by Your name
(Repeat)
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
(Repeat)
P – Go in peace, Christ is with you!
C – Thanks be to God!
Happy Easter !
