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Introduction
Call To Worship | Psalm 148
Praise the Lord
1 Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights above.
2 Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
3 Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars.
4 Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the skies.
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for at his command they were created,
6 and he established them for ever and ever-
he issued a decree that will never pass away.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding,
9 you mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
10 wild animals and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,
11 kings of the earth and all nations,
you princes and all rulers on earth,
12 young men and women,
old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
14 And he has raised up for his people a horn,
the praise of all his faithful servants,
of Israel, the people close to his heart.
Praise the Lord
God of the Bible
© 1996 | Shirley Erena Murray
Fresh as the morning
Sure as the sunrise
God always faithful
You do not change
God of the Bible
God in the Gospel
Hope seen in Jesus
Hope yet to come
You are our center
Daylight or darkness
Freedom or prison
You are our home
God in our struggles
God in our hunger
Suffering with us
Taking our part
Still you empower us
Mothering Spirit
Feeding sustaining
From your own heart
Those without status
Those who are nothing
You have made royal
Gifted with rights
Chosen as partners
Midwives of justice
Birthing new systems
Lighting new lights
Testimony
Vivian LeeThank you for bearing witness to the work of God in and through
and for you. We bless you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit:
The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord make his face shine upon you
The Lord turn towards you and give you peace
Palestinian Alleluia
Prayer for Leaving Students
O Lord of All the Nations
O Lord of all the nations, you’ve brought us to this place
You’ve granted us each other as symbols of your grace
Like those who walked in darkness, we’ve seen the rising sun
A pilgrim path pursuing, a holy quest begun
You purify our passions, you loose the ties that bind
You soften stony spirits, you lighten troubled minds
You enter our emotions, untangle webs of pain
You touch us with your finger, ad we are whole again
Lord be our friend and mentor, whatever lies ahead
Your love is our refreshment, your will our daily bread
Until we taste your glory, until we are made new
Within each one engender an appetite for you
O all consuming fire, come melt these hearts of stone
Lord wrestle with our spirits, until you reign alone
Disperse us through the nations, transforming grace to tell
And let this brief sojourning become our Peniel
Scripture | 1 Corinthians 15:12-24 (NRSVCE)
12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can
some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?
13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been
raised;
14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has
been in vain and your faith has been in vain.
15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we
testified of God that he raised Christ—whom he did not raise if it
is true that the dead are not raised.
16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised.
17 If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still
in your sins.
18 Then those also who have died in Christ have perished.
19 If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people
most to be pitied.
20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits
of those who have died.
21 For since death came through a human being, the resurrection
of the dead has also come through a human being;
22 for as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ.
23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his
coming those who belong to Christ.
24 Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God
the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority
and power.
Homily | Ordinary Resurrection
Paul Spilsbury | Academic Dean; Professor of New TestamentAgnus Dei
© 1996 | Michael W. Smith
Alleluia alleluia
For the Lord God Almighty reigns
Alleluia alleluia
For the Lord God Almighty reigns
Alleluia
(You are) Holy Holy
Are you Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb
Amen