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Pastor: How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!
People: It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard,
Pastor: running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe.
People: It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion.
Pastor: For there the LORD bestows his blessing,
People: even life forevermore. – From Psalm 133

Please join us for Worship at 11:00AM. (The service will also be archived so that you can view it at any time afterwards.) We will be reading from John 20:19-31, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 133.
Today’s music is brought to us by Brenda Doyle, Mary Summerlin, Mike Bunch, and John Myers.

Leader: What shall I return to the Lord for all His bounty to me?
People: I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the Name of the Lord,
Leader: I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all His people.
People: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His faithful ones.
Leader: O Lord, I am Your servant;
People: I am Your servant, the child of Your serving girl.
Leader: You have loosed my bonds.
People: I will offer to You a thanksgiving sacrifice
Leader: And call on the Name of the Lord.
People: I will pay my vows to the Lord
Leader: In the presence of all His people,
People: In the courts of the house of the Lord,
Leader: In your midst, O Jerusalem.
People: Praise the Lord! – From Psalm 116:12-19

Please join us for worship by clicking the above link. We will be reading from Luke 24:13-35, with our Call to Worship coming from Psalm 116:12-19.
Today’s music is brought to us by Leigh Bigger, Mike Bunch, Brenda Doyle, and John Myers.

Gathering Music

Prelude Christ the Lord Is Risen Today (EASTER HYMN)

Welcome

Chiming of the Trinity

Call to Worship

Lift up your hearts, and rejoice in God’s victory over death!
God has done a mighty work in Jesus, whom He raised from the grave! Praise His glorious Name!
We are a redeemed people because God has demonstrated His love and power in Jesus’ resurrection.
We rejoice because God has rescued us from the death of sin! Our faith is in Jesus our Risen Lord!
Let us join in an ancient confession of faith, spoken by fellow Christians since the First Century.
Christ was crucified, Christ was buried, Christ was raised from the dead! Hallelujah! Christ is risen!

Moment of Silence and Invocation

Today, we will read from John 20:1-18.

Pastoral Prayer and 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 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, Amen.

The Scripture in Music Christ Arose (CHRIST AROSE)

Message He Arose!

Benediction
Response to Benediction Christ Arose (CHRIST AROSE)
Postlude Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise (LLANFAIR)

HVBC Handbell Ringers:
Kathryn Bunch, Mike Bunch, Mike Dossett , Michelle Hunt, Jan Mangum, Anne Pokorney,
Barbara Sanders, Frances Smith, Emma Stoops , Julie Stoops, Mary Summerlin, and Brenda Doyle, Director

The Quartet today is Brenda Doyle, Mary Summerlin, Mike Dossett and John Myers.
A big thank you to all of the above for sharing their gifts of music with us on Easter morning.

My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?

My God, I cry out by day, but You do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.

Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; You are the One Israel praises.

In You our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and You delivered them.

To You they cried out and were saved; in You they trusted and were not put to shame.

But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.

All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads.

“He trusts in the Lord,” they say, “let the Lord rescue him. Let Him deliver him, since He delights in him.”

Yet You brought me out of the womb; You made me trust in You, even at my mother’s breast.

From birth I was cast on You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.

Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

Roaring lions that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted within me.

My mouth is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; You lay me in the dust of death.

Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet.

All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me.

They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.

But You, Lord, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me. – From Psalm 22

Tonight, we will read from John 18:1-40, John 19:1-30, and John 19:31-42.

The Quartet tonight is Leigh Bigger, Brenda Doyle, Mike Bunch & John Myers.

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever!
The Lord is our strength and our might; He has become our salvation.
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever! – from Psalm 118

On this Palm Sunday, we invite you to join us for this week’s Worship Service – live online. We will be reading from Matthew 21:1-11 . Our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 118. You can find the bulletin and resources for Children and Families at the links below, in printable Adobe® PDF format.

We extend thanks to Mike Bunch, Brenda Doyle, John Myers and Mary Summerlin for sharing their gifts of music with us this morning.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your unfailing love;
Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight;
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be
whiter than snow.
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. – from Psalm 51

On this Fifth Sunday in Lent, we invite you to join us for this week’s Worship Service. We will be reading from Jeremiah 31:27-34 and John 12:20-33. Our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 51. You can find the bulletin and resources for Children and Families at the links below, in printable Adobe® PDF format.

We extend thanks to Cheryl Stephenson (oboist) Brenda Doyle, Leigh Bigger, Mike Dossett, and John Myers for sharing their gifts of music with us this morning.

Give thanks to the Lord,
For He is good.
Let the redeemed of the Lord say this,
Those He redeemed from the hand of the foe.
Some wandered in the desert,
Finding no direction for their lives.
Then they cried out to the LORD,
And He delivered them from their distress.
We give thanks to the LORD for His unfailing love,
And His wonderful salvation and deliverance. – from Psalm 107

On this Fourth Sunday in Lent, we invite you to join us for this week’s Worship Service. We will be reading from Exodus 20:1-17 and John 2:13-22. Our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 107. You can find the bulletin and resources for Children and Families at the links below, in printable Adobe® PDF format.

We extend thanks to Mary & Georgia Summerlin and Mike Bunch for sharing their musical talent with us this morning!

Heaven is declaring God’s glory;
The sky is proclaiming God’s handiwork.
One day gushes the news to the next,
And one night informs another what needs to be known.
There is no speech; there are no words;
Their voices cannot be heard by us.
Yet their sound extends throughout the world;
Their words reach the ends of the earth! -from Psalm 19

On this Third Sunday of Lent, we invite you to join us for this week’s Worship Service. We will be reading from Genesis 16:15-16; 17:1-7, 15-19 and Mark 8:22-26. Our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 19. You can find the bulletin and resources for Children and Families at the links below, in printable Adobe® PDF format.

You who fear the Lord, praise him!
The Lord does not hide his face from me;
the Lord heard me when I cried out to him.
All who sleep in the earth bow down to him,
and we shall live for him.
We will proclaim his deliverance even to those yet unborn.
All generations, past, present, and future honor you, O Lord! – from Psalm 22

Please join us for this week’s Worship Service, as Rev. Emily Davis shares the message, “We Can’t Skip Ahead to the Ending”. We will be reading from Mark 8:27-38.
You can find the bulletin and resources for Children and Families at the links below, in printable Adobe® PDF format.

Special thanks to Rev. Emily Davis for bringing today’s message, and to John Myers for sharing his voice in song with us!