Sunday 3rd May Service Notes

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The Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year A)

4^th Sunday of Easter

3/5/20

Psalm 23

Acts 2:42-end

John 10:1-10

ORDER OF SERVICE / hymns / readings etc.:

Before the service we’ll play: The Church’s One Foundation

Words: https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/833

Video with words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jotNbcFelX4

Welcome, notices and introduction

O Lord, open our lips
and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.

In your resurrection, O Christ,
let heaven and earth rejoice. Alleluia.

We have come together [as best we can online] in the name of Christ

to offer our praise and thanksgiving,

to hear and receive God's holy word,

to pray for the needs of the world,

and to seek the forgiveness of our sins,

that by the power of the Holy Spirit

we may give ourselves to the service of God.

Christ died to sin once for all, and now he lives to God. Let us renew our resolve to have done with all that is evil and confess our sins in penitence and faith. Lord God,

we have sinned against you;

we have done evil in your sight.

We are sorry and repent.

Have mercy on us according to your love.

Wash away our wrongdoing and cleanse us from our sin.

Renew a right spirit within us

and restore us to the joy of your salvation;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

May the Father of all mercies

cleanse you from your sins,

and restore you in his image

to the praise and glory of his name,

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Blessed is the Lord,

for he has heard the voice of our prayer;

therefore shall our hearts dance for joy

and in our song will we praise our God.

Blessed are you, Lord God of our salvation,
to you be praise and glory for ever.
As once you ransomed your people from Egypt
and led them to freedom in the promised land,
so now you have delivered us from the dominion of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your risen Son.
May we, the first fruits of your new creation,
rejoice in this new day you have made,
and praise you for your mighty acts.
Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Blessed be God for ever.

Christ our passover has been sacrificed for us: ♦
so let us celebrate the feast,

not with the old leaven of corruption and wickedness: ♦
but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

1 Corinthians 5.7b, 8

Christ once raised from the dead dies no more: ♦
death has no more dominion over him.

In dying he died to sin once for all: ♦
in living he lives to God.

See yourselves therefore as dead to sin: ♦
and alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6.9-11

Christ has been raised from the dead: ♦
the first fruits of those who sleep.

For as by man came death: ♦
by man has come also the resurrection of the dead;

for as in Adam all die: ♦
even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

1 Corinthians 15.20-22

Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.

The night has passed, and the day lies open before us;
let us pray with one heart and mind.

Silence is kept.

As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,
so may the light of your presence, O God,
set our hearts on fire with love for you;
now and for ever.
Amen.

During the service we’ll play I Heard The Voice of Jesus Say with vocals.

Words: https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/nt/323

Video with words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqF4N7rdV-w

The Word of God

Psalm 23

This is the Word of Lord

Thanks be to God!

Acts 2:42-end

This is the Word of Lord

Thanks be to God!

John 10:1-10

This is the Word of Lord

Thanks be to God!

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried;

he descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again;

he ascended into heaven,

he is seated at the right hand of the Father,

and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic Church,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting.

Amen.

Prayers

These responses may be used

Lord, in your mercy
hear our prayer

Silence may be kept.

The Collect of the day is said

Almighty God,

whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life:

raise us, who trust in him,

from the death of sin to the life of righteousness,

that we may seek those things which are above,

where he reigns with you

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

The Lord’s Prayer is said

Rejoicing in God’s new creation,
let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us

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,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.

The Conclusion

The God of peace,

Who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus,

That great shepherd of the sheep,

Through the blood of the eternal covenant,

Make you perfect in every good work to do his will,

Working in you what is well-pleasing in his sight;

And the blessing of God Almighty,

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,

Be with you and remain with you always. Amen.

After the service we’ll play the music of The King of Love My Shepherd Is

Words: https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/528

Video with words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcCwUF0s_-Y

You might like to supplement the service with any Easter hymns of your choice. Google will give you plenty of ideas. You could also consider hymns related to the church (e.g. The Church’s One Foundation). Or versions of The 23^rd Psalm, The Lord Is My Shepherd (perhaps the version to Crimond or the version by Stuart Townend).