(The Gathering music lasts about 14 minutes, then the Prelude begins.)
Th)e Celebration of the Gospel
April 19, 2020 Second Sunday of Easter
Prelude – Julie Spring, Harp
Greeting
Song – – Morning Has Broken
Opening Prayer Prayer
Music: Were You There/ Balm in Gilead (Marie Machacek, Trombone)
Children’s time
Poem: “I thank You God for most this amazing” e.e. cummings
New Testament – 1 Peter 1.3-9
Blessed be the Abba God of our Lord Jesus Christ! In great mercy, God has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. God has given us an inheritance that can’t ever be marred, diminished, or taken away, for it is kept in heaven for you. You are being protected by the power of God, which you know through your faith, and promised a salvation that is right here but will only be revealed in the last time.
In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials. Your faith is more precious than gold—but think about it: gold, though perishable, is tested by fire. In the end, the genuineness of your faith will result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you love and trust him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
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Psalm – Psalm 16
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
I say to the Holy One, “You are my God; I have no good apart from you.”
As for those who do justice, they are the noble, in whom is all my delight.
Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;
I will never share in their profit from injustice;
their language will never cross my lips.
God, you are my chosen portion; you are all that’s on my plate; you hold my lot.
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
life is such a good gift.
I bless You, for you give me counsel; in the night you speak to my heart.
I keep you always before me;
because you are right here with me, I shall not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure.
For you do not give me up to death, or let your faithful one see the grave.
You show me the path of life.
In your presence there is fullness of joy;
in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
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Gospel – John 20.19-31
It was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the people. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As God has sent me, so I send you.” When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
But Thomas (who was called the Twin ), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”
Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.” Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.
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Sermon – Show me where it hurts
Prayers
Sharing the Peace
Prayers for Earth Day
Song – Christ has Risen
Blessing & Sending Forth
Blessing Song
Postlude – Julie Spring, Harp