Easter Week | Saturday 11 Apr 2026
+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen
Opening prayer:
Heavenly Father,
you have delivered us
from the dominion of sin and death,
and brought us into the kingdom of your beloved Son:
Grant that, as by his death he has called us to life,
so by his love he may raise us to eternal joys;
who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
“As Jesus spoke,
he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side.
They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord!”
(John 20:20)
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Psalms: Psalm 16 – “Preserve Me” | James Block
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OT Reading: Song of Solomon 8:6-7 (NLT) |
8:6 Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
its jealousy as enduring as the grave.
Love flashes like fire,
the brightest kind of flame.
+ Many waters cannot quench love,
nor can rivers drown it.
If a man tried to buy love
with all his wealth,
his offer would be utterly scorned.
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Take O take me as I am | Hilary Sims
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NT Reading: John 20:11-20 (NLT)
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
20:11 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, and I will go and get 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.
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
20:19 That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace be with you,” he said. As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord!
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He Is Not Here, He Is Risen | Praise Seraphs
A woman walks the path, no one dared.
Steals towards the grave, b’fore the light.
Her heart is low,
with embers of some hope (embers of some hope).
Searching for the Lord (Searching for the Lord).
Searching for the Lord (Searching for the Lord).
Chorus
He is not here, He is risen.
He is not here, just like He said.
He is not here, on this 3rd Day.
He is risen, don’t be afraid.
She runs to tell the group, of His men.
They hear in awe, minds can’t wrap.
Hearts lift up,
embers turn to light (embers turn to light).
Searching for the Lord (Searching for the Lord).
Searching for the Lord (Searching for the Lord).
Chorus (Repeat 3 times)
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O God, grant that we may desire you, and desiring you seek you, and seeking you find you, and finding you be satisfied in you for ever. Amen. | Francis Xavier
Go before us, O Lord, in all our doings with your most gracious favor, and further us with your continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in you, we may glorify your holy Name, and finally, through your mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God, our heavenly Father, you manifested your love by sending your only-begotten Son into the world, that all might live through him: Pour out your Spirit on your Church, that we may fulfill his command to preach the Gospel to all people. Send forth laborers into your harvest; defend them in all dangers and temptations; and hasten the time when the fullness of the Gentiles shall be gathered in, and faithful Israel shall be saved; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch
May the risen Christ grant us the joys of eternal life.
+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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