April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday 2018
Please enjoy an encore presentation of last year's Easter Service
First Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia
Order of Worship:
(This service is edited to fit one hour and some content may not be be included)
THE WORSHIP OF GOD
April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday Eleven O’clock
WE PRAISE GOD
Chiming of the Hour
†Prelude - “Sinfonia” (Solomon)...................................................................................... G.F. Handel
Kyle Ballantine, organist
Welcome and Call to Worship .............................................................................. Rev. Josh Brewer
This is the day when tears are wiped away, shattered hearts are mended, and fears
are replaced with joy.
This is the day the Lord rolls away the stone of fear, throws off death’s clothes, and
goes ahead of us into God’s future.
This is the day the Lord has made! Death has no fear for us, sin has lost its power
over us, and God opens the tombs of our hearts to fill us with life.
This is the day the Lord has made! Let us praise the living God!
(The text is by Rev. Nathan Decker.)
Invocation ..............................................................................................................Dr. Tom McCann
Choral Introit - “Alleluia! Love Lives Again!”................................................................. John Carter
O sing to greet this glorious day. Alleluia! Love lives again!
Though once within the grave he lay: Alleluia! Love lives again!
From the grave he rose to the skies above, and so shall we, by redeeming love.
The song we raise is the glad amen. Alleluia! Love lives again!
(The text is by Mary Kay Beall.)
†*Hymn No. 123 - “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today” ............................................................. easter hymn
*Affirmation of Faith
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; and 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, dead, and buried; the third day
he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of
God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick 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.
*Gloria.....................................................................................................................judas maccabeus
Thine is the glory,
Risen, conquering Son;
Endless is the victory
Thou o’er death hast won.
WE PROCLAIM GOD’SWORD
First Lesson - Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24.........................................................Joe McNellage, lay reader
Second Lesson - Acts 10:34-43
†Anthem - “This Joyful Eastertide”..............................................................................John Ferguson
This joyful Eastertide, away with sin and sorrow!
My love, the Crucified, has sprung to life this morrow.
Had Christ, who once was slain, not burst his three-day prison,
Our faith had been in vain. But now has Christ arisen.
My flesh in hope shall rest and for a season slumber,
‘Till trump from east to west shall wake the dead in number.
Death’s flood has lost its chill since Jesus crossed the river.
Lover of souls, from ill my passing soul deliver.
(The text is by George Woodward.)
Gospel Lesson - John 20:1-18
Response to the Lessons
This is the written Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
Meditation - “Calling from the Past, Those Easter Voices”...................................Dr. Tom McCan
WE RESPOND TO THE WORD
*Hymn No. 106 - “Alleluia, Alleluia! Give Thanks” ...................................................... alleluia no. 1
Call to Prayer
Silent Prayers
Prayers of the People
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
The 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 sins, as we forgive those who sin 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 and ever. Amen.
Prayer Response...................................................................................................hymn of promise
There’s a song in every silence, seeking word and melody;
There’s a dawn in every darkness, bringing hope to you and me.
From the past will come the future; what it holds, a mystery,
Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.
(The text is by Natalie Sleeth.)
Offertory Sentence
Receiving of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory - “Menuet” (Suite Gothique)...................................................................Léon Boëllmann
*Presentation and Doxology...............................................................................lasst uns erfreuen
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen.
*Offertory Prayer
Approach to the Table
Celebration of Holy Communion
Invitation to Christian Discipleship
WE GO INTO THE WORLD
*Hymn No. 122 - “Thine Is the Glory”.................................................................... judas maccabeus
Please sing the refrain after each verse.
Events in the Life of the Church
*Pastoral Benediction
*Choral Response - “Alleluia! Love Lives Again!”............................................................John Carter
O sing with thanks and sing with praise. Alleluia! Love lives again!
New life is born this day of days. Alleluia! Love lives again!
He awaits us now on his heavenly throne, where the life he gave is the life we own.
The song we raise is the glad amen. Alleluia! Love lives again!
(The text is by Mary Kay Beall.)
Postlude - “The Rejoicing” (Music for the Royal Fireworks)..........................................G.F. Handel
The congregation is invited to greet the ministers in the narthex or be seated for the postlude.
The sanctuary flowers are given to the glory of God
and in memory and honor of loved ones by members and friends of First Baptist Church.
*The congregation stands with the choir. †The ushers will seat those waiting.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SAVANNAH
Katie Callaway, Co-Pastor
John Callaway, Co-Pastor
Josh Brewer, Assistant Minister for Community Missions
James Richardson, Organist Emeritus
fbc-sav.org 223 Bull Street facing Chippewa Square 912-234-2671
Education Building located at 102 W. McDonough