BETHANY SERVICE April 5, 2026 10:30 AM
WELCOME AND GREETINGS
PRELUDE “Alleluia! Sing to Jesus” Tillie Phillippy
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Easter people, Christ is risen! God is doing a new thing!
People: Hallelujah! Christ is risen!
Leader: Life has conquered death! Love has overcome fear!
People: Hallelujah! Christ is risen!
Leader: God has transformed a dead end into a new start!
People: Hallelujah! Christ is risen!
Leader: Easter people, raise your voices! Christ is risen!
All: Christ is risen indeed! Hallelujah!
(Dr. Lisa Hancock)
HYMN “Up from the Grave He Arose” #322
SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM Insert
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Presenting Our Gifts to the Lord
Doxology
Prayer of Dedication
*HYMN “Easter People, Raise Your Voices” #304
BLESSING THE READING AND HEARING OF THE WORD
FIRST TESTAMENT READING Psalm 118:14-24 Ed Kaylor
GOSPEL READING John 20:1-18 Ed Kaylor
Leader: This is the word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
SERMON “Is It True?” Pastor Dave
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
O God, still creating, we hear your promises of a new day of joy and
peace, and we are skeptical. We expect things to go on the same as
they always have, from bad to worse. The past will keep us guilty,
the future will make us afraid, and the present will burden us with
too little time and too much to do.
Forgive our lack of faith, our quickness to believe that you do not
hear us, and our pessimism about tomorrow. Do a new thing in our
hearts, and let us be glad and rejoice in your abundant care;
through Christ, we pray. Amen.
A TIME OF SILENT CONFESSION
WORDS OF GRACE AND FORGIVENESS
*HYMN “Lift High the Cross” #159
*BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE “Proclaim the Glory of the Lord” Tillie Phillippy
Easter Flowers are presented in
memory of ...
Ed & Mae Shuey by Don & Barb Brubaker
Reggie, Edith & Dennis Funck by Linda Dumbauld
Terry’s parents and Cindy’s dads by Cindy & Terry Patrick
Harley & Elenor Collins by Rev. Dave & Colleen Williams and Donald R. Collins
The Schell family, Mildred & Orville Strait and Dale
& Selma Patrick by Diane Schell
Letty & Terry Gingrich by Kim Sechman
Parents -Arthur & Kathryn Landis by Sandy Pillsbury
Husband - Rick Miller by Diane Miller
Frank & Theresa Swartz, Roy & Miriam Patrick by
Jim & Rose Swartz
Mother & Father by Kay E. White
Donald E White by Kay E. White
Jessica Royer by Kim Sechman
Virginia & Severt Williams by Rev. Dave & Colleen Williams
Pauline & Jesse Lanham and Mary Lanham by
Tammy & Neal Lanham
Our parents by Larry & Joan Strait