Call To Worship
Leader: Christ is risen! Christ lives!
People: Indeed! Christ is alive!
Leader: Hallelujah!

Prayer Of Thanksgiving
Christ is alive! How grateful we are that the tomb is empty! That we, too, can be fully alive! We eagerly sing and pray our delight. We express our joy with the news that Jesus lives! This resurrection morning, we welcome new life, new opportunities for creativity, new ways to be your people in this place. We feel your power and your grace. Thank you. Amen.

Sermon Idea
The biblical story will have been read so it will be fresh in people’s minds. The question is: How does this story influence our view of the world? What keeps us dried up, stifled, blocked? How can we be opened up? Will we maintain entombed places within our souls? What might open us and let i…