Theme: Pilate's question: "Are you the Jews' king?"Jesus' response: "You say so ... I bear witness to the truth." Pilate's perplexity: "What is truth?"

THE COMMUNITY GATHERS TO CELEBRATE
Suggestion: Begin, are you here? I mean, really here this morning? Are you here to hear the truth as God's Spirit reveals the truth? If not, wake up. (Use an alarm clock, or some kind of sound to wake the people up.) (pause) Now, are you awake? On your mark, get set, let's get going.

Continue with this litany between pastor and ministers:
Pastor: Fellow adventurers in the new life in Christ the King, I have exciting news for you! Christ died for us that we might know how much God loves us and forgives us and receives us.
Ministers: We come to worship today to experience anew what this means.
Pastor: If w…