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Easter
The Day of Resurrection

April 20, 2025 - 9:00 a.m.

“The last enemy to be destroyed is death,” Paul writes. Today Christ is risen, and we gather together with astonishment and joy. Christ is risen, and we have been set free from the bonds of death. Christ is risen, and we are forgiven. Christ is risen, and with the women at the tomb and Peter, we are amazed. Let us rejoice: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Readings

Acts 10:34-43
God raised Jesus on the third day

Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24)

1 Corinthians 15:19-26
Christ raised from the dead, the first fruits

Luke 24:1-12
The women proclaim the resurrection

Music

Prelude: Fantasia, G-dur (BWV 572) - Johann Sebastian Bach
Gathering Song: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (Easter Hymn)
Kyrie/Canticle of Praise: Setting 1
Gospel Acclamation: Setting 1
Hymn of the Day: Signs and Wonders (Freu dich sehr)
Offertory Song: Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful (Haugen)
Communion: Setting 1
Sending Song: Thine Is the Glory (Judas Maccabaeus)
Postlude: Toccata from Symphonie No. 5 for Organ - Charles-Marie Widor

The Day, the Day

What is Easter anyway? Christians consider Easter to be the “first day.” From Easter comes the practice of worshiping on Sunday morning. It is the first day of the week. It is also the first day of new creation, sometimes called the “eighth day” of the week, for on it Christ restored the image of God in the human and in so doing also brought restoration and renewal to all of creation. The Easter season proceeds from and celebrates this first day. In the resurrected Christ, there is time after the end, life after death, restoration of what was broken, the brightening of what had gone dark. In the fifty days of Easter, Christian communities around the world strive to worship God in a way that illustrates that the body of Christ lives now in the heavenly places and also in the gathered body in the world. Worship is where heaven and earth meet.
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