Life Beyond the Empty Grave – Proclaim HIM

Ascension Sunday

Proclaim HIM 

Based on Acts 1:1-11

       Before the Risen Jesus ascended to heaven, he gave his disciples a clear commission: to proclaim him – to make disciples of all people and to baptize in his name. We are called to help people to be intimate with the Risen Jesus and to help them to live a resurrection life in him. So, proclaim the Risen Jesus!

 Order of Worship Service | May 16, 2021

Prelude “All Are Welcome”, (tune Two Oaks, Marty Haugen) arr. Lynn Trapp

Candle Lighting

Introit: MV 21 “Open Our Hearts”

Welcoming

Call to Worship (from Psalm 47)

Praise to God who reigns above! Hallelujah!

Clap your hands, all your peoples, cry out to God with shouts of joy:
 for the Most High is to be feared, reigning in might, over all the earth.

God reigns over all the nations and sits in holiness enthroned.
The nobles of the nations assemble with the people of the Everlasting God.

For earth’s defenders belong to God,
to God the highly exalted.
Praise to God who reigns above! Hallelujah!

Hymn: VU 211 “Crown Him with Many Crowns”

Scripture Reading: Acts 1:1-11

Time for All Ages

Solo: “This We Pray”  Words and Music: Jay Althouse

Sermon: Proclaim Him

Reflective Music: “Verset XIII”, Leon Boellmann

Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer

Hymn: MV 171 “Christ Has No Body Now but Yours”

Commissioning

Postlude: “Trumpet Voluntary” (Prince of Denmark’s March), Jeremiah Clarke

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Land Acknowledgment:

We acknowledge we worship on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.  We thank them for having cared for this land and look forward to relating with them as covenant people of God as we continue to care for this land together.

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