May 21
Hope of Resurrection
Year 1 ( 2022 – 2023 )
Text:
Romans 6:1-14
Summary:
Paul writes that we “who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death.” Christ was raised; we shall be, too. We are freed from sin.
Call to Worship
One: In the beginning,
God broke through the chaos and called forth life.
All: This is God’s way.
One: When God’s people were in bondage,
God broke through their chains,
and made the way to freedom.
All: This is God’s way.
One: In the coming of Christ,
God breaks in through the back door
of our chaotic world to be with us.
All: This is God’s way.
One: In Christ’s death and rising,
God breaks the very chaos of death to set us free.
All: This was, is, and will forever be
the Way of God.
Congregational Song Suggestions
“Breathe on Me, Breath of God”
GTG 286, OLOFOB 136, VT 737
“Christ Still Rises”
Text: David Bjorlin
Tune: Benjamin Brody
Available from Unbound at giamusic.com
“Christ, within Us Hidden”
MV 162
“From the Waters I Will Rise”
VT 442
“Now there Is No Male or Female”
GTG 493
“The Church of Christ in Every Age“
ELW 729, GTG 320, VT 395
“This is a Day of New Beginnings”
(BEGINNINGS)
WR 355
“This is a Day of New Beginnings”
(CHRIST IS ALIVE)
VT 565
“This is a Day of New Beginnings“
(RUSH)
Text: Brian Wren
Tune: Mark Miller
Available from Unbound at giamusic.com
“We Know that Christ is Raised”
ELW 449, GTG 485
Beyond the Hymnal
“Still I Rise”
Poem by Maya Angelou