Thank you for worshiping with us this Sunday! To learn more about Smyrna, TN First United Methodist Church, visit: www.smyrna1stumc.org Order of worship Welcome and Announcements Moment of Hospitality Lighting of the Pascal Candle Call to Worship “Easter People Raise Your Voices” UMH 399 Prayers of the People Offertory “Abide With Me” Doxology “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” UMH 526 Scripture reading Message “Grab Hold and Hang On” Invitation to discipleship “Christ is Made the Sure Foundation” UMH 559 Blessing and Dismissal

Thank you for worshiping with us this Sunday! To learn more about Smyrna, TN First United Methodist Church, visit: www.smyrna1stumc.org Order of worship Welcome and Announcements Lighting of the Pascal Candle “Desert Song” This is my prayer in the desert When all that's within me feels dry This is my prayer in my hunger and need My God is the God who provides And this is my prayer in the fire In weakness or trial or pain There is a faith proved Of more worth than gold So refine me Lord through the flame And I will bring praise I will bring praise No weapon formed against me shall remain I will rejoice I will declare God is my victory and He is here And this is my prayer in the battle When triumph is still on its way I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ So firm on His promise I'll stand All of my life In every season You are still God I have a reason to sing I have a reason to worship And this is my prayer in the harvest When favour and providence flow I know I'm filled to be emptied again The seed I've received I will sow Moment of Hospitality “Great are you Lord” You give life, You are love You bring light to the darkness You give hope, You restore Every heart that is broken And great are You, Lord It's Your breath in our lungs So we pour out our praise We pour out our praise It's Your breath in our lungs So we pour out our praise to You only “Mighty to Save” Everyone needs compassion A love that's never failing Let mercy fall on me Everyone needs forgiveness The kindness of a Savior The hope of nations Savior, he can move the mountains My God is mighty to save He is mighty to save Forever author of Salvation He rose and conquered the grave Jesus conquered the grave So take me as you find me All my fears and failures And fill my life again I give my life to follow Everything I believe in And now I surrender I surrender Prayers of the People Offertory “Open the Eyes of My Heart” Scripture reading Message “Grab Hold and Hang On” Invitation to discipleship “You Alone Can Rescue” Who, O Lord, could save themselves, their own soul could heal? Our shame was deeper than the sea; your grace is deeper still, yes, your grace is deeper still You alone can rescue, you alone can save. You alone can lift us from the grave. You came down to find us, led us out of death. To you alone belongs the highest praise. You, O Lord, have made a way, the great divide you healed. For when our hearts were far away, your love went further still, yes, your love goes further still. Blessing and Dismissal

Thank you for worshiping with us today this Sunday! To learn more about Smyrna, TN First United Methodist Church, visit: www.smyrna1stumc.org Order of worship Welcome and Announcements Moment of Hospitality Call to Worship “Thine Be the Glory” Prayers of the People Offertory Doxology “My Hope is Built” Scripture reading John 20:19-29 Message “Belonging before believing” Apostles Creed Invitation to discipleship “Because He Lives” Blessing and Dismissal

Thank you for worshiping with us today this Sunday! To learn more about Smyrna, TN First United Methodist Church, visit: www.smyrna1stumc.org Order of worship Welcome and Announcements Lighting of the Pascal Candle “Forever” Give thanks to the Lord, our God and King His love endures forever For He is good, He is above all things His love endures forever Sing praise, sing praise With a mighty hand and outstretched arm His love endures forever For the life that's been reborn His love endures forever Sing praise, sing praise Sing praise, sing praise Forever, God is faithful Forever, God is strong Forever, God is with us Forever From the rising to the setting sun His love endures forever And by the grace of God, we will carry on His love endures forever Moment of Hospitality “Living Hope” How great the chasm that lay between us How high the mountain I could not climb In desperation, I turned to heaven And spoke your name into the night Then through the darkness Your loving kindness Tore through the shadows of my soul The work is finished, the end is written Jesus Christ, my living hope Who could imagine so great a mercy? What heart could fathom such boundless grace? The God of ages stepped down from glory To wear my sin and bear my shame The cross has spoken, I am forgiven The king of kings calls me His own Beautiful savior, I'm yours forever Jesus Christ, my living hope Hallelujah, praise the one who set me free Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me You have broken every chain There's salvation in your name Jesus Christ, my living hope Then came the morning that sealed the promise Your buried body began to breathe Out of the silence, the roaring lion Declared the grave has no claim on me Then came the morning that sealed the promise Your buried body began to breathe Out of the silence, the roaring lion Declared the grave has no claim on me Jesus, yours is the victory, whoa! “So Will I (100 billion X)” God of creation There at the start Before the beginning of time With no point of reference You spoke to the dark And fleshed out the wonder of light And as You speak A hundred billion galaxies are born In the vapour of Your breath the planets form If the stars were made to worship, so will I I can see Your heart in everything You've made Every burning star A signal fire of grace If creation sings Your praises, so will I God of Your promise You don't speak in vain No syllable empty or void For once You have spoken All nature and science Follow the sound of Your voice And as You speak A hundred billion creatures catch Your breath Evolving in pursuit of what You said If it all reveals Your nature so will I I can see Your heart in everything You say Every painted sky A canvas of Your grace If creation still obeys You, so will I If the stars were made to worship, so will I If the mountains bow in reverence, so will I If the oceans roar Your greatness, so will I For if everything exists to lift You high, so will I If the wind goes where You send it, so will I If the rocks cry out in silence, so will I If the sum of all our praises still falls shy Then we'll sing again a hundred billion times God of salvation You chased down my heart Through all of my failure and pride On a hill You created The Light of the world Abandoned in darkness to die And as You speak A hundred billion failures disappear Where You lost Your life so I could find it here If You left the grave behind You, so will I I can see Your heart in everything You've done Every part designed in a work of art called love If You gladly chose surrender, so will I I can see Your heart, a billion different ways Every precious one, a child You died to save And if You gave Your life to love them so will I Like You would again a hundred billion times But what measure could amount to Your desire? You're the One who never leaves the one behind Prayers of the People Offertory “How Great Is Our God” Scripture reading John 20:19-29 Message “Belonging before believing” Invitation to discipleship “What a Beautiful Name it is” Blessing and Dismissal

Thank you for worshiping with us today on this Easter Sunday! Christ is Risen!!! To learn more about Smyrna, TN First United Methodists Church, visit: www.smyrna1stumc.org Order of worship Welcome and Announcements Moment of Hospitality Lighting of the Paschal Candle Call to Worship “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” Prayers of the People Offertory “He Lives Medley” from Love Won- A Collection for Easter Scripture reading Mark 16:1-8 Message “The Messiness of Resurrection” Holy Communion Invitation to discipleship “He Lives Forever More” Blessing and Dismissal

Thank you for worshiping with us today on this Easter Sunday! Christ is Risen!!! To learn more about Smyrna, TN First United Methodists Church, visit: www.smyrna1stumc.org Order of worship Welcome and Announcements Lighting of the Paschal Candle “Raise a Hallelujah” I raise a hallelujah, in the presence of my enemies I raise a hallelujah, louder than the unbelief I raise a hallelujah, my weapon is a melody I raise a hallelujah, heaven comes to fight for me I'm gonna sing, in the middle of the storm Louder and louder, you're gonna hear my praises roar Up from the ashes, hope will arise Death is defeated, the King is alive! I raise a hallelujah, with everything inside of me I raise a hallelujah, I will watch the darkness flee I raise a hallelujah, in the middle of the mystery I raise a hallelujah, fear you lost your hold on me! Moment of Hospitality “Death was Arrested” Alone in my sorrow and dead in my sin Lost without hope with no place to begin Your love Made a way to let mercy come in When death was arrested and my life began Ash was redeemed only beauty remains My orphan heart was given a name My mourning grew quiet my feet rose to dance When death was arrested and my life began Oh, Your grace so free Washes over me You have made me new Now life begins with You It's your endless love Pouring down on us You have made us new Now life begins with You Released from my chains I'm a prisoner no more My shame was a ransom He faithfully bore He cancelled my debt and He called me His friend When death was arrested and my life began Our savior displayed on a criminal's cross Darkness rejoiced as though heaven had lost But then Jesus arose with our freedom in hand That's when death was arrested and my life began “King of Kings” In the darkness we were waiting Without hope, without light 'Til from Heaven You came running There was mercy in Your eyes To fulfill the law and prophets To a virgin came the word From a throne of endless glory To a cradle in the dirt Praise the Father, praise the Son Praise the Spirit, three in one God of glory, Majesty Praise forever to the King of Kings To reveal the kingdom coming And to reconcile the lost To redeem the whole creation You did not despise the cross For even in your suffering You saw to the other side Knowing this was our salvation Jesus for our sake you died And the morning that You rose All of Heaven held its breath 'Til that stone was moved for good For the Lamb had conquered death And the dead rose from their tombs And the angels stood in awe For the souls of all who'd come To the Father are restored And the church of Christ was born Then the Spirit lit the flame Now this gospel truth of old Shall not kneel, shall not faint By His blood and in His name In His freedom I am free For the love of Jesus Christ Who has resurrected me Prayers of the People Offertory “Graves into Gardens” Scripture reading Mark 16:1-8 Message “The Messiness of Resurrection” Invitation to discipleship “Stand in your love” When darkness tries to roll over my bones When sorrow comes to steal the joy I own When brokenness and pain is all I know I won't be shaken, no, I won't be shaken 'Cause my fear doesn't stand a chance When I stand in Your love My fear doesn't stand a chance When I stand in Your love My fear doesn't stand a chance When I stand in Your love Shame no longer has a place to hide And I am not a captive to the lies I'm not afraid to leave my past behind Oh, I won't be shaken, no, I won't be shaken My fear doesn't stand a chance When I stand in Your love My fear doesn't stand a chance When I stand in Your love My fear doesn't stand a chance When I stand in Your love There's power that can break off every chain There's power that can empty out a grave There's resurrection power that can save There's power in Your name, power in Your name Blessing and Dismissal

Thank you for worshiping with us! To learn more about Smyrna,TN First United Methodist Church, visit our website www.smyrna1stumc.org.

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