April 12, 2026 | Second Sunday of Easter
Call to Worship
PRELUDE
RESPONSIVE PROCLAMATION From Rev 20 & Acts 4
Pastor: Blessed and holy is the
one who shares in
the first resurrection!
People: Over such, the second
death has no power!
Pastor: But they will be priests of
God and of Christ, and
they will reign with him
for a thousand years.
People: All praise and glory to
Him!
Pastor: For with great power the
apostles were giving their
testimony to the resur-
rection of the Lord Jesus
Christ,
All: And great grace was upon
them all!
PRAYER of INVOCATION from Acts 4:12
SONG of ADORATION “O Father, You Are Sovereign” #92
Confession and Assurance
READING of GOD’S LAW
Hear God’s Law, His Will for Your Life, from Exodus 20:1–17
And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
You shall not murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.”
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
PRAYER of CONFESSION M. Luther
Pastor: O Lord, we do not deserve a
glimpse of heaven, and we
are unable with our works to
redeem ourselves from sin,
death, the devil, and hell.
People: Nevertheless, You have given
us your Son Jesus Christ,
who is far more precious and
dear than heaven, and much
stronger than sin, death, the
devil, and hell.
Pastor: For this we rejoice, praise, and
thank you, O God.
People: Without cost and out of pure
grace you have given us this
boundless blessing in your
dear Son.
All: Through him you take sin,
death, and hell from us, and
do grant us all that belongs to
Him. Amen. ◆
ASSURANCE of PARDON
Psalm 145:8-9, Isaiah 53:4–6
Receive these words of comfort from God:
The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
The Lord is good to all; His mercy is over all that he has made.
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
If the Son has set you free, then you are free indeed. If he has paid for your sins on his cross, then be assured that all of your sins are forgiven, and you stand before our holy God clothed in the righteousness of Christ. Amen. ◆
SONG of RESPONSE “Run and Run“ #234
Life of Worship
PROFESSION of FAITH 2nd London Baptist Confession
Leader: Brothers and sisters, what do we
believe concerning the
resurrection of the dead?
People: We believe that the bodies of men,
after death, return to dust and see
corruption, but their souls
neither die nor sleep, having an
immortal subsistence.
Leader: Where do the souls of the righteous
go?
People: Their souls are made perfect in
holiness and are received into
paradise, where they behold the
face of God in light and glory,
waiting for the full
redemption of their bodies.
Leader: And what hope do we have
because Christ is risen?
People: As Christ rose from the dead with
the same body in which He
suffered, so we believe that the
dead shall be raised up at the last
day.
Leader: Will we be raised in the same way?
People: Yes—our very same bodies shall
be raised, though with different
qualities, and shall be united
again to our spirits forever.
Leader: What will the resurrection mean for
the righteous?
People: The righteous shall be raised in
honor and made like unto Christ’s
own glorious body.
Leader: And what shall we say then, in this
Easter season?
People: Christ is risen!
Leader: He is risen indeed!
All: Hallelujah! Come, Lord Jesus!
OFFERING
DOXOLOGY CH#815
PRAYER of DEDICATION
CHILDREN’S CATECHISM
Q10. How many persons are there in
the Godhead?
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There are three persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one God, the same in essence, equal in power and glory.
(1 Cor. 8:6; John 10:30; John 14:9; Acts 5:3,4; Matt. 28:19)
PASSING of the PEACE
(Children age 3 through grade 5 may go to Judson Kids.)
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, forever.
Amen. ◆
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