WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Resurrection Sunday Morning Worship
April 5, 2026
10:45 AM
CHRIST IS RISEN
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Prelude Because He Lives (arr. Parks
Greeting
Announcements
Preparation for Worship (Silent Prayer)
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Call to Worship
Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.
This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous shall enter through it.
I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
This is the Lord's doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118-19-24 (responsive)
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Prayer of Adoration and Invocation - Lord’s Prayer
*Gloria Patri (No. 734)
*Hymn No. 286 Worship Christ, the Risen King!
Call to Confession: Romans 3:23
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Let us confess our sins
Prayer of Confession (unison)
Most merciful Father, who of Thy great compassion toward us sinners didst give Thine only-begotten Son to be an offering for our sins: Grant us grace, we humbly beseech Thee, that being united unto Him by Thy Spirit, and made partakers of His sufferings and death, we may die daily unto the world and lead holy and unblameable lives. Cleaving unto His cross in all the temptations of life, may we hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering, and finally attain unto the resurrection of the just; through the merits of the same once crucified but now risen and exalted Savior.
Private Confession
Assurance of Forgiveness:
Minister: Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died — more than that, who was raised to life — is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
People: Thanks be to God—Through Jesus Christ our Lord!
Minister: Now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. Christ Himself is our peace. He is risen! People: He is risen indeed!
*Hymn No. 276 Up from the Grave He Arose
*The Doxology (No. 731) and Prayer of Thanksgiving
Prayer of Supplication and Intercession
Scripture Matthew 28
Message Rev. McIntyre
*Hymn No. 277 (Vv. 1-3) Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
*Standing
*Affirmation of Faith
The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord;
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell;
the third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of
God the Father Almighty;
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic◦ church;
The communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins;
The resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen
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The Communion Service
Institution 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Examination 1 Corinthians 11:27-29
Invitation
All who trust in Jesus Christ for salvation, are baptized members in good standing of congregations that proclaim the gospel, are repentant of their sin and are at peace with their brothers and sisters in Christ are invited to partake of the Lord’s Supper, feeding on the grace of God by faith. If you have not put your trust in Christ, please allow the elements to pass you by and take this opportunity to meditate on the meaning of the Gospel.
It is our belief that Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper using the elements of unleavened bread and wine. Therefore, following his example, the bread offered is unleavened and wine is offered in the outer ring of the tray. If, however, for reasons of conscience, you are not able to participate using wine, grape juice is provided in the center of the tray.
(A Word to Parents: Baptized children are invited to the table after they have made a profession of faith and have been received as communing members by the church to which their parents belong.)
Prayer
Communion
*Hymn No. 273 (vv.4-5) Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
*Benediction
*Response: Threefold Amen
Postlude Christ the Lord Is Risen Today (arr. Wessel)
*Standing
Welcome visitors!! Please complete the yellow visitor’s card found on the back of the pew and place in collection plate.
A CRY ROOM IS AVAILABLE JUST OFF THE VESTIBULE
A NURSERY FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IS PROVIDED IN GRACE HALL