Opening Prayer Living Savior, reveal Yourself to our hearts. Amen. Text: John 20:11–18 But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of…

Opening Prayer O God, confirm our hope of resurrection in Christ’s resurrection. Amen. Text: John 20:1–10 On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter,…

Opening Prayer Lord, increase our faith. (Luk 17:5) Amen. Text: Luke 24:36–48 Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. And He said to them, “Why are you troubled?…

Opening Prayer O God, let us be found among the upright. Amen. Text: Acts 10:34–41 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. The word which God sent to the children of Israel,…

Opening Prayer Come, Lord Jesus, and speak to our hearts. Amen. Text: Luke 24:13–35 Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. So it was, while they conversed and reasoned,…

Opening Prayer Living Lord Jesus, make us alive and holy with You. Amen. Text: 1 Corinthians 5:7–8 Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor…

Opening Thought The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous (Psa 118:15). Text: Mark 16:1–7 Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. Very early in the morning, on the first day of the…

Opening Prayer Lord Jesus, let it become clear to our faith that You have made the grave a peaceful resting place. Amen. Text: Matthew 27:57–66 Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. This man went to Pilate and asked…

Opening Prayer Lord Jesus, let our faith in Your blood be firmly grounded in the truth of Scripture. Amen. Text: John 19:31–37 Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs…

Opening Prayer O Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy upon us. Texts: John 19:30, Luke 23:46 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. … And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice,…