April 5, 2026
Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church
1970 Edmonson Ave NE – Buffalo, MN
“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: That Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried and that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.”
1 Corinthians 15:3-4
The Festival of the
Resurrection of Our Lord
INVOCATION
M: In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
DEDICATION OF PASCHAL CANDLE
HYMN (#149) “Christ the Lord is Risen Today”
CALL TO WORSHIP
M: Dear people of God, I bring you good news: Christ is risen:
C: He is risen indeed!
M: Praise be to God the Father:
C: He gives us new life and a sure hope by raising Jesus from the
dead.
M: Praise be to God the Son:
C: He has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to
light.
M: Because Jesus lives:
C: We also shall live.
M: Praise be to God the Holy Spirit:
C: He works in our hearts and leads us to believe in Jesus as our
Savior and testifies that we are God’s children, heirs of eternal life.
M: Praise Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the one true God, the God of our salvation.
C: Praise be to our Triune God who loves us with an everlasting
love and gives us eternal life.
M: Let everything that has breath, praise the God of our salvation:
C: Praise him in his mighty heaven. Praise him for his surpassing
greatness.
M: Rejoice, people of God! Christ is risen!
C: He is risen indeed!
CHOIR “He Is Risen”
PRAYER OF THE DAY
M: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
M: Let us pray. Almighty God, by the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ you conquered death and opened the gate to eternal life. Grant that we, who have been raised with him through baptism, may walk in newness of life and ever rejoice in the hope of sharing his glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be dominion and praise now and forever.
C: Amen.
FIRST READING Jonah 2:2-9
2 He said the following: In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From the belly of the grave I cried out, and you heard my voice. 3 You threw me into the depths, into the heart of the seas. The currents swept around me. All your breakers and your waves swept over me. 4 I said, “I have been driven away from your sight. Nevertheless, I will once again look toward your holy temple.” 5 Waters engulfed me so that I was near death. The deep surrounded me. Seaweed was wrapped around my head. 6 To the roots of the mountains I sank down. The earth locked me behind its bars forever. But you brought my life up from the pit, O Lord, my God. 7 When my life was ebbing away, I remembered the Lord. My prayer came to you, to your holy temple. 8 Those who cling to worthless idols forsake the mercy that is theirs. 9 But I, with a shout of thanksgiving, will indeed sacrifice to you. What I have vowed, I will certainly pay in full. Salvation belongs to the Lord! (EHV)
M: The Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
PSALM OF THE DAY (Sung) Psalm 118 (page 108)
SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
15 Brothers, I am going to call your attention to the gospel that I preached to you. You received it, and you took your stand on it. 2 You are also being saved by that gospel that was expressed in the words I preached to you, if you keep your hold on it—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received:
that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve.
6 After that he appeared to over five hundred brothers at the same time, most of whom are still alive, but some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, and then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, he appeared also to me, the stillborn child, so to speak. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, and I am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted God’s church. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not ineffective. On the contrary, I worked more than all of them (and yet it wasn’t my doing, but it was the grace of God, which was with me, that did it). 11 So whether it is I or they, that is what we preach, and that is what you believed. (EHV)
M: The Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
VERSE OF THE DAY
M: Alleluia. Alleluia. I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. Alleluia. (Revelation 1:18)
HYMN (#154) “Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks”
GOSPEL Matthew 28:1-10
28 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 Suddenly, there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, and going to the tomb, he rolled away the stone and was sitting on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. 4 The guards were so terrified of him that they shook and became like dead men. 5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here. He has risen, just as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7 Go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead! And look, he is going ahead of you to Galilee. There you will see him.’ See, I have told you!” 8 They hurried away from the tomb, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They approached, took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go, tell my brothers that they should go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
(EHV)
M: The Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise be to you, O Christ.
HYMN OF THE DAY (#143), “He’s Risen, He’s Risen”
EASTER MESSAGE
APOSTLES’ CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
HYMN (#166) “The Day of Resurrection”
OFFERING – Please leave offering in the plate as you depart.
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
M: O Lord God, our strength, our song, and our salvation, you fulfilled your promises by the resurrection of your Son, Jesus Christ, from the dead.
C: Thanks be to God! You give us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
M: In your compassion you sent Christ, the Good Shepherd, who laid down his life to rescue the lost.
C: Drive out all doubt and gloom that we may delight in your glorious triumph.
M: Lift our eyes heavenward to see him who lives to make intercession for the saints, and grant us confidence in the greatness of his power. Keep before us the vision of your redeemed people standing before your throne and singing the song of victory:
C: Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive wisdom and power and honor and glory and praise.
M: Make us instruments of your peace as we bring the good news of hope and new life to those around us. Guide us in the use of all that you have entrusted to us: our time, our talents, and our treasures.
C: Risen Lord, live in us that we may live for you.
M: Merciful Lord Jesus, grant healing to the sick, and strengthen the faith of the suffering and the dying. Assure them of your abiding presence, and comfort them with the hope of eternal life.
Special prayers and intercessions may follow.
M: Hear us, Lord, as we bring you our private petitions.
Silent prayer.
M: Gracious Father, you have restored to us the joy of your salvation. With happy hearts, we come before you and say:
C: Alleluia! Thanks be to God! Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER
C: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
M: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night he was betrayed, took bread; and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his
disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
Then he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
M: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C: Amen
Distribution
DISTRIBUTION
DISTRIBUTION HYMNS (#161) “Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands” (#147) “Like the Golden Sun Ascending”
PRAYER
M: Almighty God, you give us the joy of celebrating our Lord’s resurrection. Give us also the joys of life in your service, and bring us at last to the full joy of life eternal, through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.
BLESSING
M: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look on you with favor and ✠ give you peace.
C: Amen.
HYMN (#152) “I Know that My Redeemer Lives” –Please Rise for Final Two Verses (vs. 7-8)–
