Easter Sunday Service

April 12, 2020May 2, 2020 / Joe Dennis

Oconee Street UMC Online Service
Easter Sunday • April 12, 2020

Welcome

Pastor Elaine Puckett

Call to Worship

Air by Georg Philipp Telemann
David Stanley, trumpet

Greeting

Joshua King & Laurie Norris

Opening Hymn

Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia! Earth and heaven in chorus say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia!

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Sermon: Hail Thee, Festival Day

April 21, 2019April 21, 2019 / Joe Dennis / 1 Comment

When the resurrected Jesus meets the Marys after they found the tomb empty, he tells us them to “rejoice.” It isn’t just a command. It’s a type of greeting — a cheerful, “Hello!”

The King James Bible has a unique interpretation of Matthew 28:9, in which Jesus says, “All hail” to the Marys. The word “hail” has a unique meaning … Read the rest

Choir Anthems: Easter Sunday

April 21, 2019April 21, 2019 / Joe Dennis / 1 Comment

Performances by the Oconee Street UMC Chancel Choir on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019.

Call to Worship: “Resurrection Alleluias” by Tom Fettke
Directed by Amanda Martin
Maxine Easom, piano • Ben Otieno & Elizabeth Scott, trumpets

Choral Worship: “It is Finished” by Ken Dosso
Directed by Amanda Martin
Maxine Easom, piano

Choral Worship: “By Our

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Sermon: Jesus is risen! But do we know him?

April 16, 2017April 23, 2017 / Joe Dennis

He is risen!

But what does Jesus’ resurrection truly mean to us? Are we really ready to accept the risen Jesus? Or are we too comfortable with our earthly life that we prefer to live our lives as if Jesus is dead?

If we are truly ready to accept the risen Jesus, and the eternal life offered to us, that … Read the rest