Westminster Presbyterian is Located in Uptown Phoenix, Just Minutes From Downtown.
4735 N. 19th Ave. Phoenix, AZ, 602-274-2122
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\Order of Service for Sunday, April 12, 2026, 10:30 AM
Prelude (Kathleen Jones)
Call to Worship
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Blessed are those who have not seen
and yet have come to believe.
O give thanks to the Lord,
for the Lord is good;
God’s steadfast love endures forever.
By God’s great mercy
we have been born anew to a living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Hymn: “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today!” (Presbyterian Hymnal #113)
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Assurance of Pardon
Song of Praise
Alleluia, alleluia! Give thanks to the risen Lord.
Alleluia, alleluia! Give praise to his name.
Alleluia, alleluia! Give thanks to the risen Lord.
Alleluia, alleluia! Give praise to his name.
We Greet One Another
Choir Anthem: “Sing for Joy” from Handel’s “Judas Maccabaeus” (directed by Carol Fassbender)
Scripture Reading
1 Peter 1:3-9 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, 7 so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Although you have not seen him, you love him, and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Sermon (Gale Watkins, Pastor)
Affirmation of Faith (Presbyterian Church Study Catechism, question 84)
What do you mean when you speak of “the resurrection of the body”?
Because Christ lives, we will live also.
The resurrection of the body celebrates our eternal value to God as living persons,
each one with a unique and distinctive identity.
Indeed, the living Savior who goes before us was once heard, seen and touched in person, after the discovery of his empty tomb.
The resurrection of the body means hope for the whole person,
because it is in the unity of body and soul, not in soul alone,
that I belong in life and in death to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.
Hymn: “Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna!” (Presbyterian Hymnal #104)
A Time of Prayer
Answers to Prayer and Prayer Requests
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
The Lord’s Prayer
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 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.
Offertory
Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Prayer
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
We give you thanks, great God,
for the hope we have in Jesus,
who died but is risen and rules over all.
We praise you for his presence with us.
Because he lives, we look for eternal life,
knowing that nothing past, present, or yet to come
can separate us from your great love
made known in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hymn: “Thine Is the Glory” (Presbyterian Hymnal #122)
Benediction
Postlude (Kathleen Jones)
Today: Coffee hour in Fellowship Hall after worship
This week:
Monday, April 13 Prayer in the Lounge at 3:00 PM
Thursday, April 16 Choir practice in the Choir Room at 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 19 Class in the Lounge at 9:15 AM
Worship in the Sanctuary at 10:30 AM, followed by coffee hour in Fellowship Hall
Prayer Requests
Do you have a prayer request?
If you have a prayer request, please fill out the prayer request form below or halfway down the Contact page.
We will forward prayer requests to our prayer chain when we receive them from the church answering machine, from one of our deacons, from email, or from the Contact page form.