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Exhortation

Doxology

Call to Worship

Morning Hymn

Prayer of Resurrection

Pastoral Moment

Offering

Scripture Reading

Sermonic Selection

Sermon

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Benediction

Pastor William H. Lamar IV

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Amen.

Rev. A. Kazimir Brown

One: Ever felt abandoned to the grave? Left to languish in places and situations that did not speak life?


Many: It was impossible for death to hold Jesus;


One: In the face of poverty and lack, in the face of unjust governmental systems and religious institutions that don’t respond:


Many: It was impossible for death to hold Jesus; it’s impossible for death to hold us


One: In the face of sadness as disease, death and hopelessness threaten our very existence


Many: It was impossible for death to hold Jesus; it’s impossible for death to hold us


One: Where is the voice of the prophet? Where is the call to hope?


Many: This is our prophetic hope: It was impossible for death to hold Jesus; it’s impossible for death to hold us.

Crown Him with Many Crowns

African Methodist Episcopal Church #174

Crown Him with many crowns,
The Lamb upon His throne;
Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns
All music but its own.
Awake, my soul and sing
Of Him who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless King
Through all eternity.

Crown Him the Lord of life,
Who triumphed o'er the grave,
And rose victorious in the strife
For those He came to save;
His glories now we sing
Who died, and rose on high,
Who died, eternal life to bring,
And lives, that death may die.

Crown Him the Lord of peace,
Whose power a scepter sways
From pole to pole, that wars may cease,
And all be prayer and praise;
His reign shall know no end,
And round His pierced feet
Fair flowers of Paradise extend
Their fragrance ever sweet.

Crown Him the Lord of love;
Behold His hands and side,
Those wounds, yet visible above,
In beauty glorified.
All hail, Redeemer, hail!
For Thou hast died for me;
Thy praise and glory shall not fail
Throughout eternity.

Amen.

Rev. Nichele Carter-Peterson

Pastor William H. Lamar IV

There are several ways to give, you can find all of them on our website: https://www.metropolitaname.org/give.

 

You can give: 
via check mailed to Metropolitan AME Church, 
via credit card on the website using Realm
via text -  To text to give, text “metro1518” to 73256; and
via Cash App. our Cash App handle is $MetropolitanAME

Rev. A. Kazimir Brown

Mark 16:1-8 NRSVue

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. They had been saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him.  But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.” So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

Because He Lives 

African American Heritage Hymnal #281

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Rev. Geoffrey S. Tate, Sr.

Rev. Geoffrey S. Tate, Sr.

Pastor William H. Lamar IV

Opening Selection

Exhortation

Doxology

Call to Worship

Morning Hymn

Prayers of the People

Prayer Response

Pastoral Moment

Welcome to Metropolitan

Worship Through Giving

Scripture Reading

Sermonic Selection

Sermon

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Benediction

Let It Rise

By William Murphy

Mighty Men's Choir

Let the glory of the Lord rise among us

Let the glory of the Lord rise among us

Let the praises of our King rise among us

Oh, let it rise

 

Let the songs of the Lord rise among us

Let the songs of the Lord rise among us

Let the joy of our King rise among us

Oh, let it rise

 

Let your glory

Let it rise

Rev. Cozette Thomas

Mighty Men's Choir

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Amen.

Rev. Ryane B. Nickens

Leader: In the spirit of the women who survived the middle passage, withstood and overcame the oppression of enslavement

People: We go forth, heading North.

Leader: In the spirit of women who dared obstacles and challenged unjust barriers and forged new peoples in new lands,

People: We go forth, heading South.

Leader: In the spirit of women who refused to be browbeaten and held back and opened new paths for others to follow,
People: We go forth, heading East.

Leader: In the spirit of women who refused to be shut out and who demolished boundaries to open new spaces for sisters unborn,

People: We go forth, heading West.

Leader: We go forth, moving in all directions, moving at the directive of the Holy One, moving boldly and courageously in the assurance of divine guidance, anointing presence, and enabling power; in the Spirit not only of our ancestors in the sisterhood, but at the direction of Sistah Wisdom, Sofia, who calls each and all to encourage her for the sake of God’s glory.

All: We go forth! We go forth! Thanks be to God!

Oh God Our Help In Ages Past

African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #61

Mighty Men's Choir

O God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home!

Under the shadow of Thy throne
Still may we dwell secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defense is sure.

Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.

A thousand ages, in Thy sight,
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night,
Before the rising sun.

Time, like an ever rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.

O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;
Be thou our guard while life shall last,
And our eternal home!

Amen.

Sis. Erika Jackson-Stokes

You’ve Been So Faithful

Mighty Men's Choir

As I look back over my life

I can see how Your love has guided me

Even though I've done wrong

You never left me alone

But You forgave me, and You kept on blessing

This I recall to my mind therefore I have hope

It's because of Your mercy that we are not consumed

Because thy compassions fail not

They are new every morning

Great is Thy faithfulness, Great is Thy faithfulness

 

You've been, Lord You've been so faithful

Even though sometimes I didn't do what You wanted me to do

You've been, Lord You've been so faithful

Even though sometimes I didn't say what You wanted me to say

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I can never repay You Lord for what You done for me

How You loosed my shackles and you set me free

How You made a way out of no way

Turned my darkness into day

You've been my joy in the time of sorrow

Hope for my tomorrow

Peace in the time of storm

Strength when I'm weak and worn

Rev. Cozette Thomas

Welcome to Metropolitan

Mighty Men's Choir

In this house, you'll find love 

In this house, you'll find peace, 

In this house, you'll find overwhelming joy, 

A strong foundation, an historic legacy, 

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Welcome to Metropolitan 

Welcome to Metropolitan 

Welcome to Metropolitan AME 

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Love, Peace, Joy, God's got it here for you 

Love, Peace, Joy, God's got it here for you 

Love, Peace, Joy, God's got it here for you 

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Welcome 

Welcome 

Welcome 

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Welcome to Metropolitan 

Welcome to Metropolitan 

Welcome to Metropolitan 

Welcome to Metropolitan AME 

There are several ways to give, you can find all of them on our website: https://www.metropolitaname.org/give.

 

You can give: 
via check mailed to Metropolitan AME Church, 
via credit card on the website using Realm
via text -  To text to give, text “metro1518” to 73256.

Sis. Taylor Conley 

Luke 15:1-3,11-20  NRSVue

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Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

So he told them this parable:

Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the wealth that will belong to me.’ So he divided his assets between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant region, and there he squandered his wealth in dissolute living.  When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that region, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that region, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. He would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, and no one gave him anything. But when he came to his senses he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger!  I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.” ’  So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.

Walk Around Heaven All Day

by Mighty Clouds of Joy

Mighty Men's Choir

One of these mornings won't be very long
You will look for me and i'll be gone
I'm going to a place where i'll have nothing, nothing to do
But just walk around, walk around heaven all day

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When i get to heaven i'm gonna sing and shout
Nobody will be able to put me out
My mother will be waiting
And my father, too
And we'll just walk around, walk around heaven all day

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Dear lord above don't you hear me praying
Walk right by my side
Hold my hand when my way gets a little cloudy
I need you, i need you to be my guide

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Every day will be sunday, my lord
Sabbath will have no end
And we'll do nothing but sing and praise him
Then he'll say well done
And my race, my race will be won
And i'll walk around, walk around heaven all day.

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Walk around heaven.

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I'll just walk around heaven all day

Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould

Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould

Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould

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