Gathering Music

Choir

Opening Remarks

Daniel Faniyan (AfriSCad President)

Call to Worship

Dobyo Amos

L:We gather as people who have been found by grace.
P:We gather as people who have been told the good news.
L:Someone crossed the gap to bring the resurrection to us.
P:Someone had the courage to say I have seen the Lord.
L:Now the blessing is in our hands and it must travel.
P:The risen Christ is looking past us at those not yet in the room.
L:We worship today not only as receivers but as carriers.
ALL: Go and tell this is why we are here.

Opening Song

Afriscad Choir

Opening Prayer

Priscille Hassa Malandji

God of the empty tomb and the locked room, we worship you. You are the God who comes back for the one who doubts. You are the God who commissions the ones who have failed. You are the God whose blessing never stops in one place. Today we ask for ears to hear your words with fresh conviction. Today we ask for mouths willing to say what we have seen. Today we ask for feet ready to go where you are sending us. Send us out from this place as witnesses. In Jesus name. Amen.

Scripture Reading – John 20:19-29 (NRSVUE)

Paul Lumbala

When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors were locked where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.”
A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it on my side. Do not doubt but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”

Leader: The Word of God for the people of God.
All: Thanks be to God.

A dialogue between Thomas and the Voice of God, structured on the Lord’s Prayer

Albarka Wakili and Mitchell Vamba

Sermon

“Go and Tell”

Esther Somp

Musical Response

Create in me a clean heart, oh God
And renew a right spirit within me
Create in me a clean heart, oh God
And renew a right spirit within me

Cast me not away from Thy presence, oh Lord
And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation
And renew a right spirit within me

Sacrament of Holy Communion

Celebrant: Lerato Pitso, Servers: Asa Agooti & Nyasha Jeche

God be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to God.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.

It is right, and a good and joyful thing,
always and everywhere to give thanks to you,
Almighty God, creator of heaven and earth.
You formed us in your image
and breathed into us the breath of life.
When we turned away, and our love failed, your love remained steadfast.
You spoke to us through your prophets, who looked for that day
when justice shall roll down like waters
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream,
when nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore.

And so,
with your people on earth
and all the company of heaven
we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

(Singing)
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest.

Holy are you, and blessed is your child, Jesus Christ.
On the night in which Jesus gave himself up for us,
he took bread, gave thanks to you, broke the bread,
gave it to his disciples, and said:
“Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me.”

When the supper was over, Jesus took the cup,
gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples, and said:
“Drink from this, all of you;
this is my cup of the new covenant,
poured out for you and for many
for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this, as often as you drink it,
in remembrance of me.”

And so,
in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ,
we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving
as a holy and living sacrifice,
in union with Christ’s offering for us,
as we proclaim the mystery of faith.

(Singing)
Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest.

Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here,
and on these gifts of bread and wine.
Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ,
that we may be for the world the body of Christ,
redeemed by his love.

By your Spirit make us one with Christ,
one with each other,
and one in ministry to all the world.

(Singing)
Amen, Amen, Amen.
Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest.

Blessing

Dr. Althea Spencer-Miller

Sending Song

(Chorus)
I’m the salt of the earth
I’m the salt of the earth
I carry the flavour of God
I season the earth
I’m the salt of the earth
I’m the salt of the earth
I carry the flavour of God
I season the earth in

(Pre Chorus)
I’m the city, city, I’m the city, city
I’m the city built on the high hill
Like yeast I influence the world
I am rich, I am prosperous, I am blessed

(Chorus)
I’m a light of the world
I’m a light of the world
I’m a light of the world
I shine the light of God upon the earth
I’m a the light of the world
I’m a the light of the world
I shine the light of God upon the earth

(Closing)
Yeeh I’m highly favoured
I’m highly favoured
I’m highly favoured
I’m highly favoured
In Jesus name

Iyo hlonolofatsa (Iyo Bless)
Iyo hlonolofatsa (Iyo Bless)
Iyo ka lebtso la Ntate (Bless in the name of the father)
(Iyoyoyo hlonolofatsa) (Iyoyoyo Bless