THE PERFECT EASTER SET LIST
March 22, 2024
Easter is here…and by now you’re probably deep into the details of making this big weekend happen - which is why I wanted to write and encourage us to knock it out of the park with the BEST EASTER SETS EVER!
Here are my very quick thoughts for a perfect set:
Open with a song that everyone knows - and by everyone…I mean as many people as possible. The room will be filled with your regular folks, but it will also include people who haven’t been to church in a while…and, hopefully, some who have never been to church. Make that first song all about a sense of hospitality - to God and to our guests.
Include a song that tells the gospel story in some way. Easter is one of those mornings where our pastors are going to be laying out the Good News, so it would be good to mirror that in the words that we sing.
Center Jesus in the songs. Again, Easter is all about a Savior who takes our sin and conquers death - let’s sing His name!
Play something old - not just a classic, modern worship song - but a hymn. It helps center our worship in the historic Church. Our faith is not something that we get to “make up”; instead, it’s something we receive…our worship can also reflect this heart posture.
Introduce something brand new. Sometimes, nothing packs a punch like a brand-new song. And even if the song is not new to the world…it could be something new to your church. If it’s situated well, people will already be singing, so they will grab right on. Plus, it hints at the fact that our faith isn’t simply something that happened “back then”; instead, it’s alive and continues to shape and give us life right up to today.
Of course, the perfect Easter worship set is highly contextual, so I’m including sets from a couple of friends that you can use as inspiration. Feel free to rip one of these sets completely or make it your own.
Adam
Joshua Miller’s Perfect Easter Set List
“I think a perfect set is for the churched and the unchurched who would find themselves in church maybe because of family obligation or their own desire of the church check in for the year. I like the idea of beginning with praise and adoration of God’s goodness, some story telling of the gospel and timeline of the story and ending with more vertical declaration of who God is. So, my set goes like this…”
PRAISE - “I Gotta Song” (James Wilson)
STORY - “This is the Gospel” (Elevation Rhythm)
STORY TIMELINE - “King of Heaven” (Vineyard Worship)
STORY/ DECLARATION - “All Hail King Jesus” (Bethel)
DECLARATION - “How Great thou Art” - chorus only (Hymn)
DECLARATION – “King of Kings” - chorus only (Hillsong)
Anabeth Morgan’s Perfect Easter Set List
“All Things Rise”
“Clean”
“My Great Redeemer”
“In Christ Alone”
“Jesus Paid It All”
Do you know about our Easter & Lent Playlists?
A Spotify playlist of songs for reflection during the season of Lent and Easter from us to you.
Una lista de reproducción de canciones para la reflexión durante la temporada de Cuaresma y Pascua de nuestra parte para ti.
Adam Russell is a husband and father of four. In addition to his role as the Director of Vineyard Worship, Adam is Lead Pastor of the Vineyard Church in Campbellsville, KY and also serves on the Vineyard USA Executive Team.