9:00 & 10:45 services + April 1, st Sunday of Easter

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1 9:00 & 10:45 services + April 1, st Sunday Easter

2 The Season Easter Today 1st Sunday Easter season, and colors at front church have changed from purple to white. These colors mark seasons church year, which are designed to help us remember and live story Jesus life. Havg traveled through Advent, Chrtmas, Epiphany, and Lent, we come to next chapter story climax story season called Easter. Today, on Easter Sunday, we oyfully retell true story that Jesus was not defeated by death but rose aga from grave on third day. Th htorical event has immeasurable and conpnug importance for us. It a firm bas for belief life aser death. Indeed, it first stallment new creapon. All who trust Jesus can have a sure hope that y will be raed from dead to live eternally immortal bodies and that whole creapon itself will also be renewed. aven and earth will be brought toger, and whole cosmos will come perfectly under good reign God to flourh forever (RevelaPon 2122). Order Worship Liturgt Rev. Dr. Mike Farley Themes and keywords: resurrection, life, light Introit Now Is Hour Darkness Past Music: Daniel Pkham 1973 Chancel Choir Text: Isaac Watts 18th cen. Alleluia! Now hour darkness past; Chrt has assumed h reigng pow r. Behold great accuser cast down from skies to re no more. Alleluia! Twas by thy blood, immortal Lamb, the armies trod tempter down. Twas by thy word and pow rful name y gaed ba_le and renown. Alleluia! Reoice, ye heav ns! Let every star she with new glories round sky! Sats, while ye sg heav nly war, rae your Redeemer s name on high. Alleluia! page 1

3 STANDING (IF ABLE) God calls us to worship Liturgt: Liturgt: Choir: Our help name Lord, who resurrec/on and firstborn from dead. Halleluah! Chrt r ren, deed! Halleluah! Chrt has conquered, Chrt, our Sovereign; Chrt reigns forevermore! Liturgt: Chrt our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed for us. Therefore, let us celebrate feast! 1 Corthians 5:78 Liturgt: Halleluah! Chrt r ren, deed! Halleluah! Choir: Chrt has conquered, Chrt, our Sovereign; Chrt reigns forevermore! Liturgt: Weep no more; behold, Lion tribe Judah, Root David, has conquered. Halleluah! For Lord our God Almighty reigns. RevelaPon 5:5; 19:6 Liturgt: Halleluah! Chrt r ren, deed! Halleluah! Choir: Liturgt: We prae God Chrt has conquered, Chrt, our Sovereign; Chrt reigns forevermore! Let us worship God through Jesus Chrt ren Kg! Am Chrt Lord Is Ren Today Text: Charles Wesley 1739 Hymnal #217 Tune: Lyra Davidica 1708 We pray for God to help us worship Pastor: We greet one anor with peace Chrt SEATED God calls us to confess our ss from John 11:25; James 4:8, 10 Liturgt: Chrt r ren deed! died for us that we might live for him. Jesus resurrecpon and life. Whoever believes him, though he die, yet shall he live. Therefore, draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Humble yourselves before Lord, and he will exalt you. page 2 Songs worship are used with permsion. CCLI #100150

4 We confess our ss Liturgt: Liturgt: Eternal Far, you have raed Jesus from dead and crowned him Lord life. But we confess that we oden live as if Jesus were dead. We grasp for light and life weak thgs that pass away. We seek our purpose and hope work, status, and wealth. We bury our fears and shame endless entertament, daily dtrac/on, and addic/ons that enslave. And we forget that you have made us for so much more, for eternal glory with you a world made new by Jesus resurrec/on life and healg power. Lord, have mercy on us. (silent prayers confession) Livg Lord, please forgive our sad and sful forgeng, and forgive our fear and despair born unbelief. Open our eyes to light your life and truth. Open our hearts to trust your conquerg love. Fix our eyes and our hope firmly on Jesus, who has swallowed up death s spng, and lives that death may die. STANDING (IF ABLE) God declares our forgiveness from Ephesians 2:47 Liturgt: But God, beg rich mercy, because great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead our trespasses, made us alive toger with Chrt by grace you have been saved and raed us up with him and seated us with him heavenly places Chrt Jesus, so that comg ages he might show immeasurable riches h grace kdness toward us Chrt Jesus. For all who have turned from s sorrow and look to God for mercy, th God s gis. In Jesus Chrt, God loves you, God forgives you, God accepts you, and God reoices over you as beloved daughters and sons. Halleluah, Am page 3

5 We prae God 3 & # # 2 & # # & # # & # # 1. O trum pet, sound a 2. who was sla on 3. Prae him who rules e 4. O! Let na ons all! wrath, ty! sla! forth tree, throne, day glo w r r r r vict' our ter sg pro claim g our rose and from glor i tomb fy when all those raed ry be ni Re h r r r r call! half, ty! fame And suff' Prae tongues rg Chrt O! O Now deem er's worth. vic name Chrt to a will ry! lone! say pro be Let who prae we claim neath car Lamb a was a thou hung Lamb wait good h nate who sand up up news for Fa r's de once i was U w hymns on on com w w Is Ren Text: Eric Schumacher 2004, 2001 ReformedPrae.org Tune: Auserlesen Catholche Getliche Kirchengesange 1623 break g Give him glo ry! Give him w w ry! r r Al le lu ia! God structs us scripture readg Luke 24:112 (pew Bible p ) SEATED Alleluia Music: Randall Thompson 1940 Chancel Choir Alleluia, Am God structs us scripture readg 1 Corthians 15:36, 2026 (pew Bible p. 961) God structs us preachg Glow Dark Sats Rev. Dr. Clay Smith page 4

6 We fer ourselves gifts and song STANDING (IF ABLE) We pray for church and world Liturgt: Prior to sgg, we will take a moment silence to reflect and pray. Worship Chrt Ren Kg Text: Jack Hayford 1986 Hymnal # Maranatha! Music Tune: nry Smart 1866 (prayers for church and world) Our Far, who art heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kgdom come, thy will be done on earth as it heaven. Give us th day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not to tempta/on, but deliver us from evil. For the kgdom and power and glory forever. Amen. SEATED God feeds us at h table Central Presbyterian welcomes all ChrPans who acpvely trust Jesus Chrt for salvapon, who are willg to forsake ir s, and who are members congregapons that proclaim gospel to receive Holy Communion with us. If you are not ready to receive communion, you may simply pass elements by. We also urge you to meditate on one prayers below. Bread The communion bread glutenfree. Ea(ng and drkg: Please eat and drk as you receive bread and cup when you are ready. We will not hold elements and wait to eat unpl all have been served. Prayer for those searchg Lord Jesus, you claim to be way, truth, and life. lp me to be undaunted by cost followg you as I consider reasons for dog so. If what you claim true, please guide me, teach me, and open me to reality who you are. Give me an understandg you that coherent and convcg and that leads to life you prome. Amen. Prayer new belief Lord Jesus, I admit that I am weaker and more sful than I ever dared believe, but through you I am more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope. I thank you for payg debt on cross, takg what I deserved order to fer me complete forgiveness. Knowg that you have been raed from dead, I turn from ss and receive you as Savior and Lord. Amen. Music for Communion: In Chrt Alone (page 6) page 5

7 & # # # # 4 3 & # # # #. 1.+ In 2.+ In 3.+ There 4.+ No Chrt Chrt guilt Th Th Then From cor D ner D gig burstdg life's first & # # # # & # # # # What 'Til And No heights on as pow'r My for For 'Til that ComDfor D ev D ery I am re D a D a D. stone, love forth cry. ter, s H turns. lone lone, ground life,. love, cross stands hell, who H no th and to hope took on bod D y fear found, flesh, lay, death, full D light th sol D id ground, firm rightdeous D ness scorned glor D ious day, up fi D nal breath, Je D J what as no depths Je D vic D scheme on and or all Him calls was me sus tor STANDING (IF ABLE) We prae God Halleluah Chorus Text: Revelation 19:6; 11:15 Hymnal #37 Music: G. F. Handel 1741 ness. peace, died, D y, man, when s's can through by from sus fears wrath curse ev all, laid, me, home God blesses us and sends us out Pastor: In Chrt Alone Text and tune: Keith Getty and Stuart Townend Kgsway Thankyou Music And all God s people said... Halleluah! Amen. here here bought here with light, God world pow'r. by fierc D ones grave comdmands D are has er. sklled, God lost pluck love death pre D pow'r strength, help D dark D Chrt. est drought came rose des less ness and to a D D Kn D J when was its me. cious stri D vgs sat grip from D on H D Chrt Chrt blood Chrt I I I. song. babe. sla. me.. storm. save. ga. y.. cease. fied, me. hand.. Πstand. live. Chrt. stand. Postlude Toccata from Symphony No. 5 C. M. Widor page 6

8 Central Presbyterian Church Pastoral Staff Clay Smith Senior Pastor Mike Farley Associate Pastor, Spiritual FormaPon Randy Mayfield Pastor, Msions and Outreach Eric SPller Associate Pastor, Church Planter Central West End Ben Tzeng Asstant Pastor, Evangelm and Community Mtry and Admtrative Directors Eric Schmidt CongregaPonal Care Ma_hew Mazzoni Director, Music Mtry Jamie Afshari Director, Women s Mtry Karen Brown Director, Family Mtry Andrew Dickson Director, Student Mtry Cole Lescher Coordator, College Mtry Tim Page ExecuPve Admtrator Jeff Brown Director, CommunicaPons and Technology Julie Kraus Director, Hospitality Elders Deacons Norman Barter Steve Hurst John Shiffle_ Bob Church Marc Braun Doug Kennedy Brad Smith Michael Dorsey Nathan Burgess Larry Kdbom Gary Smith John Hamer Sam Chimento David Klotz Sco_ Smout Mike ntrich Dave Dunlap Carl Lothman Tyler Stephens Lawson Primm Joe Egertson Bob Mark John Tackes Andy Roth Peter Gez Brian Middendorf Mark Talbo_ Ron Spielman John Holmes Neal Nielsen Sco_ Wait Don Stream Jeffrey Holtz Eric Schmidt Jeff Waller Steve Subracko Special thanks to: Central Brass Choir and Nancy Mayo, organt and piant The flowers chancel are given by Mary Elizabeth Freskos lovg memory and graptude her far, Dr. Zellner Carroll Young. Central Presbyterian Church 7700 Dav Drive, Clayton, Msouri page 7