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Preparation for Worship As you enter Sanctuary, please prepare your heart for worship and silence your mobile devices. Welcome to our celebration our Lord s Resurrection! We are glad that you have joed us for worship. Easter Sunday means everythg to a follower Jesus sce bodily resurrection Jesus Christ from dead is crowng pro Christianity. f resurrection did not take place, n Christianity is a false religion. The Apostle Paul said himself, f Christ has not been raised, n our preachg is va and our faith is va ( Corthians 15:14). However, Good News we celebrate today and every Sunday is that Christ has been raised from dead! After Paul lists all early witnesses to Christ s resurrection, he n gives us reason for our celebration: For as by a man came death, by a man has come also resurrection dead. For as Adam all die, so also Christ shall all be made alive ( Corthians 15:2122). Friends, as those made alive Christ, let us worship Him toger One who swallowed up death and rose victory! The Joyful Praise a Risen Savior BRASS AND ORGAN PRELUDE: All Hail Power....arr. Tim Zimmerman Steve Hancock, director THE EASTER GREETNG.... Joshua D. Yates Let us call upon Lord Who is worthy to be praised. The Lord lives and blessed be our Rock, and exalted be God our Salvation, For Christ is risen! is risen, deed. Alleluia! WPROCESSONAL HYMN: No. 277 Christ Lord s Risen Today... EASTER HYMN WNVOCATON (please lift hands).... David A. Bowen WLTANY OF PRASE....T. Barton Kimbro based on Matw 28:6; John 1:5; Peter 2:10; Ephesians 2:14 This is good news grave is empty; Christ is risen. This is good news light shes darkness, and darkness can never put it out. This is good news once we were no people; now we are God s people. This is good news Christ is our peace, destructible peace, who has made us one himself. WDOXOLOGY.... LASST UNS ERFREUEN Praise God from Whom all blessgs flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below: Alleluia, alleluia! Praise Him above, ye heavenly host, Praise Far, Son, and Holy Ghost: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
The Dive Pardon a Risen Savior WAFFRMATON OF FATH: idelberg Catechism, Q. 45....Joshua L. Preston How does Christ s resurrection benefit us? First, by His resurrection has overcome death, so that could make us share righteousness which had obtaed for us by His death. Second, by His power we too are raised up to a new life. Third, Christ s resurrection is to us a sure pledge our glorious resurrection. CORPORATE PRAYER OF CONFESSON....D. Todd Erickson Almighty God, raisg Jesus from grave, You shattered power s and death. We confess that we rema captive to doubt and fear, bound by ways that lead to death. We forget Your love, wander from Your ways, waste Your gifts, overlook our neighbors, and are deaf to cries oppressed. When risks discipleship are high, we are nowhere to be found. Far, have mercy on us. Purge us from selfishness, pride, and fear man. lp us to trust Your power to transform us and make us new so that we may know joy abundant life given Jesus Christ, our risen Lord. NDVDUAL PRAYERS OF CONFESSON ASSURANCE OF DVNE PARDON.... Romans 4:25 was delivered over to death for our ss and was raised to life for our justification. WORSHP OF GOD WTH THE GFTS OF GOD.... Michael G. Stokke OFFERTORY ANTHEM: The ad That Once Was Crowned with Thorns....arr. John Ferguson The head that once was crowned with thorns is crowned with glory now; A royal diadem adorns mighty Victor s brow. The highest place that heav n affords belongs to Him by right; The Kg kgs, and Lord lords, and heav n s eternal light. The joy all above, all below, to whom manifests His love. The cross with all its shame is giv n; Their name an everlastg name; ir joy joy heav n. They suffer with ir Lord below; y reign with Him above; Their prit and ir joy, ir joy to know myst ry His love. Congregation jos: The cross bore is life and health, though shame and death to him, His people s hope, His people s wealth ir everlastg me. The Chancel Choir Christy Young, director PRAYER OF THANKSGVNG.... L. Brett Wynne WGREETNGS.... Dan G. Burns
The Word Our Risen Savior A WORD TO THE CHLDREN (8:00, 9:30).... Gerry A. Peak WPRAYERS OF NTERCESSON AND THE LORD S PRAYER.... Timothy L. Russell Our Far, Who art heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kgdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not to temptation, but deliver us from evil: For The is Kgdom, and power, and glory, forever. Amen. WHYMN OF PREPARATON: No. 44 How Great Thou Art.... O STORE GUD NEW TESTAMENT LESSON.... Acts 8:2640 (page 917 pew Bible) All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like flower field; The grass wirs, flower fades, but Word our God will stand forever. Amen. (saiah 40:6b, 8) SERMON Source True Joy George W. Robertson PRAYER OF COMMTMENT WHYMN OF THE CROSS: n Christ Alone.... Keith Getty, Stuart Townend 3 4 œ j œ œ œ 1. n Christ a lone, my hope is found; is my 2. n Christ a lone, who took on flesh, fullness 3. There ground His bod y lay, light 4. No guilt life, no fear death, this is song; Babe; sla; me; œ œ fier cest ones grave mands my peace, died, ry, man er, my s on His and turns or œ œ œ œ this this n from All Him calls cor gift burst life's was is me ner g first all, laid; me, home, œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ stone, love forth cry drought and storm; what heights came rose to a save; ga; 'iil and on as that des ti ny; no pow'r light, my God world by pow'r strength, my help less dark ness Christ this sol id ground, firm through and righteous glo rious ness, day, scorned up by from to fi nal breath, Je sus com here here bought with here love, cross, stands hell, when fears are stilled, when striv gs cease; s's wrath curse has God lost was its sat grip is on fied, me; can ev er pluck me from His hand; love death pre cious pow'r what depths as Je vic sus to no scheme my for for 'til œ œ œ j œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ J œ œ J œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Com ev œ œ œ j fort 'ry am re Christ Christ blood stand. stand. Christ. Christ 'll stand.
WBENEDCTON (please lift hands) WBENEDCTON RESPONSE: Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah.... G. F. Handel for Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. The kgdom this world is become The kgdom our Lord and His Christ; And shall reign for ever and ever. Kg kgs, and Lord lords. ORGAN POSTLUDE: Toccata from Symphony No. 5... C. M. Widor Samuel Metzger, organist Wndicates congregation standg CCL License #252778 Today, paraments have been changed from red Holy Week to white Eastertide. On pulpit fall is embroidered a Lat cross gold thread. Upon cross bloom three white lilies with green leaves, signifyg both purity and Trity. The Bible markers bear Greek letters Chi and Rho, first two letters Greek word for Christ. The Easter banner is also white and features same gold cross with lilies; it bears words Alleluia and Christ is risen. The procession is led by processional cross. The custom processional crosses can be traced back to sixth century A.D. and remds us sacrifice our Savior, His redeemg love, and promise salvation. This cross bears at its junction letters HS, first letters Greek name for Jesus. Source True Joy George Robertson April 1, 2018. Clearly (Acts 8:2631) A. Preached B. Personal C. Proactive. Repeatedly (Acts 8:3235) A. From Begng to End B. n saiah C. For You. Visibly (Acts 8:3640) A. mmediate Confirmation B. Qualitative Confirmation