Sunday Service Bulletin
April 20
"Sure, everything is ending," Jules said, "but not yet."
Jennifer Egan,
A Visit from the Goon Squad
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“Only after disaster can we be resurrected.”
Chuck Palahniuk
Fight Club
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“Easter was when Hope in person surprised the whole world by coming forward from the future into the present.”
N.T. Wright
Acts 10
Leader
We have a message to
preach to all.
All
Christ is risen.
Leader
Christ lived and preached love
and liberation among us.
All
We are witnesses to his mighty acts.
Leader
Christ rose from the dead and
appears to us still.
All
We rejoice in the living Savior.
Leader
Come; let us worship the
God of love and life.
ONLY KING FOREVER
Our God, a firm foundation
Our rock, the only solid ground
As nations rise and fall
Kingdoms once strong now shaken
But we trust forever in Your name
The name of Jesus
We trust the name of Jesus
You are the only King forever
Almighty God we lift You higher
You are the only King forever
Forevermore, You are victorious
Unmatched in all Your wisdom
In love and justice You will reign
And every knee will bow
We bring our expectations
Our hope is anchored in Your name
The name of Jesus
Oh-oh, we trust the name of Jesus
We lift our banner high
We lift the name of Jesus
From age to age You reign
Your kingdom has no end
You are the only King forever
Almighty God we lift You higher
You are the only King forever
Forevermore, You are victorious
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BUILD MY LIFE
Worthy of every song we could ever sing
Worthy of all the praise we could ever bring
Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe
We live for You, oh, we live for You
Jesus, the Name above every other name
Jesus, the only One who could ever save
Worthy of every breath
we could ever breathe
We live for You,
we live for You
Holy, there is no one like You
There is none beside You
Open up my eyes in wonder
And show me who You are
And fill me with Your heart
And lead me in Your love to those around me
Jesus, the Name above every other name
Jesus, the only One who could ever save
Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe
We live for You, oh, we live for You
And I will build my life upon Your love
It is a firm foundation
And I will put my trust in You alone
And I will not be shaken
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WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NAME
You were the Word at the beginning
One with God the Lord Most High
Your hidden glory in creation
Now revealed in You our Christ
What a beautiful name it is
What a beautiful name it is
The name of Jesus Christ my King
What a beautiful name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a beautiful name it is
The name of Jesus
You didn't want heaven without us
So Jesus, You brought heaven down
My sin was great, Your love was greater
What could separate us now
What a wonderful name it is
What a wonderful name it is
The name of Jesus Christ my King
What a wonderful name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a wonderful name it is
The name of Jesus
Death could not hold You
The veil tore before You
You silenced the boast, of sin and grave
The heavens are roaring the praise of Your glory
For You are raised to life again
You have no rival
You have no equal
Now and forever, God You reign
Yours is the Kingdom
Yours is the Glory
Yours is the name, above all names
What a powerful name it is
What a powerful name it is
The name of Jesus Christ my King
What a powerful name it is
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful name it is
The name of Jesus
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O PRAISE THE NAME
I cast my mind to Calvary
Where Jesus bled and died for me
I see His wounds, His hands,
His feet
My Saviour on that cursed tree
His body bound and
drenched in tears
They laid Him down
in Joseph's tomb
The entrance sealed by heavy stone
Messiah still and all alone
O praise the Name of the
Lord our God
O praise His Name forevermore
For endless days we will sing
Your praise
Oh Lord oh Lord our God
Oh Lord oh Lord our God
Oh Lord oh Lord our God
Then on the third at break of dawn
The Son of heaven rose again
O trampled death
where is your sting
The angels roar for Christ the King
He shall return in robes of white
The blazing sun shall
pierce the night
And I will rise among the saints
My gaze transfixed on Jesus' face
O praise the Name of the
Lord our God
O praise His Name forevermore
For endless days we will sing
Your praise
Oh Lord oh Lord our God
Oh Lord oh Lord our God
Prayers of the People
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TESTIMONY
Derrick Paul
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BAPTISM
1 Corinthians 15:1-8; 42-58
Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, ² and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁴ that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.
42 So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. 43 It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46 But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. 47 The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. 49 Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.
50 I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. 53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. 54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
55 “O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
SERMON:
WHAT'S THE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE?
Series: Ultimate Questions
JESUS I NEED YOU
Hope be my anthem
Lord, when the world has fallen quiet
You stand beside me
Give me a song in the night
And Jesus I need You
Every moment I need You
Hear now this grace bought heart sing out
Your praise forever
Beauty for ashes
You find the weak and contrite heart
Shoulder its burdens
And carry it into the light
Remember love
Remember mercy
Christ before me
Christ behind me
Your loving kindness
Has never failed me
Christ before me
Christ behind me
MINISTER
The Lord be with you.
ALL
And also with you.
MINISTER
Lift up your hearts.
ALL
We lift them up unto the Lord.
MINISTER
Let us give thanks to the
Lord our God.
ALL
It is right to give him
thanks and praise.
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.