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Easter“Various attempts are being made to rid Christianity of its supernaturalism, to reconstruct it without its embarrassing miracles. But these efforts will be as fruitless as they are misguided. You cannot reconstruct something by first destroying it. Authentic Christianity – the Christianity of Christ and His apostles – is supernatural Christianity. It is not a tame and harmless ethic, consisting of a few moral platitudes, spiced with a dash of religion. It is rather a resurrection religion, a life lived by the power of God. Jesus is the resurrection of believers who die, and the life of believers who live. His promise to believers is ‘you will never die,’ meaning not that you will escape death, but that death will prove to be a trivial episode, a transition to fullness of life.” - John Stott

(Please silence all phones and electronic devices.)

GATHERING

Prelude Prelude and Fugue in A major J.S. Bach

Welcome Video

*Organ Meditation Dearest Jesus, We Are Here J.S. Bach

*Call to Worship Easter Fanfare E.E. Ferguson

Choir, Brass and Organ

*Responsive Call to Worship

Leader: Christ is risen! ALL: He is risen indeed! Leader: Christ is risen! ALL: He is risen indeed! Leader: Christ is risen! ALL: He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Amen!

*Processional Hymn of Praise Fanfare and Hymn for Easter Morning arr. Paul Sjolund

Chancel Choir, Strings, Brass, Organ, Timpani, and Congregation

*Ascription of Praise

Organ Praise

SUNDAY | APRIL 20, 2014

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He is Risen

*Passing of the Peace St. Paul always greeted with the words, “The peace of God be with you.” This is an appropriate way to greet fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, and so we say, “The peace of the Lord be with you” and respond, “And also with you.” We then pass this greeting of peace to one another. At the passing of the peace we should earnestly desire God’s peace upon each person we greet.

TO COME TOGETHER IN PRAYER & AFFIRM OUR FAITH

Call to Prayer Gbemi Yesu Yoruba Prayer Song

Gbemi Yesu (Beh-mee yeh-soo) “Lift me, Jesus”

Pastoral Prayer Lord’s Prayer

Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed by Thy name.

Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the Kingdom, and the power and the glory for ever. Amen.

*Affirmation of Faith The Easter Creed

This is the good news which we received,

In which we stand, and by which we are saved;

That Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures.

That He was buried, that He was raised on the third day;

That He appeared to Peter, then to the twelve,

And to so many faithful witnesses;

That He ascended into heaven to sit at the right hand of God

And intercede on our behalf.

We believe He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God,

He is the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

He is our Lord and our God. And He will come again at the end of the age to judge the living and the dead. Amen.

*Congregational Hymn Crown Him with Many Crowns arr. Mayfield/Sharp

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TO COMMIT OURSELVES TO CHRIST’S CHURCH

Thanksgiving Through Tithes and Offerings *Doxology with “alleluias” Lasst Uns Erfreuen

*Prayer of Commitment

Anthem of Victory I Will Rise arr. Courtney/Hasseler

Chancel Choir, Strings, Piano Meredith Hollowell, Ginny Ubels and Brett Hollowell

PROCLAMATION OF GOD’S WORD

To Hear God’s Word Prayer for Illumination Dr. David Swanson *Scripture Reading 1 Corinthians 15:3-6, 20-26, 51-58 Pew Bible p. 815-816 Message Stand Firm

AND RESPOND TO GOD’S LEADING

*Invitation to Commitment and Charge

*Congregational Benediction Hallelujah Chorus G.F. Handel Hallelujah! For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Hallelujah!

The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ. And He shall reign forever and ever, King of kings, and Lord of lords. Hallelujah! *Benediction

Postlude Symphonie Romane, Op. 73 (I - Moderato) C.M. Widor

* All who are able are invited to stand.

Return your copies of the Hallelujah Chorus to the pew rack as you exit the Sanctuary. Please exit the Sanctuary through the side doors only – thank you!

Assisting in Worship: Bret Allen, Rev. Donna McClellan, Brad Staton (11:15), Dr. Daniel Sharp, and Josiah Armes (organist); orchestral musicians.

Dancers: Katie Grace Hanks, Sarah Kolar, Savannah Partlow, Danielle Towle, Stephanie Towle, and Alexis Workowski.

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