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Central Presbyterian Church Easter Sunday April 12th, 2020

He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!

Call to Worship: Dan Kish

Hymn #270: Christ the Lord is Risen Today

Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia! Sons of men and angels say; Alleluia!

Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! Sing, ye heavens, and earth, reply: Alleluia!

Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia! Where, O Death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!

Dying once He all doth save, Alleluia! Where thy victory, O Grave? Alleluia!

Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia! Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!

Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia! Christ hath opened Paradise, Alleluia!

Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia! Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!

Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia! Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!

Prayer of Thanksgiving: Alex Hunter

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Praise Song: Come People of the Risen King

Come, people of the risen King, Who delight to bring Him praise.

Come, all and tune your hearts to sing To the Morning Star of grace.

From the shifting shadows of the earth We will lift our eyes to Him,

Where steady arms of mercy reach to gather children in.

Chorus: Rejoice! Rejoice! Let every tongue rejoice!

One heart, one voice, O Church of Christ, rejoice!

Come, those whose joy is morning sun and those weeping through the night. Come, those who tell of battles won,

and those struggling in the fight.

For His perfect love will never change, and His mercies never cease,

But follow us through all our days with the certain hope of peace.

[Chorus]

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Come, young and old from every land, Men and women of the faith.

Come, those with full or empty hands, Find the riches of His grace.

Over all the world, His people sing, Shore to shore we hear them call

The Truth that cries through every age; ‘Our God is all in all’.

[Chorus]

Affirmation of Faith: The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth:

And in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,

born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;

He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth

on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and

the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the

forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

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Unison Reading: Matthew 28:1-10 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.  And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.  His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.  And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men.  But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.  He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.  Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.”  So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.  And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

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Pastoral/Lord’s Prayer: Rev. Dr. Jenkins

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread, forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into

temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

Anthem: Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed

How can it be, The One who died has born our sin through sacrifice

To conquer ev'ry sting of death, Sing, sing hallelujah

For joy awakes as dawning light, when Christ's disciples lift their eyes

Alive He stands, their Friend and King Christ, Christ He is risen

Chorus:

Christ is risen, He is risen indeed. Oh, sing hallelujah Join the chorus, sing with the redeemed.

Christ is risen, He is risen indeed

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Where doubt and darkness once had been, They saw Him and their hearts believed

That blessed are those who have not seen yet sing hallelujah

Once bound by fear now bold in faith,

They preach the truth and pow'r of grace In pouring out their lives they gave

Life, life everlasting

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The pow'r that raised Him from the grave, now works in us to pow'rfully save

He frees our hearts to live His grace. Go, tell of His goodness

[Chorus]

He's alive, He's alive. Heaven's gates are open wide He's alive, He's alive. Now in Heaven glorified

He's alive, He's alive. Heaven's gates are open wide He's alive, He's alive. Now in Heaven glorified

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Sermon : The Gospel Rev. Dr. Jenkins

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-19

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. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.

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Closing Hymn: He Lives

I serve a risen Savior. He’s in the world today. I know that He is living, whatever men may say.

I see His hand of mercy; I hear His voice of cheer;

And just the time I need Him, He’s always near.

Chorus: He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today!

He walks with me and talks with me along life’s narrow way.

He lives, He lives, salvation to impart! You ask me how I know He lives?

He lives within my heart.

In all the world around me, I see His loving care,

And though my heart grows weary, I never will despair;

I know that He is leading, Through all the stormy blast;

The day of His appearing will come at last.

[Chorus]

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Rejoice, rejoice, O Christian, Lift up your voice and sing

Eternal hallelujahs to Jesus Christ the King! The Hope of all who seek Him,

the Help of all who find. None other is so loving, so good and kind.

[Chorus]

Benediction Response: Amen

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