This Sunday, April 4, 2021 we will an Easter Sunrise Service at 7:00 AM and our regular worship service (both in-person worship and livestream) at 10:45 AM. At the Sunrise Service (7:00 AM) we’ll have a first person account of the resurrection from the Apostle Peter, plus worship of the Risen King. At our main service (10:45 AM) we will study Peter’s first sermon after the resurrection and see that the life, death and resurrection of Jesus are central to the Christian message. Our worship theme will be “God Raised Him Up!” and our visual theme will be Sandehof lilies, a large patch of lilies found in Namibia which only blooms for a few weeks every few years.
Here is the link to the YouTube playlist: 210404 Heart Prep (Easter Sunday)
Sunrise Service:
Christ Arose (Lo in the Grave He Lay)
Love Crucified Arose – Michael Card
Luke 24:1–12 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. 5And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” 8And they remembered his words, 9and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, 11but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. 12But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.
1 Corinthians 15:3–6 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.
How Deep the Father’s Love for us
Resurrection Hymn (See What a Morning)
Closing Worship:
Rejoice the Lord is King
Main Worship Service:
NOTE: For some reason “His Heart Beats” will not work on YouTube. Not a flagged copyright violation, just an unexplained “video not available.” So I’ve uploaded the video to my Google Drive, and the link below is the only way to access it.
“His Heart Beats” on Google Drive
Luke 24:1–8 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. 5And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” 8And they remembered his words.
Luke 24:36–49 As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” 37But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. 38And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” 40And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” 42They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43and he took it and ate before them. 44Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48You are witnesses of these things. 49And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”
Easter Song – Annie Herring
The Victor
It is Finished – Dustin Kensrue
Glorious Day (Passion)
Closing Worship:
Christ the Lord is Risen Today – Hymn #217
Look Ye Saints
