Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020

We’re back to a full preview of the service with this week’s Preparing for Sunday as we lead up to a full service online together for Easter. Here’s how you can prepare!

1. Read our text, 1 Corinthians 1:3–9.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Matthew 28:1–6

Up From The Grave He Arose (Robert Lowry arr. The Christian Year)
Is He Worthy (Andrew Peterson, Ben Shive arr. Shane & Shane)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From The Worship Sourcebook:

Almighty God, You have raised Jesus from the grave
and crowned Him Lord of all.
We confess that we have not bowed before Him
or acknowledged His rule in our lives.
We have gone along with the way of the world and failed to give Him glory.
Forgive us and raise us from sin,
that we may be Your faithful people,
obeying the commands of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who rules the world and is head of the church, His body. Amen

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: From John 11:25–26:

I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die…

O Praise The Name (Anástasis) (Brock, Brown, Furtick, Joye)

GREETING, SERMON, & RESPONSE

King of Kings (Jason Ingram, Brooke Ligertwood, Scott Ligertwood)

BENEDICTION

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In these unusual days where we worship from home, the temporary focus of Preparing for Sunday is helping people who are preparing to lead their family or small group of people in their home service. If no one has taken that role in your context, we encourage you to prayerfully consider it!

Here’s how you can prepare for Sunday:

Read through our text, Luke 19:30–40.

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When He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” So those who were sent went away and found it just as He had told them. And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” And they said, “The Lord has need of it.” And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. And as He rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of His disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”

Practice singing or playing through our songs:

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CALL TO WORSHIP

Lord I Need You (Carson, Maher, Nockels, Reeves, Stanfill)
Yet Even Now (Joel Limpic) / One Thing Remains (Christa Black, Brian Johnson, Jeremy Riddle)

CONFESSION OF SIN

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

Jesus, Strong And Kind (Buchanan, Farren, Robinson, Thompson)

PASSING THE PEACE, SCRIPTURE READING, SERMON VIDEO, PRAYER, & COMMUNION

Doxology (A Cappella) (Louis Bourgeois, Thomas Ken)

BENEDICTION

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