scripture reading matthew 28:1-10
TRANSCRIPT
Christ Arose
Low in the grave He lay
Jesus my Savior
Waiting the coming day
Jesus my Lord
Up from the grave He arose
With a mighty triumph o'er
His foes
He arose a Victor from the dark
domain
And He lives forever with His
saints to reign
He arose He arose
Hallelujah Christ arose
Vainly they watch His bed
Jesus my Savior
Vainly they seal the dead
Jesus my Lord
Up from the grave He arose
With a mighty triumph o'er
His foes
He arose a Victor from the dark
domain
And He lives forever with His
saints to reign
He arose He arose
Hallelujah Christ arose
Death cannot keep his prey
Jesus my Savior
He tore the bars away
Jesus my Lord
Up from the grave He arose
With a mighty triumph o'er
His foes
He arose a Victor from the dark
domain
And He lives forever with His
saints to reign
He arose He arose
Hallelujah Christ arose
Scripture 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.
My Redeemer Lives
I know He rescued my soul
His blood has covered my sin
I believe I believe
My shame He's taken away
My pain is healed in His name
I believe I believe
I'll raise a banner
'Cause my Lord has conquered
the grave
My Redeemer lives
My Redeemer lives
My Redeemer lives
My Redeemer lives
You lift my burdens
I'll rise with You
I'm dancing on this mountaintop
To see Your kingdom come
My Redeemer lives
My Redeemer lives
My Redeemer lives
My Redeemer lives
Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble?
Did you feel the mountains tremble
Did you hear the oceans roar
When the people rose to sing of
Jesus Christ the risen One
Did you feel the people tremble
Did you hear the singers roar
When the lost began to sing of
Jesus Christ the saving One
And we can see that God
You're moving
A mighty river through the nations
And young and old will turn to Jesus
Fling wide you heavenly gates
Prepare the way of the risen Lord
Open up the doors and
let the music play
Let the streets resound
with singing
Songs that bring Your hope
Songs that bring Your joy
Dancers who dance upon injustice
Do you feel the darkness tremble
When all the saints join in one song
And all the streams flow as one river
To wash away our brokenness
And here we see that
God You're moving
A time of jubilee is coming
When young and old return to Jesus
Fling wide you heavenly gates
Prepare the way of the risen Lord
Open up the doors and
let the music play
Let the streets resound
with singing
Songs that bring Your hope
Songs that bring Your joy
Dancers who dance upon injustice
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At The Cross/Mighty to Save
Oh Lord You've searched me
You know my way
Even when I fail You
I know You love me
Your holy presence
Surrounding me
In every season
I know You love me
I know You love me
At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Your glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now
You go before me
You shield my way
Your hand upholds me
I know You love me
I know You love me
You tore the veil You made a way
When You said that it is done
You tore the veil You made a way
When You said that it is done
Saviour
He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever
Author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
Shine your light
And let the whole world see
We're singing for the glory
Of the risen King Jesus
Shine your light
And let the whole world see
We're singing for the glory
Of the risen King Jesus
Saviour
He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever
Author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
Glorious Day
One day when heaven was filled
with His praises
One day when sin was as black as
could be
Jesus came forth to be born
of a virgin
Dwelt among men my example
is He
The Word became flesh
And the light shined among us
His glory revealed
Living He loved me
dying He saved me
Buried He carried
my sins far away
Rising He justified freely forever
One day He's coming
O glorious day (glorious day)
One day they led Him up
Calv'ry's mountain
One day they nailed Him
to die on a tree
Suffering anguish despised
and rejected
Bearing our sins my Redeemer
is He
The hand that healed nations
Stretched out on a tree
And took the nails for me
Living He loved me
dying He saved me
Buried He carried
my sins far away
Rising He justified freely forever
One day He's coming
O glorious day (glorious day)
One day the grave could conceal
Him no longer
One day the stone rolled away
from the door
Then He arose over death
He had conquered
Now is ascended my Lord
evermore
Death could not hold Him
The grave could not keep Him
From rising again
Living He loved me
dying He saved me
Buried He carried
my sins far away
Rising He justified freely forever
One day He's coming
O glorious day (glorious day)
One day the trumpet will sound for
His coming
One day the skies with His glories
will shine
Wonderful day my beloved one
bringing
My Savior Jesus is mine
Living He loved me
dying He saved me
Buried He carried
my sins far away
Rising He justified freely forever
One day He's coming
O glorious day (glorious day)
Which is Better?The American Dream or the Resurrected Life of
Christ?
Scripture Reading
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you— unless you believed in vain.
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.
For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 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. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
Seven observations on the resurrection
1. Jesus did not simply return to a normal biological life as one whom, by the laws of biology, would eventually die again.
2. Jesus is not a ghost or spirit. He does not belong to the realm of the dead, but is able to reveal himself in the realm of the living.
3. Jesus’ appearances are not out of body mystical experiences or hallucinations by his grief stricken followers.
4. Jesus’ resurrection points beyond history, but has left a footprint within history. Witnesses can attest it as an event of an entirely new kind.
5. Jesus’ resurrection appearances were a matter of assembling a circle of disciples who would be able to testify that Jesus did not remain in the grave that he lives on.
6. Jesus’ resurrection was utterly different, a breaking out into an entirely new form of life, into a life that no longer subject to the law of dying.
7. Jesus’ resurrection is a universal event opening up a new dimension of human existence in the midst of the continuing old world.
Question: “So how do we get to this wholly “other” human existence on earth now?”
Answer: Give back the government of the kingdom of heaven back to God.
A picture of this wholly “other” human existence governed by God is given to us in Acts 2:41-47
And they devoted themselves to the apostles ' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
Which is Better?The American Dream or the Resurrected Life of
Christ?