2025-04-20 Easter

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Welcome

Good morning and Happy Easter! We are so delighted to have you here with us today as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Whether you are a longtime member or visiting for the first time, we want you to know that you are welcome, loved, and valued. Easter is a time of renewal, hope, and joy, and we pray that today’s service fills your heart with peace and inspiration. Let’s worship together and rejoice in the victory of life over death!

Scripture Reading

Colossians 3:1–4 “1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.”

Chorus He Lives

Chorus Jesus Christ is risen today

Chorus

General Confession said together.

 Almighty and most merciful Father, we have strayed from Your ways like lost sheep, we have left undone what we ought to have done,  and we have done what we ought not to have done. We have followed our own ways and our own desires and we have neglected and broken Your holy laws.

Have mercy on us Lord.

Restore those who repent and confess their sins  according to Your promises declare in Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant, merciful Father, for His sake, that hereafter  we may live a righteous and obedient life,  to the glory of Your Holy Name. Amen. 

 Assurance of forgiveness said by the minister standing.

 Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, does not desire the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live.  He has given authority and commandment to His ministers to declare to His people that He pardons and forgives the sins of all who truly repent and believe His holy gospel. 

 Therefore, let us ask Him to grant us true repentance and His Holy Spirit, that we may please Him now, and that the rest of our life may be pure and holy so that at the last we may come to His eternal joy through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

 The Lord’s Prayer said together. 

Our Father, which art in heaven,

Hallowed by thy Name,

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done,

In earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;

And forgive us our trespasses, 

As we forgive them that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.

For Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, For ever and ever.  Amen. 

The Ten Commandments

Minister:

Our Lord Jesus Christ said : “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the first and greatest commandment.  And the second is like it : Love your neighbour as yourself.  All the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments”. 

Congregation :

Lord have mercy on us, and write these commandments in our hearts and minds to keep them. 

Cathy will now read the Old Testament reading to us from the NIV pew bible.

She begins with “Hear the Word of God as it is written in Psalm 118:14-29”

She ends with “This is the word of God”.

Congregation: “Thanks be to God”

Lidia

will now read the New Testament reading to us from the NIV pew bible.

She begins with “Hear the Word of God as it is written in Luke 24:1-10”

She ends with “This is the word of God”.

Congregation: “Thanks be to God”.

Hymn Up from the grave He arose

Sermon

Title: The Power of the Resurrection

Text: Matthew 28:1-10

I. The Reality of the Resurrection

Jesus’ resurrection was a historical event (Matthew 28:5-6).

The empty tomb is proof of His victory over death.

Eyewitness accounts confirm the truth of His resurrection.

II. The Meaning of the Resurrection

It demonstrates Jesus’ power over sin and death.

It fulfills prophecy and confirms His identity as the Son of God.

It offers hope and eternal life to all who believe.

III. The Response to the Resurrection

The women at the tomb responded with joy and worship (Matthew 28:8-9).

The disciples were transformed by the reality of the risen Christ.

We are called to share the good news and live in the power of His resurrection.

Conclusion

The resurrection changes everything—it brings hope, life, and victory.

How will you respond to the risen Savior today?

Notices

Collection

Praise God from whom all blessing flow

Prayer

Hymn Because He lives

Benediction

Doxology Now unto Him

Here are some beautiful Easter hymns that celebrate the resurrection of Jesus:

He Arose

See A Victory

Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)

King of My Heart

In The Garden

Jesus Paid It All

In Christ Alone

When I Survey The Wondrous Cross

The Old Rugged Cross

Amazing Grace

Crown Him

Have Thine Own Way, Lord

Nothing But the Blood

He Lives