THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD

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 WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
       Knowing Christ, Making Christ Known

THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD
        Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021
    10:30am Contemporary – Live Streaming

 What the Gospels ask is not "Do you believe?"…
  …but "Have you encountered a risen Christ?"

                   M. Craig Barnes
              President, Princeton Theological Seminary

ORDER FOR THE WORSHIP OF GOD

GATHERING SONG         Death Be Not Proud                  Audrey Assad
                                                           CCLI#2254621

WELCOME

SONG OF PRAISE           Glorious             arr. Paul Baloche & Brenton Brown
                 ©2009IntegrityWorshipMusic,LeadworshipSongs,&ThankyouMusic,
                                            CCLI Song #5548521, CCL#2254621

 Look inside the mystery, see the empty cross
 See the risen Savior, victorious and strong
 No one else above Him, none as strong to save
 He alone has conquered the power of the grave

     Refrain: Glorious, My eyes have seen the glory of the Lord
     Glorious, He stands above the rulers of the earth

         Look beyond the tombstone, see the living God
         See the resurrected, ruler of my heart
         No one else above Him, none to match His worth
         The hope of His returning fills the universe

             Glorious, My eyes have seen the glory of the Lord
             Glorious, He stands above the rulers of the earth
             Glorious, glorious, Lord You are glorious (2X)

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

                   Christ is Risen                     1 Corinthians 15:55
            Mia Fieldes and Matt Maher:©ThankyouMusic,spiritandsong.com,CCLI#2254621

  Let no one caught in sin remain, Inside the lie of inward shame
  But fix our eyes upon the cross,
  And run to Him who showed great love
  And bled for us. Freely You’ve bled for us.

     Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead,
     Trampling over death by death
     Come awake come awake, come and rise up from the grave
     Christ is risen from the dead, we are one with Him again
     Come awake come awake, come and rise up from the grave.

          Beneath the weight of all our sin,
          You bowed to none but heaven’s will
          No scheme of hell no scoffer’s crown,
          No burden great can hold You down
          In strength You reign, Forever let Your church proclaim
          (Refrain)

             O death where is your sting?
             O hell where is your victory?
             O church come stand in the light,
             The glory of God has defeated the night
             Singing O death where is your sting?
             O hell where is your victory?
             O church come stand in the light,
             Our God is not dead;
             He’s alive, He’s alive! (Refrain 4x)

ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS

MOMENT WITH CHILDREN AND PASSING THE PEACE

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER

 …..Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy
 name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as
 it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and
 forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, and
 lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for
 Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory
 forever, AMEN.

SHARING OUR GIFTS       Buried in the Grave            M.Fieldes,L.Jordan,&D. Leonard
               2001Integrity’sAlleluiaMusic,Integrity’sPraiseMusic,&Shout MusicPub.,
                                              EMIChristianMusicPub., CCLI#2254621

 There was a day we held our breath
 and felt the sting of bitter death
 When all our hopes were buried in the grave
 Our eyes awake our hearts were torn
 between our faith and what we knew
 Before our King was buried in the grave

    Grace was in the tension of everything we've lost
    Standing empty handed shattered by the cross

        Refrain: All we had all we had was a promise like a thread
        Holding us keeping us oh from fraying at the edge
        All we knew all we knew was
        You said You'd come again
        You'd rise up from the dead

There was a day we looked for proof
 that You had risen from the tomb
 And all our doubts began to roll away
 We touched the scars upon Your hands,
 You kept Your word Son of Man
 You buried death by taking on the grave

    You came here to save us 'cause everything was lost
    No longer empty handed clinging to the cross (Refrain)

        It is won it is done (repeat)

             All we had all we had is a promise like a thread
             Holding us keeping us oh from fraying at the edge
             All we know all we know is
             You said You'd come again

                 You rose up from the dead
                 You rose up from the dead
                 You rose up from the dead

SCRIPTURE LESSON            John 20: 1-18

 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary
 Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had
 been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to
 Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus
 loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the
 tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” Then
 Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the

tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple
outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to
look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did
not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went
into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, and
the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the
linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the
other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and
he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the
scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples
returned to their homes.

But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she
bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in
white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at
the head and the other at the feet. They said to her,
“Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They
have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they
have laid him.” When she had said this, she turned around
and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it
was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you
weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Supposing him to be
the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him
away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him
away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to
him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher). Jesus
said to her, “Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet
ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to
them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my

God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene went and announced
 to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”; and she told them
 that he had said these things to her.

   Pastor: The Word of the Lord.
   People: Thanks be to God.

MEDITATION         “Who Could’ve Guessed?”            Don Lincoln

SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION

 Invitation
 Prayer of Thanksgiving and Consecration

   Pastor:   The Lord be with you.
   People:   And also with you.
   Pastor:   Lift up your hearts.
   People:   We lift them up to the Lord.
   Pastor:   Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
   People:   It is right to give thanks and praise.

 Words of Institution
 Sharing the Bread and Cup
 Communion Prayer

SONG OF RESPONSE        Jesus Christ is Risen Today

  Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
  Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
  Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!
  Suffer to redeem our loss, Alleluia!

Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!
     Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia!
     Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
     Sinners to redeem and save, Alleluia!

        Sing we to our God above, Alleluia!
        Praise eternal as God's love, Alleluia!
        Praise our God, ye heavenly host, Alleluia!
        Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Alleluia!

BENEDICTION

SONG OF SENDING          Jesus Christ is Risen Today

    Thanks for worshiping with us today. Have a blessed Easter!

The BULLETIN COVER ART is the work of Dr. He Qi, who was a
professor at the Nanjing Union Theological Seminary and a tutor
for master candidate students in the Philosophy Department of
Nanjing University. Known as arguably China's most
internationally sought after contemporary Christian artist, he has
given permission to use his works. His art can be found at
http://www.heqigallery.com.