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Call to Worship: Various Scripture Passages

• Leader: Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live
• All: O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?
• Leader: He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
• All: O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?
• Leader: God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it
• All: O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Christ the Lord is Risen Today

Christ is Risen from the Dead

Prayer of Confession:

God, I am guilty of minimizing my sin and trying to make it seem small.  I confess today, that my sin is so great, that the God of the universe had to come to earth, become a man, and die a terrible death in order to pay the penalty for my sin.  Forgive me.  

Silent Confession

General and Resurrection Offering

Jesus Paid it All

Assurance of Pardon: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

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.

Declaration of Faith: The Nicene Creed

Choral Response: CROWN HIM! 

Choral Response: Hallelujah Chorus 

O Praise the Name (Children dismissed)

Greeting and Announcements

Testimony

Congregational Prayer

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, 14, 17-20, 51, 54-57

Sermon: Anthony Gammage “The Resurrection Reality”

Offering

Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed!

Benediction

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Title: “The Resurrection Reality”
Preacher: Anthony Gammage

Text: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, 14, 17-20, 51, 54-57

3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures… 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain... 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. 20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.

51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed… 54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” 55 “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Sermon Outline

1. The Resurrection: First and Fact (3-20)

2. Two Identities: Jesus and Adam (22)

3. Two Realities: Victory and Vanity (23-26)

4. The Move Away from Vanity (51-55)

 

Sermon Reflection Questions

 

Adult School of Discipleship

• “How to Read the Bible: Genres” – meets in the the auditorium
• “Christ in the Pentateuch” – room 305
• The Welcome Class – room 102

Young Adults (18 – 30 year olds)

• meets upstairs in room 303
• contact Michelle Yardumian for more information

Senior High Youth (9 – 12th grade)

• meets upstairs in room 306
• contact Dave Hopping for more information

Junior High Youth (6 – 8th grade)

• meets upstairs in room 307
• contact Sydney Becker for more information

Children (0 – 5th grade)

• Infants, toddlers, pre-school and elementary school chidren please check in at the children’s desk down the hallway from the lobby.  Read more about our children’s ministry HERE

At New Life Dresher, we warmly welcome individuals of all ages with special needs, whether they are children, young adults, or adults. Contact Amy Gill for more information.

For Eric and Kim Brauer serving with Serge

• Pray for Karen as she continues to lead creative art classes at their church. Pray that hearts would be stirred by His wonders: the beauty of creation, amazing stories, and the love of Christ.
• Pray for Sonship weekend in Riga, Latvia (10-12 April) taking place this weekend. Eric is speaking, pray for us as we prepare. May the love of Christ be on display in our words and lives.
• Pray as we do Sonship mentoring with several couples.  Ask the Spirit to enable us to follow where He leads in these sessions.  
• Rejoice with us!  Our daughter Talitha is getting married to Florian Lanbacher in Berlin, Germany on the 26th April.  TK first met Florian a year ago.  We met him last June, and are delighted with the match.  He loves the Lord and TK, and they complement each other very well.  As we anticipate celebrating with TK & Florian, pray for our family time together.
• Continue to uphold Eric’s leadership coaching.  Currently he is working through Serge’s leadership development courses with three leaders:  Two Serge doctors in Burundi and a pastor in NYC.  Ask God to give him good questions to engage these men in their personal and leadership lives. As we work through the content, may Jesus be honored.

For the Marriage Ministry (Carsons, Curleys, Lauers)

• God to lead and direct the MM
• Continued unity in our group
• God to continue to equip us
• Recruiting; God to send us the right couples to join us
• Pray for struggling marriages and staff serving them
• opportunities for our members to minister to struggling marriages
• RCC presentation of toolkit on May 6th and that it would be a blessing in helping others serve struggling couples

For Elise Shockey 

• New Hires for Children’s Ministry – Director and Assistant ~ transition when they are hired
• Recruiting and Managing Volunteers well – specifically  – being able to find volunteers to serve in nursery and children’s church during the summer
• Preparations for Cubs in Motions, Campers to have seeds of faith planted in their hearts, find a few additional volunteers to help with childcare for the week
• Balance work and home life, especially if I am still working during the summer
• Parenting and Discipling of my kids
• Loving and Supporting Andy well
• Praise for all the volunteers that do serve in children’s ministry – nursery, children’s church, SS, kids club, respite night
• Children of NLD would be excited to come to church and hear/know how great and amazing the love of Jesus is for them.