Easter Sunday Program

“Your Great Name”

Welcome

Leader: “Christ is risen.”

All: “He is risen indeed!”

Call to Worship Philippians 2:5-11

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

“Christ the Lord is Risen Today” (#367)

Prayer of Invocation and Praise

Scripture Reading Luke 24:1-12

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. 5 And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” 8 And they remembered his words, 9 and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, 11 but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. 12 But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.

“Behold the Lamb”

“Jesus Paid It All”

Pastoral Prayer

“Blessed Assurance”

Sermon: Romans 6:5-9

“Why Easter Matters?”, Dr. Mike Campbell, Senior Pastor

For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. 7 For one who has died has been set free from sin. 8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.

“Because He Lives” (#358)

Benediction Revelation 5:12 & 13

Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing! 13 To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever! And all God’s people said, Amen.

Doxology

Romans 6:5-9:

For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.

1. The Meaning of Easter

Verse 5: For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.

Verse 9: We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.

Chapter 4, Verse 25: who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.

2. The Power of Easter

Verse 6: We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.

R.C. Sproul: “Christ did not just die for our sins; He died for our sinfulness.”

Verse 7: For one who has died has been set free from sin.

3. The Hope of Easter

Verses 8-9: Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.