PROVIDENCE CHURCH

      April 17, 2022

   EASTER SUNDAY

 

Welcome

Passing of the Peace: Though we are separated by distance our hearts are one in Christ. The peace of Christ be with you!  And also with you!

 

Doxology

Praise God from whom all blessings flow,

Praise him all creatures here below,

Praise him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Amen

 

Call to Worship:   1 Corinthians 15: 51-55

Leader:  Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

Congregation:  For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.

Leader:  For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. Whe

Congregation:  When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:

ALL:  “Death is swallowed up in victory.”  “O death, where is your victory?

O death, where is your sting?”

 

Songs of Praise:

Christ the Lord is Risen Today (Charles Wesley, 1739; tune Lyra Davidica, 1708)

Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!

Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!

Raise your joys and triumphs high; Alleluia!

Sing ye heavens and earth, reply:  Alleluia!

 

Vain the stone, the watch, the seal; Alleluia!

Christ has burst the gates of hell:  Alleluia!

Death in vain forbids his rise; Alleluia!

Christ has opened paradise. Alleluia!

 

Lives again our glorious King; Alleluia!

Where, O death, is now thy sting?  Alleluia!

Once he died, our souls to save; Alleluia!

Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!

 

Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!

Following our exalted Head: Alleluia!

Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia!

Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!

 

Up from the Grave He Arose (Robert Lowry, 1874)

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!

 

 

 

Thank You Jesus, for the Blood (Bryan BcCleery, Charity Gayle, David Gentiles, Elisha Hoffman, John Hart Stockton, Ryan Kennedy, Steven Musso, CCLI #7172456)

I was a wretch, I remember who I was

I was lost, I was blind, I was running out of time.

Sin separated, the breach was far too wide,

But from the far side of the chasm You held me in your sight.

 

So You made a way across the great divide,

Left behind Heaven’s throne to build it here inside.

And there at the cross, You paid the debt I owed

Broke my chains, freed my soul; for the first time I had hope.

 

Chorus: Thank you Jesus, for the blood applied,

Thank you Jesus, it has washed me white;

Thank you Jesus, You have saved my life,

Brought me from the darkness into glorious light.

 

You took my place, laid inside my tomb of sin.

You were buried for three days, but then You walked right out again.

And now death has no sting, and life has no end,

For I have been transformed by the blood of the Lamb.

 

Chorus: Thank you Jesus, for the blood applied,

Thank you Jesus, it has washed me white;

Thank you Jesus, You have saved my life,

Brought me from the darkness into glorious light.

 

Bridge: There is nothing stronger

Than the wonder working power of the blood, the blood

That calls us sons and daughters,

We are ransomed by our Father through the blood, the blood

 

There is nothing stronger,

Oh the wonder working power of the blood, the blood

That calls us sons and daughters,

We are ransomed by the Father through the blood, the blood

 

Chorus: Thank you Jesus, for the blood applied,

Thank you Jesus, it has washed me white;

Thank you Jesus, You have saved my life,

Brought me from the darkness into glorious light.

 

He is Lord (Claire Cloninger, Linda Johnson, Tom Fettke, 1986  CCLI #1515225)

He is Lord, He is Lord!

He is risen from the dead, and He is Lord.

Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess

That Jesus Christ is Lord.

 

 

Confession/Assurance    

 

 

Respond in Praise: 

 

In Christ Alone (Keith Getty & Stuart Townend, 2002 CCLI #3350395)

In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song.

This cornerstone, this solid ground, firm through the fiercest drought and storm.

What heights of love, what depths of peace, when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!

My Comforter, my All in All, here in the love of Christ I stand.

 

In Christ alone, who took on flesh, fullness of God in helpless babe!

This gift of love and righteousness, scorned by the ones He came to save.

Till on that cross as Jesus died, the wrath of God was satisfied.

For every sin on Him was laid; here in the death of Christ I live.

 

There in the ground His body lay, Light of the world by darkness slain.

Then bursting forth in glorious day, up from the grave He rose again!

And as He stands in victory, sin’s curse has lost its grip on me,

For I am His, and He is mine, bought with the precious blood of Christ.

 

No guilt in life, no fear in death; this is the power of Christ in me.

From life’s first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny.

No power of hell, no scheme of man, can ever pluck me from His hand,

Till He returns or calls me home; here in the power of Christ I’ll stand.

Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand.

 

Musical Offering: Hallelujah Chorus (G.F. Handel, arr. Hal Hopson) – Providence Choir

Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth, Hallelujah.

The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ.

And He shall reign for ever and ever:

King of kings and Lord of lords.

And He shall reign for ever and ever. Hallelujah!

 

Scripture Reading:    Matthew 28

 

The Resurrection

28 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. 2 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. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4 And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. 5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he[a] lay. 7 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.” 8 So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

 

The Report of the Guard

11 While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. 12 And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers 13 and said, “Tell people, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15 So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.

 

The Great Commission

16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[b] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

This is the Word of the Lord.   Thanks be to God!

Sermon:  “He is Risen!”                                                                                                         

 

Hymn of Dedication

 

Musical Offering:

He Rose (Jonathan Stockstill, 2012)

When Jesus bled it was for redemption

Paying the price for our sins

His precious blood was for communion

God wanted closeness again

All of our chains were broken on the day

 

Chorus:

He rose, celebrate the day

He rose, there’s power in the way

He rose, bless His holy name

He rose, Yes He rose (2nd time to Bridge)

 

Verse 2:

When Jesus died it was for our freedom

Breaking the bondage of sin

Now the redeemed will live forever

Shout to the Savior of men

All of our shame was washed away the day…

 

Chorus:

He rose, celebrate the day

He rose, there’s power in the way

He rose, bless His holy name

He rose, Yes He rose…

All of our chains were broken on the day

All of our shame was washed away the day (Chorus)

 

Bridge:

He hung on the cross forsaken

The glorious King has taken all our sins

Upon his head;

Death and the grave are broken;

The Light of the world has spoken,

We are free; we’ve been redeemed…

 

Chorus:

He rose, celebrate the day

He rose, there’s power in the way

He rose, bless His holy name

He rose, Yes He rose…

And He rose,

celebrate the day He rose,

there’s power in the way He rose,

bless His holy name, He rose, Yes He rose…He rose.

 

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.

Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil:

for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory.  Amen

 

Hymn of Thanksgiving

Crown Him with Many Crowns (Matthew Bridges, 1851; tune George Elvey, 1868)

1.Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon his throne;

hark! How the heav’nly anthem drowns all music but its own.

Awake, my soul, and sing of Him who died for thee,

and hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity.

 

2.Crown Him the Lord of life, who triumphed o’er the grave,

and rose victorious in the strife for those He came to save.

His glories now we sing, who died and rose on high,

who died, eternal life to bring, and lives that Death may die.

 

3.Crown Him the Lord of peace, whose pow’r a scepter sways

from pole to pole that wars may cease and all be prayer and praise.

His reign shall know no end, and ‘round his pierced feet

fair flowers of paradise extend, their fragrance ever sweet.

 

4.Crown Him the Lord of love: behold his hands and side,

those wounds yet visible above, in beauty glorified.

All hail, Redeemer, hail! For Thou hast died for me!

Thy praise and glory shall not fail throughout eternity.

 

Benediction 

 

KNOW

Welcome to Providence Church! We are glad that you are here, joining us in person or via Zoom!.

Sunday School:   NO SUNDAY SCHOOL TODAY

Fellowship Time: Between the end of our worship service and before SS

Children of all ages are invited to participate in the entire service of worship.  Childcare for children up to 6 years of age, in our downstairs Christian Ed wing (on the left) at the end of the hallway.

Nursery Worker Needed –     Providence is looking to hire a part time nursery worker for each Sunday from 9:45 to 12noon.  Please contact Edward Brouwer 828-550-4615, or Linda Wilson, 901-230-7178, providencechurchassistant@gmail.com, if you are interested or know of anyone that might be.  Also, please be in prayer that God will guide this process. Thank you!

 

.

GROW

 

Pastor Bible Study – meets each Tuesday at noon in the fellowship hall to discuss the previous week’s sermon as well as the upcoming sermon.   Bring your Bible and a bagged lunch if you would like.

 

WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY – From 6:30pm until 8:00pm, we are excited to hold our Wednesday night bible study. The study will be on selections from the book of John. We will also have a short praise and prayer time. Childcare provided if needed. Contact the Allsbrooks or the Mitchells with any questions.

Women’s Prayer Group – 10:15am Tuesday mornings, contact Linda Roberts for more info

Men’s Prayer Group – 6:45am Thursday mornings, contact Sam Mitchell for more info.

 

 

 

GO

 

Open Door Soup Kitchen: This is an ongoing commitment of Providence Church to the least, the last, the lost and the lonely of our community.  While Open Door is no longer able to serve meals, we are still volunteering to cook the meals on the first Friday of each month.  If you can serve in this way, please let Linda Wilson know at 901-230-7178.  Thanks for your faithfulness.

 

Prayer Requests: For Mercy and Grace: Glenda White, Judd and Susanne Heriot, Robbie Hargrove, Mike and Rhonda Lear, Chuck & Carole Torpy; Lisa Rhodarmer’s mother Ruth