The Lord’s DayApril 12, 2020

God’s Call to Us to Worship Him“Be Still and know that I Am God” And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive. ~ 1 Corinthians 15:14-15, 20-22

*His Call to Us to Worship Him Matthew 28:1-8; Revelation 5:12

Elder: Read Matthew 28:1-8Brothers and sisters, the Lord is risen!

Women: The Lord is risen!Men: The Lord is risen!Elder: The Lord is risen indeed!People: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth

and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”Elder: May the risen Lord bless you from the right hand of the Father.People: May the Lord be pleased to welcome us into his court.Elder: Let us worship our risen Lord!

*Prayer of Invocation

*Hymns of Our Procession Into the Presence of GodChrist the Lord is Risen Today Hymn #277The Strife Is O’er, the Battle Done Hymn #275

The Father Reaffirms His Covenant with UsScripture Reading Responsive Reading of Isaiah 52:13-53:12

Prayer of Adoration and Confession Elder-led Prayer

Assurance of His Pardon 1 Corinthians 15:50-58

*Hymn of Thanksgiving Worship Christ, the Risen King! Hymn #286 Intercessory Prayer

Dismissal of children Grade 1 and under to Junior Church

Christ is Made Known to UsHymn of Prayer Create In Me A Clean Heart Worship Handbook, page 30

His Word is Opened to Us Dr. David G. Barker Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 (Pew Bible pg. 966)

“The grass withers, the flower fades …But the Word of our God will stand forever.”

Message: Be Reconciled to God

Prayer for Response and Obedience

We Depart with His Blessing And Sending of His Spirit

Offering of His Tithes and Our OfferingsOffertory*Gloria Patri (Hymn #735)

*Prayer of Commitment to Service

*Hymn of our Procession into the World Blessing and Honor and Glory and Power Hymn #300

*Charge and Benediction (Hymn 274, vs. 3)No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of life; Life is naught without thee: aid us in our strife;

Make us more than conqu’rors, thro’ thy deathless love

Bring us safe thro’ Jordan to thy home above.Thine be the glory, risen, conqu’ring Son;

Endless is the vict’ry thou o’er death hast won.

Postlude *Congregation Standing

Responsive Reading of Isaiah 52:13-53:12, NKJV

Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently;

He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high.

Just as many were astonished at you, So His visage was marred more than any man,

And His form more than the sons of men;

So shall He sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths at Him;

For what had not been told them they shall see, And what they had not heard they shall consider.

Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground.

He has no form or comeliness;

And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.

He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.

And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;

He was despised,

and we did not esteem Him.

Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows;

Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,

And by His stripes we are healed.

All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way;

And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,

And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.

He was taken from prison and from judgment, And who will declare His generation?

For He was cut off from the land of the living;

For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.

And they made His grave with the wicked; But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.

Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him;

He has put Him to grief.

When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days,

And the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand. He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied.

By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities. Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong,

Because He poured out His soul unto death,

And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many,

And made intercession for the transgressors.

A Proper and Good ConfidenceCelebrating the Resurrection of Christ

2 Corinthians 5:11-21 (see also: Ex. 34:29-35; Rom. 5:6; 2 Cor. 3; 4:7-12; Phil. 2:9-

11; 1 Pet. 3:15-17)How should we react when Christianity is attacked?

a) We should not put up with it!b) We should ignore such foolishness.c) We should thank the Lord.

Today is:

I. The believer’s confidence must be in _______________. Why did Moses’ face shine at Mt. Sinai?

Are we closer to God today than Moses was?

What kind of vessel are we?

II. The believer’s confidence needs to be _________________. Who are the ‘ungodly’ Christ died for?

Who are we tempted to fool the most?

III. The believer’s confidence may/should be _________________.

What is the solution for a lack of spiritual confidence?

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My Own Thoughts

PRAYER REQUESTSEmail all new or updated prayer requests to: ncpc@ncpres.org

Expectant Mothers: Kayla G. and B. Foster

Craig L. had been hospitalized at the end of March with pancreatitis. He was readmitted April 6th to the ICU with various symptoms, culminating in his transfer to Johnson City Medical Center ICU on April 9th. It is a bigger hospital and he is under the care of a pancreas specialist for the following: pseudocyst on the pancreas, diabetes, GI bleeding, severe esophagitis, and 4 very large deep stomach ulcers. He will have an MRI today (April 9) and the doctors will make a plan. Pray also for Robin as she can’t be with him because of the Coronavirus.

Reid and Rachel S.: It is with great joy that we share with you that Reid and Rachel were married on Friday, March 27th. It was a small, intimate, and beautiful ceremony with immediate family and the pastor from the Carpenter’s home church. The May 2nd ceremony/celebration with extended family and friends has been postponed to July 4th, Lord willing.

Wendell H., a college friend of Don C. for almost 58 years, will be undergoing a second open heart surgery to replace three valves and a pacemaker infected with bacteria. The surgery is planned for this Thursday, April 16th (at a Southern California hospital). Please pray for this brother in Christ and for his family. The operation is not without significant risks and/or possible complications.

Bob B., as he recovers from surgery to remove part of his colon. The pathology report came back negative for residual cancer. Praise the Lord!

Marilyn C., mother of Christina S., with multiple myeloma and for Christina as she lives with and ministers to her mother.

Tammy C., sister-in-law of Nancy S., has a staph infection in her knee.

Scott P., brother of Kent P., recovering from surgery to remove a tumor from his brain and as he starts radiation treatment.

Nancy M., as she continues to battle cancer.

Anna C., friend of the Stewarts, continues to battle metastatic breast cancer.

Kathleen M. as she continues to wrestle with her cancer.

Dave B., Jill K.’s foster brother, as he continues treatment for cancer.

Karen E. as she struggles with various health issues.

Kayla, granddaughter of Doug and Chris T., as she continues treatment for optic nerve glioma.

Ria v.: We pray in thanksgiving for the spiritual strength that Ria continues to display as she rests in hospice care at her home. She and the family appreciate the warm comfort and support she is receiving from members of the congregation.

Our expenses have exceeded our income by $19,588 through March.

ANNOUNCEMENTSEvening Worship: There will be no evening worship materials for this evening. Please read the evening devotional entitled, “A Devotional for Resurrection Day Evening” located on Pastor Barker’s website www.ephesians515.com.

NCPC Budget Snapshot (as of March 31, 2020)

Budgeted Average Weekly Giving $9,696

Actual Average Weekly Giving: $8,955

Average Weekly Expenses: $10,461

Dr. R. C. Sproul Jr., “Jesus’ Brother and Mine,” Tabletalk, Aug. 2019, pp. 28-29