Talbott Cumberland Presbyterian Church “Together Calling People to Christ”

7410 W. Andrew Johnson Hwy.

P.O. Box 116, Talbott, TN 37877

Phone and Fax: 865-475-1221

Email:talbottchurch@bellsouth.net

http://www.talbottcpc.org

Elder Terry Sanders, Speaker Lonnie Knight, Music Director/Organist

EASTER DAY

The Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ April 16, 2017

Morning Worship 11:00 AM

We gather this morning to celebrate the deepest, most important truth we

know—that in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God has

entered into our world to bring hope, healing, and new life. Jesus embodied

God’s unstoppable love so completely that he became a threat to nearly

everyone around him, and he was hung on a cross for refusing to

compromise or set limits on that love. Today the church proclaims that

death was not the last word for him, that God raised him to new life, and in

doing that has opened the possibility of healing and hope for everyone.

Easter promises that, as with the first disciples, we too can know this risen

Lord and can find our lives being filled with his life. So our celebration is

not simply about an event long ago, but about how the miracle of

resurrection can take place in us.

GOD GATHERS HIS PEOPLE

Interlude Jennifer Griggs Finley, pianist

Welcome and Announcements Elder Terry Sanders, Worship Leader

Ringing of the Chimes The sounding of the chimes, representing God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

is an invitation to prepare for worship through this time of silent reflection and

meditation.

Prelude “Christ Arose” arr. H. DeCou

Bringing of the Light Conner Rollins, acolyte Todd Greene, crucifer

THE WORSHIP OF GOD

*Call to Worship

One: Alleluia! Christ is risen.

All: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!

One: Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

All: God has raised Jesus from the dead; giving us new life

and new hope.

One: God has claimed us as God’s own.

All: God has brought us out of darkness and made us light

to the world.

One: Alleluia! Christ is risen.

All: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!

* Hymn of Praise No. 234 Easter Hymn

“Christ The Lord Is Risen Today”

*Affirmation of Faith

One: Christians, what do we believe as Cumberland Presbyterians?

All: We believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and

earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was

conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried;

He descended to the grave. The third day He arose from the

dead. He ascended into heaven, where He shall sit at the right

hand of God the Father Almighty; from where He shall judge

the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy

universal church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of

sins, the resurrection of the body, and the everlasting life.

Amen.

*Gloria Patri Greatorex

Prayers of the People

The Lord’s Prayer (In Unison)

Our Father which 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.

Musical Response No. 821 (Choir & Congregation)

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Assurance of Pardon I John 1:9

If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and cleanse

us from all unrighteousness. Brothers and sisters, in Jesus Christ your sins are forgiven.

OUR WORSHIP THROUGH GIVING

Offertory Jennifer Griggs Finley, pianist

*The Doxology Old Hundredth

*Prayer of Dedication and Thanksgiving Terry Sanders

PRESENTATION OF GOD’S WORD

Anthem “Jesus Wept” Joe E. Parks

As He walked upon the hill outside the ancient city,

As He trod the path where thousands more had stepped;

Jesus saw Jerusalem with all its pain and suffering,

Then he wept—O how the Savior wept.

O the tears, the tears of Jesus,

O the grief that over Him now swept;

When He saw Jerusalem with all its pain and suffering,

Then He wept—O how the Savior wept.

If they only had the power to see what lay before them,

All the misery that from their eyes was kept;

Jesus looked through future years and saw the coming sorrow,

Then He wept—O how the Savior wept.

Anthem “In My Place” Joe E. Parks

Just outside Jerusalem, on a hill called Calvary,

Stood three crosses, stark and grim, one of these was meant for me.

But the Father from on high filled with mercy, love and grace-

Sent His Son to bleed and die in my place, in my place.

In my place He freely died, and in my place He was crucified;

Death and agony embraced in my place, in my place.

Just outside Jerusalem, noonday’s sun refused to shine;

In my place He stood condemned, Jesus Christ, my Lord divine.

For my sin and for my guilt, for my shame and my disgrace,

Jesus’ blood was freely spilt in my place, in my place.

Anthem “Proclaim The Message” Ricky Manalo

Have you heard the story we preach of Jesus Christ, who died upon the cross?

But on the first day of the week the angel did proclaim:

“Why do you seek your Savior? He is risen today!”

Proclaim the message: “Behold, the Savior’s risen!” Rejoice, again I say rejoice.

For on the last day we shall rise again and see the face of God. Rejoice, rejoice!

In the early moments of dawn the promise of the Lord had been fulfilled.

So in the rising of the sun our new life had begun.

Raise you voices in triumph, for the victory’s been won!

Children’s Message Marianne Sharp

*Easter Hymn Medley Congregation and Choir

“The Old Rugged Cross”

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,

the emblem of suffering and shame;

and I love that old cross, where the dearest and best

for a world of lost sinners was slain.

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,

till my trophies at last I lay down;

I will cling to the old rugged cross,

and exchange it some day for a crown.

“In The Garden”

I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses;

and the voice I hear, falling on my ear, the Son of God discloses.

And he walks with me, and he talks with me, and he tells me I am his own,

and the joy we share, as we tarry there, none other has ever known.

“Because He Lives”

God sent his Son, they called him Jesus;

he came to love, heal and forgive.

He lived and died to buy my pardon;

an empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.

Because he lives I can face tomorrow;

because he lives all fear is gone;

because I know he holds the future,

and life is worth the living just because he lives.

“He Lives”

I serve a risen Savior, he’s in the world today;

I know that he is living, whatever others say;

I see his hand of mercy. I hear his voice of cheer,

and just the time I need him he’s always near.

He lives, he lives, Christ Jesus lives today!

He walks with me and talks with me along life’s narrow way.

He live, he lives, salvation to impart!

You ask me how I know he lives? He lives within my heart.

“Christ Arose!”

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!

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!

The Reading Of The Word

Old Testament Lesson Acts 10:34-43

“Peter at Cornelius’ House”

34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not

show favoritism 35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and

does what is right. 36 You know the message God sent to the people of Israel,

announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of

all. 37 You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea,

beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached— 38 how God

anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went

around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil,

because God was with him.

39 “We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in

Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross, 40 but God raised

him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen. 41 He was not

seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen—

by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 He

commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom

God appointed as judge of the living and the dead. 43 All the prophets testify

about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins

through his name.”

New Testament Lesson Romans 15:12-20

“Paul the Minister to the Gentiles”

15 Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them

again, because of the grace God gave me 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus

to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of

God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God,

sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. 18 I will not venture

to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in

leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done— 19 by the

power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So

from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the

gospel of Christ. 20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel

where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone

else’s foundation.

*Gospel Lesson John 20:1-18

“The Empty Tomb”

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene

went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the

entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the

one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and

we don’t know where they have put him!”

3 So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4 Both were running,

but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent over

and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. 6 Then Simon

Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the

strips of linen lying there, 7 as well as the cloth that had been wrapped

around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the

linen. 8 Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went

inside. He saw and believed. 9 (They still did not understand from Scripture

that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) 10 Then the disciples went back to

where they were staying.

11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to

look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body

had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. 13 They asked her,

“Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she

said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” 14 At this, she turned

around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking

for?” Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him

away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” 16 Jesus said to

her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!”

(which means “Teacher”). 17 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have

not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I

am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the

Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.

Leader: This is the Word of God for the People of God.

People: Thanks be to God.

Pastoral Prayer

Homily Elder Terry Sanders “What If The Tomb Wasn’t Empty?” Text: Romans 15:12-20

GOD SENDS HIS PEOPLE INTO THE WORLD

*Hymn No. 92 Diademata

“Crown Him With Many Crowns”

*Benediction

*Taking The Light Into The World

*Postlude “Hallelujah” G. F. Handel

*Congregation will please stand if able

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EASTERTIDE (White). The Great Fifty Days, beginning on Easter Day, the

festival of Christ’s resurrection; Ascension Day, forty days after Easter, is

celebrated to affirm that Jesus Christ is Lord of all times and places.

In order to meet the projected General Fund Budget for 2017, ($112,953.00)

we need a weekly offering of $2,172.17.

April 9, 2017

Palm Sunday

Sunday School Attendance-----19 Sunday School Offering-----------$8.00

Morning Worship Attendance-59 Morning Worship Offering-----$1533.00

Building Fund Offering------------$40.00

One Great Hour of Sharing-------$176.00

Total Offering-------------------$1757.00

Birthdays Anniversaries

4/16 Kara Eldridge 4/16 Billy & Susan Rollins

4/23 Cassie Slabberkorn

CHURCH SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THIS WEEK Today April 16 10:00am Sunday School (for all ages)

11:00am Morning Worship EASTER Elder Terry Sanders - speaker

NO EVENING SERVICES

Tues. April 18 6:00pm CPWM Meeting

Wed. April 19 6:00pm Wednesday Night Supper

6:45pm Bible Study

7:15pm Choir Rehearsal

LOOKING AHEAD

Sun. April 23 10:00am Sunday School (for all ages)

11:00am Morning Worship The 2nd Sunday of Easter

Tues. April 25 6:00pm Annual Volunteer Banquet at LifeCare in Jefferson City

Wed. April 26 6:00pm Wednesday Night Supper

6:45pm Bible Study

7:15pm Choir Rehearsal

Thurs. April 27 6:00pm Ladies Night Out

Elders Class of 2017 Class of 2018 Class of 2019

Jim Rolen Lonnie Knight Richard Snowden

Jeanie Saunders Terry Sanders Allen Williamson

Deacons

Class of 2017 Class of 2018 Class of 2020 Larry Knoll Ron Saunders Peggy Long

APRIL

Elder of the Month……………………………………….Jeanie Saunders

Deacon of the Month……………………………...……...…..Peggy Long

Greeters of the Month………………………….…Robert & Mae Ishman