We are adopted into God’s family through the resurrection of Christ from the dead in which he paid all our obligations to sin, the law, and the devil, in whose family we once lived. Our old status lies in his tomb. A new status is ours through his resurrection.
– Sinclair Ferguson
Easter Sunday
Sermon Title: Of First Importance
First Bible Reading: Matthew 28:1-8
Second Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-28
A Prayer For Today: Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ has overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life: We humbly beseech you, that as by your special grace you put into our minds good desires, so by your continual help we may bring the same to good effect; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Songs for Sunday:
- Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
- Resurrection Hymn (See, What a Morning)
- Jesus Paid it All
- Jesus Lives, and So Shall I
- O Praise the Name
- Christ Is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed