Call to worship:
1 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.”
Luke 24:1-7
Gathering Video
Questions for reflection:
How does the resurrection of Jesus inaugurate and invite us into God’s kingdom?
We recognize the world needs saving. What do you see as common solutions to the problem(s)?
How does Easter continue to remind us and point us to the kingdom to come?
Corporate Prayer:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever,
Amen
Notes//Quotes//Slides:
Revelation 21:1-5
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“The resurrection completes the inauguration of God’s kingdom…It is the decisive event demonstrating that God’s kingdom really has been launched on earth as it is in heaven…The message of Easter is that God’s new world has been unveiled in Jesus Christ and that you’re now invited to belong to it.” N.T. Wright
Eph 1:13-14
Romans 8:22-25
John 3:16-17