Welcome
Sunrise ServiceHymn Christ Arose 298
Hymn Christ the Lord Is Risen Today 289
Special Music Joyce Rust & Arlene StrombergArise My Love
Message in Sermon (Matthew 27:27-31; 28:1-7) Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
Communion/Offering(Feel free to take Communion as it is passed)
Closing Because He Lives 292
8:00 • 9:30 • 11:00 Services
Choir Program . . . . . . . . . . . . O What a Savior
Our Great Savior Medley(O What a Savior/Our Great Savior*/Alleluia! Alleluia!*)
Hail Jesus Medley (Victory Chant*/Because We Believe)Leaders: Lori Moss & Jeni Twist
Something BeautifulEmbrace the CrossJesus Paid It All*
He Is Risen!
O What a SaviorSoloist: Emily Thomas
That’s Why We Praise Him with Alleluia! Alleluia!*
*Indicates when congregation will sing along with the choir
Hymn Christ the Lord Is Risen Today 289
Message in Sermon (Matthew 27:62 – 28:9)Because He Lives!
Ministry Opportunities
Invitation Because He Lives 292
Communion Meditation 8:00 • Bryan Purchis9:30 • Adam Ibbotson & 11:00 • Wayne Schafer
Communion/Offering
Children’s Redemption Orphanage Video
Closing Chorus He Lives 299
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2012
Today: Please sign the greeting cards in the library
for folks we’re praying for today.
Register K-12 students for church camp.
Pick up your Christian Standard and Lookouts.
Nursing area available in Room 10 (Nursery).
-6:00...Sunrise service with music by Joyce Rust and
Arlene Stromberg, and our sermon, Christ the
Lord Is Risen Today (Matthew 27:27-31; 28:1-6)
-6:30...Easter breakfast: pancakes, scrambled eggs,
sausage links, fruit salad and cinnamon rolls
-8:00...Worship musical, O What a Savior, and sermon,
Because He Lives (Matthew 27:62-28:1-6). Nur-
sery through age 3 in Rooms 9 and 10, and
special program for age 4 through grade 6
-9:30...Worship musical, O What a Savior, and sermon,
Because He Lives (Matthew 27:62-28:1-6). Nur-
sery to age 3 in Rooms 9 and 10, and special
program for age 4 through grade 6 and parents
-11:00..Worship musical, O What a Savior, and sermon,
Because He Lives (Matthew 27:62-28:1-6). Nur-
sery through age 3 in Room 9 and 10, and
special program for age 4 through grade 6
-6:00...Worship with Bonnie Russell singing, and ser-
mon, The Cost (Luke 23), Lucas Brown, Austen
Horn, Jace Meints and John Swinford
Ministry Opportunities
Monday, April 9 Read Lev. 14:33-57; Mark 1:1-11
-10:00..Zumba class (Family Life Center)
Tuesday, April 10 Read Lev. 15; Mark 1:12-28
-9:30...MOPS: Mothers of Preschoolers till 11:30 a.m.
-10:00..Young at Heart (Family Life Center)
-6:00...Basketball (Family Life Center)
-7:00...Instrumental practice (Family Life Center)
Wednesday, April 11 Read Lev. 16-17; Mark 1:29-45
-10:00..Zumba class (Family Life Center)
-6:00...Grades 7 and 8 youth group (Family Life Center)
-6:30...Prayer group (Room 11)
-8:00...Praise Team (Worship Center)
Thursday, April 12 Read Lev. 18-19:18; Mark 2:1-12
-5:30...Prayer group (Worship Center)
-6:00...Volleyball (Family Life Center)
Friday, April 13 Read Lev. 19:19-20:27; Mark 2:13:28
Saturday, April 14
-9:00...Orphans and Adoption Conference at Lakeside
Christian Church till 4:30 p.m.
-9:00...Girlfriends Unlimited (Room 19)
-9:45...Preschool-Kindergarten Choir till 11 (Room 12)
Take Out Communion Today
Larry Barregarye, Jeff Lopian, Bryan Purchis, Larry Elkins
Mickey Oller, Susan Reichling
Take Out Communion Next Week
Ron Canterbury, Dale Krouse, Steve Basso, Ken Thomas
Brenda Hamilton
Our Vision Is to Be Like Jesus
Choir Participants
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paula Gentry
Accompanist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elynor Nance
Narrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Twist
Suzanne Bless
Amy Simpson
Jackie Hines
Beth Meyers
Maggie Sanderfield
Ron Canterbury
Mary Ellen Buch
Wayne Schafer
SOPRANOS TENORS
Tasha Bryant Larry Barregarye
Mary Ellen Buch Cec Bennett
Jo Ellen Croft Suzanne Bless
Cheri Elkins Charlie Ford
Pat Godfrey Pete Lewis
Beth Meyers Joyce Rust
Maggie Sanderfield Eli Stepp
Jan Schoenhard
Linda Sczurko
Amy Simpson ALTOS
Emily Thomas Cindy Dyer
Gail Farrell
BASSES Becky Henrikson
Randy Bennett Jackie Hines
Ron Canterbury Donna Moss
Terry Henrikson Lori Moss
Wayne Schafer Marlene Stepp
Mike Twist Jeni Twist
PRAY EVERY DAY FOR
Our nation/leaders/military, God's help and strength
At Memorial: Louie Murry, John Nance, Roy Marcum (Ron
Schuecking’s friend), Jeni Twist (after surgery),
Ken Magee (Gene/Pauline Kennett’s friend/ICU)
At St. John’s: Charlie Lee (hospice), Sharon Kellogg
(Jeni Twist’s great aunt), Allen Mellinger (Raymond
Brown’s cousin/hospice)
At St. Louis hospital: Jim Mushrush (Bobbi Wiseman’s
dad), Karla Henning (chemo)
At Indiana hospital: Herb Daugherty (Jim’s brother)
At Chicago hosp.: Diane McCormick’s niece/childbirth
Tests: Connie Gates, Linda Meador (Mayo Clinic 30th),
Penny McArdle (surgery unnecessary!), Sharon Clark,
Evan Ethell (tests/surgery/next two Thursdays), Judy
Vance, Suzanne Bless, Lonnie Ratterman, Glen Clark,
Bob Brown (Bea Elmore’s brother/cancer/Texas), Rita
Miller (knee surgery 9th/Mem.), Bill Briest, Norman
Wiseman, Sr., Loren Fawns (Kevin’s dad/radiation),
Brian Beckerman (John Rowley’s son-in-law), Shirley
Sheriff (chemo), Linda Brickey, Bruce Oglesby, Tom
Halberstadt, Debbie Ackerman (Amy Denney’s friend/
cancer), Brenda Harper
At home: Joe Bull (Tammy’s grandpa/hospice), Christina
Daniels, Dave Slaybaugh (after knee surgery), Butch/
Mary Magee, Bill Basso (Steve’s dad), Greg O’Toole’s
sis, Ron Ellsworth, Louise White, expectant families
Touched by death: Ginger Meidel family, Pearl Magelitz
family (Jo Ellen Croft’s coworker), Ruth (Jeffries)
Anderson family
Transitions: Cheri Brooksbank’s mom, Bob Croft (Sunny
Acres/rehab), John Haggard/Courtney Purchis’s grandma
(Lincoln nursing home), Della Logan (Jody Dennison’s
sister/LMCV), James Wootton (Natalie Holliday’s dad/
LMCV), Sandy Carter’s twin, Ken/Judy Thomas family
(to Alaska), Dawn Mossman/Mary Buttry’s relatives
(Tennessee), Patrick Hildebrand (military), Israel,
Emily Jankauski (summer intern/One Mission Society/
Indy/Ukraine), Michael Kruger (Dawn Medley’s son),
Jerry Brickey (Villa East)
M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan: 2012-2013, giving started January 1
Groundbreaking Ceremony and Celebration: May 13
2012 mission trips: Amy Denney/Sierra Leone, Ukraine
Our missionaries around the world
Each other/unspoken needs/others . . . . . . . .
ATHENS CHRISTIAN CHURCHKen Gennicks • Minister [email protected] • 636-7323
Chance Newingham • Associate Minister [email protected] • 636-7136
Paula Gentry • Worship Minister [email protected] • 220-9340
Casey McCormick • Youth Minister [email protected] • 331-8471
Shane Baker • Family Life Minister [email protected] • 415-9035
Katie Ibbotson • Children’s Minister [email protected] • 891-5681
Jonathan Frohn • Interim Counselor [email protected] • 737-1114
Sarah Gennicks • After School Director [email protected] • 636-7323
Church Office • 636-8463 April 8, 2012 athenschristian.net
M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan: Making Adjustments, Seeking The Eternal Reward
Sunrise Service
Ken Gennicks preaching
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today(Matthew 27:27-31; 28:1-7)
INTRODUCTIONOur church-wide Bible reading plan has us in the middleof Leviticus and at the end of Matthew. In Matthew 27-28,we see the heart of God, the heart of Christ, and the heartof our gospel message. Using the word, Christ, as ourhelpful acrostic, today we see Jesus:
Crucified (27:31)
Humiliated (27:27)
Rejected (27:28)
Insulted (27:29)
Spat upon (27:30)
Triumphant (28:1-6b)
CONCLUSIONThe depth of His suffering demonstrates the depth of Hiscompassion for us and the strength of His commitment tous. All this He did willingly to win us, as He said, No onetakes my life from me, but I lay it down freely; and if I layit down, I will take it up again (John 10:18). But was Hissacrifice and victory over sin and the grave enough to winyou, your favor, your heart, your worship, your commit-ment, your life? Hallelujah! Christ the Lord Is Risen indeed!
Sunrise Service
Ken Gennicks preaching
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today(Matthew 27:27-31; 28:1-7)
INTRODUCTIONOur church-wide Bible reading plan has us in the middleof Leviticus and at the end of Matthew. In Matthew 27-28,we see the heart of God, the heart of Christ, and the heartof our gospel message. Using the word, Christ, as ourhelpful acrostic, today we see Jesus:
Crucified (27:31)
Humiliated (27:27)
Rejected (27:28)
Insulted (27:29)
Spat upon (27:30)
Triumphant (28:1-6b)
CONCLUSIONThe depth of His suffering demonstrates the depth of Hiscompassion for us and the strength of His commitment tous. All this He did willingly to win us, as He said, No onetakes my life from me, but I lay it down freely; and if I layit down, I will take it up again (John 10:18). But was Hissacrifice and victory over sin and the grave enough to winyou, your favor, your heart, your worship, your commit-ment, your life? Hallelujah! Christ the Lord Is Risen indeed!
Sunrise Service
Ken Gennicks preaching
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today(Matthew 27:27-31; 28:1-7)
INTRODUCTIONOur church-wide Bible reading plan has us in the middleof Leviticus and at the end of Matthew. In Matthew 27-28,we see the heart of God, the heart of Christ, and the heartof our gospel message. Using the word, Christ, as ourhelpful acrostic, today we see Jesus:
Crucified (27:31)
Humiliated (27:27)
Rejected (27:28)
Insulted (27:29)
Spat upon (27:30)
Triumphant (28:1-6b)
CONCLUSIONThe depth of His suffering demonstrates the depth of Hiscompassion for us and the strength of His commitment tous. All this He did willingly to win us, as He said, No onetakes my life from me, but I lay it down freely; and if I layit down, I will take it up again (John 10:18). But was Hissacrifice and victory over sin and the grave enough to winyou, your favor, your heart, your worship, your commit-ment, your life? Hallelujah! Christ the Lord Is Risen indeed!
P.M. Sermon Notes
The Cost(Luke 23)
JOHN SWINFORD
Ø Love may cost us . . . (vv. 4, 13-15)
a. Jesus was innocent, yet He died for us
JACE MEINTS
Ù Forgiveness may cost us . . . (vv. 32-34)
a. Jesus forgave with a price
AUSTEN HORN
Ú Following God may cost us . . . (vv. 35-39)
a. Jesus didn’t want to take the cross(Gethsemane)
LUCAS BROWN
Û Salvation should cost us, but Jesus paid the price(vv. 40-43)
P.M. Sermon Notes
The Cost(Luke 23)
JOHN SWINFORD
Ø Love may cost us . . . (vv. 4, 13-15)
a. Jesus was innocent, yet He died for us
JACE MEINTS
Ù Forgiveness may cost us . . . (vv. 32-34)
a. Jesus forgave with a price
AUSTEN HORN
Ú Following God may cost us . . . (vv. 35-39)
a. Jesus didn’t want to take the cross(Gethsemane)
LUCAS BROWN
Û Salvation should cost us, but Jesus paid the price(vv. 40-43)
P.M. Sermon Notes
The Cost(Luke 23)
JOHN SWINFORD
Ø Love may cost us . . . (vv. 4, 13-15)
a. Jesus was innocent, yet He died for us
JACE MEINTS
Ù Forgiveness may cost us . . . (vv. 32-34)
a. Jesus forgave with a price
AUSTEN HORN
Ú Following God may cost us . . . (vv. 35-39)
a. Jesus didn’t want to take the cross(Gethsemane)
LUCAS BROWN
Û Salvation should cost us, but Jesus paid the price(vv. 40-43)
A.M. Sermon Notes
Ken Gennicks preaching
Because He Lives(Matthew 27:62 – 28:9)
INTRODUCTIONOur church-wide Bible reading plan has us in the middleof Leviticus and at the end of Matthew. If Matthew’sgospel ended after chapter 27, with Jesus dead and buried,there would be no Easter, no resurrection, no heaven, andno abundant life. But check out the historical record:
I. The tomb secured (27:62-66)
II. The stone rolled (28:2)
III. The guards feared (28:4)
IV. The women ran (28:8)
V. The Savior appeared (28:9)
CONCLUSIONThe Good News of the gospel is that Jesus died for yoursins, and that He lives for your company. And because Helives, this same Bible text tells us how to respond:
A. Fear not (28:5)
B. Come see (28:6)
C. Go tell (28:7)
Because He Lives, we are confident to come to Him byfaith, and then to share His message of hope with our darkworld. So, for the Christian, every day is Easter!
A.M. Sermon Notes
Ken Gennicks preaching
Because He Lives(Matthew 27:62 – 28:9)
INTRODUCTIONOur church-wide Bible reading plan has us in the middleof Leviticus and at the end of Matthew. If Matthew’sgospel ended after chapter 27, with Jesus dead and buried,there would be no Easter, no resurrection, no heaven, andno abundant life. But check out the historical record:
I. The tomb secured (27:62-66)
II. The stone rolled (28:2)
III. The guards feared (28:4)
IV. The women ran (28:8)
V. The Savior appeared (28:9)
CONCLUSIONThe Good News of the gospel is that Jesus died for yoursins, and that He lives for your company. And because Helives, this same Bible text tells us how to respond:
A. Fear not (28:5)
B. Come see (28:6)
C. Go tell (28:7)
Because He Lives, we are confident to come to Him byfaith, and then to share His message of hope with our darkworld. So, for the Christian, every day is Easter!
A.M. Sermon Notes
Ken Gennicks preaching
Because He Lives(Matthew 27:62 – 28:9)
INTRODUCTIONOur church-wide Bible reading plan has us in the middleof Leviticus and at the end of Matthew. If Matthew’sgospel ended after chapter 27, with Jesus dead and buried,there would be no Easter, no resurrection, no heaven, andno abundant life. But check out the historical record:
I. The tomb secured (27:62-66)
II. The stone rolled (28:2)
III. The guards feared (28:4)
IV. The women ran (28:8)
V. The Savior appeared (28:9)
CONCLUSIONThe Good News of the gospel is that Jesus died for yoursins, and that He lives for your company. And because Helives, this same Bible text tells us how to respond:
A. Fear not (28:5)
B. Come see (28:6)
C. Go tell (28:7)
Because He Lives, we are confident to come to Him byfaith, and then to share His message of hope with our darkworld. So, for the Christian, every day is Easter!
Applying Today’s Sermon to Your Life
1. Our Bible reading plan has guided us into Leviticus and to the end
of Matthew. How often do you read your Bible? Make a note of
three of your favorite passages. Why did you choose these?
2. How do you explain the necessity of Jesus’ death to a nonbeliever?
Is Jesus’ death for you more an historical fact, or an emotional,
personal experience? Why?
3. Our Bible text for today’s message included Matthew 27:62-66.
What’s the value of including this paragraph in a study of Jesus’
resurrection? How did God use Jesus’ enemies, in 27:62-66, to
help assure us of the reality of His resurrection? How is God using
even their unbelieving antagonism to prove Jesus rose from the
dead? What does this tell you about God?
4. Answer True or False:
T F I am confident Jesus died for me, so I am glad to live for Him.
T F Like the angel told the women, I am not afraid to follow Christ.
T F My life mission, from Matthew 28:7, is to go tell.
T F Because I know Jesus well, every day is Easter for me!
T F I celebrate Jesus’ resurrection every Sunday.
T F The report of the women (v. 8) would have been the same
as the report of the soldiers (v. 13).
T F The chief priests and others preferred to believe the falsified
story.
T F If the soldiers were sleeping (v. 13), they didn’t know what
happened.
T F The guards at the tomb make the resurrection more credible.
T F Like the women told the news of Christ, so do I.
T F The hope of heaven gives me a spirit of perseverance today.
T F I celebrate the resurrection only at Easter and Christmas.
5. What is your favorite part of Easter worship? What is your favorite
Easter song? Why?
6. Matthew’s gospel ends with Jesus’ Great Commission, in 28:16-
20. Why must Jesus’ last command remain our first concern? How
does your life demonstrate that you have embraced His
commission as your own assignment?
7. Read Leviticus 14:33 – 19:27 and Mark 1-2 with us this week.
Read the texts, write down your thoughts, review it all with a
friend or in one of our Home Groups, and receive a sermon from
it next Sunday. Draw near to God through Bible reading, prayer
and community.
Applying Today’s Sermon to Your Life
1. Our Bible reading plan has guided us into Leviticus and to the end
of Matthew. How often do you read your Bible? Make a note of
three of your favorite passages. Why did you choose these?
2. How do you explain the necessity of Jesus’ death to a nonbeliever?
Is Jesus’ death for you more an historical fact, or an emotional,
personal experience? Why?
3. Our Bible text for today’s message included Matthew 27:62-66.
What’s the value of including this paragraph in a study of Jesus’
resurrection? How did God use Jesus’ enemies, in 27:62-66, to
help assure us of the reality of His resurrection? How is God using
even their unbelieving antagonism to prove Jesus rose from the
dead? What does this tell you about God?
4. Answer True or False:
T F I am confident Jesus died for me, so I am glad to live for Him.
T F Like the angel told the women, I am not afraid to follow Christ.
T F My life mission, from Matthew 28:7, is to go tell.
T F Because I know Jesus well, every day is Easter for me!
T F I celebrate Jesus’ resurrection every Sunday.
T F The report of the women (v. 8) would have been the same
as the report of the soldiers (v. 13).
T F The chief priests and others preferred to believe the falsified
story.
T F If the soldiers were sleeping (v. 13), they didn’t know what
happened.
T F The guards at the tomb make the resurrection more credible.
T F Like the women told the news of Christ, so do I.
T F The hope of heaven gives me a spirit of perseverance today.
T F I celebrate the resurrection only at Easter and Christmas.
5. What is your favorite part of Easter worship? What is your favorite
Easter song? Why?
6. Matthew’s gospel ends with Jesus’ Great Commission, in 28:16-20.
Why must Jesus’ last command remain our first concern? How
does your life demonstrate that you have embraced His
commission as your own assignment?
7. Read Leviticus 14:33 – 19:27 and Mark 1-2 with us this week.
Read the texts, write down your thoughts, review it all with a
friend or in one of our Home Groups, and receive a sermon from
it next Sunday. Draw near to God through Bible reading, prayer
and community.
Applying Today’s Sermon to Your Life
1. Our Bible reading plan has guided us into Leviticus and to the end
of Matthew. How often do you read your Bible? Make a note of
three of your favorite passages. Why did you choose these?
2. How do you explain the necessity of Jesus’ death to a nonbeliever?
Is Jesus’ death for you more an historical fact, or an emotional,
personal experience? Why?
3. Our Bible text for today’s message included Matthew 27:62-66.
What’s the value of including this paragraph in a study of Jesus’
resurrection? How did God use Jesus’ enemies, in 27:62-66, to help
assure us of the reality of His resurrection? How is God using even
their unbelieving antagonism to prove Jesus rose from the dead?
What does this tell you about God?
4. Answer True or False:
T F I am confident Jesus died for me, so I am glad to live for Him.
T F Like the angel told the women, I am not afraid to follow Christ.
T F My life mission, from Matthew 28:7, is to go tell.
T F Because I know Jesus well, every day is Easter for me!
T F I celebrate Jesus’ resurrection every Sunday.
T F The report of the women (v. 8) would have been the same
as the report of the soldiers (v. 13).
T F The chief priests and others preferred to believe the falsified
story.
T F If the soldiers were sleeping (v. 13), they didn’t know what
happened.
T F The guards at the tomb make the resurrection more credible.
T F Like the women told the news of Christ, so do I.
T F The hope of heaven gives me a spirit of perseverance today.
T F I celebrate the resurrection only at Easter and Christmas.
5. What is your favorite part of Easter worship? What is your favorite
Easter song? Why?
6. Matthew’s gospel ends with Jesus’ Great Commission, in 28:16-20.
Why must Jesus’ last command remain our first concern? How
does your life demonstrate that you have embraced His commission
as your own assignment?
7. Read Leviticus 14:33 – 19:27 and Mark 1-2 with us this week.
Read the texts, write down your thoughts, review it all with a friend
or in one of our Home Groups, and receive a sermon from it next
Sunday. Draw near to God through Bible reading, prayer and
community.