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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,


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,


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




Crucified (27:31)

Humiliated (27:27)

Rejected (27:28)

Insulted (27:29)

Spat upon (27:30)



Sunrise Service




Crucified (27:31)

Humiliated (27:27)

Rejected (27:28)

Insulted (27:29)

Spat upon (27:30)



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



JACE MEINTS



AUSTEN HORN



LUCAS BROWN


P.M. Sermon Notes

The Cost(Luke 23)

JOHN SWINFORD



JACE MEINTS



AUSTEN HORN



LUCAS BROWN


A.M. Sermon Notes


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










A. Fear not (28:5)

B. Come see (28:6)

C. Go tell (28:7)


A.M. Sermon Notes










A. Fear not (28:5)

B. Come see (28:6)

C. Go tell (28:7)


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.










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?










story.


happened.






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?


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.










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?










story.


happened.






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?


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.

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