Easter Sunday | APRIL 20, 2014

Seek Christ

belong believe become

Second Baptist Church

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Note: + Indicates stand if you are able. | Please see an usher for a listening aid.

Childcare available on Level 2. | Children’s worship bags available at the entrances.

Give your tithe online now at 2bcliberty.org/giving.

Online givers may participate in the worship offering by using the card in the pew rack.

Welcome Guests

If you are a first-time guest, please complete a guest card from a pew pocket or Friendship Register and drop it in the offering

plate so that we may acknowledge your visit and get acquainted with you. We are glad you have joined us for worship today.

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Meditations

For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ.

– Brennan Manning

Jesus’ resurrection is the beginning of God’s new project not to snatch people away from earth to heaven but to colonize earth with the life of heaven. That, after all, is what the Lord’s Prayer is about.

– N.T. Wright

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

– John 11: 25–26

The Worship of GodEaster

April 20, 2014 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.

Gathering

Trinity Chime

Candlelighting Gabe Mata

Prelude “Crown Him with Many Crowns” Vaclav Nelhybel Invitation to Worship Tyler Tankersley

Alleluia! Christ is Risen!The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Choral Call to Worship “The Lord is Risen” Michael BarrettThe Sanctuary Choir and Orchestra

+Hymn of Praise 194 EASTER HYMN

“Christ the Lord is Risen Today”

The Gospel Lesson John 20:1–18 Emily Simpson (8:30) Eric Zahnd (11:00)

(Pew Bible, page 88, New Testament)Leader: The Good News of Our Lord.

People: Praise be to Our Lord, Jesus Christ!

Unison Prayer of Adoration Jason Edwards

We give you thanks, great God,for the hope we have in Jesus,who died but is risen and rules over all.

We praise you for his presence with us.Because he lives, we look for eternal life,

knowing that nothing past, present, or yet to comecan separate us from your great lovemade known in Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Practicing the Presence of God

+Hymn 217 “Alleluia! Sing to Jesus” HYMN TO JOY

Prayers of the People Michelle Peck

New Testament Lesson Colossians 3:1–4 Jill Hemman (8:30) Tracy Zahnd (11:00)

(Pew Bible, page 156, New Testament)Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.

People: Thanks be to God!

Choral Worship “My Eternal King” Jane MarshallThe Sanctuary Choir and Orchestra

My God, I love Thee; not because I hope for heav’n thereby,nor yet because who love Thee not must die eternally.

Thou, O my Jesus, Thou didst me upon the cross embrace;for me didst bear the nails and spear and manifold disgrace.

Why, O blessed Jesus Christ, should I not love Thee well?Not for the hope of winning heav’n or of escaping hell;

Not with the hope of gaining aught, not seeking a reward;but as Thyself hast loved me, O everloving Lord!

E’en so I love Thee, and will love, and in Thy praise will sing;Solely because Thou art my God, and my Eternal King.Poem (anonymous) from 17th Century LatinTranslated by Rev. Edward Caswall

Sermon “Seek ChriSt” Jason Edwards

+Hymn of Response 202 BRITTANY

“Jesus, Prince and Savior”

The worship of the living God invites our response. Those who wish to profess faith in Christ and/or to unite with the church are invited to come forward and share your decision with the pastor.

+Offertory Prayer Roger Driskill (8:30) Jess Tankersley (11:00)

Offertory “Alleluia” W. A. Mozart

+Presentation of Offerings 208 HE IS LORD

“He is Lord”

He is Lord, He is Lord! He is risen from the dead and He is Lord!Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.Music and Refrain arr. © 1986 Word Music, Inc. UBP

+A Time of Greeting Jason Edwards

+Congregational Blessing Jason Edwards

+The Sending Forth 423 ACCLAMATIONS

“This is the Threefold Truth”

This is the three-fold truth on which our faith depends,and with this joyful cry worship begins and ends:Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again!Words and Music © 1980 Hope Music Publishing Company

Postlude “Toccata” C. M. Widor(From Symphony V)

All Songs UBP CCLI #1091036 All Video UBP #502497070

Organ: Ann Posey Piano: Leslie BunchSanctuary Sound: Dave Heston, Gary Pennington Media: John Hilton

FLOWERS IN WORSHIP

The two Easter lily arrangements are given to the glory of God and in remembrance of the Allen C. Pixlee family.

OUR CARE MINISTRY CARDS

There is a Care Ministry card located in the pew racks that describes our ministry and provides an option to request prayer or care on the opposite side.

We would like to encourage you to use the card to express a need. Simply fill out the information and place it in the offering plate during worship,

or give the card to one of the pastoral staff members.

PRAYER CONCERNS

CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY

Christian sympathy is extended to Nettie Ma and family in the recent death of her husband, Joseph Xu.

Christian sympathy is extended to Emma and Doloris Forman and family in the death of their brother-in-law, Morris Elliott.

LIBERTY HOSPITALHugh Painter

OTHER PRAYER CONCERNSThe family and friends of those killed

at the Jewish Community Center.

(These are the latest additions to our Second Baptist Church prayer list. To see a full prayer list please go to 2bcliberty.org/prayerlist)

In Memory of . . .Kathy, Dora Alice and Lyman Berndt by Patsy and Dan TriplettLynda Whitaker Buckner by David, Carolyn and Davis Fulk Our sister Evelyn Carder by Doloris and Emma FormanGene and Dee Chase by Bill and Cathy StilfieldDavid Nelson Duke by Marcia DukeOur parents Arthur and Kathleen Forman by Doloris and Emma FormanOur brother and sister in law Eugene and Helen Forman by Doloris and Emma FormanBunny Fulk by Davis, Carolyn and Davis FulkBill and Nancy Howard by Amy Howard and Jenny PickardJim Howard by Amy Howard and Jenny PickardBetty Jones by Amy Howard and Jenny PickardWalt Kopala by Lisa KopalaJim Mihlhauser by Doloris MihlhauserBill Millen by Norman and Marianne NethFrank and Peggy Millen by Norman and Marianne NethNancy Modrcin by the Koinonia ClassClyde and Winnie Stilfield by Bill and Cathy StilfieldHarvey Thomas by Davis FulkHarvey Thomas by the Second Baptist Church OrchestraMargaret, Kate and Hugh Triplett by Dan and Patsy Triplett

In Honor Of . . . Don and Helen Brown by Greg, Amy, Stewart and Emily Duncan with loveWilma Duke by Marcia DukeCarolyn, David, and Davis Fulk by Marcia DukeGreg Greason by the Koinonia ClassDr. and Mrs. D. O. Moore by Marcia DukeWilliam R. Riggs by Marcia DukeEleanor Speaker by the Koinonia ClassRandy, Tina, and Bruce Thomson by Margaret Thomson

Easter LiliesA special thank you to those who provided Easter Lilies for our worship today.

GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHERWorship Leaders Today

Jason Edwards is Senior Pastor. He and Christy are parents of Jackson (5), Luke (2) and Norah (3 months). Jason was called to Second Baptist Church in 2009. (More at 2bcliberty.org/meetourstaff)

Jill Hemann began attending 2BC in 2013. She is a member of the Sanctuary Choir.

Emily Simpson is married to Noah Simpson, and they have two children, Shae (1st grade), and Jadyn (4 years old). She is a special education and reading teacher at Liberty High School.

Eric Zahnd first became a part of 2BC while at William Jewell College in the late 1980s. At Second, he teaches junior high Bible study. He is serving his third term as Platte County Prosecuting Attorney. He and Tracy have two sons, Benjamin and Luke.

Tracy Zahnd first got involved at 2BC while a student at William Jewell College. She teaches in the Student Ministry and is a team member of Tender Mercies, one of the Wednesday night cooking groups.

Gabe Mata is a fifth grader at Shoal Creek elementary. He is the son of Melissa and Gary Schaetz.

Jess Tankersley and Tyler have been at Second since 2009. They are parents to 21-month old Henry and are expecting their second child in September.

Tyler Tankersley has been at Second Baptist since November 2009. Tyler is the Associate Pastor of Students and Spiritual Formation, He and Jess are the proud parents of Henry (21 months old) and a beagle named Walter. (More at 2bcliberty.org/meetourstaff)

NOTES

Second Baptist Church

Life Together 2014Church-wide Adult Retreat

June 6–8at Second Baptist Church$20.00 | Child-care available

Special Guest Leader:

Diana Butler Bass

Join us for this exciting weekend with our special guest Diana Butler Bass. Diana will lead us in an exploration of the role a community of faith has in a diverse, pluralistic culture that is continually shifting and changing. ABOUT DIANADiana Butler Bass is an author, speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture. She holds a Ph.D. in religious studies from Duke University and is the author of eight books, including Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awaken-ing. A People’s History of Christianity: The Other Side of the Story, and the best-selling Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church is Transforming the Faith.

Learn more and register at

2bcliberty.org/lifetogether

300 E. Kansas | Liberty, Missouri 64068 816.781.2824 | 2bcliberty.org

Our Ministry TeamJason Edwards, Senior Pastor | Mike Lassiter, Associate Pastor Allan Aunspaugh, Minister of Music | Ann Posey, Organist

Tyler Tankersley, Associate Pastor | Gwen Phillips, Children’s Pastor Linda Jones, Church Administrator

Getting Connected

Each Sunday in the Welcome Center (just inside the Kansas Street entrance on Level 1), our Connections Team is waiting to help you get “connected.” This may include finding a Bible study class, showing you where children and student ministries meet, or sharing the days’ activities and schedule. You may also choose simply to enjoy a cup of coffee at the Welcome Center’s coffee bar and get to know others at Second.

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