• Before Service Songs –
  • Ps. 57 Alternate:
  • Come You Faithful, Rise the Strain:
• *Votum & Salutation
• *Song of Response – Ps. 138: 1, 2
• Profession of Faith – Nicene Creed
• Amen Song – Hymn 85:3
• Prayer
• Reading of Scripture
  • Romans 6: 1-14;
  • 1 Corinthians 15:50-58
• Song of Response – Ps. 16: 1, 3, 5
• Reading of Lord’s Day 17
• Ministry of the Word: Jesus’ Resurrection is the Foundation of our Hope
  1. It confirms our Justification
     • If Christ had not risen Faith would be futile.
     • Jesus' resurrection is connected to our justification and thus our salvation.
     • If Jesus had not risen we would not share in his righteousness.
     • Why wasn't Jesus death enough for our righteousness?
     • If Jesus did not come back he would not have paid for our sins. He would have been "held by death".
     • Jesus had to be risen and triumph over sin. Jesus had to defeat death completely. This is because of the close connection between sin and death.
     • Full Wrath of God the Father. Forsaken by God the Father. Death. But then triumph over death.
  2. It brings about our Sanctification
     • Romans 6: Paul is urging the Church to understand what it means to have a new nature in Christ.
     • We cannot have this perfectly in this life but we have a promise of eternal life.
     • Romans 6:9 "The death he died he died once and for all".
     • Death is the only "release" from sin (Romans 6:9-10).
  3. It guarantees our Glorification
     • Glorification after death is a change.
     • We will be the same person but we will be changed in some way we cannot understand.
     • Our physical nature matters to God.
     • The dust of earth is sitting now in heaven at the right hand of God.
     • Because Jesus has our human nature, we can consider ourselves to be sitting there in Heaven with God.
     • Our future is glorious because Jesus lives.
• *Song of Response – Hymn 32
• Thanksgiving Prayer
• Offertory – Asia Mission Board (Urban Mission)
• *Song of Closing – Hymn 36
• *Benediction