Worship: March 30th, 2014

On Sunday, March 30th, Pastor Tony continued his sermon series in I Corinthians: Life in the Household of God by focusing on the first of four sermons centered on the importance of Christ’s resurrection. He outlined several issues with Christianity if the Resurrection didn’t actually take place.

Preaching: Rev. Tony Felich (Sermon Audio Page| Other Sermons)

Text: 1 Corinthians 15:12-19

[12] Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? [13] But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. [14] And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. [15] We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. [16] For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. [17] And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. [18] Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. [19] If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.

Worship Hymns:

Hymn of Adoration: #295 Crown Him with Many Crowns
Hymn or Spiritual Songs: #251 Beneath the Cross of Jesus
Hymn of Response: #499 Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me
Dismissal Hymn: #358 For All the Saints (6)

Additional Readings:  Psalm 66

[1] Shout for joy to God, all the earth; [2] sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! [3] Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. [4] All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.” Selah [5] Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. [6] He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him, [7] who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations — let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah [8] Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, [9] who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. [10] For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. [11] You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs; [12] you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance. [13] I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you, [14] that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. [15] I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah [16] Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul. [17] I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. [18] If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. [19] But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. [20] Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!

Full Liturgy for March 30th, 2014 (PDF)
Sermons from the Exposition of I Corinthians
(click on the link for the sermon page with audio) 

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