Easter

See Him there, Heaven’s heir
Leaving His throne to bear the curse
Son of man, nail-pierced hands
Suffering the cross that I deserved
Precious blood shed for us
Staining the sinner white as snow
O the glorious love of Christ

This is our hope, hallelujah
Peace by the blood, what a mystery
Hope is awake, hallelujah
Death swallowed up in His victory
This is our hope

See the scars of our God
Proving the grave has lost its sting
Death undone, our Jesus won
Claiming the hearts of the redeemed
Praise the one, raised for us
Giving the dead in sin new life
O the glorious love of Christ

This is our hope, hallelujah
Peace by the blood, what a mystery
Hope is awake, hallelujah
Death swallowed up in His victory
This is our hope
This is our hope

At dawn, the earth began to shake
as heaven longed for Hope to wake
With holy breath, the King of Light
tore through the darkness of the night

The stone revealed an empty grave
raised up to life, the highest name
Ascended to the Father’s throne,
our Jesus Christ, the Risen One–

All glory to the risen Lamb of God
All honor to the risen Lamb of God
All power to the risen Lamb of God
All glory to the risen Lamb of God!

This is our hope, hallelujah
Peace by the blood, what a mystery
Hope is awake, hallelujah
Death swallowed up in His victory
Death swallowed up in His victory
This is our hope
This is our hope

1 Corinthians 15:1-4, 12-21
​¹ Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, ² and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
³ For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁴ that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures…
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.
²⁰ But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. ²¹ For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.

How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation, I turned to heaven
And spoke Your name into the night

Then through the darkness, Your loving kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Who could imagine so great a mercy?
What heart could fathom such boundless grace?
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame

The cross has spoken, I am forgiven
The King of kings calls me His own
Beautiful Savior, I’m Yours forever
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me

Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me
Jesus, Yours is the victory!

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Jesus Christ, my living hope!

You were the Word at the beginning
One with God the Lord Most High
Your hidden glory in creation
Now revealed in You our Christ

What a beautiful name it is
What a beautiful name it is
The name of Jesus Christ, my King

What a beautiful name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a beautiful name it is
The name of Jesus

My wayward heart would come between us
So Jesus, You laid Your life down
My sin was great, Your love was greater
What could separate us now?

What a wonderful name it is
What a wonderful name it is
The name of Jesus Christ, my King

What a wonderful name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a wonderful name it is
The name of Jesus

Death could not hold You
The veil tore before You
You silenced the boast of sin and grave
The heavens are roaring the praise of Your glory
For You are raised to life again

You have no rival
You have no equal
Now and forever, God You reign
Yours is the Kingdom
Yours is the Glory
Yours is the name above all names

What a powerful name it is
What a powerful name it is
The name of Jesus Christ my King

What a powerful name it is
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful name it is
The name of Jesus

You have no rival
You have no equal
Now and forever, God You reign
Yours is the Kingdom
Yours is the Glory
Yours is the name above all names

Holy, Holy
Are You Lord God, Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb, worthy is the Lamb
You are Holy, Holy
Are You Lord God, Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb, worthy is the Lamb
You are holy

big truth: The Lord Looks on the heart

1 Samuel 16:6-7 – (6) When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.” (7) But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”

big idea: A heart after god begins with conversion.

Ezekiel 36:26 – And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
John 3:3 – Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 

big idea: a heart after god walks in submission.

1 Samuel 30:6 – Moreover David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were embittered.. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.  
Psalm 51:4 – Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge.

big idea: a heart after God demonstrates devotion.

Psalm 34:1-3 – (1) I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. (2) My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad. (3) Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!

big idea: a heart after God depends completely on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Psalm 22:1, 16, 18 – (1) My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? … (16) For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet– … (18) they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.
Psalm 16:10 – For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.
Acts 2:29, 31-32 – (29) “Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. … (31) he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was neither abandoned to Hades, not did his flesh suffer decay. (32) “This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses. 
Matthew 27:45-46, 50-51 – (45) Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. (46) About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” … (50) And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. (51) And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split. 
Matthew 28:1-6 – (1) Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. (2) And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. (3) His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. (4) And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. (5) But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. (6) He is not here, for he has risen, as he said..

Proverbs 4:23 – Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.

1 Samuel 8:5 – Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations.

1 Samuel 13:13-14 – (13) And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the LORD your God, with which he commanded you. For then the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. (14) But now your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD has sought out a man after his own heart…

1 Samuel 16:1 – The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”

1 Samuel 16:6-7 – (6) When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.” (7) But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”

1 Samuel 16:10-12 – (10) And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.” (11) Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.” (12) And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the LORD said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.”  

Acts 13:21-22 – (21) Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. (22) And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

Ezekiel 36:26 – And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 

John 3:3 – Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”  

Jeremiah 17:9 – The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? 

Deuteronomy 30:6 – And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. 

Psalm 53:2-3 – (2) God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. (3) They have all fallen away; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.  

Psalm 62:1-2 – (1) A Psalm of David. My soul waits in silence for God only; From Him is my salvation. (2) He only is my rock and my salvation…

Psalm 32:1 – How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!  

Psalm 32:7 – You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah. 

Psalm 4:1 – Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!

1 Samuel 30:6 – Moreover David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were embittered.. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God. 

Psalm 51:4 – Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge. 

Psalm 56:3-4 – (3) When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You. (4) In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me? 

Psalm 12:6 – The words of the LORD are pure words…

Psalm 119:1, 4-5, 17, 33-36, 38 – (1) How blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the law of the LORD. Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word. … (33)  Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, And I shall observe it to the end. (34) Give me understanding, that I may observe Your law And keep it with all my heart. (35) Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it. (36) Incline my heart to Your testimonies And not to dishonest gain. … (38) Establish Your word to Your servant, As that which produces reverence for You.

Psalm 34:1-3 – (1) I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. (2) My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad. (3) Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!

Psalm 18:1-3 – (1) I love you, O LORD, my strength. (2) The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. (3) I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.

Psalm 27:4 – One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.

Psalm 22:1, 16, 18 – (1) My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? … (16) For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet– … (18) they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.  

Psalm 16:10 – For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

Acts 2:29, 31-32 – (29) “Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. … (31) he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was neither abandoned to Hades, not did his flesh suffer decay. (32) “This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses. 

Matthew 27:45-46, 50-51 – (45) Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. (46) About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” … (50) And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. (51) And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split. 

Matthew 28:1-6 – (1) Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. (2) And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. (3) His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. (4) And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. (5) But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. (6) He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.. 

What love could remember no wrongs we have done
Omniscient, all-knowing, He counts not their sum
Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

What patience would wait as we constantly roam
What Father, so tender, is calling us home
He welcomes the weakest, the vilest, the poor
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

What riches of kindness He lavished on us
His blood was the payment, His life was the cost
We stood ‘neath a debt we could never afford
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Our sins they are many, His mercy is mоre

There’s a reason why the curse of sin is broken
There’s a reason why the darkness runs from light
There’s a reason why we stand here now forgiven
Jesus is alive

There’s a reason why we are not overtaken
There’s a reason we sing on through the night
There’s a reason why our hope remains eternal
Jesus is alive

Praise the King, He is risen
Praise the King, He’s alive
Praise the King, death’s defeated
Hallelujah, He’s alive
Hallelujah, He’s alive

There’s a reason why our hearts can be courageous
There’s a reason why the dead are made alive
There’s a reason why we share His resurrection
Jesus is alive

Praise the King, He is risen
Praise the King, He’s alive
Praise the King, death’s defeated
Hallelujah, He’s alive
Hallelujah, He’s alive

The grave could not ignore it
All of Heaven’s roaring
Hell, where is your victory?
Death where is your sting?

The world could not ignore it
When all the saints are roaring
Hell, where is your victory?
Death where is your sting?

The grave could not ignore it
All of Heaven’s roaring
Hell, where is your victory?
Death where is your sting?

The world could not ignore it
When all the saints are roaring
Hell, where is your victory?
Death where is your sting?

Praise the King, He is risen
Praise the King, He’s alive
Praise the King, death’s defeated
Hallelujah, He’s alive
Hallelujah, He’s alive

Hallelujah, He’s alive
Hallelujah, He’s alive

Every disciple is on a journey and has a next step of obedience in response to Jesus. Maybe for you this is to respond to the gospel in repentance and faith, trusting in Jesus as Lord over your life. Maybe this is baptism, connecting in church membership, repenting of sin, or pursuing Christlikeness in a specific aspect of life.

We would love to help walk alongside you as you take your next step. If you want to talk to someone or have someone pray for you, visit the Hub at the tents stationed throughout the parking lot.