New Life Presbyterian Church 3Rd Sunday of Easter April 18, 2021

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New Life Presbyterian Church righteous; and he is the atoning sacrifice 3rd Sunday of Easter for our sins, and not for ours only but April 18, 2021 also for the sins of the whole world. Let us confess our sins, first individually in Prelude Jireh silence and then together as one family in Elevation Worship Christ. Let us pray. CCLI Streaming #11314418 Silence Prayer Prayer of Confession Holy One, we confess that we lose faith. Quote of the day We become comfortable with the things Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, wrong in this world. We become content the new life God intends. with systemic sin when it benefits us. – John Ortberg We accept that there are things we cannot change without striving for Announcements justice. We confess that we have journeyed far from you. We have Food Mobile Wednesday at 1:00p traveled far from your love and justice. Pentecost Offering Today – 5/23 We have neglected the stranger in our midst. We have confessed to love you whom we have not seen yet we have Call To Worship failed to love our neighbors whom we Come, let us kneel before Christ, our see everyday. Forgive us. Call us back Redeemer. into right-living: to remember the Who was anointed by the spirit of God commandments, to work for justice in to bring good news to the poor. loving-kindness, and to love our Come, let us bow down before Christ, our neighbors as ourselves. Remind us that Redeemer Your way of life is not simply a ticket to Who was crucified by the keepers of heaven but a transformation of our very order for heeding the summons of God. selves. Forgive us of our sins, and love us Come, let us worship before Christ, our into Your way. In the name of the Risen Redeemer One, we pray. Amen. Who baptizes us with the Holy Spirit for Assurance of Pardon bringing the reign of God to earth. You are loved by God, and God desires Come let us celebrate and worship God! for you to live into the way of Christ; to become last of all, servant of all, and to Call to Confession love your neighbor as you love yourself. Children of God, I am speaking these Repent, and turn back to God, and know things to you so that you may not sin. But that you are forgiven. Friends believe in if anyone does sin, we have an advocate the promise of the gospel. with the Father, Jesus Christ the

In Jesus Christ we are forgiven, thanks A Liturgy of Lament be to God. We acknowledge that we stood by when the dwellings of our neighbors were cast Sharing the Peace of Christ Jesus down, and we ignored the cries of the innocent. Lord, have mercy. Peace be with you We lament. And also with you. Lord, we acknowledge we have not learned to do right; we do not seek Hymn Because He Lives restorative justice that benefits all. We Verse 1 have not defended the oppressed. God sent His Son they called Him Jesus We have not taken up the cause of the He came to love heal and forgive fatherless or pleaded the case of the He bled and died to buy my pardon widow. Instead, we have mocked and An empty grave is there to prove punished the poor with our partisanship My Savior lives and apathy. Lord, have mercy. We lament. Chorus Because He lives I can face tomorrow We lament that we stood by as systemic Because He lives all fear is gone and institutionalized racism became Because I know He holds the future founding pillars and structures in America And life is worth the living and within the church. Lord, have mercy. Just because He lives We lament.

Verse 2 We have allowed agendas of an empire How sweet to hold our newborn baby to become prominent within your church. And feel the pride and joy he gives We understand that empire aims to take But greater still the calm assurance and oppress. We have replaced your This child can face uncertain days kingdom with an empire mentality. Lord, Because Christ lives have mercy. We lament. Verse 3 We have formed and developed church And then one day I'll cross that river structures and denominations while I'll fight life's final war with pain excluding the voice of your global church, And then as death gives way to vict'ry due to racism and racial segregation. I'll see the lights of glory Lord, have mercy. And I'll know He reigns We lament. CCLI Song # 16880 We acknowledge the racial hierarchies CCLI License #11314418 and structures of privilege many have Gloria Gaither | William J. Gaither benefited from and many have been

oppressed by. Lord, have mercy. doesn’t recognize us or take us seriously, We lament. because it has no idea who he is or what he’s up to. We have ignored the cries of children because they were not our own. We But friends, that’s exactly who we are: have discounted the pain of mothers children of God. And that’s only the because they were not our own. We beginning. Who knows how we’ll end up! have turned a blind eye to the affliction What we know is that when Christ is of Brown and Black people because they openly revealed, we’ll see him—and in were not our own. Lord, have mercy. seeing him, become like him. All of us We lament. who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus’ We have replaced your supremacy with life as a model for our own. idolization of our nation and racial identity. Lord, have mercy. All who indulge in a sinful life are We lament. dangerously lawless, for sin is a major disruption of God’s order. Surely you We have not required justice, we have know that Christ showed up in order to not loved others well, and we have not get rid of sin. There is no sin in him, and walked in humility in our brokenness. sin is not part of his program. No one Lord, have mercy. who lives deeply in Christ makes a We cry out to you, our God and practice of sin. None of those who do Redeemer, as the only one who can save practice sin have taken a good look at us from ourselves. Show us our blind Christ. They’ve got him all backward. spots. Don’t let us hide from you in our shame and guilt. Restore us to your So, my dear children, don’t let anyone perfect union that can be found in Jesus divert you from the truth. It’s the person Christ. Lord, show us how to do justice, who acts right who is right, just as we see love kindness, and walk humbly with you. it lived out in our righteous Messiah. Lord, have mercy. Luke 24:36-48 Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are While they were saying all this, Jesus weary and burdened, and I will give you appeared to them and said, “Peace be rest.” with you.” They thought they were seeing Lord, with deep sorrow we lament. a ghost and were scared half to death. He continued with them, “Don’t be upset, and don’t let all these doubting questions Scripture 1 John 3:1-7 take over. Look at my hands; look at my What marvelous love the Father has feet—it’s really me. Touch me. Look me extended to us! Just look at it—we’re over from head to toe. A ghost doesn’t called children of God! That’s who we have muscle and bone like this.” As he really are. But that’s also why the world said this, he showed them his hands and 3

feet. They still couldn’t believe what they You were condemned were seeing. It was too much; it seemed I'm alive and well too good to be true. Your Spirit is within me Because You died He asked, “Do you have any food here?” And rose again They gave him a piece of leftover fish they had cooked. He took it and ate it Chorus right before their eyes. Amazing love How can it be Then he said, “Everything I told you while That You my King I was with you comes to this: All the Would die for me things written about me in the Law of Amazing love Moses, in the Prophets, and in the Psalms I know it's true have to be fulfilled.” It's my joy to honor You In all I do I honor You He went on to open their understanding of the Word of God, showing them how Ending to read their Bibles this way. He said, You are my King “You can see now how it is written that You are my King the Messiah suffers, rises from the dead Jesus You are my King on the third day, and then a total life- Jesus You are my King change through the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed in his name to all nations— CCLI Song # 2456623 starting from here, from Jerusalem! CCLI License #11314418 You’re the first to hear and see it. You’re Billy J. Foote the witnesses. Sermon Appetite for Change Morning Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer Pastor Riz Our father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Hymn You Are My King (Amazing Love) Verse Offering Our Lives & Gifts to God I'm forgiven Prayer of Dedication Because You were forsaken Forgiving God, we faithfully give witness I'm accepted to your work in this world by sharing

these gifts and offerings. You shared your Son, Jesus, so that we may repent of our sins and be saved. Thank you for providing us with the example of how to place courageously your call of discipleship into action. We pray that we may live each day according to your holy ways. In the name of the living Christ, we pray. Amen.

Benediction Go now as agents of resurrection, to testify to the new life that God intends for all of creation. Death does not have the final word; we speak life in word and deed. As witnesses of the good news, do not neglect to attend to your heart, live with integrity and trust in the Lord. As children of God we follow the path to eternal life as we die to that which separates us from God and neighbor. And may God raise you from death to life, from brokenness to shalom; May Christ Jesus cast out your fear and doubt; And may the Holy Spirit give your heart joy. We hold fast to the good news of resurrection, this day and always. Amen.

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