Sunday, April 20 @ THE TABLE Church SF
WELCOME / PREPARATION: We’re glad you’re gathering with us for worship @ THE TABLE Church SF! We pray that God gives you rest and relationship through the good news of the Gospel and through the people you meet. Our worship gathering includes space for: Quiet Reflection, Celebratory Singing, Lamenting, Praying, Discipleship in God’s Word, Open-Discussion, Communion, Social Justice, and Fellowship.
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CALL TO WORSHIP
Psalm 30:1-5, 10-12 ~ I will exalt you, Lord, for you rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me. O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you restored my health. You brought me up from the grave, O Lord. You kept me from falling into the pit of death. Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning. Hear me, Lord, and have mercy on me. Help me, O Lord. You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy, that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!
Minister: “Christ is Risen! Alleluia!”
Church: “Christ is Risen indeed! Alleluia! Amen!”
Minister: “Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”
Church: “Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Minister: Jesus said: “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in Me will live, even though they die; and those who live and believe in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
Church: “I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the end He will stand on this earth. My flesh may be destroyed, yet from this body I will see God.”
WORSHIP THRU SINGING
You Are Good
Verse
Lord You are good
And Your mercy endureth forever
Lord You are good
And Your mercy endureth forever
People from every nation and tongue
From generation to generation
Chorus
We worship You
Hallelujah hallelujah
We worship You for who You are
We worship You
Hallelujah hallelujah
We worship You for who You are
For You are good
Bridge
You are good all the time
All the time You are good
You are good all the time
All the time You are good
Ending
For who You are for who You are
You are good
© 2001 Integrity's Praise! Music
Yes and Amen
Verse 1
Father of kindness You have poured out grace
You brought me out of darkness
You have filled me with peace
Giver of mercy You're my help in time of need
Lord I can't help but sing
Chorus
Faithful You are
Faithful forever You will be
Faithful You are
All Your promises are Yes and Amen
All Your promises are Yes and Amen
Verse 2
Beautiful Savior You have brought me near
You pulled me from the ashes
You have broken ev'ry curse
Blessed Redeemer You have set this captive free
Lord I can't help but sing
Bridge
I will rest in Your promises
My confidence is Your faithfulness
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The Anthem
Verse
By His stripes we are healed
By His nail pierced hands we're free
By His blood we're washed clean
Now we have the victory
Pre-Chorus
The power of sin is broken
Jesus overcame it all
He has won our freedom
Jesus has won it all
Chorus
Hallelujah You have won the victory
Hallelujah You have won it all for me
'Cause death could not hold You down
You are the risen King
Seated in majesty
You are the risen King
Bridge
Our God is risen
He is alive
He won the victory
He reigns on high
(REPEAT)
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COMMUNITY PRAYER: CELEBRATION, LAMENTATION, REPENTANCE
Structure: We’ll pray aloud for our church, our world, and anything else that’s on your heart.
Psalm 116:5 ~ How kind the Lord is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!
*PRAYER MINISTER available at the end of the worship service to pray with you confidentially. (Prayer Minister will be up front near the piano.)
CHURCH COMMUNITY
April 20 (Easter) ~ Last Worship Gathering. Catered Lunch @ our church’s building.
April 27 - June 22 ~ Visit other churches together and debrief over lunch.
May 15-16 ~ Presbytery Meeting & Worship Gathering at Christ Community Church in Carmichael, CA. Troy preaches on Friday, May 16, 9am. The Table Church is invited as an honored guest for commissioning.
June 26-30 ~ Annual church retreat in Redway, CA.
DISCUSSION & SERMON
Series: SENT OUT
DISCUSSION Questions:
How are you experiencing God during this Easter season? / How is God inviting you to trust Him?
SERMON (Rev. Troy Wilson): “Sent With Resurrection Power”
John 20:1-18 ~ 1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” 3 So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4 Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7 as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. 8 Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. 9 (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) 10 Then the disciples went back to where they were staying. 11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. 13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. 15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”). 17 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” 18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.
POWER OF WHO GOD CHOOSES
POWER THRU TEARS
POWER THRU A REAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
POWER THRU GOING AND TELLING OTHERS
POWER OF GOD WHILE WE’RE ASLEEP
RESPOND BY GIVING GENEROUSLY
Ways to GIVE…
Place your gift in the Vase on the Communion Table.
Text 415.688.2226 and enter the amount.
2 Corinthians 8:9 – “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.”
RESPOND BY RECEIVING COMMUNION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION… Humble yourself before God and confess any sinful attitudes, actions, inactions, and patterns without defending yourself. Psalm 51:1-2 – “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING… Thank God for his mercy and forgiveness – given to us through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Psalm 32:5,11 – “Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin. Rejoice in the Lord and be glad.”
FEAST TOGETHER… Renew your vow to follow Christ by partaking of God’s grace: the bread (Gluten-Free) symbolizes Christ’s body that was broken for us and the red wine / white grape juice symbolizes Christ’s blood that cleanses us from sin.
WORSHIP THRU SINGING
Man of Sorrows
Verse 1
Man of sorrows Lamb of God
By His own betrayed
The sin of man and wrath of God
Has been on Jesus laid
Verse 2
Silent as He stood accused
Beaten mocked and scorned
Bowing to the Father's will
He took a crown of thorns
Chorus
Oh that rugged cross my salvation
Where Your love poured out over me
Now my soul cries out hallelujah
Praise and honor unto Thee
Verse 3
Sent of heaven God's own Son
To purchase and redeem
And reconcile the very ones
Who nailed Him to that tree
Bridge
Now my debt is paid
It is paid in full
By the precious blood
That my Jesus spilled
Now the curse of sin
Has no hold on me
Whom the Son sets free
Oh is free indeed
Verse 4
See the stone is rolled away
Behold the empty tomb
Hallelujah God be praised
He's risen from the grave
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RESPOND BY GOING IN GOD’S GRACE
Lift up your hands and receive this closing blessing to empower you this week…
“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” ~ 2 Corinthians 13:14
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