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Easter Sunday Morning Service, April 8, 2007
Brotherhood Department in charge…
The Brotherhood Department is in charge of
the Sunday morning services each 2nd Sunday. This date fell on
Easter Sunday and they invited the participation of the Youth and Dance Ministry
to take a special part in the service.
The Responsive Reading selected for the service was
certainly befitting of the occasion, Isaiah 53:1-6, 11, and rang out with joy
and celebration among the congregants. The Brotherhood Choir sang songs of
praise. A special presentation by the Brotherhood, Youth & Dance Ministry
entitled “He is Risen” was very thought provoking and powerful, and gave vivid
accounts of the events which led to Jesus’ crucifixion, the road to the cross,
and Jesus’ triumphant reentry into Jerusalem. Real palm branches were brought
in and laid down in celebration of Jesus entry, and the song “Hail, Hail, Lion
of Judah” was sung together with the dance ministry’s leadership. The older
brothers and sisters did an excellent job of working together as a group with
the youth to make this presentation a wonderful success.
An inspirational reading written in the program entitled “His Resurrection
Destiny,” by Oswald Chambers was also a keepsake. The main scripture reference
from this reading was Luke 24:26, “Ought not the Christ to have suffered
these things and to enter into His glory?”
Pastor Deas gave the sermon of the hour using the
topic “From Death to Life.” Scripture references were St. Matthew 28:1-7, Romans
6:1, Exodus 30:17 and St. John 13:6. Pastor Deas admonished us by declaring
“It’s time to live. As Christ was physically risen from the dead, we can become
spiritually resurrected from the dead. He went on to say that our lives should
exemplify that that the old man does not live here any more. Each
of us must ask ourselves, have I been resurrected? Jesus is calling us to go
wash. It’s time for a cleansing!” He admonished everyone to remember what
Christ has done for us and to commit our lives to Him, and not to take this
death, burial and resurrection for granted. Pastor Deas also commented how
much the production presentation meant to him and he would like to see other
such productions as everyone use his/her talents to magnify and glorify our Lord
Jesus Christ.
The Brotherhood Department thanks Sis. McIntyre and all those who worked with
her to help make the presentation “He is Risen” a success. The service was
enjoyed by all in attendance and the presence of the Holy Spirit was surely in
the “temple.”
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