♪ Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ All right, church, let's sing that out this morning. Because he lives. Sing it out. And because he lives, I can face tomorrow. fear is gone because I know he holds a future and life is worth living just because he lives let's sing the first verse God sent his son God sent his son they call him Jesus he came to love heal and forgive he bled and died to buy my pardon and integrate and because he I great singing church Good to have you this morning in the Lord's house, and I thank the Lord for the good crowd this morning. Appreciate you being here, and hopefully by God's grace, next Easter we'll be in our new building. We wanna see all of you back every service until then, okay? Amen. All right, it's good to be here this morning. Let's go to the Lord in prayer. Pray for the choir as they sing for us this morning. We want God to use their ministry to minister to our hearts. Pray for myself as we preach this morning as well. Okay, let's pray. We thank you today for this great and glorious day that we commemorate the very resurrection of eternal life, the prince of life. The Bible said it was impossible that you could be holding of death. Thank you for the victory that you had over death and the victory that you're giving us over death. I do pray now this morning as your people have gathered to your house, God, that you speak to our hearts in a in a very great way today. May our hearts be open, our minds attentive. May, Lord, we allow you to speak to us, and may we obey you in all that you say to us. Bless the choir, touch them, God, as they sing. May the Spirit of God rest upon them. Use their ministry. We ask your blessings upon the preaching today. In Jesus Christ's name we ask it, amen. It was the third day since he died, and it was said he would arise, live from the grave. reason to rejoice. He chose the place. He chose the hour that he would rise by his own power. three days he was in Jerusalem. I wasn't there when Jesus died. I wasn't there to see him rise. ♪ When He saved my soul ♪ ♪ Knowing in my heart His love arose ♪ ♪ There was a Lamb in Jerusalem ♪ ♪ He was the Son of the great I Am ♪ There rose a lamb in Jerusalem. He arose. He arose. Hallelujah. Christ arose. have a They all walked away Nothing to say They just lost their dearest friend All that he said Now he was dead, so this was the way it would end. The dreams they had dreamed were not what they'd seen. He was dead and gone. The garden, the jail, the hammer, the nail. How could a night be so long? The angel, the star, the kings of afar, the wedding, the water, the wine. Now it is done. They've taken her son, wasted before his time. She knew. singing from the stars, somehow her son would live again. In came the morning, night turned into day. Then came the morning. Shadows vanished before the sun. Death and loss and life and pain. ♪ Like the first dawning ♪ The stone was rolled away ♪ Hope grows with the dawn ♪ Then came the glory Death had lost, and life had won, for the Lord had won. Amen. Praise the Lord, church. Thank God He is risen this morning. Morning had come. Let's turn to page 132. Sing it out. He lives. Amen. I serve a risen Savior. Page 132. I serve a risen Savior, he's in the world today. I know that he is living, whatever men may say. I see his hand of mercy, I hear his voice of care, and once the time He walks with me and talks with me along my terrible way. salvation to impart. You ask me how I know He lives. He lives within my heart. All right, let's sing it out in verse number two. In all the world around me I see His loving care. And though my heart grows weary, I never will despair. I know that He is leading through all the stormy flash. The day of His appearing will come at last. you have a a a a a a a a a Amen. Let's sing it out this morning. Christ arose, up from the grave he arose. Page 138. Sing it out. Oh, in the grave he lay, Jesus my Saviour. a a a a hey hey watch this man I say Oh Oh a a a Oh Amen. Go sing this morning, church. You may be seated. Amen. The group was supposed to sing this morning, but we had Ms. Kayla Randall out sick and then Ms. Holly out sick. So I'm sorry, but you're stuck with me and my brothers trying to sing this morning. So y'all pray for us. Amen. Once I was straying in sin's dark valley, no hope within could I And they found a Savior to save a poor lost soul like me. Oh, what a Savior! Oh, hallelujah! His heart was broken on Calvary His hands were nailed, pierced His side was driven He gave His life's blood for even me. There's chilly waters I will soon be crossing. His hand will lead Then I'll join that chorus in that great city and nevermore. Oh, what a Savior! Oh, hallelujah! His heart was broken on Calvary. His hands were nailed His side was riven, He gave His life's blood. For even me His hands were nailed, pierced, and was driven. He gave His life's blood. He gave His life's blood. He gave His life's blood for even me. Oh, what a Savior!