Prelude

The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams

Werde Munter arr. Percy Whitlock

Call to Worship

•Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 731) Old Hundredth

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

•Prayer of Confession

Lord God, eternal and Almighty Father, we acknowledge and confess before Your holy Majesty that we are poor sinners, conceived and born in guilt and corruption, prone to do evil, unable of our selves to do any good, who, by reason of our depravity, transgress Your holy commandments. O most merciful Father, grant us the daily increase of the grace of Your Holy Spirit, that acknowledging from our inmost heart our own unrighteousness, we may be touched with sorrow that shall work true repentance, and that Your Spirit, mortifying all sin within us, may produce the fruits of holiness and righteousness well pleasing in Your sight. Amen.

•Words of Comfort and Pardon of the Gospel: Isaiah 1:18

Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.

•Invocation

•Hymn 53: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Lobe Den Herren

Responsive Reading: Psalm 51:1–19 (page 474)

•Gloria Patri (Trinity Hymnal 734) Meineke

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen.

•Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into ­­heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Announcements

Installation and Ordination of Elders

Doug DeLong, Northern Tier
Gregg Olmstead, Western Suburbs
Tim Peterman, Northern Tier
Russ Pfeifer, New Jersey
Miguel Pulido, Metropolitan (to be ordained)
Scott Sweeney, New Jersey (to be ordained)
(For list of the full Session, please see tenth.org/session)

•Hymn 644: May the Mind of Christ My Savior St. Leonards

(In the 11:00 service, Praisemakers, ages 4–5, may go to B2 & B3; KLICK, grades 1–2, may go to B1)

•Offering Prayer

Offertory: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need arr. Robert Hebble

Scripture Reading: Luke 24:50–53 (page 885)

Sermon: Basking in the Blessing of the Ascended Christ Dr. Kelly Kapic

•Hymn 290: Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise Llanfair

•Benediction

Postlude: Toccata on Old Hundredth Robert Hebble

Serving this morning:
Dr. Liam Goligher & Rev. Greg Hobaugh, 9am platform
Dr. Liam Goligher, 11am platform
Colin Howland, organ

Speaker Biography

Dr. Kelly M. Kapic (PhD, King’s College London) is professor of theological studies at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA, where he has taught since 2001. Dr. Kapic has written and edited numerous books, focusing on the areas of systematic, historical, and practical theology. His recent book Embodied Hope: A Theological Mediation on Pain and Suffering (IVP Academic, 2017) won the Christianity Today Book of the Year award in the category of Theology/Ethics. Dr. Kapic regularly speaks at churches and conferences where he seeks to help God’s people better understand their faith. He and his wife Tabitha, live in Lookout Mountain with their two children Jonathan and Margot.