Prelude: Chorale Prelude on “Rockingham” Charles Parry
Call to Worship
Invocation
Hymn 164: O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing Azmon
Prayer of Confession
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we have sinned against you and against other people, in thought and word and deed, through negligence, through weakness, through our own deliberate fault. We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, Who died for us, forgive us all that is past; and grant that we may serve you in newness of life to the glory of your name. Amen.
The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Ephesians 2:4–7
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Doxology 732 Tallis' Canon
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 Illumination
Scripture Reading: 2 Peter 1:1–4 (pew Bible p. 1018)
Hymn 510: Thou Hidden Source of Calm Repose Stella
Confession of Faith: Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 80
Question: What is required in the tenth commandment?
Answer: The tenth commandment requires full contentment with our own condition, with a right and charitable frame of spirit toward our neighbor, and all that is his.
Offering Prayer
(Give online at tenth.org/give or mail checks to: 1701 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103)
Offertory: We Praise You, O God arr. Dale Wood
Sermon: The Greatest Gift Rev. Josiah Vanderveen
Hymn 176: Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus! In Babilone
Benediction
Postlude: Now Thank We All Our God Johann Sebastian Bach/arr. Virgil Fox
Serving this evening:
Platform: Norman Carter, Collin Gibboney
Organist: Rev. Colin Howland