Evening Worship Service

Prelude:

Come Down, O Love Divine Ralph Vaughan Williams/arr. P.R. Dietterich

Come down, O Love divine, seek thou this soul of mine, and visit it with thine own ardor glowing; O Comforter, draw near, within my heart appear, and kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing. O let it freely burn, till earthly passions turn to dust and ashes in its heat consuming; and let thy glorious light shine ever on my sight, and clothe me round, the while my path illuming. And so the yearning strong, with which the soul will long, shall far outpass the power of human telling; for none can guess its grace, till Love create a place wherein the Holy Spirit makes a dwelling.

I Will Sing with the Spirit John Rutter

I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

Grieve Not the Holy Spirit of God T. Tertius Noble

Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed, unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Tenth Church Choir

Call to Worship

Invocation

Hymn 339: For Your Gift of God the Spirit Blaewern

Prayer of Confession

Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden; we confess that we have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts, and have offended against your holy laws. Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Galatians 4:4–7

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

Doxology 733 Lasst Uns Erfreuen

Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; alleluia, alleluia!
Praise him above, ye heav’nly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Prayer of Illumination

Scripture Reading: 1 John 2:15–17 (pew Bible p. 1021)

Sermon: Do Not Love the World Rev. Josiah Vanderveen

Hymn 335: Gracious Spirit, Dwell with Me Redhead

Offering Prayer

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Offertory: Come, God Creator, Holy Ghost arr. Luke Carlson

Come, God Creator, Holy Ghost, and visit thou the hearts of men; fill them with graces, as thou dost, thy creatures make pure again. For Comforter thy name we call, Sweet Gift of God most high above, a holy Unction to us all, a living Fount, Fire, and Love. Our minds enlighten and refresh, within our hearts make love burn bright; thou know’st the weakness of our flesh: O strengthen us with thy might. Thou who with graces sevenfold the Finger art of God’s right hand, the Father’s Word by thee is told with tongues throughout ev’ry land. Drive far from us our wily Foe, Grant us thy blessed peace within, that in thy footsteps we may go, and shun the dark ways of sin. Teach us to know the Father well, and Jesus Christ, his Son, our Lord, that in our hearts true faith may dwell, thou Spirit of both, adored. Praise to the Father and the Son who from the dead arose in pow’r; praise to the Comforter be done forever at ev’ry hour.

Question of Preparation: Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 29

Question: How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ?
Answer: We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual application of it to us by his Holy Spirit.

Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

The Sursum Corda (Lift up your hearts)

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts!
We lift them up to the Lord!
Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
It is right and good and a joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks unto You, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God. Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify Your glorious Name; evermore praising You, and saying:

“Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna in the highest.”

Words of Institution

Distribution of the Bread

Distribution of the Cup

Wine is in the outer ring in clear cups. Grape juice is in the inner rings in darker cups. Please register your attendance for communion on one of the golden slips of paper and place in one of the oak boxes when you leave the church or log into tenth.org/communion.

Proclamation of the Mystery of our Faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again!

Hymn 85: The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want Evan

Benediction

Postlude: Improvisation Aaron Patterson

Serving this evening:

Platform: Rev. Josiah Vanderveen, George McFarland
Organist: Aaron Patterson

Hymns used by permission: CCLI# 2486853