Morning Worship Service

Announcements & Prelude: Jesus Spreads His Banner O'er Us arr. Gilbert Martin

Call to Worship

Doxology 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

O God, who are of purer eyes than to behold iniquity, but who despises not the sorrow of the contrite, have mercy upon us, according to your lovingkindness. You alone know how often we have sinned: in wandering from your ways, in wasting your gifts, in forgetting your love. In your mercy, bring these things to our remembrance, and do not allow us to continue in them without correction. Cleanse us from all iniquity, and let your mercy bring us healing, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Romans 5:1

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Invocation

Hymn: Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken Hyfrydol

Responsive Reading: Psalm 18:25–30 (pew Bible p. 455)

Gloria Patri 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 Intercession (concluding with The Lord’s Prayer)

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Hymn 7: From All That Dwell below the Skies Duke Street

Offering Prayer John Ward, ruling elder (9am)
Keith Bennett, ruling elder (11am)

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Offertory: Bread of Heaven (9am) Simon Lole

Father, All-Holy (11am) Charles Wood/arr. Matthew Norwood
Tenth Church Choir

Father, all-holy, merciful and tender; Son co-eternal, worthy to be praised; Spirit of comfort, fount of loving-kindness; God everlasting, Trinity holy; Unity unchanging; Goodness unbounded; Very God of heaven; Light of the Angels; Refuge of the friendless; Hope universal. All thy works hymn thee; all thy saints adore thee; They for thy pleasure are, and were created; Now while we also worship thee devoutly, Hear thou our voices. Thine be the glory, Deity Almighty, One in Three Persons, Monarch in the highest; Glory and honor, song and praise beseem thee now, and forever. Amen.

Scripture Reading: Mark 3:20–21, 31–35 (pew Bible p. 838)

Sermon: Jesus' True Family Dr. Jonny Gibson

Hymn 427: Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands Hamburg

Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

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 355: We Are God's People Symphony

(Please remain seated while the deacons’ offering is received. Stand for the final stanza.)

Benediction

Doxology: His Name Forever Shall Endure (Psalm 72:17–19) Effingham

Postlude: Rendez à Dieu Craig Phillips

Serving today:
9am platform: George McFarland, John Ward
11am platform: George McFarland, Keith Bennett
Organist: Rev. Colin Howland