Morning Worship Service

Announcements

Prelude: Prelude on Rockingham Eric Thiman

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 our Father, forgive us for thinking less of you than we ought; for we think your truth too high, your will too hard, and your power too remote; but they are not! We humbly ask that you resolve our confused minds with your word, redirect our divided wills with your law, restore our troubled consciences with your forgiveness, and revive our anxious hearts with your presence, for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, who loved us and gave himself for us. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 130:7–8

O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

Invocation

Hymn 165: Ye Servant of God, Your Master Proclaim Lyons

Responsive Reading: Psalm 28 (pew Bible p. 460)

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.

Ordination and Commissioning of Deacons (11am)

Tom Denier (Western Suburbs)

Tom Molieri (Northern Tier)

Nathaniel Schmucker + (Brandywine)

+ to be ordained

Hymn 59: Forever Settled in the Heavens Duke Street

Offering Prayer Norman Carter, ruling elder (9am)
Scott Sweeney, ruling elder (11am)

(Give online at tenth.org/give or mail checks to: 1701 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103)

Offertory: Chorale Prelude on Melcombe (9am) Charles Parry

Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation (11am) John Rutter
Tenth Church Choir

Scripture Reading: Acts 17:10–15 (pew Bible p. 926)

Sermon: The Priority of the Word Rev. Brock Garrigan

Hymn 94: How Firm a Foundation Foundation

Benediction

Prayerful Reflection

Postlude: Fanfares Jean Joseph Mouret

Serving today:
9am platform: Norman Carter, Christopher Pontius
11am platform: Michel Hatem, Scott Sweeney
Organist: Rev. Colin Howland