Prelude Tenth Church Choir; Norman Carter, piano

The Lord’s My Shepherd (Trinity Hymnal 87) Carl Mueller

Canticle of Praise John Ness Beck

As a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembreth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth, for the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting to them that fear him, to such as keep his covenants. The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom ruleth over all. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens! Praise him in the heights! Praise ye him, all his angels, praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon, praise Him, all ye stars of light. Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: fire and hail; snow and vapors; stormy wind fulfilling his word! Kings of the earth, and all people, princes and all judges of the earth, young men and maidens, old men and children, let them praise the name of the Lord! For his name alone is excellent, his glory is above the earth and heaven. Praise ye the Lord!

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

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men; we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we have from time to time committed by thought, word, and deed against your divine majesty, provoking most justly your wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent and are heartily sorry for our misdoings; they are grievous unto us. Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father, for your Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake; forgive us all that is past, and grant that hereafter we may serve and please you in newness of life, to the honor and glory of your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Galatians 4:4–5

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.

Invocation

Hymn 166: Wondrous King, All-Glorious Wunderbarer König

Responsive Reading: Psalm 96 (page 499)

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 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.

Announcements

Living Church: Summer Medical Institute Laura Layer

Hymn 599: Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us Shepherd

(In the 11am service, Praisemakers, ages 4 through 2nd grade, may go to B2)

Offering Prayer

Offertory: Kyrie Louis Vierne

Kyrie Eleison. Christe Eleison. Kyrie Eleison.
Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.

Tenth Church Choir

Scripture Reading: Nehemiah 2 (page 398)

Sermon: Getting Traction Dr. Liam Goligher

Hymn 642: Be Thou My Vision Slane

Benediction

Postlude: Trumpet Tune in C David Johnson

Serving this morning:
Travers Oliver, 9am platform
Jared Cochrum, 11am platform
Colin Howland, organ