Afternoon Worship Service

Welcome and Preparation for Worship

Prelude: Sonata no. 1: Allegretto quasi andantino Edvard Grieg

Tom Jackson, violin; Rudy Heuer, piano

Call to Worship: Psalm 97:1–5

The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad!
Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries all around.
His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles.
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.

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.

Invocation

Hymn 691: It Is Well with My Soul Ville Du Havre

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, “It is well, it is well with my soul.”

Refrain
It is well with my soul; it is well, it is well with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, let this blest assurance control,
that Christ has regarded my helpless estate, and has shed his own blood for my soul. (Refrain)

My sin—O the bliss of this glorious thought!—my sin, not in part, but the whole,
is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more; praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! (Refrain)

O Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight, the clouds be rolled back as a scroll,
the trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend; “Even so”—it is well with my soul. (Refrain)

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.

Announcements

Multilingual Prayer

Hymn: Afflicted Saint to Christ Draw Near Constance Dever

Afflicted saint, to Christ draw near, your Savior’s gracious promise hear,
his faithful Word, you can believe, that as your days your strength shall be.

Your faith is weak, your foes are strong, and if the conflict should be long,
the Lord will make the tempter flee, that as your days your strength shall be.

Refrain
So, sing with joy, afflicted one; the battle’s fierce, but the victory’s won;
God shall supply all that you need. Yes, as your days your strength shall be.

Should persecution rage and flame, still trust in your Redeemer’s name;
in fiery trials you shall see, that as your days your strength shall be. (Refrain)

When called to bear your weighty cross, or sore affliction, pain, or loss,
or deep distress or poverty, still as your days your strength shall be. (Refrain)

Offering Prayer

(In person offerings may be made via the oak boxes. Give online at tenth.org/give or mail checks to:
1701 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103)

Offertory: Air Johann Sebastian Bach Tom Jackson, violin; Rudy Heuer, piano

Scripture Reading: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17

13 But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter. 16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, 17 comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.

Sermon: Standing Firm in the Faith Dr. Enrique Leal

The Lord’s Supper

Hymn: By Faith Keith Getty/Kristyn Getty/Stuart Townend

By faith we see the hand of God in the light of creation’s grand design,
in the lives of those who prove his faithfulness, who walk by faith and not by sight.

By faith our fathers roamed the earth with the pow’r of his promise in their hearts,
of a holy city built by God’s own hand, a place where peace and justice reign.

Refrain
We will stand as children of the promise; we will fix our eyes on him, our soul’s reward.
Till the race is finished and the work is done, we’ll walk by faith and not by sight.

By faith the prophets saw a day when the longed-for Messiah would appear
with the pow’r to break the chains of sin and death and rise triumphant from the grave.

By faith the church was called to go in the pow’r of the Spirit to the lost
to deliver captives and to preach good news in ev’ry corner of the earth. (Refrain)

By faith the mountain shall be moved and the pow’r of the gospel shall prevail,
for we know in Christ all things are possible for all who call upon his name. (Refrain)

Benediction

Postlude: Come, Behold the Wondrous Mystery Matt Boswell/Matt Papa/Michael Bleecker Tom Jackson, violin; Rudy Heuer, piano