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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

Almighty Father, you are the all-sufficient One, the Creator and sustainer of all things. Every breath of air is a gift from your sovereign hand; every word of forgiveness is a benediction of grace; we need you every hour! Forgive us for attempting to be self-sufficient: for thinking we can control our circumstances, bear spiritual fruit by our own effort, or make amends to you for the sins we commit. Teach us again that apart from you we can do nothing! Holy Father, help us rest in your provision; Holy Son, help us trust in your mediation; Holy Spirit, preserve and keep us in grace, we pray. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Romans 5:8–9

God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.

Invocation

Hymn 100: Holy, Holy, Holy! Nicaea

text: Reginald Heber (1783–1826)

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee
perfect in pow’r, in love, and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Responsive Reading: Psalm 132

Remember, O Lord, in David's favor, all the hardships he endured,
how he swore to the Lord and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,
I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
“Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool!”
Arise, O Lord, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy.
For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: “One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne.
If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies that I shall teach them, their sons also forever shall sit on your throne.”
For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:
“This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
I will abundantly bless her provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy.
There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
His enemies I will clothe with shame, but on him his crown will shine.”

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.

Reception of New Members (11am)

*Kirsten Jonathan, Metropolitan

*Rose Kocher, Brandywine
*Tina Maddox, Western Suburb
*Samuel Neild, New Jersey
Luke Blanda, Northern Tier
Anabelle Ferner, New Jersey

* to be baptized

Seth Freeman, Metropolitan
Stephanie Freeman, Metropolitan
Christopher Han, Western Suburb
Maya Hubley, Western Suburb
Susannah Savage, Metropolitan
Yantong (Jenny) Wang, Metropolitan

Psalm 119:137–144 Old Hundredth

(In the 11am service, Praisemakers, an interactive music program for ages 4-7, may go to the Catacombs.)

O Lord, you are the righteous one, and upright is your law's demand:
most faithful and most righteous are the holy statutes you command.

My zeal consumes me utterly, because my foes forget your word.
Because your words are very pure, your servant loves your promise, Lord.

Your precepts I do not forget, though I am held in low esteem.
Your justice is forever right; your law is faithfulness indeed.

Distress and trouble found me out, but your commands are my delight.
Grant wisdom so that I may live; your statutes are forever right.

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: God, We Praise You (11am) arr. Jack Schrader

Chamber Choir

Scripture Reading: Revelation 4

1 After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. 3 And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. 4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God, 6 and before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind: 7 the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight. 8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” 9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”

Sermon: God and Creatures Dr. Liam Goligher

Hymn 8: Mighty God, While Angels Bless You Alleluia

Text: Robert Robinson (1774)

Mighty God, while angels bless you, may a mortal sing your name?
Lord of men as well as angels, you are every creature’s theme.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen.

Lord of every land and nation, ancient of eternal days,
sounded through the wide creation be your just and endless praise.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen.

For the grandeur of your nature, grand beyond a seraph’s thought,
for created works of power, works with skill and kindness wrought.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen.

But your rich, your free redemption, dark through brightness all along,
thought is poor, and poor expression, who dare sing that wondrous song?
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen.

Brightness of the Father’s glory, shall your praise unuttered lie?
Fly, my tongue, such guilty silence, sing the Lord who came to die.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen.

From the highest throne in glory, to the cross of deepest woe,
all to ransom guilty captives, flow my praise, forever flow.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen.

Benediction

Postlude

Serving today:
Jared Cochrum, 9:00am platform
Rev. Carroll Wynne, 11:00am platform
Colin Howland, organist

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway

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