Afternoon Worship Service

Welcome and Announcements

Prelude: Serenade in C Joseph Haydn Tom Jackson, violin; Rudy Heuer, piano

Call to Worship: Psalm 97:9–12

For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.

O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints;
he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!

Doxology Lasst Uns Erfreuen

Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; alleluia, alleluia!
Praise him above, ye heav’nly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Invocation

Hymn 310: Rejoice, the Lord is King Darwall Text: Charles Wesley (1746)

Rejoice, the Lord is King: your Lord and King adore!

Rejoice, give thanks, and sing, and triumph evermore.

(Refrain)

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

Jesus the Savior reigns, the God of truth and love;

when he had purged our stains, he took his seat above. (Refrain)

His kingdom cannot fail, he rules o'er earth and heav'n;

the keys of death and hell are to our Jesus giv'n. (Refrain)

He sits at God's right hand till all his foes submit,

and bow to his command, and fall beneath his feet. (Refrain)

Rejoice in glorious hope! Our Lord, the Judge, shall come,

and take his servants up to their eternal home. (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.

Scripture Reading: John 8:1–11

1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” 6 This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. 7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9 But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”

Multilingual Prayer

Hymn: Speak, O Lord Getty/Townend

Offering Prayer

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1701 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103)

Offertory: Holy, Holy, Holy arr. Bill Wolaver Rudy Heuer, piano

Sermon Passage: Ephesians 6:10–20

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

Sermon: Be Aware of Your Enemy Dr. Enrique Leal

Hymn 571: Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus Webb Text: George Duffield (1858)

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross;

lift high his royal banner, it must not suffer loss:

from vict'ry unto vict'ry his army he shall lead,

till ev'ry foe is vanquished and Christ is Lord indeed.

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the trumpet call obey;

forth to the mighty conflict in this his glorious day:

ye that are men now serve him against unnumbered foes;

let courage rise with danger, and strength to strength oppose.

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, stand in his strength alone;

the arm of flesh will fail you, ye dare not trust your own:

put on the gospel armor, each piece put on with pray'r;

where duty calls, or danger, be never wanting there.

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the strife will not be long;

this day the noise of battle, the next the victor's song:

to him that overcometh a crown of life shall be;

he with the King of glory shall reign eternally.

Benediction

Postlude: Minuet in D Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Tom Jackson, violin; Rudy Heuer, piano