Evening Worship Service

Prelude: Prelude in D Daniel Ficarri

Call to Worship

Invocation

Hymn 181: We Come, O Christ, to You Darwall

Margaret Clarkson (1957)

We come, O Christ, to you, true Son of God and man,
by whom all things consist, in whom all life began:
in you alone we live and move, and have our being in your love.

You are the Way to God, your blood our ransom paid;
in you we face our Judge and Maker unafraid.
Before the throne absolved we stand, your love has met your law’s demand.

You are the living Truth! All wisdom dwells in you,
the Source of every skill, the one eternal TRUE!
O great I AM! In you we rest, sure answer to our every quest.

You only are true Life, to know you is to live
the more abundant life that earth can never give:
O risen Lord! We live in you: in us each day your life renew!

We worship you, Lord Christ, our Savior and our King,
to you our youth and strength adoringly we bring:
so fill our hearts, that all may view your life in us, and turn to you!

Prayer of Confession

Merciful God and Father, thank you that we can boldly approach the throne of grace through Christ our Mediator. We come seeking your forgiveness, for we have grievously sinned against you and your commandments. We have not considered our sins as offenses against your infinitely holy Person as too great, but rather too lightly. They scarcely bother us. If they cost your dear Son’s blood to forgive, O how great our transgression! If you have freely given Christ for us, how freely should we forgive! Yet we are slow to forgive as we have been forgiven by you. Holy Spirit, help us in our weakness and conform us day by day unto the likeness of our Savior Jesus. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Romans 5:1–2

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Doxology Tallis’ Canon

Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heavenly host: praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Prayer of Illumination

Scripture Reading: Romans 1:8–17

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you 10 always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God’s will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— 12 that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. 13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. 14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”

Hymn 460: Amazing Grace! Amazing Grace

Text: John Newton (1779)

Amazing grace!—how sweet the sound—
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
was blind, but now I see.

‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
and grace my fears relieved;
how precious did that grace appear
the hour I first believed!

Thro’ many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
‘tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me,
his Word my hope secures;
he will my shield and portion be,
as long as life endures.

And when this flesh and heart shall fail,
and mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil
a life of joy and peace. (continues on next page)

When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
bright shining as the sun,
we’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
than when we’ve first begun.

Confession of Faith: Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 104

Question: What do we pray for in the fourth petition?
Answer: In the fourth petition, which is, give us this day our daily bread, we pray that of God’s free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life, and enjoy his blessing with them.

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: Cromhorne en Taille Nicolas Lebegue

Sermon: Life-Changing Rev. Carroll Wynne

Hymn 453: All Authority and Power Neander

Text: Christopher Idle (1973)

All authority and power, ev’ry status and domain,
now belongs to him who suffered our redemption to obtain;
angels, demons, kings and rulers, over all shall Jesus reign!

All the nations owe him worship, ev’ry tongue shall call him Lord;
how are men to call upon him if his name they have not heard?
Therefore go and make disciples, preach his gospel, spread his word.

All the clear commands of Jesus must be heeded and obeyed;
full provision for our weakness in his teaching he has made;
in the Gospel words and symbols, saving truth to us conveyed.

All the time he will be with us, always, to the end of days;
with his own believing people who keep steadfast in his ways;
God the Father, Son, and Spirit, bless us, and to him the praise!

Benediction

Postlude

Serving this evening:
Josiah Vanderveen, platform
Aaron Patterson, organist