Afternoon Worship Service

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Prelude: The Lord’s My Shepherd arr. Ovid Young Colin Howland, piano

Call to Worship: Psalm 118:1-4

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.”
Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures forever.”
Let those who fear the Lord say, “His steadfast love endures forever.”

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 62: Sing to the Lord, Sing His Praise Wesley Text: The Psalter (1912)

Sing to the Lord, sing his praise, all you peoples,
new be your song as new honors you pay;
sing of his majesty, bless him forever,
show his salvation from day to day.

Tell of his wondrous works, tell of his glory,
till through the nations his name is revered;
praise and exalt him, for he is almighty;
God over all let the Lord be feared.

Vain are the heathen gods, idols and helpless;
God made the heav'ns, and his glory they tell;
honor and majesty shine out before him,
beauty and strength in his temple dwell.

Give unto God most high glory and honor,
come with your off'rings and humbly draw near;
in holy beauty now worship Jehovah,
tremble before him with godly fear.

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 11:45–57

45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, 46 but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” 49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. 50 Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.” 51 He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, 52 and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. 53 So from that day on they made plans to put him to death. 54 Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples. 55 Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves. 56 They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think? That he will not come to the feast at all?” 57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should let them know, so that they might arrest him.

Multilingual Prayer

Hymn 166: Wondrous King, All-Glorious Wunderbarer König Text: Joachim Neander (1680)

Wondrous King, all glorious, sov-'reign Lord victorious,
oh, receive our praise with favor! From thee welled God's kindness
tho' we in our blindness strayed from thee, our blessed Savior.
Strengthen thou, help us now; Let our tongues be singing, thee our praises bringing.

Heavens, spread the story of our Maker's glory, all the pomp of earth obscuring.
Sun, thy rays be sending, thy bright beams expending, light to all the earth assuring.
Moon and star, praise afar Him who glorious made you; the vast heavens aid you.

O my soul, rejoicing, sing, thy praises voicing, sing, with hymns of faith adore him!
All who here have being, shout, your voices freeing, bow down in the dust before him.
He is God Sabaoth; Praise alone the Savior, here and there for ever.

Hallelujahs render to the Lord most tender, ye who know and love the Saviour.
Hallelujahs sing ye, ye redeemed, oh, bring ye Hearts that yield him glad behavior.
Blest are ye endlessly; sinless there for ever, ye shall laud him ever.

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: We Will Feast in the House of Zion Sandra McCracken Colin Howland, piano

Sermon Passage: Galatians 3:15–22

15 To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. 16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ. 17 This is what I mean: the law, which came 430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to make the promise void. 18 For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise. 19 Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. 20 Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one. 21 Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. 22 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

Sermon: The Law and the Promise Dr. Enrique Leal

Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

Hymn: Standing on the Promises Promises Text: Russel Kelso Carter (1886)

Benediction

Postlude: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty arr. Stephen Nielson Colin Howland, piano