Morning Worship Service

Prelude: Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2 Giovanni Gabrieli/arr. Nate Hepler

Nicaea Brass

Announcements

Living Church: Global Missions Conference Julia Kurtz

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 (based on a prayer by Martin Luther)

Dear Lord God, we cannot count the sins that we have done and are still doing. We have forgotten most of them and no longer feel any guilt. Whatever is in us apart from your grace is sin and condemned. Thus, we must altogether despair of ourselves, our works, and our powers. We know not what else to do but to pray for your mercy. Our joy and comfort is that you grant the forgiveness of all our sins out of your pure grace, only through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Invocation

Hymn 297: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name Diadem

Text: Edward Perronet (1779), John Rippon (1787)

All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name! Let angels prostrate fall, let angels prostrate fall;
bring forth the royal diadem, and crown...him,
crown him, crown him, crown him—and crown him Lord of all!

Crown him, ye martyrs of your God who from his altar call, who from his altar call;
extol the Stem of Jesse's rod, and crown...him,
crown him, crown him, crown him—and crown him Lord of all!

Ye seed of Israel's chosen race, ye ransomed of the fall, ye ransomed of the fall,
hail him who saves you by his grace, and crown...him,
crown him, crown him, crown him—and crown him Lord of all!

Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget the wormwood and the gall, the wormwood and the gall,
go, spread your trophies at his feet, and crown...him,
crown him, crown him, crown him—and crown him Lord of all!

Let ev'ry kindred, ev'ry tribe, on this terrestrial ball, on this terrestrial ball,
to him all majesty ascribe, and crown...him,
crown him, crown him, crown him—and crown him Lord of all! (continued on next page)

O that with yonder sacred throng we at his feet may fall, we at his feet may fall!
we'll join the everlasting song, and crown...him,
crown him, crown him, crown him—and crown him Lord of all!

Responsive Reading: Psalm 9:11–20

Sing praises to the Lord, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds!
For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
Be gracious to me, O Lord! See my affliction from those who hate me, O you who lift me up from the gates of death,
that I may recount all your praises, that in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in your salvation.
The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.
The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands.
The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God.
For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you!
Put them in fear, O Lord! Let the nations know that they are but men!

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.

Hymn 335: Gracious Spirit, Dwell with Me Redhead

Text: Thomas Lynch (1855)

(During the 11am service, children ages 4-7 may go to the Catacombs for Praisemakers music.)

Gracious Spirit, dwell with me: I myself would gracious be;
and with words that help and heal would thy life in mine reveal;
and with actions bold and meek would for Christ my Savior speak.

Truthful Spirit, dwell with me: I myself would truthful be;
and with wisdom kind and clear let Thy life in mine appear;
and with actions brotherly speak my Lord’s sincerity.

Mighty Spirit, dwell with me: I myself would mighty be;
mighty so as to prevail, where unaided man must fail;
ever by a mighty hope, pressing on and bearing up.

Holy Spirit, dwell with me: I myself would holy be;
separate from sin, I would choose and cherish all things good,
and whatever I can be give to him who gave me thee!

Offering Prayer

(For online giving go to tenth.org/give or mail checks to: 1701 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103)

Offertory: How Lovely Are the Messengers, from St. Paul Felix Mendelssohn/arr. Colin Howland
Nicaea Brass

Scripture Reading: Revelation 12:1–6

1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems. 4 His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it. 5 She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule[a] all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne,
6 and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days.

Sermon: The Woman, the Dragon, and the Child Dr. Liam Goligher

Hymn 92: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Ein Feste Burg

Text: Martin Luther (1529)

A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
our helper he amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
his craft and pow’r are great; and armed with cruel hate, on earth is not his equal.

Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing;
were not the right man on our side, the man of God’s own choosing.
Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is he,
Lord Sabaoth his name, from age to age the same, and he must win the battle.

And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,
we will not fear, for God hath willed his truth to triumph through us.
The prince of darkness grim, we tremble not for him;
his rage we can endure, for lo! his doom is sure; one little word shall fell him.

That Word above all earthly pow’rs, no thanks to them, abideth;
the Spirit and the gifts are ours through him who with us sideth.
Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
the body they may kill: God’s truth abideth still; his kingdom is forever.

Benediction

Postlude: Hallelujah, Amen George Frideric Handel/arr. Jonathan Smith

Serving today:
George McFarland, 9:00am platform
Rev Carroll Wynne, 11:00am platform
Colin Howland, organist

Nicaea Brass
Nathaniel Hepler, trumpet
Eric Schweingruber, trumpet
Andrew Stump, horn
Paul Arbogast, trombone
Brian Brown, tuba