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Prelude: Thanks Be to Thee George Frideric Handel Tom Jackson, violin; Colin Howland, piano

Call to Worship: Psalm 149:1-4

Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the godly!
Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!
Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.

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 84: Under the Care of My God, the Almighty Under His Wings Text: Bible Songs Hymnal (1927)

Under the care of my God, the Almighty, safe in the secret place of the Most High!
He is my refuge, the Lord is my fortress, him I am trusting when trouble is nigh.

(Refrain)

Under his wings, under his wings, safe in the refuge hide thee;
trusting his truth and faithfulness, no evil can betide thee.

Be not afraid for the terror of midnight, nor for the arrow that hasteth to slay;
fear not the pestilence walking in darkness, nor the destroyer that wasteth by day. (Refrain)

Seek the Most High for thy sure habitation, unto Jehovah for refuge now fly;
there shall no evil befall thee nor harm thee, unto thy dwelling no plague shall come nigh. (Refrain)

Love thou the Lord, surely he will deliver; he will exalt thee and answer thy prayer;
he will be with thee to honor and give thee life without end, his salvation to share. (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 15:9–16

9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. 12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.
15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

Multilingual Prayer

Hymn 191: I Am So Glad that Our Father in Heaven Gladness

Philip Bliss (1838–1876)

I am so glad that our Father in heav'n tells of his love in the book he has giv'n:
wonderful things in the Bible I see; this is the dearest, that Jesus loves me.

(Refrain)
I am so glad that Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me,
I am so glad that Jesus loves me, Jesus loves even me.

Though I forget him and wander away, still he does love me wherever I stray;
back to his dear loving arms do I flee, when I remember that Jesus loves me. (Refrain)

O if there's only one song I can sing, when in his beauty I see the great King,
this shall my song in eternity be: "O what a wonder that Jesus loves me." (Refrain)

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: Jesus, Lover of my Soul arr. Evelyn Larter Tom Jackson, violin; Colin Howland, piano

Sermon Passage: Galatians 5:16–26

16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,
21 envy,drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Sermon: Living by the Spirit Dr. Enrique Leal

Hymn 537: Take Time to Be Holy Holiness

Text: William Longstaff (1887)

Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord;
abide in him always, and feed on his Word.
Make friends of God’s children; help those who are weak;
forgetting in nothing his blessing to seek.

Take time to be holy, the world rushes on;
spend much time in secret with Jesus alone.
By looking to Jesus, like him thou shalt be;
thy friends in thy conduct his likeness shall see.

Take time to be holy, let him be thy guide,
and run not before him, whatever betide;
in joy or in sorrow, still follow thy Lord,
and, looking to Jesus, still trust in his Word.

Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul;
each thought and each motive beneath his control;
thus led by his Spirit to fountains of love,
thou soon shalt be fitted for service above.

Benediction

Postlude: Invention in F Major Johann Sebastian Bach Colin Howland, piano


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