Evening Worship Service

Prelude: Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness arr. Diane Bish

Call to Worship

Invocation

Hymn 15: Stand Up and Bless the Lord Carlisle

Prayer of Confession

Merciful God and Father, we cast ourselves before your throne of grace. The burden of our sins is more than we can bear. We admit it is easier to hide from you than confess our guilt. But you know us better than we know ourselves. We confess before you what you see in us: every wrong act, every defiled thought, every sinful motive, each attempt to justify ourselves before you. Where our sin abounds, O God, let your grace much more abound! May we find in Christ our resting place, for the sake of your glory. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: 1 John 4:9-10

In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Doxology 733 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!

Prayer of Illumination

Scripture Reading: John 3:22–36 (pew Bible, p. 888)

Hymn 508: Jesus, Lover of My Soul Aberystwyth

Confession of Faith: Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 34

Question: What is adoption?
Answer: Adoption is an act of God's free grace, whereby we are received into the number, and have a right to all the privileges, of the sons of God.

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: Blessed Ye, Who Live in Faith Unswerving Johannes Brahms

Sermon: He Must Increase Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn

Hymn 165: Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim Lyons

Benediction

Postlude: Trumpet Allemande Anthony Holborne

Serving this evening:
Rudy Heuer, platform
Colin Howland, organist