Prelude: Larghetto Joseph Barnby

Call to Worship

Invocation

Hymn 381: Brethren, We Have Met to Worship Holy Manna

Prayer of Confession

O most merciful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; Who pardons all such as truly repent and turn to You; we humbly confess our sins and implore Your mercy. We have not loved You with a whole heart fervently; Neither have we loved our neighbor as ourselves. We have not done justly, nor loved mercy, nor walked humbly with You, our God. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, according to Your loving-kindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out our iniquity. Create in us a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within us. Cast us not away from Your presence; And take not Your Holy Spirit from us. Restore unto us the joy of Your salvation; And uphold us with Your free Spirit. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 32:5

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.

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: Obadiah (pew Bible, p. 772)

Hymn 255: O Jesus, We Adore Thee Meirionydd

Confession of Faith: Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 89

Question: How is the Word made effectual for salvation?
Answer: The Spirit of God makes the reading, but especially the preaching, of the Word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort, through faith, unto salvation.

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: Andante in g minor Edmund Horace Fellowes

Sermon: The Kingdom Shall Be the Lord's Colin Howland

Hymn 310: Rejoice, the Lord Is King Darwall

Benediction

Postlude: Minuet Phillip Hayes

Serving this evening:
Rev. John, platform
Aaron Patterson, organist

Scripture quotations are from the ESV®Bible, copyright©2001 by Crossway. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Hymn lyrics used by permission: CCLI# 2486853

Continue also to pray for Ruling Elder Fink and the Nominating Committee as they seek candidates for church officers for next year.