Prelude: Sarabande and Minuet George Frideric Handel

Richard Harlow, cello

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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

Our great and glorious God, we enter Your courts with thanksgiving and praise, but Your majesty and holiness remind us of our sin and corruption. You have saved us by grace, yet we often look to our own works to placate our guilty consciences. We excel at appearing righteous before others, but are undone in Your presence. Forgive us for wanting to boast in ourselves rather than boasting in You. Help us to rest in Christ’s perfect righteousness alone, and to lean not on our own understanding. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit, and make Your grace sufficient for us each day. Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Acts 10:43

To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.

Invocation

Hymn 164: O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing Azmon

Responsive Reading: Psalm 39

I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence.”
I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse.
My heart became hot within me. As I mused, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:
“O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!
Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath!
Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!
“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.
Deliver me from all my transgressions. Do not make me the scorn of the fool!
I am mute; I do not open my mouth, for it is you who have done it.
Remove your stroke from me; I am spent by the hostility of your hand.
When you discipline a man with rebukes for sin, you consume like a moth what is dear to him; surely all mankind is a mere breath! (continued)

“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears! For I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers.
Look away from me, that I may smile again, before I depart and am no more!”

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.

Sacrament of Baptism (9am)

Gloria Louise Richter born March 15, 2022; daughter of Greg and Alison Richter.

Hymn 674: I Need Thee Every Hour Need

Offering Prayer

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

Offertory: There Is a Balm in Gilead Harry T. Burleigh

Richard Harlow, cello

Scripture Reading: Romans 16:3–16 (pew Bible, p. 950)

Sermon: Greetings and Introductions Dr. Liam Goligher

Hymn 98: Now Thank We All Our God Nun Danket

Benediction

Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in d minor Johann Sebastian Bach

Serving today:
George McFarland, 9am platform
Rev. John, 11am platform
Colin Howland, organist

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Hymn lyrics used by permission: CCLI# 2486853