Evening Worship Service

Prelude: Have Mercy, Lord, My Sin Forgive Johann Sebastian Bach

Call to Worship

Invocation

Hymn 457: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing Nettleton

Prayer of Confession

Heavenly Father, loving King, our thoughts and motives, our words and actions cannot be hidden from Your sight. Our pride and self-pity, our cowardice and sloth, our anger and envy are laid bare before Your eyes. We open ourselves to You and humbly ask for Your forgiveness. Do not look upon our wrongdoing but cover us in the righteousness of Christ. Reassure us that His blood is our peace, His death is our freedom, and His Spirit is our power; and let our hearts know that in Your service is perfect freedom. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon: Isaiah 53:4–5

Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.

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: Mark 10:1–12 (pew Bible p.845)

Sermon: Marriage and Divorce Dr. Liam Goligher

Hymn 520: Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness Germany

Offering Prayer David Collins, elder

(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: If Ye Love Me Thomas Tallis

Tenth Church Choir

If ye love me, keep my commandments, and I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter; that He may abide with you forever, e'en the Spirit of truth.

Question of Preparation: Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 96

Question: What is the Lord's Supper?
Answer: The Lord's Supper is a sacrament, wherein, by giving and receiving bread and wine, according to Christ's appointment, His death is showed forth; and the worthy receivers are, not after a corporal and carnal manner, but by faith, made partakers of His body and blood, with all His benefits, to their spiritual nourishment, and growth in grace.

Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

The Sursum Corda (Lift up your hearts)

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts!
We lift them up to the Lord!
Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
It is right and good and a joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks unto You, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God. Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify Your glorious Name; evermore praising You, and saying:

“Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.”

Words of Institution

Distribution of the Bread

Please use the distribution times for personal prayer and thanksgiving. We will all partake the bread and cup together at the direction of the minister. Please record your attendance at communion by filling out the yellow slip on the pew and placing in the oak boxes or logging into tenth.org/communion.

Distribution of the Cup

Wine is in the outer ring in clear cups. Grape juice is in the inner rings in darker cups.

Proclamation of the Mystery of our Faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again!

Hymn 87: The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want Crimond

Benediction

Postlude: Prelude in C Major Johann Sebastian Bach

Serving this evening:
George McFarland, platform
Colin Howland, organist