Prelude: (6:15pm) David Shockey, tenor; Eleanor Shockey, piano
Lord, What is Man (from Harmonia Sacra) Henry Purcell
Psalm 103 Bob Krogstad
Poor, Little, Lost Lamb Traditional
His Name is So Sweet Hall Johnson
I Stand Amazed Jan Sanborn
Call to Worship
Invocation
Hymn 342: Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation Regent Square
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: Ephesians 2:4–7
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
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: Colossians 3:1–17 (pew Bible p. 984)
Hymn 359: Blest Be the Tie That Binds Dennis
Confession of Faith: Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 53
Question: Which is the third commandment?
Answer: The third commandment is, "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain."
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: What a Savior! Edwin T. Childs
Sermon: Put On Christ Colin Howland
Hymn 186: One There Is, above All Others Godesberg
Benediction
Postlude: Improvisation Aaron Patterson
Serving this evening:
Platform: Dr. Liam Goligher, Norman Carter
Organist: Aaron Patterson