Evening Worship Service

Prelude: The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune Ralph Vaughan Williams

Call to Worship

Invocation

Hymn 76: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Lauda Anima

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: 1 Peter 2:24–25

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

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 17 (pew Bible p. 903)

Sermon: Together in Christ in the Father Dr. Liam Goligher

Hymn 421: Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness Schmücke Dich

Offering Prayer

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Offertory: Fairest Lord Jesus arr. Frederick Swann

Question of Preparation: Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 86

Question: What is faith in Jesus Christ?
Answer: Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon Him alone for salvation, as He is offered to us in the gospel.

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 347: The Church's One Foundation Aurelia

Benediction

Postlude: Now Thank We All Our God Johann Sebastian Bach/arr. Virgil Fox

Serving this evening:
Platform: Chris Andino, George McFarland
Organist: Colin Howland