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1 To all who are spiritually weary and seek rest; to all who mourn and long for comfort; to all who struggle and desire victory; to all who sin and need a Savior; to all who are strangers and want fellowship; to all who hunger and thirst after righteousness; and to whoever will come MORNING WORSHIP The Perfect Servant this church opens wide her doors and offers her welcome in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. October 25, 2015

2 MORNING WORSHIP 9:00/11:00 AM Prelude Search Me, O God R. Brunner Search me, O God and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. How precious to me are Thy thoughts oh God! How vast is the sum of them! I praise Thee for Thou art wonderful. Wonderful are Thy works! Be Thou My Vision arr. E. Larter Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; naught be all else to me, save that Thou art Thou my best thought by day or by night; waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light. Riches I heed not, nor man s empty praise; Thou my inheritance now and always: Thou and Thou only, first in my heart. High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art. High King of heaven, my victory won, may I reach heaven s joys, O bright heaven s sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befalls, still be my vision, O Ruler of all. Kristine Biller, soprano Thomas Jackson, violin Call to Worship * Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 731) 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. * Confession (from The Book of Common Prayer) Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from Your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and there is no health in us. But You, O Lord, have mercy upon us. And grant, O most merciful Father, for Jesus sake, that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous and joyful life, to the glory of Your Name. Amen. * The Gospel s Assurance of Pardon * Invocation * Hymn 55: To God Be the Glory To God Be the Glory Responsive Reading Psalm 119:49 64 (page 513) * Gloria Patri (Trinity Hymnal 734) 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 Pastoral Prayer Announcements * Congregation standing

3 Living Church Global Outreach Conference * Hymn 345: Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken Austrian Hymn (In the 11:00 service, Praisemakers, ages 4 5, may go to B2; Praisemakers Plus, grades 1 2, may go to B1.) * Offering Prayer Offertory: His Eye Is on the Sparrow C. Gabriel Why should I feel discouraged, and why should the shadows come, Why should my heart be lonely and long for heaven and home, When Jesus is my portion? My constant friend is He. His eye is on the sparrow, And I know he watches me. And I sing because I m happy, yes I sing because I m free. Let not your heart be troubled, His tender word I hear, and resting on His goodness, I lose my doubts and fears. I draw Him closer to me; from care He sets me free. His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me. Kristine Biller, soprano. Scripture Reading Isaiah 50:4 51:8 (page 611) Sermon Series: The Gospel according to Isaiah The Perfect Servant Isaiah 50:4 51:8 (page 611) Prayer * Hymn 159: O Savior, Precious Savior Meirionydd * Benediction Postlude PROJECT OF THE MONTH Asia Minor Partnership Imagine being a Christian pastor in a Muslim country. The government won t recognize your job, so you have no official income or credit history. You can t buy a house, and landlords refuse to rent to you or they raise the rent when they learn of your faith. This is the situation of the pastor of our sister church in the Middle East. His family has had to move every two years and is being forced to do so again this fall. We at Tenth, as part of the Asia Minor Partnership, are raising $80,000 to secure him a home. He daily risks his life for the gospel and needs our assistance. To contribute, please make your check payable to Tenth Presbyterian Church with October Project of the Month on the memo line and place it in the offering plate or the oak boxes at the Sanctuary entrances. CONGREGATIONAL MEETING A special meeting of the Congregation of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia is called for Sunday, October 25, 2015, immediately following the 11:00 AM service, for the purpose of reading a statement regarding the conclusion of the litigation with Dr. Paul Jones and a statement from the Session. The meeting will be held in the Sanctuary. By order of the Session, George K. McFarland, Clerk * Congregation standing

4 TENTH PRESS OCTOBER 25, 2015 Is the News Good? By David Gunther, Chair of Global Outreach Commission s Congregation Communications and Events Committee On July 22, The New York Times Magazine ran a story with a stunning headline: Is This the End of Christianity in the Middle East? ISIS and other extremist movements across the region are enslaving, killing and uprooting Christians, with no aid in sight. It is a difficult article to read. Christians in Somalia, northern Nigeria, Sudan, and Kenya face similar terrors. The news and images of persecution coming out of these countries is nothing short of horrific. In other parts of the world, the news is more ambivalent. In August, a New York Times article touted this headline: Chinese Christians Resist Government Plan to Remove Crosses. The article noted the increasingly public resolve of Chinese Christians in the face of persistent government persecution. Despite (or perhaps because of) the suffering of believers in China, the expansion of Christianity there shows no sign of slowing. Since western missionaries were expelled from China in the 1950 s (an event thought at the time to herald the end of Chinese Christianity), the number of Christians in that country has grown from about 4.5 million to roughly 70 million. While in a richer and ostensibly free Europe, the church appears to be withering, the church in the global south is flourishing. The growth of Christianity in Latin America, sub-saharan Africa, and parts of Asia during the past century has been nothing short of staggering. For example, between 1910 and 2010, the number of sub- Saharan Africans identified as Christians increased from 9 percent of the population to 63 percent, according to the Pew Research Center. Churches in Africa and Asia are now quietly and steadily sending missionaries to America, Europe, and some of the most closed countries on earth. These are underreported stories. In a world saturated by the 24-hour news cycle, we are constantly bombarded with images and headlines from around the world. As Christians, we are tempted to be dumbstruck, scratching our heads and discouraged by the carnage. What is God doing in the world today? And what in the world is God doing with his church? At our 2015 Global Outreach Conference, now in its 77th year, we are focusing on the news. Our partners from around the world will serve as foreign correspondents, helping us to interpret the headlines and offering unreported news about how God is working through his church. Dr. Donald K. Smith and Dr. R. Kent Hughes will anchor our coverage on November 8 and 15, announcing the most important news of all: the gospel of Jesus Christ. A longtime Tenth global partner, Dr. Smith founded Daystar University in Kenya, which has grown from a handful of students in the 1960 s to a university with two campuses and offers 30 bachelor s programs and nine postgraduate tracks. Under Dr. Hughes pastorship, College Church in Wheaton began giving half of their annual budget to world missions. If you are interested in better understanding the headlines and hearing unreported stories of how God is working in the world, please come to Eye on Africa on Saturday, November 7, and The Annual Correspondents Dinner on Saturday, November 14. We will hear stories and wisdom from our global partners on the ground in these regions. Pick up a brochure or visit tenth.org/ goconference to get more information and to reserve your seat. In order to truly understand the news from around the world, we must, of course, first hear and understand the news at the heart of Christianity. It does not primarily offer laws, advice, guidance, or esoteric knowledge about the nature of reality. Instead, it simply offers good news: Jesus Christ has died and risen. The gospels are bookended by angelic news bulletins: Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy (Luke 2:10) and He is not here, but has risen (Luke 24:6). This news changes everything. All other news good and bad only makes sense in light of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Indeed, reports about the global church, its sufferings and triumphs, only truly make sense when that church is seen as the very body of Christ. Please join us. We hope that as you hear news from the global church, you will feel called to pray more and more for God s kingdom, his people, and the lost. We also hope that hearing the gospel afresh will transform you and our church more and more into the image of Christ. This is news worth sharing!

5 TENTH NEWS WELCOME We are delighted to have you worship with us. Please stop at our welcome center in the narthex (Spruce Street lobby). Information is also available at tenth.org and in the Delancey lobby. Between morning services, we invite you to Reception Hall for light refreshments. Serving on the platform: 9:00 AM Greg Hobaugh (PCA minister and DCCS teacher), Pat Canavan; 11:00 AM Bruce McDowell, George McFarland; 6:30 PM Liam Goligher, Jerry McFarland Please do not bring food or drinks into the Sanctuary. Post and find ads for events, housing, jobs, services and more at tenth.org/classifieds. See similar information on bulletin boards near the 17th Street exit between Reception Hall and the Delancey lobby. Large print bulletins and hymns are available in the narthex they are in white binders. Hearing assistance devices and large print Bibles are also available nearby. Please return all of these to the same location after use. An American Sign Language interpreter is present at evening services at the sanctuary front (18th Street side). Parking in the Liberty Place garage is free to you with a chaser ticket. Please park there to free the streets for neighbors, bikers, and those with mobility issues. Pick up chaser tickets immediately after Sunday worship service in Reception Hall (near water fountain after the morning services, at nursery desk after evening services). The garage has entrances between Market and Chestnut Streets on both 16th and 17th Streets. More details are at tenth.org/parking. When using street parking on Spruce and Pine, please remember to use your mirrors and watch for bikers in the bike lane as you pull in and as you open your doors. The discounted parking rate for churches is $6 at the Penn Garage (1700 South Street); please stamp your ticket in the Narthex or Delancey lobby. If you have a smart phone, download the Church Life app and have the church directory and calendar with you all the time. Log in with the same username and password as you do for AccessTenth. Members/regular attenders who have not already used AccessTenth can sign up for a login if your is in our database (use quick link, upper right at If you do not have an address in our database, send your address to Elizabeth at ecarlson@tenth.org to add it. TODAY S EVENTS Please join the Biblical Approach to Healthcare Issues adult Bible school class today at 9:00 AM in Fellowship Hall East. Rev. Jerry McFarland will discuss ultimate healing. On November 1, Dr. Joe Bushra will discuss preventative medicine. The employment seekers prayer group meets today, 10:30 11:00 AM, in 1701 Delancey, 1 West. Please pick up your lost-and-found items from the table in Reception Hall today. Unclaimed items will be given to a local thrift store after today. Tenth International Fellowship (TIF) meets for worship on Sundays at 11:00 AM in Fellowship Hall. Contact tif@ tenth.org with questions. A special meeting of the Congregation of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia is called for Sunday, October 25, 2015, immediately following the 11:00 AM service, for the purpose of reading a statement regarding the conclusion of the litigation with Dr. Paul Jones and a statement from the Session. The meeting will be held in the Sanctuary. Today s 12:30 prayer intercessors in the Catacombs prayer rooms are John Hahalyak, Frank Pulcini, Kristina Pulcini, and Susan Wambua. Find them near Catacombs room C6. Our 16th annual Reformation Hymn Festival will be this evening, 6:30 PM (6:15 prelude). Dr. Kent Hughes will preach: Conscience and the Reformers. We will celebrate our Reformation heritage of metrical psalm singing. The church library is open in both C1 and C4 in the Catacombs 10:25 10:55 AM. UPCOMING EVENTS The whole church is invited to Equip, a luncheon on November 1 that is designed to prepare Tenth to acknowledge Jesus before neighbors, family, and coworkers as the Spirit leads. Join us as we eat, study God s word, and talk about sexuality. Go to 1710 Spruce, first floor, after the 11:00 service. We will be finished by 2 PM. Prayer dinners on November 3 may be held in parishes. Specific information will be in next Sunday s bulletin.

6 Healthcare professionals and students are invited to join Medical Campus Outreach as we carpool to the Global Missions Health Conference in Louisville, KY, November 5 7. Housing is arranged at no cost through MCO. Lauren at mco.smi.tenth@gmail.com if you want to join us. Get the latest news with Eye on Africa, a press conference-style affair on Saturday, November 7, 7:00 PM. Daystar University founder Don Smith, along with Gavin Lymberopoulos, director of outreach, will discuss tough questions and talk about Don s decades of service in Kenya. This event helps kick off Is The News Good?, the Annual Global Outreach Conference, which runs November Register for conference events at tenth. org/goconference. A memorial service for Rose Keshishian will be held at Tenth on Saturday, November 7, 11:00 AM. Every foreign correspondent needs help getting the story out. As part of the Annual Global Outreach Conference, meet our global partners and see firsthand how to support them better. Join us at 9:00 AM, November 8 and 15, at 1710 Spruce. Light breakfast will be served. For more information, contact Kari at krandall@tenth.org or x240. Jesus, the Great Deacon and Dealing with Con Artists are two of the workshops at Tenth s Mercy Training on Saturdays, December 5 and 19, 9:00 AM 12:30 PM (no cost to Tenth members). This is a great learning opportunity for individuals and small groups. Register with David at dapple@tenth.org. The next infant baptism will be on December 13. Sign up by December 6 contact Elizabeth at ecarlson@ tenth.org. Tenth has Bible studies throughout the metropolitan area. Pick up a parish flyer in our lobbies to learn the small group Bible study contact for each area. Join Bruce McDowell and Enrique Leal for prayer on Wednesdays, 5:30 6:00 PM, in 3 West. Join the West Philadelphia International Students Christian Fellowship (ISCF), a TIF ministry, for weekly Saturday dinnertime fellowship at 6:30 PM at Woodland Presbyterian Church, 42nd and Pine Streets. Contact Enrique at eleal@tenth.org or x223. OPPORTUNITIES Are you looking for ways to serve our global partners and the greater Tenth family? The Global Outreach Conference needs volunteers for its events November Kitchen crew, set-up, serving, and clean-up help is appreciated, as well as folks to host global partners. Contact Kari at krandall@tenth.org or x240 for details. ACTS Ministries needs cooked turkeys or turkey breasts for its thirtieth Thanksgiving Community Dinner. Please sign up in the mail room or with Mimi Warburton in the Narthex. Bring the carved turkey to the Fellowship Hall kitchen before 11:00 on November 8. ACTS Nursing home needs a regular preacher for its second Sunday nursing home ministry. Contact David at dapple@tenth.org. Do you have a heart for mercy? ACTS Ministries (Tenth Mercy) has opportunities in its homeless and nursing home outreaches. Contact David at dapple@tenth.org Arch Counseling Services provides fee-based counseling services in Center City Philadelphia counseling@2200archcs.org or The Philadelphia Access Center, one of our Metro Outreach partners, provides social services and counseling services for men, women, married couples, and young adults. For information, please visit philaccess.org or call PRAISE GOD FOR The marriage of Adam Cuadrado and Megan Williams on October 10. The number of ACTS Fellowship Bible Study members who are now worshiping with us. The discussions about resurrection and reincarnation that global partner Matt is having in his university program in South Asia. PRAY FOR Michael Martin, infant son of Jared and Mary Ann, as he recovers from surgery. Pray for good healing to continue.

7 Members who have ongoing health needs: Clare Arnesen, Bob Caldwell, Marjorie Calvanico, Marion DeHoff, Paul Graves, Cyndy Hunt, Wally Jones, Lois Palumbo, Temmie Pearson, Ginny Strable, Howard Vos, and Saundra Wiggins. Members serving in the military: Justin Buffington, James C, Edward Dawson, Christopher Hala, JD Hala, James Kenis, Rusty Pfeifer, and Elijah Riggs. Contact Dot at or x233 with others to add. Those of our congregation who are seeking employment. Check at tenth.org/classifieds or our 17th Street stairwell bulletin boards for housing and employment opportunities. The Session and Diaconate meetings this week. Today s ACTS Nursing Home Ministry at Penn Center for Rehab, 2:00 PM, and ACTS Bible studies at the Federal Detention Center. Global partner Don Smith s trip to the Middle East to participate in the Arab World Consultation put on by the Arab World Evangelical Ministers Association. and healthcare students and professionals in the Philadelphia area and is a ministry of Tenth. They are searching for a director with a passion for one-on-one discipleship with students in the healthcare professions, administrative skills, and the ability to fundraise. Please contact MCO at mco.smi.tenth@gmail.com. To receive Tenth s s, you must have a current address in our database. Send your address to Elizabeth at ecarlson@tenth.org to add it. Please schedule all church events with Dot Boersma. Make event reservations now for spaces and/ or resources now through Contact Dot at dboersma@tenth.org with any questions. OPERATIONS If you would like a set of numbered offering envelopes for 2016 or if you no longer use envelopes, please Elizabeth at ecarlson@tenth.org. Kelsey Pfeifer is stepping down from her role as Evening Nursery Supervisor. We are thankful for her years of service and pray for God s blessing on her upcoming marriage. Sarah Boghosian will step into this position beginning November 1. Welcome new part-time sextons Ivy Medina and Charles Tagliavia. Medical Campus Outreach ministers to medical The trustees report the following giving totals as of October 18, 2015: Outreach (YTD) Church Ministry (10/18/15) Church Ministry (YTD) Building (YTD) 2014 Giving 601,338 36,228 1,431, , Giving 570,260 30,018 1,372, ,173 The Project of the Month offering as of October 18 is $3,673.

8 17th & Spruce Streets SENIOR MINISTER MAILING ADDRESS 1701 Delancey Street Philadelphia, PA p f welcome@tenth.org MINISTERS Dr. Bruce McDowell, Global Outreach Dr. Jerry McFarland, Senior Associate Rev. Carroll Wynne, Pastoral Care MINISTRY DIRECTORS Dr. David Apple, Mercy Patrick Canavan, Administrator; Chr. Ed. Colin Howland, Organist/Music Rev. Enrique Leal, Internationals Gavin Lymberopoulos, Outreach Dora Phan, Jr/Sr High Kimberly Wynne, Nursery ELDERS PARISH 1: CENTER CITY/S PHILA Frank Harder Bob Sharrar PARISH 2: N PHILA/N SUBURBS Steve Bachman David Fiori Nasrat Ghattas Dan Kunkle Paul Shultes PARISH 3: W PHILA/W SUBURBS Bob Kempf PARISH 4: MAINLINE Patrick Canavan Paul Grant Clive Stockdale PARISH 5: SW SUBURBS/DELAWARE Dave Collins Bert Fink George McFarland PARISH 6: NEW JERSEY Daryl Bird Andrew Fletcher Jim Hala Russ Pfeifer SERVICES NEXT WEEK 9:00/11:00 AM: Morning Worship Gospel according to Isaiah (Isaiah) 6:15/6:30 PM: Soli Deo Gloria/Morning Worhip That You May Believe (John) CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Nursery care is available during all services. For Adult/Youth/ Children s Bible School opportunities, see our Bible School brochure available in our lobbies, or visit our website at tenth.org. DIRECTIONS AND SUNDAY PARKING An Attending Services placard, which is available in our lobbies, must be placed on the front dashboard of your car for parking in permitted areas on the street. See the parking map on the placard. The main reduced-rate garage is between 17th and 18th on South Street. Parking lot tickets must be stamped in the Narthex or Delancey Lobby. Free parking is available on Sundays in the Liberty Place Garage (north of Chestnut Street, from 16th to 17th Street). Free chaser tickets are available in Reception Hall after services. See tenth.org/parking for all parking details and directions. RESOURCES Explore the church and our ministries at tenth.org. At the site, you may view services live, as well as past services. Tenth members and regular attendees may also link to the church s database using the AccessTenth link from the home page. The church library is open between morning services, 10:30 11:00, in Catacombs rooms C1 and C4. ABOUT TENTH We are a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America adhering to the authority of Scripture and confessing the doctrine contained in the Westminster Standards. Tenth was founded in 1829, its present structure was designed by John McArthur Jr., and built in The interior was redesigned by Frank Miles Day in More information about history and architecture is at tenth.org/history.