Good Things That Are Already Here Dr. Liam Goligher

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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 this church opens wide her doors and offers her welcome in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. MORNING WORSHIP Good Things That Are Already Here Dr. Liam Goligher EVENING WORSHIP Salvation: Merit or Mercy? Dr. Liam Goligher November 19, 2017

2 MORNING WORSHIP 9:00/11:00 AM Prelude Tell it Out arr. Ira D. Sankey Tell it out among the nations that the Lord is King; tell it out! Tell it out! Tell it out among the nations, bid them shout and sing; tell it out! Tell it out! Tell it out with adoration that He shall increase, that the mighty King of glory is the King of Peace; Tell it out with jubilation, let the song ne er cease; tell it out! Tell it out! Tell it out among the people that the Savior reigns; tell it out! Tell it out! Tell it out among the heathen, bid them break their chains; tell it out! Tell it out! Tell it out among the weeping ones that Jesus lives, tell it out among the weary ones what rest He gives, Tell it out among the sinners that He still receives; tell it out! Tell it out! Tell it out among the people, Jesus reigns above; tell it out! Tell it out! Tell it out among the nations that His reign is love; tell it out! Tell it out! Tell it out among the highways and the lanes at home, let it ring across the mountains And the ocean s foam, that the weary, heavy-laden, need no longer roam; tell it out! Tell it out! Deep River arr. Don Whitman Deep river, my home is over Jordan. Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. Oh, don t you want to go, to the Gospel feast; that Promised Land, where all is peace? Oh, deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. Tenth Men s Choir 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 30: Our God, Our Help in Ages Past St. Anne Responsive Reading Psalm 28:1 9 (page 460) * 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. * Congregation standing

3 * 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 Thanksgiving and Intercession Announcements Living Church Trustee Report * Hymn: My Heart Is Filled with Thankfulness (turn page) Getty/Townend (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: The Spacious Firmament on High Joseph Haydn The spacious firmament on high, with all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, their great original proclaim: The unwearied sun, from day to day, does his Creator s power display, And publishes to every land the work of an almighty Hand. Soon as the evening shades prevail, the moon takes up her wondrous tale, And nightly, to the listening earth, repeats the story of her birth; Whilst all the stars that round her burn, and all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, and spread the truth from pole to pole. What though, in solemn silence all move round this dark terrestrial ball? What though no real voice or sound amid their radiant orbs be found? In reason s ear they all rejoice, and utter forth a glorious voice; Forever singing, as they shine, The Hand that made us is divine. Tenth Men s Choir Scripture Reading Hebrews 9:11 14 (page 1006) Sermon Series: Hebrews...Good Things That Are Already Here Dr. Liam Goligher Prayer * Hymn 98: Now Thank We All Our God Nun Danket * Benediction Postlude: Now Thank We All Our God Sigfrid Karg-Elert Colin Howland, organ * Congregation standing

4 My Heart Is Filled with Thankfulness

5 INTERCESSORY PRAYER Intercessors are available for prayer each Sunday at 12:30 PM to listen and provide prayers of spiritual comfort, solace, and support. All are welcome. Go down the stairs from the Narthex or the door to the left of the pulpit or take the elevator to the B level and meet near Catacombs rooms C5 and C6. Look for team members wearing red tags. CONGREGATIONAL MEETING A meeting of the Congregation of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia is called for Friday evening, December 1, 2017, for the purpose of electing Elders, Deacons, Deaconesses, and Nominating Committee members; adopting the Global Outreach Budget for 2018; to hear a report from the Capital Campaign Committee, and to consider any other business that may properly come before the meeting. The meeting will be held in the Sanctuary at 7:30 PM. By the order of the Session, George K. McFarland, clerk CORPORATION MEETING A meeting of the Corporation of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia will be held Friday evening, December 1, 2017, as part of the Congregational Meeting, to consider the Church Ministry and Building Improvements Budgets for 2018; to approve the Session recommendations for Trustees for 2018; and to transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting. The meeting will follow the congregational meeting in the Sanctuary. By order of the Trustees, Stephen L. Bachman, chairman THE SHORTER CATECHISM, circa 1647 One of the documents that explains what our church and denomination believe is known as the Shorter Catechism. We are including in the bulletin a series of questions and answers dealing with some of the essential doctrines of our faith. Question17: Into what estate did the fall bring mankind? Answer: The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery.

6 EVENING WORSHIP 6:15 PM Soli Deo Gloria Prelude Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel from Elijiah Felix Mendelssohn Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, this day let it be known that Thou art God, and I am Thy servant! Lord God of Abraham! O shew to all this people that I have done these things according to Thy word. O hear me, Lord, and answer me! Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, O hear me and answer me; and shew this people that Thou art Lord God, and let their hearts again be turned! For the mountains shall depart from Elijah Felix Mendelssohn For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed, but Thy kindness shall not depart from me; neither shall the covenant of Thy peace be removed. I Got Me Flowers from Five Mystical Songs Ralph Vaughan Williams I got me flowers to strew thy way; I got me boughs off many a tree: But thou wast up by break of day, And brought st thy sweets along with thee. The Sunne arising in the East. Though he give light, and th East perfume; If they should offer to contest with thy arising, they presume. Can there be any day but this, though many sunnes to shine endeavour? We count three hundred, but we misse: There is but one, and that one ever. Love Bade Me Welcome from Five Mystical Songs Ralph Vaughan Williams Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back. Guiltie of dust and sinne. But quick-ey d Love, observing me grow slack from my first entrance in, Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning if I lack d anything. A guest, I answer d, worthy to be here: Love said, You shall be he. I the unkinde, ungrateful? Ah, my deare, I cannot look on thee. Love took my hand, and smiling did reply, who made the eyes but I? Truth Lord, but I have marr d them: let my shame go where it doth deserve. And know you not, sayes Love, who bore the blame? My deare, then I will serve. You must sit down, sayes Love, and taste my meat: So I did sit and eat. Timothy Lewis Gonzalez, voice Casey Henninger Gonzalez, piano 6:30 PM Welcome Call to Worship Invocation * Hymn 168: I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art Toulon (Catechism Club may leave to attend their program.) Prayer of Preparation God s Word Read Luke 18:9 14 (page 877) Sermon Series: Christ the Controversialist...Salvation: Merit or Mercy? Dr. Liam Goligher * Hymn 429: Let Thy Blood in Mercy Poured Jesus, Meine Zuversicht * Offering Prayer * Congregation standing

7 Offertory: Jesus, Sun of My Life, My Splendor Georg Friedrich Händel Jesus, sun of life, my splendor, Jesus, Thou, my friend most tender, Jesus, joy of my desiring, fount of life, my soul inspiring, at Thy feet I cry, my Maker. Let me be a fit partaker of this blessed food from heaven, for our good, Thy glory, given. Jesus, bread of life, I pray Thee, let me gladly here obey Thee. By Thy love I am invited, be Thy love with love requited; From this Supper let me measure, Lord, how vast and deep love s treasure. Through the gifts Thou here dost give me as Thy guest in heaven receive me. Tenth Church Choir Question of Preparation (from the Heidelberg Catechism; congregation reads answer in unison) Question #27: What do you understand by the providence of God? Answer: Providence is the almighty and ever present power of God by which He upholds, as with His hand, heaven and earth and all creatures and so rules them that leaf and blade, rain and drought, fruitful and lean years, food and drink, health and sickness, prosperity and poverty all things, in fact, come to us not by chance but from His fatherly hand. Sacrament of the Lord s Supper (gluten-free bread is in the center cup) Words of Invitation Distribution of the Bread Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness (Trinity Hymnal 421) Schmücke Dich Distribution of the Cup My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less (Trinity Hymnal 522) St. Petersburg Tenth Church Choir Proclamation of the Mystery of Our Faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again! * Hymn 77: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Andrews * Benediction Choral Benediction: Sevenfold Amen John Stainer Tenth Church Choir Postlude: Now Thank We All Our God Johann Sebastian Bach/arr. Virgil Fox PROJECT OF THE MONTH: TENTH OUTREACH GIVING As we approach the end of the year and thank God for all His blessings, we want to be sure to meet our commitments to our outreach partners, both in metro Philadelphia and around the world. Our partners are doing amazing things in the power of the Spirit through your prayers. They are involved in church planting, Bible translation, evangelism to unreached people, theological education, medical ministry, and media. Cash or checks made payable to Tenth Presbyterian Church, with November Project of the Month on the memo line, may be placed in offering plates or one of the oak boxes at the Sanctuary entrances. * Congregation standing

8 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 AM Enrique Leal, Greg Hobaugh; 11 AM George McFarland, Oliver Pierce; 6:30 PM Bruce McDowell, Dan Kunkle Tenth has Wi-Fi. Connect to the Tenth network and follow the prompts. If members have a smartphone, they may download the Church Life app from their app store and have the church directory and calendar available all the time. Once downloaded, log in with the same username and password as for AccessTenth. Members who have not already used AccessTenth can sign up for a login if their is in our database (use quick link, upper right at If you want us to add your to our database, contact Pattie at plee@tenth.org. The deadline for bulletin announcements is Tuesday noon (earlier if a short work week). Announcements for prayer can be submitted past the deadline and will be included when possible (otherwise the following week). Large print bulletins and hymns are available in the narthex they are in black 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). Go to tenth.org/volunteers to volunteer at Tenth. 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. Please keep your belongings close to you. We have had occasional thefts. Use 2017 parking placards if you park in approved locations on the street. Copies are in the lobbies. Please do not bring food or drinks into the Sanctuary. Lost-and-found is in labeled compartments in the mailroom off the Delancey lobby. TODAY S EVENTS Coffee is available in the lobby at 1710 before 9 AM Bible School classes. Tenth College Fellowship s Coffee, Church, Community (C3) meets in 1710 Spruce, large conference room, 9:30 AM, for coffee, donuts, conversation, and study of Romans. The church library is open 10:25 10:55 AM in C1 and C4. Internationals Outreach (IO) meets for worship on Sundays at 11 AM in Fellowship Hall. Contact Enrique at eleal@tenth.org with questions. Prayer intercessors are available to pray with you after the 11 AM service. Find them near Catacombs room C6. Racial healing is the focus of ACTS Bridge-Builders ministry, this month learning from David Apple s teaching on Peter and Cornelius in Acts 10. Join us today at 1 PM, in Fellowship Hall as we eat, talk, and pray together. Please RSVP to dapple@tenth.org. Maranatha choir is back! Youth in 6th through 12th grades are invited to come to B3 for rehearsals Sunday afternoons at 5:15 PM, today through December 3. We ll be learning Christmas songs to sing in December. Contact Eleanor Bracey for details at ebracey@tenth.org. Tenth Children s Music begins at 6:10 PM. Contact Joseph Waggoner at jwaggoner@tenth.org. Today s 6:30 service includes communion. Please use a welcome card to record your participation. UPCOMING EVENTS Church offices will be closed Thursday and Friday this week for Thanksgiving. We welcome everyone to our Thanksgiving service on Thursday, November 23, 11 AM. Parking (see website or placard) and child care for children ages 3 and under are available. Thanksgiving Day is Thursday, and Internationals Outreach is organizing the Thanksgiving hosting program again. If you are an international and would like to experience the Thanksgiving celebration with a local family, please register by sending an to Enrique at eleal@tenth.org, indicating the number of

9 people you are bringing. If you reside in the U.S. and would like to welcome internationals into your house for Thanksgiving dinner, please Enrique at tenth.org, indicating how many people you can host. Tenth s congregational and corporation meeting is Friday, December 1, 7:30 PM. We will elect officers, review budgets for 2018, and conduct other matters of church business. A 6 PM dinner in Fellowship Hall precedes that meeting register by November 30 online with Access Tenth (link on website) or contact Nancy at nhala@tenth.org or x221. Westminster Seminary in Glenside, Pennsylvania, is the site for David Apple s Deacon and Mercy Training on Saturdays, December 2 and 16, 9 AM 12 PM. Topics include Jesus Was a Deacon, Everyone is a Deacon, The Biblical Deacon, Cold Calls & Con Artists, Listening, and Visitation. Registration is free for Tenth members. RSVP to dapple@tenth.org. For those who are interested, there will be a one-day membership class (required for membership at Tenth), on Saturday, December 2, 10 AM 3 PM, with lunch included. The class will meet at 1710 Spruce Street in the large conference room. It would be a great help if you would pre-register and provide a short summary of your Christian experience to Helen at hsneller@tenth.org by November 26 to join this class. Our next morning Communion Services will be Sunday, December 3. Parish 5 is having its annual Christmas luncheon in the large conference room at 1710 Spruce on December 3 just after the 11 AM service. The cost will be $8 per person or $20 per family. Please RSVP to Bert Fink at or afinkjr@gmail.com. Please plan to bring a dessert or salad or side dish. The James M Boice Foundation for Women is holding its fourth annual benefit concert on December 3, 2:30 PM at the Ethical Society of Philadelphia. JMB provides scholarship support for African women. Admission is free; contact Gloria Shen at gshen2600@aol.com or jmbfoundation.squarespace.com for information. Parish 4 men will hold a men s prayer breakfast at the Wayne Panera (319 E. Lancaster Ave, Wayne, PA, between St. Davids & Aberdeen Roads, on north side of street) Saturday, December 9, 7:30 AM. Contact Paul Reimold at pjreimold@verizon.net or The next infant baptism is December 10. To sign up (please specify either the 9 AM or 11 AM service), contact Helen at hsneller@tenth.org. Join a Bible study with Carlos DiCarlo and others on Monday nights, 6:30 PM, as they study James epistle. For information, contact carlos.dicarlo1975@gmail.com. Meet in 1710 Spruce Street (enter at 1701 Delancey first). Join Bruce McDowell and Enrique Leal for prayer on Wednesdays, 5:30 6 PM, in 3 West. Join Internationals Outreach West Philadelphia for a weekly Bible study at 5:30 PM at The City School at Spruce Hill, 42nd and Baltimore. Contact Enrique at eleal@tenth.org or x223. OPPORTUNITIES The City School is seeking a part-time high school advanced algebra teacher. Please see org for more information. To learn how to participate in our denomination s relief efforts, go to pcamna.org/disaster-response/storms. 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 or go to tenth.org to find a group. Tenth s media ministry is seeking individuals interested in operating sound, webcast, and other technical outreaches. See Steve Kohler or skohler@tenth.org. Are you looking for extra support and counsel for life s challenges? The Philadelphia Renewal Network offers professional, affordable, accessible, gospel-centered counseling and psychiatric services. Talk to Carroll Wynne, call PRN directly at , or visit philadelphiarenewalnetwork.org for more information. PRAISE GOD FOR The 19 volunteers last Saturday, who cleaned the woodwork in the 1710 conference rooms, painted bike rails and other iron railings, weeded and cleaned the 17th Street garden, and raked leaves from the sidewalks.

10 PRAY FOR Elizabeth Bucci s friend, who had a cancerous tumor removed on Wednesday. Pray for her recovery. Two relatives of Michael Versace who have serious health issues. ACTS Fellowship Bible Study leaders as they minister to our homeless guests. Trustee and Commission meetings Tuesday night. Members who have ongoing health needs: Charlotte Ackerman, Clare Arnesen, Bob Caldwell, Marjorie Calvanico, Catherine Clinton, David Crossman, Allen D Acenzo, Brian Forde, Paul Graves, Jim Hetherington, Cyndy Hunt, Wally Jones, Frank Palumbo, Lois Palumbo, Temmie Pearson, Sarah Peterman, Nancy Siegel, Ronald Smith, Howard Vos, Saundra Wiggins, Chazz Williams. Members serving in the military: James C., Edward Dawson, Ayanna Gardner, Christopher Hala, JD Hala, James Kenis, Quinn Laidig, John Nothacker, Rusty Pfeifer, Elijah Riggs, and Peter Shevchenko. Contact Dot at dboersma@tenth.org or x233 to update or add others to this list. Those of our congregation who are seeking employment. Check our 17th Street stairwell bulletin boards for housing and employment opportunities. OPERATIONS If you would like to contribute $70 toward Tenth s holiday poinsettias in memory of loved ones, please send check to Tenth (designated poinsettias ) c/o Dot Boersma or place in the offering by Thanksgiving Day. Dot at dboersma@tenth.org to let her know what name(s) to include. We will publish a bulletin announcement with the names of the memorialized persons and donors on December 10. If you do not currently have a set of numbered offering envelopes and would like them for 2018, or if you give in other ways and no longer use envelopes, please Pattie at plee@tenth.org to let her know. Please schedule all church events with Dot Boersma. Make event reservations now for spaces and/or resources through August Contact Dot at dboersma@tenth.org with any questions. The trustees report the following giving totals as of November 12, 2017: Church Ministry (11/12/17) Church Ministry YTD Outreach YTD Building YTD 2017 Giving 42,563 1,637, , , Budget YTD 39,368 1,810, , ,568 Difference 3, , ,446 19,141 The Project of the Month offering as of November 12 is $123.

11 TENTH GIVING Tenth carries out its gospel-centered mission of proclaiming God s truth to those of us near and far away through servants who are worthy of their hire in their faithful work. Tenth s funds support those servants and cover other expenses (for our church ministries as well as maintenance, utilities, etc.) that keep the gospel work going, while we seek to create space for future gospel work through the Capital Campaign. Our combined Church Ministry Fund and Outreach Fund budgets call for 2017 combined giving of $3,047,430. To date, our giving is significantly below amounts needed for this time of year. Seasonallyadjusted projections suggest a significant year-end gap in those two funds; without seasonal adjustments, projections are far more concerning. Please join Tenth s Elders and Trustees as we re-commit ourselves to prayer and consider sacrificial giving toward our ongoing ministry for the gospel in Philadelphia and around the world.

12 17th & Spruce Streets SENIOR MINISTER Dr. Liam Goligher MAILING ADDRESS 1701 Delancey Street Philadelphia, PA p f welcome@tenth.org MINISTERS Rev. Deryck Barson, Assistant Minister Rev. Enrique Leal, Internationals Rev. Gavin Lymberopoulos, Metro 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 Dr. Laura Layer, Medical Campus Outreach Pam Nothacker, Tenth Preschool Sarah Peterman, Nursery Dora Phan, Maranatha (Jr/Sr High) PARISH 1 ELDERS: CENTER CITY/S PHILA Frank Harder Doug Potts PARISH 2 ELDERS: N PHILA/N SUBURBS Steve Bachman Nasrat Ghattas David Fiori Dan Kunkle PARISH 3 ELDERS: W PHILA/W SUBURBS Ron Hoch Bob Kempf Gregg Olmstead PARISH 4 ELDERS: MAINLINE Patrick Canavan Paul Grant PARISH 5 ELDERS: SW SUBURBS/DELAWARE Dave Collins George McFarland Bert Fink PARISH 6 ELDERS: NEW JERSEY Andrew Fletcher Jim Hala Steve Forde Russ Pfeifer INTERNATIONALS OUTREACH ELDER Nasrat Ghattas SERVICES NEXT WEEK 9:00/11:00 AM: Morning Worship Dr. Liam Goligher Hebrews... 6:30 PM: Evening Worship Dr. Liam Goligher Christ the Controversialist... 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 areas listed 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.