See, the Conquering Hero Comes 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. M O R N I N G W O R S H I P See, the Conquering Hero Comes E V E N I N G W O R S H I P We Have Seen His Glory April 3, 2016

2 M O R N I N G W O R S H I P 9 : 0 0 / 1 1 : 0 0 A M Prelude The Joy of the Redeemed Clarence Dickinson Give we the glory and praise to the Lamb. Take we the robe and the harp and the palm; Sing we the song of the Lamb that was slain; dying in weakness, but rising to reign. Colin Howland, organ 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 Almighty God, to know You is the fulfillment of our deepest longings and satisfaction of our most ardent desires. Yet foolishly we have sought our pleasures elsewhere. We have put the seeking of idols, which are bound to leave us feeling empty, above seeking You. We have failed to love You with all our heart, soul and mind. We have failed to love our neighbors as ourselves. Forgive us for our sins and grant that from now on we might serve You in newness of life. We pray these things in the name of Your most precious Son, Jesus Christ. Amen. * The Gospel s Assurance of Pardon * Invocation * Hymn 267: The Day of Resurrection Lancashire Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession Announcements Reception of New Members * Hymn: Immortal Honours Rest on Jesus Head (turn page) Eventide (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: Lord Jesus Christ, Turn Toward Us Lord Jesus Christ Turn towards us, send Your Holy Spirit to us. Open our mouths to Your praise, make our hearts ready for worship, Increase our faith, strengthen our understanding So that Your name will be well known to us. Johann Sebastian Bach Colin Howland, organ Scripture Reading Isaiah 59:14 60:1 (page 619) Sermon Series: The Gospel According to Isaiah: See, the Conquering Hero Comes Prayer * Hymn 347: The Church s One Foundation Aurelia * Benediction Postlude * Congregation standing

3 I N T E R C E S S O R Y P R AY E R 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. T H E S H O R T E R C AT E C H I S M, 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. Question 52: What are the reasons annexed to the second commandment? Answer: The reasons annexed to the second commandment are, God s sovereignty over us, his propriety in us, and the zeal he hath to his own worship. P R O J E C T O F T H E M O N T H Westminster Theological Seminary Westminster Theological Seminary exists to train specialists in the Bible who proclaim the whole counsel of God for Christ and His global church. Since Westminster s founding in 1929, we have deployed men and women to serve and minister in over 66 countries. Cost is a major factor that delays and deters potential students from attending seminary. To help offset the cost, Westminster is committed to providing over $1,000,000 scholarships each year to assist students with their tuition. Your support will help us fund these scholarships. Every gift large or small is appreciated. Cash or checks made payable to Tenth Presbyterian Church with April Project of the Month on the memo line, may be placed in offering plates or one of the oak boxes at the Sanctuary entrances.

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5 E V E N I N G W O R S H I P 6 : 1 5 P M Soli Deo Gloria Prelude Flute Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035 I. Adagio ma non tanto II. Allegro III. Siciliano IV. Allegro assai Johann Sebastian Bach Lydia Roth, flute Soli Deo Gloria is a motto that has been used since the time of the Protestant Reformation. It is the culminating phrase of five Solas and means Glory to God Alone. Soli Deo Gloria affords musicians (singers and instrumentalists alike) the opportunity to give back to God from the gifts He has given them. At the same time, the music is intended to encourage the congregation and to be a public testimony of our desire at Tenth Church to honor Him with our musical offerings. 6 : 3 0 P M Welcome Call to Worship Invocation * Hymn 266: Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain St. Kevin * Prayer of Confession Our gracious Father, You sent Your Son to die and rise to new life in order that death might be brought to an end and that we too might live a new life. Yet foolishly, we choose our own way rather than Your way. In our thoughts, words, and deeds, we have rebelled against You and Your intentions for us. In doing so we have broken our fellowship with You, and have hurt others, diminishing their lives, and damaging ourselves. Father, forgive us our sin for Jesus sake, and grant that Your resurrection power might course through our entire being so that we may walk in the ways of love and justice to the glory of Your holy name. Amen. * The Gospel s Assurance of Pardon Matthew 11:28 30 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. * Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 732) Tallis Canon (Children ages 4 and 5 may leave to attend their program.) 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. Prayer of Preparation God s Word Read John 17:1-5 (page 903) * Hymn 278: That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright Puer Nobis Nascitur * Offering Prayer * Congregation standing

6 Offertory: This Joyful Eastertide arr. Charles Wood This joyful Eastertide, away with sin and sorrow. My love, the crucified, hath sprung to life this morrow. Had Christ, that once was slain, ne er burst His three-day prison. Our faith had been in vain; but now hath Christ arisen. My flesh in hope shall rest, and for a season slumber; till trump from east to west shall wake the dead in number. Death s flood hath lost his chill, since Jesus cross d the river; lover of souls, from ill my passing soul deliver. Tenth Church Choir Sermon Series: That You May Believe We Have Seen His Glory Prayer * Hymn 270: Good Christian Men, Rejoice and Sing Gelobt Sei Gott * Benediction Postlude * Congregation standing

7 TENTH PRESS APRIL 3, 2016 Gospel Growth in Northeast Philadelphia By Rev. Vincent Tauriello, Senior Pastor at Northeast Community Church, Philadelphia As I reflect on our church plant and the state of our community, I thank God that he has put my family and me here for such a time as this Seven years ago we were in the midst of selling our home and buying a new one, saying goodbye to dear friends and looking forward to getting to know new ones, and raising funds and making plans for planting a new multicultural church for the Philadelphia Presbytery in Northeast Philadelphia. Now, seven years later, I can stand back in awe of what God has done. Surely I felt the call to plant this multicultural, multilingual church and yet it had not yet been done in our denomination. We are talking about one church in one building under one leadership reaching a variety of peoples in a variety of languages: Albanian, Chinese, English, and in time even Arabic And now, seven years later, I have seen what the Lord can do. One church, many nations, one family. Revelation 7:9-10 says, After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb It has begun I have begun to see this come to pass. What is in heaven is beginning to be on earth. This divine reality is being lived out in Northeast Community Church. It has not been without its challenges of language and culture and all the normal human conflict of living together and working together among fallen human beings. But has it been rich? Has it been rewarding? Has it been a taste of heaven? Yes Yes Yes I have seen the people of the nations come to a living faith in Christ and become a part of the living body of Christ. In the English congregation, skeptics have become believers, seekers become found, the confused become single-minded, and pew sitters become leaders The leaders I ve been training and coaching have been released into greater health and fruitfulness both in home and church. Clearly, God is in this place Now we are looking forward to greater fruitfulness in the community and beyond. Much of my time and energy has been spent in supporting the team and holding things together. As you can imagine, with such diversity comes a great deal of complexity in terms of management. In God s kind providence one of my former interns feels called to come on board as a pastoral administrator to free me up. My desire is to devote more of my time and energy to personal evangelism, leadership development, and planting more sites in the Northeast. To this end we have been approved by MNA to receive funding to develop a church planting residency program at NCC. They see NCC as a unique training ground for the next generation of multicultural, multilingual church planters, and they also want to see us plant more sites like NCC around the Northeast. We have to raise matching funds of $100,000 for this, but we are looking to God to provide through our faithful donors like Tenth. Tenth has been such a strong support over the years, and I cannot express enough thanks for standing with us Truly, we could not do this work without your support We give thanks to our God and pray for his continued blessing on your church and ministry in the center of our great city In closing, I ask that you join us in praying for the Spirit to blow on this little church plant and make it grow. Pray with us that God would add to the church those who are being saved, that he would raise up leaders within, and send workers who we can train and send out into the harvest field, which is ripe for harvest. Pray with us for growth in knowledge and depth of insight, roots sunk deeper in Christ, and the fruitfulness that flows from abiding in him We want this church plant to stand the test of time, transcending language and culture, remaining faithful in an unfaithful world, and being ready for Jesus return. Please join us in praying for the gospel to bear fruit and increase among us (1 Thessalonians 1:5 6)

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: 9:00 AM Bruce McDowell, Pat Canavan; 11:00 AM Carroll Wynne, Pat Canavan; 6:30 PM Jerry McFarland, Greg Hobaugh (PCA minister and DCCS teacher) If you have a smart phone, download the Church Life app from your app store and have the church directory and calendar with you all the time. Once downloaded, 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 need us to add your to our database, send it to Pattie at plee@tenth.org. 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). 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. Go to tenth.org/volunteers to volunteer at Tenth. Parking in the Liberty Place garage is free only on Sundays. You will need to pick up chaser tickets in Reception Hall immediately after services (near water fountain after morning services, at nursery desk after evening services) you must show your garage ticket to receive one. Please park at Liberty to free up the streets for neighbors, bikers, and those with mobility issues. The garage has entrances between Market and Chestnut Streets on both 16th and 17th Streets. More details are at tenth.org/parking. The 2016 parking placard available in the lobbies includes Sunday street parking information, but see tenth.org/parking for all the details. Please check at tenth.org for all special event parking information. Please do not bring food or drinks into the Sanctuary. 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. TODAY S EVENTS Register for the Tenth Women s Spring Tea in Reception Hall after morning services today. Tenth College Fellowship s Bible school class meets in 1716 Spruce, 2 Rear, at 9:30 AM for breakfast and study. Tenth International Fellowship (TIF) meets for worship on Sundays at 11:00 AM in Fellowship Hall. Contact tif@ tenth.org with questions. Today s 12:30 prayer intercessors in the Catacombs prayer rooms are Frank Pulcini, Kristina Pulcini, and John Hahalyak. Find them near Catacombs room C6. The church library is open 10:25 10:55 AM in C1 and C4. Doors open at 315 S 17th Street for Tenth Children s Music at 6:10 PM. Parents may wait with their children in Reception Hall until that time. UPCOMING EVENTS Instead of a monthly prayer dinner on April 5, you are invited to consider your own private time of fasting and prayer. A memorial service for Daniel Jones, who passed away February 20, will be held Saturday, April 9, 11:00 AM at Tenth. Tenth Saturday Night is a monthly event for those in their 20s and 30s. On April 9, 6:00 PM, in Fellowship Hall (note different location this month), we will have a talk from Liam, followed by dinner and live music. All are welcome. Further details are on the Tenth City Network Facebook page. Tenth Business Network meets next Sunday, April 10, 9:00 AM, in 1710 Spruce, first floor rear conference room (continental breakfast provided). Join them as

9 they discuss how to glorify the Lord in the business workplace. They are currently using Tim Keller s Every Good Endeavor as a guide. For details, contact Frank Pulcini. Parish 4 has an opportunity to serve our homeless neighbors at next Sunday s Community Dinner (April 10). Help is needed with food preparation and hosting in Fellowship Hall after the 11:00 service. Contact David at dapple@tenth.org or x224. The annual Tenth Women s Spring Tea will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2:00 4:00 PM, in Fellowship Hall. Maryann Modesti will share her message, Walking with Another in Her Journey through Personal Crisis. Maryann will share with us some of what she has learned in her experience about the kind, powerful movement of Jesus. Fee is $10. Register online at tenth.org/womensspringtea by April 11 or on Sundays in Reception Hall following morning services (today through April 10). Contact Sabita Balgobin with questions. College and young adult men are invited to join other men from the church on a 24-hour retreat to Ocean City, New Jersey, on April 15 16, with special speaker Doug Logan (a pastor in Camden sent out by Tenth). Visit Tenth s website to find out more information and register. Contact Matt Denney at mdenney@tenth.org with any questions. Come to Bridge Builders in Fellowship Hall East for a luncheon ($4 donation requested) on April 17, 1:00 PM. The topic is from Psalm 33: A Love You Can Count On. All are welcome. For information please contact Joe Welch. Dr. Lance Plyler of Samaritan s Purse orchestrated the care and evacuation of Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, RN, to Emory University Hospital, which escalated the world s attention to the lethal impact of Ebola. Join Medical Campus Outreach at their CityWide in the Catacombs on Tuesday, April 19, 6:30 PM, to hear Dr. Plyler speak. We ll have dinner and worship, followed by Dr. Plyler speaking and some time to fellowship. mco.smi.tenth@gmail.com to RSVP. You are invited to join the staff of Harvest USA on April 23, 12 4 PM at Williamson Restaurant in Willow Grove, PA, for a celebration and fundraising lunch. Steve Brown will be our keynote speaker and will present, An Unchanging Message in Changing Times. For more information or to register, please go to our website, or call our office A Parish 6 bowling event will be on Saturday, April 30, 3:45 6:00 PM at The Big Event (formerly Playdrome) in Cherry Hill, NJ. Christian Legal Clinic of Philadelphia welcomes you to an open house Let Justice Roll Tour on a clinic night Walk through classrooms where clients and attorneys meet each month to establish justice. Witness stories of redemption, and wonder at God s provision for the underprivileged. Become part of the justice story in your city: discover ways to serve, to give, to applaud, as God moves through his people to establish justice in the city. Please come to Joy In The City Building, 4455 N. 6th Street, Suite 100, Philadelphia on May 5, 6:00 7:00 PM. Contact Anna at asangrey@clcphila.org or x3. 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 Celebrate Mother s Day by hosting a Bridge of Hope sale in your home. Bridge of Hope is a micro-business started in Asia by our global partner Heidi to keep families in Asia intact by providing work for women to do from their homes. Additionally, Bridge of Hope provides meaningful work for hearing impaired persons and supports medical work among minority people. If you would like to schedule a sale, contact Sarah Peterman. Global partners Matt and Evie and their children need a car/minivan while they re on home service (and expecting their fourth child) starting in May. If you can loan a car or provide transport, please contact Kari at x240 or krandall@tenth.org. Tenth International Fellowship is looking for volunteers to help with tutoring an ESL Bible study at UPenn and Temple Universities. Contact Enrique at eleal@tenth.org.

10 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. No Falling Word, a radio broadcast featuring Dr. Goligher s sermons, can be heard Sundays at 8:30 AM on WNTP 990 AM and at 12:30 PM on WFIL 560 AM. PRAISE GOD FOR The members being received at the 9:00 service: Kofi-Buaku Atsina, Parish 1 Julia Ewell, Parish 1 Ken Ewell, Parish 1 Junhee Kim, Parish 1 Pei-Hsin Lin, Parish 3 Melissa Molieri, Parish 2 The members being received at the 11:00 service: Christopher Andino, Parish 2 Mike Carr, Parish 5 David Durand, Parish 6 Debra Durand, Parish 6 Charlie Forshee, Parish 1 Colleen Forshee, Parish 3 Chase Freestone, Parish 3 Sarah Haile, Parish 1 Michael Soule, Parish 4 Rachel Ward, Parish 5 Yohana Wijaya, Parish 2 Caitlin Young, Parish 1 Medical Campus Outreach s successful outreach event on March 26 with Epiphany Community Church of Camden at the church s community fair. Protecting our sister church in the Middle East from attack during Easter services this past week. Pray for those who attended and asked questions about spiritual matters. PRAY FOR Members who have ongoing health needs: Clare Arnesen, Bob Caldwell, Marjorie Calvanico, Marion DeHoff, Brian Forde, Paul Graves, Cyndy Hunt, Wally Jones, Lois Palumbo, Temmie Pearson, Elmer Siegel, Ronald Smith, Alice Stearns, 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 dboersma@tenth.org 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. Bruce McDowell, who will be preaching at Gospel Through Colombia s Sixth annual Reformed Pastors Conference in Medellín this week. Wisdom about how 1710 Spruce will be utilized. Pastor Y s vertigo, which has flared up recently. Pray that he would be strengthened in his often challenging ministry in the Middle East. Global partner Ken s successful medical treatment in France. OPERATIONS Tenth Church Preschool is adding a new class in September They are looking to hire a part-time teacher and assistant teacher to start at the end of August. If you have a passion for teaching and joyfully serving children with the love of Jesus, please send a cover letter and résumé to pnothacker@tenth.org. The trustees report the following giving totals as of March 27, 2016: Outreach (YTD) Church Ministry (3/27/16) Church Ministry (YTD) Building (YTD) 2015 Giving 168,718 49, ,467 33, Giving 152,894 30, ,741 29,988 The Project of the Month offering as of March 27 is $70,600.

11 17th & Spruce Streets S E N I O R M I N I S T E R M A I L I N G A D D R E S S 1701 Delancey Street Philadelphia, PA p f welcome@tenth.org M I N I S T E R S Dr. Bruce McDowell, Global Outreach Dr. Jerry McFarland, Senior Associate Rev. Carroll Wynne, Pastoral Care M I N I S T R Y D I R E C T O R S Dr. David Apple, Mercy Patrick Canavan, Administrator; Chr. Ed. Colin Howland, Organist/Music Rev. Enrique Leal, Internationals Gavin Lymberopoulos, Metro Outreach Dora Phan, Jr/Sr High Kimberly Wynne, Nursery E L D E R S PA R I S H 1 : C E N T E R C I T Y/ S P H I L A Frank Harder Doug Potts PA R I S H 2 : N P H I L A / N S U B U R B S Steve Bachman David Fiori Nasrat Ghattas Dan Kunkle Paul Shultes PA R I S H 3 : W P H I L A / W S U B U R B S Ron Hoch Gregg Olmstead PA R I S H 4 : M A I N L I N E Patrick Canavan Paul Grant Clive Stockdale PA R I S H 5 : S W S U B U R B S / D E L A W A R E Dave Collins George McFarland PA R I S H 6 : N E W J E R S E Y Andrew Fletcher Steve Forde Jim Hala Russ Pfeifer S E R V I C E S N E X T W E E K 9:00/11:00 AM: Morning Worship The Gospel According to Isaiah (Isaiah) 6:15/6:30 PM: Soli Deo Gloria/Evening Worship That You May Believe... (John) C H R I S T I A N E D U C AT I O N 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. D I R E C T I O N S A N D S U N D AY PA R K I N G 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. R E S O U R C E S 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. A B O U T T E N T H 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.