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On the campus of Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary
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The music for this worship service comes from , a new ecumenical hymnal that pulls together songs from historic African American traditions and denominations.
Opening Greeting
Scripture Reading: Psalm 150
Songs: 16 “Total Praise”
67 “Holy One, We 91 Thee”
Prayer of Response
Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:7–12
Songs:
(choral anthem based on Romans 8 by Mary Louise Bringle & Sally Ann Morris)
473 “Be Still, God Will Fight Your Battle
455 “Beams of Heaven”
Prayer of Response
Scripture Reading: Luke 15:11–32
Songs: 418 “I Am Redeemed”
238 “Jesus, You Brought Me All the Way”
(choral anthem arr. by Kenneth W. Louis)
Prayer of Response
Scripture Reading: Romans 5:1–5
Songs: 121 “I Will Make the Darkness Light”
113 “The Solid Rock”
108 “It Is Well with My Soul” (choral anthem arr. by James Biery)
Prayer of Response
Announcements
Blessing
Sung Blessing: 472 “Let the Church Say, ‘Amen’”
Leaders: James Abbington; Doug Brouwer; Choir, Liturgical Movement, and Scripture Arts Teams;Norma de Waal Malefyt; Duane Kelderman; Eron Lauchie; Hannah Barker Nickolay; Jackson Nickolay; Debra Perry; Lisa Sung; Kathleen Turner; and Lisa Weaver.
The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
Pastors of three Hispanic churches will share what they learned from experiences implementing congregational projects related to the development of new understandings and practices of worship and preaching.
