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Both strands of promise are conveyed in a single common word with breathtaking scope: “Peace.” Video | Worship Service | October 30, 2023 For God So Loved the Cosmos . . . A Service of Lessons and Carols The Old Testament unfolds the cosmic nature of God’s promised redemption “far as the curse is found.” Reflecting back on the coming of Messiah, Paul not only testified that it was in Jesus Christ that all things were created, but also that in Jesus Christ, God was at work to “reconcile to himself all things.” [Col. 1:15]. In this service of lessons and carols, sung by the Calvin University choirs, hear texts celebrating this all-creation vision of redemption. Video | Worship Service | November 07, 2022 A Light to the Nations: A Service of Lessons and Carols In an era in which narrow nationalisms are emerging yet again in so many places around the world, how important it is to dwell with the countercultural, global vision of Isaiah’s prophecies. This Lessons and Carols service will be held in person at LaGrave Avenue CRC and livestreamed on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 3:00 and 6:00 PM, EST. Worship Service | November 16, 2021 Healer of Our Every Ill 2020 Five services of lessons and carols that sing about how we wait patiently for God, the healer of our every ill. Worship Service | November 04, 2020 Christus Paradox 2019 A service of lessons and carols that invites people to approach Advent and Christmas with songs that sing about both forgiveness and justice, healing and correction, personal serenity and cultural reconciliation, human flourishing and the flourishing of all creation. Worship Service | November 13, 2019 Reconciling All Things 2018 A service of lessons and carols that invites people to approach Advent and Christmas with songs that sing about both forgiveness and justice, healing and correction, personal serenity and cultural reconciliation, human flourishing and the flourishing of all creation. Worship Service | November 20, 2018 Four Types of Advent and Christmas Eve Services: Which Have You Tried? Experimenting with a different Advent or Christmas Eve worship format may help worshipers connect with the joy and wonder of Christ’s birth. Blue Christmas, Christmas pageants, Las Posadas, or lessons and carols make room for emotions, movement, culture, and people’s gifts. Feature Story | November 15, 2018 Born to Die, Born to Rise 2017 This service of Lessons and Carols from 2017 celebrates Christmas by proclaiming the Easter Gospel: "Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again!" Worship Service | December 01, 2017 Angels, from the Realms of Glory The service of Lessons and Carols from 2016 highlights the importance of angels in the drama of the Christmas gospel, startling us to focus our awareness on how the angels enlarge our perception of the beauty and glory of the triune God through their nearness and through their mysterious, wonder-filled transcendence. Worship Service | December 02, 2016 Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus: Advent Longing for Jesus' Second Coming This service of Lessons and Carols from 2015 eagerly anticipates Christ's second coming with Christ-centered hope. Worship Service | November 23, 2015 A Pentecostal Christmas This service of Lessons and Carols from 2014 highlights the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Christmas narrative. Worship Service | December 02, 2014 Isaiah's Vision of a Peaceable Kingdom This service of Lessons and Carols from 2013 journeys through the book of Isaiah sequentially, with readings and music drawn from ten different chapters. Worship Service | October 14, 2014 Jesus, a Light for the Nations This service of Lessons and Carols from 2012 witnesses to a great outburst of Advent and Christmas music from around the world. Worship Service | October 13, 2014 Evangelists and Canticles This service of Lessons and Carols from 2011 invites you to hear the Scripture passages from four evangelists, surrounded by four canticles. Worship Service | October 12, 2014 Magnify the Lord This service of Lessons and Carols from 2010 invites you to join with Mary in singing her song of praise to the Mighty One, and in working in fear and trembling for the full coming of the kingdom of Christ, even as we patiently await his return. Worship Service | October 12, 2014 Peace Surpassing Understanding This service of Lessons and Carols from 2009, through the movement of scripture and prayer, melodies and rhythms, images and metaphors, may God's Spirit open our hearts to the breadth and power of the peace that surpasses understanding. Worship Service | October 11, 2014 Christus Paradox This service of Lessons and Carols from 2008 is an extended meditation on the incomprehensible incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Worship Service | October 10, 2014 Born to Die, Born to Rise This service of Lessons and Carols from 2007 celebrates Christmas by proclaiming the Easter Gospel: "Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again!" Worship Service | October 09, 2014 When Justice and Peace Embrace This service of Lessons and Carols from 2006 turns to the Psalms to listen to the message of Advent and Christmas. Worship Service | October 09, 2014 On Earth as in Heaven This service of Lessons and Carols from 2005 is structured by the Lord's Prayer, in light of the mystery of the incarnation. Worship Service | October 08, 2014 1 2 Next »
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