Published on
June 17, 2024
Video length
93 mins
Preacher Brianna Parker will focus on the valley of dry bones described in Ezekiel 37 in this service of the word and table that is led by the Calvin University Gospel Choir and Nate Glasper with Ruth Naomi Floyd.

Order of Worship

Gathering Song: “You Are God”
Text and Music: Meachum L. Clarke © 2023 True Purpose Music Group, distributed by MNRK Records LP 

Call to Worship: 

Song of Praise: “Great Are You, Lord”
Text and Music: David Leonard, Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan © 2012 Integrity Music
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.

God’s Greeting

Song: “Dry Bones”
Text and Music: Ernest Vaughan, Anna Golden, Kira Daffin © 2023 Capitol CMG Paragon; TeeLee Records Songs; Integrity's Alleluia! Music; Redworx Music
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.

Prayers of the People 

Scripture: Ezekiel 37

Song: “God Breathed”
Text and Music: Ruth Naomi Floyd © 2024 Ruth Naomi Floyd NaRu Inc. SESAC
Used by permission.

Sermon 

The Lord’s Supper

Communion Song: “Let Us Break Bread Together”
Text and Music: African American spiritual, P.D. 

Communion Song: “O the Blood”
Text and Music: Thomas Miller and Mary Elizabeth Miller © 1987 Gateway Create Publishing, Entertainment One Songs
Used by permission. CCLI #400063. 

Communion Song: “There Is a Fountain”
Text: William Cowper
Music: early American melody; arr. Clarence McClendon © 2000 Integrity Music
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.

Communion Song: “You Are the Living Word”
Text: Fred Hammond © 2000 Bridge Building Music, Inc., K & F Music, Universal Music - Z Melodies
Music: Noel Hall © 2000 Bridge Building Music, Inc., K & F Music, Universal Music - Z Melodies
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.

Prayer and Benediction

Closing Song: “Living in the Overflow”
Text and Music: Lara Landon, Charity Gayle, Joshua Adam Sherman, Steven Musso, Sabin Flore, Desiree Sherman, Sarah Rachel Hodges, Aliyah Danielle Clift © 2021 Charity Gayle/ The Fuel Music
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.

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