1855 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4402 USA
On the campus of Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary
© 2024 Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Vesper
“Uyai mose / Come, All You People”
“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”
Leader: The light shines in the darkness,
All: and the darkness has not overcome it.
The Word became flesh and lived among us,
and we have beheld Christ’s glory.
To us a child is born, to us a Son has been given.
In the Word was life, and the life was the light of all people.
Leader: Let us confess our sins to God.
All: Almighty God, our heavenly Father:
we have sinned against you,
in thought, word and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
For the sake of your Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
forgive us all our sins
so that we may serve you
in newness of life,
to the glory of your name. Amen.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is God’s steadfast love.
As far as the east is from the west,
so far does God remove our sins from us.
Amen.
Psalm 42
Leader: As the deer longs for the water-brooks
so longs my soul for you, O God.
All: I thirst for God, for the living God;
when shall I come to appear
before the presence of God?
My tears have been my food day and night,
while all day long they say to me, “Where now is your God?”
I pour out my soul when I think on these things;
how I went with the multitude
and led them into the house of God,
with shouts of thanksgiving, among those keeping the festival.
Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul,
and why are you so disquieted within me?
Put your trust in God, for I will yet give thanks to the one
who is my help and my God.
The story of Noah as told in Genesis
"My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less"
Isaiah 7:10–15
Isaiah 2:1–4
Choral Prayer: “Lord, for Thy Tender Mercies Sake”
Leader: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
All: And also with you.
We are grateful for the planning and leading of this service by James E. Bobb and the Choral Scholars
Psalm 42: from Evangelical Lutheran Worship © 2006 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, admin. Augsburg Fortress Publishers
A podcast from Calvin University featuring thoughtful leaders discussing key topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the context of Christian life and witness.
This session will explore how to talk about differences in Catholic and Protestant worship. Every time we talk with a neighbor, teammate, or coworker from a different Christian tradition about what we do in worship and why, we are practicing liturgical theology.
Come and join a conversation with knowledgeable and experienced preachers and worship planners as we talk about our best practices for Holy Week worship planning. Bring your questions and ideas as we share and learn together.
A podcast from Calvin University featuring thoughtful leaders discussing key topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the context of Christian life and witness.
This session will explore how to talk about differences in Catholic and Protestant worship. Every time we talk with a neighbor, teammate, or coworker from a different Christian tradition about what we do in worship and why, we are practicing liturgical theology.
Come and join a conversation with knowledgeable and experienced preachers and worship planners as we talk about our best practices for Holy Week worship planning. Bring your questions and ideas as we share and learn together.
Music and prayer are prominent elements in worship liturgy. How does the culture of the worship community influence these worship practices? How should we engage culture and yet be countercultural in our practice of music and prayer? Engage with this panel from four continents as we explore how cultural values form and inform worship practices.
