Published on
March 12, 2025
Video length
53 mins

This worship service centers on the story of the friend at midnight in Luke 11:5-13. Sandra McCracken, in collaboration with the Calvin University Worship Apprentices and their mentor, Paul Ryan, lead congregational worship. Janette Ok delivers the sermon, and Becca Tellinghuisen leads the scripture reading.  

This service was originally recorded at the 2025 Calvin Symposium on Worship. 

Service Outline: 

Song: “Not a Stranger” 

Text and Music: Sandra McCracken, Paul Zach, Kate Bluett, Kayla Craig © Porter’s Gate. 

Used by permission

Opening Prayer

Call to Worship: Psalm 89:1-2, 5, 14

Song: “I Will Sing” (Psalm 89) 

Text and Music: Sandra McCracken and Leslie Jordan © Integrity’s Worship Music. 

Used by permission. CCLI #400063

Song: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”

Text: Joachim Neander, 1680; tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1863, alt.

Music: LOBE DEN HERREN; Ernewerten Gesangbuch, Stralsund, 1665; arr. Tony Alonso © 2017 GIA Publications, Inc. 

All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net A-703303.

Call to Confession: Psalm 103:8, 13-14, 17-18

Prayer of Confession

Song: “Christ Is Mine Forevermore”

Text and Music: Jonny Robinson and Rich Thompson © 2016 CityAlight Music. 

Used by permission. CCLI #400063

Prayer for Illumination based on John 6:68

Scripture Reading: Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Prayers of the People with Refrain, “Seek First”

Text and Music: Taizé Community; Jacques Berthier © 1978 Les Presses de Taizé, admin. GIA Publications, Inc.

All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net A-703303.

Song: “We Rejoice” (Psalm 65)

Text and Music: based on Psalm 65; Wendell Kimbrough © 2022 Wendell Kimbrough. 

Used by permission. CCLI#400063

Benediction

Closing Prayer: “The Lord’s Prayer” 

Text: The Message, the Lord’s Prayer © 2002 Eugene Peterson

Music: Sandra McCracken © 2014 Drink Your Tea, admin. Simpleville, Inc. 

Used by permission. CCLI #400063. 

 

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