Published on
August 30, 2019
Video length
24 mins

2019 Vital Worship Grants Colloquium | Morning Worship

Service

 

Morning Prayer

GATHERING

“Beneath the Tree of Life”
Greeting / Call to Worship: Hebrews 13:15

PRAISE

“Aramos nuestros campos / We Plow the Fields and Scatter”

Proclamation

Prayer for Illumination
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 44:1–8

PRAYER

Prayers of the People with sung refrain “I Shall Not Be Moved”
“The Seeds of the Kingdom”

SENDING

Benediction
Passing the Peace
Announcements

 

Leaders: Calvin College musicians led by Paul Ryan; William Johnston; Nikki Lerner; Liturgical Movement team led by Julia Start Fletcher; Hannah Barker Nickolay; and Jackson Nickolay

 

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