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On the campus of Calvin University
© 2026 Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
This worship service focuses on the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37. The Holland Christian High School Symphonic Orchestra, directed by Scott VandenBerg, leads the music with accompaniment from Alexis VanZalen. Calvin University’s Awakening group leads congregational singing featuring a selection of emerging bilingual Korean-English songs. Andrea Bult delivers the message, and students from Calvin University’s Ministry Leadership Cohort, alongside their mentor, Noel Snyder, guide the liturgy.
This service was originally recorded at the 2025 Calvin Symposium on Worship.
Prelude: Old Hundredth Psalm Tune
Music: arr. R. Vaughan Williams © 1953 Oxford University Press
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Call to Worship
Opening Song: “Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty”
Text: Reginald Heber, 1827, alt.
Music: NICAEA; John B. Dykes, 1861; desc. David McK. Williams (1887-1978)
God’s Greeting
Song(s) of Praise: “하나님은 너를 지키시는 자 / In the Shade of God (Psalm 121)”
Text: Seong-sil Chung; English trans. by Adam M. L. Tice, 2019 © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music: Seong-sil Chung © Seong-sil Chung
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Scripture: Luke 10:25-37
Silence
Prayer of Confession
The Lord’s Prayer: “하늘에 계신 우리 아버지여 (Our Father Who Art in Heaven)”
Text and Music: Sungmo Moon, 2011 © 2023 Yesol Publishing Company.
Used by permission
Assurance of Pardon
Song of Dedication: “원하고 바라고 기도합니다 / This My Prayer to You”
Text: Ho-Ghi Min, Hyun-Im Lee, and Yoseb Kim © 2018 Chanmi Worship Ministry; English trans. Martin Tel, 2023
Music: Ho-Ghi Min © 2018 Chanmi Worship Ministry
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
Prayer for Illumination
Sermon
Prayer of Application
Song of Response: “The Servant Song”
Text and Music: Richard Gillard; harm. Betty Pulkingham © 1977 Scripture in Song, a div. of Integrity Music/Maranatha
Music, admin. by Music Services.
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Prayers of the People: Spoken Prayer with “하나님께서 당신을 통해 / May the Love of God Spring Up in Your Soul / Agua viva fluye del Señor”
Text: Yeong-beom Kim © 2002 Beecompany; English trans. by Greg Scheer © 2018 Greg Scheer;
Spanish trans. by Joshua S. Davis and Juan Alberto Camacho © 2019 Proskuneo Minstries, Inc.
Music: Yeong-beom Kim © 2002 Beecompany.
Used by permission. CCLI #400063
Blessing
Sending Song: “Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service”
Text: Albert F. Bayly, alt., © 1988 Oxford University Press, reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press
Music: BEACH SPRING; The Sacred Harp, 1844; arr. Kyle Nester, 2024.
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“Deconstruction” is a popular term among young people who grew up in the Christian church. In this public lecture, Robert Chao Romero will consider the challenge of widespread deconstruction while offering a hopeful path forward. Expanding on Phyllis Tickle’s analogy of the church having a rummage sale of ideas every few centuries, Romero invites us to consider the contributions of Latina/o theology and the history of the Brown Church as valuable resources for reconstruction on the other side of deconstruction.
This panel considers the psalms as a source of artistic and theological engagement, exploring how musicians and songwriters draw from these ancient texts to navigate the emotional complexity of the human experience. Through diverse musical approaches and cultural perspectives, the panelists will consider how the psalms continue to resonate in modern contexts by offering language for lament and praise, shaping liturgical practice, and fostering resilience in both personal and communal experience.
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