1855 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4402 USA
On the campus of Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary
© 2025 Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Gathering Song: Come, All You Servants of the Lord
Song of Praise: Praise the Lord
Call to Worship
Song of Praise: Hail to the Lord's Anointed
God's Greeting
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture: Amos 8:1-7
Sermon
Prayer
Silence
Prayer of Lament and Confession
Sung Petition: Lord, to You My Soul Is Lifted
Prayer for Hope and Courage
Song of Response: God Is My Light
Assurance: 1 John 1:5-7
Song of Dedication: Bless the Lord, My Soul
Song of Dedication: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Benediction
Doxology: Come, All You Servants of the Lord
We are grateful for the planning and leading of this service by The Psalm Project, Norma de Waal Malefyt, Jonathan Karnes, AJ Muuse, Andrew van Zytveld, Laura de Jong, and Timothy Blackmon.
The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
Pastors of three Hispanic churches will share what they learned from experiences implementing congregational projects related to the development of new understandings and practices of worship and preaching.
