Beacon, Denise Weyhrich Matthew 5:13-16 Salt and Light College Chapel Thursday, 8:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. 45
Salt and Light Matthew 5:13-16 You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. Gathering The Lord Be with You Lift Up Your Hearts 35 Praise Call to Worship Psalm 86:8-10 Glorious & Mighty 1 Ma - es-ty, your glo - ry is shin - ing bright -er than the moon 2 Ma - es-ty, you fash-ioned the heav-ens, your de -crees can nev - 3 Ma - es-ty, we ll sing with cre -a - tion when you come a - gain Mar O Ev - vel - ling, we hon - or and fear you a - bove - ver all the plans of the na - tions your udg - - ery knee will bow down and wor - ship the one all ments true and er in the stars. be changed. the clouds. gods. reign. God. Glo -ri-ous and might - y, you re awe-some in beau - ty, oy - ful songs we raise. Glo-ri-ous and might - y, you re awe-some in beau - ty, great -ly to be praised. Words and Music: Bob Kauflin, Joel Sczebel and Todd Twining 2008 Sovereign Grace Praise, admin. EMI Christian Music Publishing. Used by permission. CCLI License #400063. Beautiful One Lift Up Your Hearts 44 Confession & Assurance Prayer of Confession 46
When I Think About the Lord / 1 Peter 2:9-10 & # # 4 4 & # # & # # & # # Refrain When I think a - bout the Lord,. Œ Œ how He Œ. Œ saved me, how He. Œ raised me; how He filled me with the Ho - ly Ghost, how He healed me to the ut - ter-most. When I how He Œ. Œ Œ Œ think a - bout the Lord, how He picked me up and turned me a-round; & # # Ó placed my feet Œ Œ on sol. Œ - id ground. It makes me wan - na shout, Œ Hal-le-lu - ah, thank you, Je - sus! Lord, you re wor - thy of all the glo - & # # - ry and all the hon - or and all the praise. It makes me wan - na shout, & # # Ó & # # Œ. Hal -le -lu - ah, thank you, Je - sus! Lord, you re wor - thy of all the glo- - ry and all the hon - Œ or and all the praise. w Words and Music: James Huey 1998 CFN Music. Used by permission. CCLI License #400063. Halleluah, Salvation, and Glory Lift Up Your Hearts 32 Passing the Peace Word Prayer for Illumination Old Testament Reading Isaiah 42:1-9 New Testament Reading Matthew 5:13-16 Sermon Prayer 47
Response Don t Be Afraid, with visual reflection Lift Up Your Hearts 30 Dedication Come, Holy Ghost Lift Up Your Hearts 14 Isaiah 42:6 Sending This Little Light of Mine Lift Up Your Hearts 70 Blessing My Friends, May You Grow in Grace Lift Up Your Hearts 73 Preacher Greg Thompson Worship Leaders Nate Glasper, Jr. and Paul Ryan Musicians Calvin College Worship Team Students Video Ben Vanderput Art Beacon by Denise Weyhrich (visit deniseweyhrich.com and seedsfineart.org) 48
Beatitudes, Edgar Boevé Matthew 5:1-12 Beatitudes Covenant Fine Arts Center Thursday, 8:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. 49
Beatitudes Matthew 5:1-12 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Reoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Blessed statements carry the depth of shalom within them. For Jesus to say blessed is for him to express the wisdom of God that shapes a Spirit-led fruit-filled life, the life that is marked by righteousness that exceeds that of the scribes and pharisees (Mt. 5:20). This life is fit for the kingdom of God. We Gather A Blessed People Prelude Partita on Freu dich sehr/comfort, Comfort Now My People Georg Boehm * Call to Worship This is the day that you have made, Lord. Help us to reoice in it and be glad! Remind us of the privileges we enoy as your people: to come to you in worship, to confess our sins, to receive forgiveness and give it, to pray, and sing and listen, to renew our fainting spirits, to rest in all your promises. Open our eyes to see you, Lord. Open our ears to hear your Word. Visit us through your Holy Spirit, and help us to celebrate our faith. Amen. We are gathered to praise our gracious God. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow! * Please stand if able 50
* Opening Psalm of Praise All People That on Earth Do Dwell Lift Up Your Hearts 1 All sing in the language of your choice (pages 2-3 of song). * God s Greeting 2 Corinthians 13:13 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Call to Confession Prayer of Confession Psalm 51:1-4, 6, 9-11 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are ustified in your sentence and blameless when you pass udgment. You desire truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart. Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. Assurance of Pardon Psalm 32:1-2 Blessed are those whose sin is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. * Response of Praise Blest Are They Lift Up Your Hearts 9 Choir on stanza 1 & 2, all on refrains. Proclamation of the Word Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Old Testament Reading Proverbs 3:5-6 New Testament Reading Matthew 18:1-4 Blessed are the poor in spirit. Not ust poor, but poor in spirit. It s the most basic quality necessary for the Christian, a deep and profound awareness of our spiritual poverty. This is the spiritual humility that causes us to turn to God in our need for a Savior. 51
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Old Testament Reading Psalm 32:1-2 New Testament Reading Revelation 21:3-4 Song of Response Comfort, Comfort Now My People Lift Up Your Hearts 8 Choir on stanza 1, all on 2 and 3. Blessed are they that mourn. True, all persons experience grief of many sorts. But the mourning which the people of God do is a unique mourning. They grieve in Zion; they grieve that God s people can be devastated by enemies; that Jerusalem can be destroyed; that the church can be attacked. This is a grieving that waits for the promised restoration in Christ. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Old Testament Reading Psalm 37:3-6 New Testament Reading Philippians 2:4-5 Blessed are the meek. The meek are those who willingly serve God in whatever place or task to which they are called. Self-promoters may aim to gain the whole world, but the meek apply all their efforts to be obedient in building Christ s kingdom. Sung Prayer May the Mind of Christ, My Savior Lift Up Your Hearts 26 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Old Testament Reading Psalm 27:4 New Testament Reading Matthew 6:33 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness. Thankfully, God gives the righteousness of Christ to us. Passionate Christians really want and ardently pursue becoming consistently devout and good persons. They desire being morally and spiritually right. Sung Prayer Be Thou My Vision Lift Up Your Hearts 64. All on stanza 1, women on 2, men on 3, all on 4. 52
Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Old Testament Reading Micah 6:8 New Testament Reading Ephesians 4:31-32 Blessed are the merciful. Mercy always addresses misery. Mercy is intent on relieving the miserable effects of sin. Since alienation from God is the most tragic effect of sin, merciful Christians address people s misery by calling them into the kingdom of life through faith in Jesus Christ. Sung Prayer The Servant Song Lift Up Your Hearts 24 Choir on stanza 1 and 5, all on 2-4. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Old Testament Reading Psalm 15:1-2 New Testament Reading Ephesians 3:16-19 Sung Prayer of Dedication God, Be in My Head Lift Up Your Hearts 63 Blessed are the pure in heart. We are pure in heart when we intentionally will ust one thing. We lose our purity of heart when we are lured to seeking the multitude of things that are offered around us. The single aim of the pure-of-heart Christian is to see God and to do everything for his glory. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Old Testament Reading Psalm 122:6-9 New Testament Reading James 3:17-18 Sung Prayer for Peace For the Healing of the Nations Lift Up Your Hearts 18 Blessed are the peacemakers. Personal shalom! Community shalom! A whole, healthy spirit and body the way things are supposed to be! So Christians strive for shalom in their own lives and in the lives of others to be right with God, to trust him, and to obey him. 53
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Old Testament Reading Psalm 34:15-18 New Testament Reading I Peter 4:12-14 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness. Working for shalom, building the kingdom of God, is actually living with counter-cultural values. Against such values, Satan is opposed, and one of his strategies is a frontal attack of persecution. Or it may be a disguised attack as an angel of light. But either way, attack he will. Gospel The Beatitudes The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God! Sermon The Eschatological Promises Prayers of the People We Are Sent... A Blessed People setting by Arvo Pärt * Doxology Romans 11:33, 36 O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his udgments and how inscrutable his ways. For from him, and through him, and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen. Arvo Pärt writes: I have discovered that it is enough when a single note is beautifully played. This one note, or a silent beat, or a moment of silence, comforts me. In The Beatitudes each phrase centers around a single chord. Each statement of who is blessed is separated from the blessing itself by 3 beats of silence, and then separated from the next phrase by 6 beats of silence. The silences throughout are meant to be as much a part of the music as the sound itself. * Closing Hymn O God Beyond All Praising Lift Up Your Hearts 40 * Benediction Numbers 6:24-26 The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Postlude on Old Hundredth Paul Manz 54
Preacher Marva Dawn Scripture readers Cornelius Plantinga, Jr., Kathy Smith Organist and pianist John Ferguson Cantors and choir Choral Scholars Other musicians Calvin College students Dance Julia Start Fletcher Art The Beatitudes series by Edgar Boevé The Beatitudes booklet is available at the Calvin Campus Store exhibition table. Images are available for download at www.calvinseminary.edu/beatitudes. Beatitude notes Calvin P. VanReken From Notes on the Meaning of the Beatitudes, unpublished material from his Calvin Theological Seminary course The Sermon on the Mount. Call to Worship The Worship Sourcebook, 1.1.7 (Grand Rapids: The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Faith Alive Christian Resources, and Baker Books, 2004) Choral Scholars The Choral Scholars are a West Michigan ensemble. For more information about the group, their performance schedule or recordings, see www.thechoralscholars.com. 55