Outline

What we sing in worship forms our big pictures of who God is, what God is doing, and how we fit in. “Story and meta-narrative are so important now, because, in a biblically illiterate culture, people hear Bible stories but don’t know how the stories fit together. Singing the true story of the whole world is absolutely crucial in this missional moment,” says John D. Witvliet, director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.

I. The Story of Creation and Redemption

Old Testament Life and Witness

• Creation and Providence
• Fall and the Human Condition
• God's Covenant Faithfulness

Advent Expectation

• Advent Expectation

Christ’s Life

• Christmas
• Epiphany
• Baptism of Our Lord
• Teaching and Miracles
• Transfiguration and Lenten Journey

Christ’s Passion and Exaltation

• Palm/Passion Sunday
• Maundy Thursday
• Good Friday
• Easter
• Ascension and Reign
• Pentecost

Joining in the Spirit's Work

• Through the Church
• In Culture, Communities, and Nations
• In Family and Relationships
• In Our Walk with God

Trusting the Triune God…

• In Grateful Living
• In Marking Time
• In Difficult Times
• In Death and Dying

Hope for Things to Come…

• Christ’s Second Coming
• The New Heaven and Earth

II. Worshiping the Triune God

Opening of Worship

• Called and Gathered
• Praise and Adoration

Called to Be Holy

• Confession and Lament
• Forgiveness and Grace
• God’s Gift of the Law
• Dedication to Holy Living

Hearing the Word

• Hearing the Word

Confessing Our Faith

• Creeds and Confessions

Receiving the Sacraments

• Baptism
• The Lord’s Supper

Living Our Baptism

• Offering Our Lives
• Offering Our Gifts
• Offering Our Prayers

Sent Out

• Charge and Blessing
• Doxology and Short Refrain