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Calvin Symposium on Worship, January 28-30, 2010
Worship theme
“The Great Stories”
Narratives of the Old Testament
The Bible contains many different forms of literature but from their earliest days onward, many Christian people love the great Bible Stories most of all. A significant part of the Old Testament is comprised of narratives that are so rich and so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that even many people outside the Christian community are familiar with at least the broad outlines of these stories. Yet Christians confess that these stories are more—much, much more—than just cracking good tales that entice the imagination. No, through these stories we receive nothing less than revelation as to the nature of God, Creation, and Their Relation. God has chosen to reveal the divine nature, purpose, and intention through stories such as the narratives we will ponder at this year’s Symposium. We listen to these stories not just to see how they will turn out but to catch a glimpse of how we and the whole cosmic drama will turn out when the great Narrator of these stories brings it all to the glorious conclusion we know is in store through Christ Jesus the Lord, the Author and Finisher of our faith.
Thursday morning: Genesis 4:1-16 Cain and Abel: Dr. Neal Plantinga
Thursday evening: Genesis 22 The Testing of Abraham: Dr. Marva Dawn
Friday morning: Exodus 2:1-10 Moses Rescued from the River Nile: Rev. Laura Truax
Friday evening: I Samuel 3:1-21 The Call of Samuel: Dr. Frank Thomas
Saturday morning: 2 Sam 11 David, Bathsheba and Uriah: Dr. Mariano Avila
Saturday evening: I Kings 18:16-39 Elijah on Mount Carmel: Dr. Richard Mouw
All worship services are held in the Spoelhof Fieldhouse Arena and are free and open to the public. See schedule.
“The secret of the Great Stories is that they have no secrets. The Great Stories are the ones you have heard and want to hear again. They are as familiar as the house you live in. You know how they end, yet you listen as though you don’t. In the Great Stories you know who lives, who dies, who finds love, who doesn’t. And yet you want to know again. That is their mystery.” Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things