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February 24 Sharon Eswine “The Proclamation of the Gospel for the Salvation of Humankind” Isaiah 55:10-13 and Romans 10:9-15 Maggie McManus, Soloist March 3 Pascal Binda “The Shelter, Nurture and Spiritual Fellowship of the People of God” Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 1 John 1:1-4 Diane Ricks, Soloist |
March 10
Larry Koch “The Maintenance of Divine Worship” 1 Corinthians 14:26-33 Gina Shields, Soloist March 17 Jim Baker “The Preservation of the Truth” John 14:1-7, 19:37-38 Daniel Cohen, Soloist March 24 Emily Salzer “The Promotion of Social Righteousness and the Exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the World” Isaiah 58:6-11 and 1 John 3:11-24 Katy Keyes and Grace Imholz, Soloists |
Rev. Dr. David Gambrell is associate for worship in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Theology and Worship and co-editor (with Kimberly Bracken Long) of the Book of Common Worship (WJKP, 2018). He was an ex officio member of the Presbyterian Committee on Congregational Song (responsible for the 2013 hymnal Glory to God) and coordinated the 2017 revision to the PC(USA) Directory for Worship (part of the denomination’s Book of Order). David is author of Breathing Spirit into Dust: Fifty Hymn Texts (GIA, 2015) and Presbyterian Worship: Questions and Answers (WJKP, 2019).
Fourteen of Dr. Gambrell’s hymns are in the Glory to God hymnal including “Great God of Every Blessing,” written on the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth. |
Annual Foote Series
Sunday, February 28 On-line Format "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Gift and Challenge of Baptism" For two millennia, Christians have understood baptism as the sacramental source of our identity and mission in Jesus Christ. In recent times, however, baptism has been misunderstood … as a perfunctory blessing of babies, an artifact of human institutions, or an exclusive marker of belonging. How do contemporary Christians respond to such challenges while claiming baptism as a gift of God’s overflowing grace? 9:00 a.m. on-line The Rock: The Gift of Baptism 11:00 a.m. Service of Worship in-person and live streamed Sermon: “A Matter of Death and Live” Scripture: Mark 8:31-38 “Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” (Exod. 17:6) 5:00 p.m. on-line The Hard Place: The Challenge of Baptism |