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Daily Worship Services |
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Opening Worship
Sunday, June 27, 10 a.m.
The Rev. Dr. Susan Andrews
Moderator, 215th General Assembly (2003)
Text of the sermon: Abundant Abundance
TEXT: John 10:1-16
 Listen to the opening worship sermon
 The Richmond Coliseum transformed into a sacred space when approximately eight thousand people gathered for worship this morning. [View video].
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Andrews' message on abundance: "God drenches us with grace." Photo by David P. Young |
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See related stories:
Thousands attend opening worship
Anthem to debut in Sunday service
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The Rev. Teri Thomas, pastor of Northminster
Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, urged her congregation
to join her in making “a choice to fill our hearts with
hope.” Photo by David P. Young
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Monday, June 28, 6:45 p.m.
The Rev. Teri Thomas
Northminster Presbyterian Church
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Listen to the sermon
See the news story: Jazzy service thrills |
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Tuesday, June 29, 8:30 a.m.
The Rev. Jin S. Kim
Church of All Nations
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Text of the sermon:
The Last Will Be First
TEXT: Matthew 20:1-16
Listen to the sermon
See the news story: Preacher defends ‘late-comers' |
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The Rev. Jin S. Kim, pastor of Church of All Nations in Minneapolis, preached a sermon on "The Last Will Be First" in Tuesday's worship service. Photo by Danny Bolin |
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Bishop Thomas L. Hoyt, Jr., prelate of
the Fourth Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church and president of the National Council of Churches of Christ,
preached a sermon on being a “Transformed Non-Conformist” at
the Ecumenical Worship Service. Photo by David P. Young |
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Wednesday, June 30, 8:30 a.m.
Ecumenical Worship Service
Bishop Thomas Hoyt, Jr.
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Listen to the sermon
See the news story: Be a headlight, bishop says |
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Thursday, July 1, 8:30 a.m.
The Rev. J. Barrie Shepherd, HR
Presbytery of Philadelphia
Text of the sermon:
Seeing Is Believing
TEXTS: Psalm 148, John 9: 1-12
Listen to the sermon
See the news story: Preacher abhors 'blame game' |
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The Rev. J. Barrie Shepherd of the Presbytery of Philadelphia, preached a sermon on “What You See Is What You Get” at the daily worship service. Photo by David P. Young
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Elder Patricia Massey of Davidson, N.C., preached a sermon with Nathan Ballentine on "A Joy in Two Parts" at the daily worship service. Massey and Ballentine are co-moderators of the Presbyterian Youth Connection. Photo by Danny Bolin |
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Friday, July 2, 8:30 a.m.
Nathan Ballentine, Tallahasse, FL
and Patricia Massey, Davidson, NC
Co-Moderators, Presbyterian Youth Connection (2003)
Text of the sermon: “A Joy in Two Parts”
Listen to the sermon
See the news story: Not the same old sermon |
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Saturday, July 3, 8:30 a.m.
Elder Chris Glaser, M.Div.
member of Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church
Atlanta, GA
Text of the sermon:
Do You Mind Dogs?
TEXTS: Luke 15:1-7, Ezekiel 34:7-16, Psalm 100, 1 Peter 5:1-11
Listen to the sermon
See the news story: Dogs, dogmas and other distractions
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Elder Chris Glaser of Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, author of Coming Out as a Sacrament , preached a sermon on spiritual journeys and welcoming people in Christ, called "Do You Mind Dogs?" Photo by David P. Young |
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Bible Study |
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The theme of the 216th General
Assembly (2004) is “That All May Have Life in Fullness,”
based on John 10:10b. This is also the theme for the 2004 World
Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) General Council meeting
in Accra, Ghana. WARC has published a Bible study, Crossing
Ten Seas, based on the theme and authored by Reformed Christians
from around the world. That same study has been adopted as the
official Bible study for the 216th General Assembly.
Printed copies of the study are available for $2.00 each plus
shipping by calling Presbyterian Distribution Service at (800)
524-2612 and asking for item #OGA-04-080 or by ordering
from the online marketplace. The study is also available
in Spanish (item #OGA-04-081).
A printable Acrobat PDF version of Crossing Ten Seas
can be found on the WARC
Web site. |
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