IN BETHLEHEM INN--Victoria Carter and John Putterman advertise play in Ambassador Auditorium. [Photo by Ron Grove]
By Thomas C. Hanson
The Pasadena A.M., Contemporary and Sunday congregations celebrated the four weeks of Advent leading up to Christmas.
In the A.M. church, Pastor General Joseph Tkach spoke Nov. 28, the first week of Advent. Mr. Tkach delivered a message titled No Second Coming Without the First.
The following week, Dec. 5, Curtis May, district superintendent, gave a sermon titled God Makes the Foolish Things Confound the Wise.
Dec. 12, Mr. Albrecht gave a sermon in four parts interspersed by hymns. The points were 1) Jesus, God in the flesh, emptied himself; 2) Jesus, God in the flesh, invaded our world; 3) Jesus, God in the flesh, identified with our humanity; and 4) Jesus, God in the flesh, is Emmanuel.
Keith Stump planned to deliver a sermon Dec. 19, titled How Much Can One Man Do?
On the first week of Advent, Nov. 29, Dan Rogers, superintendent of ministers, delivered a sermon on the second coming of Christ based on Matthew 24:36-44.
The second week's sermon was by Ralph Orr, director of in-service education, who spoke on the miraculous birth of John the Baptist. The service also included the congregation's monthly communion service.
Mike Feazell, director of Denominational Publications, gave the sermon on the third week, titled Falling and Rising, based on Luke 2:34-35.
The fourth week's sermon was scheduled to be by John McKenna.
In the contemporary congregation the first week of Advent, Dr. McKenna gave a sermon titled, The Forgotten Mother. Dr. McKenna showed how Mary was a bridge between the old and new covenants.
The second week Mr. Feazell gave a sermon called Falling and Rising, based on Luke 2:34-35.
Pastor Eric Shaw was scheduled to give a sermon Dec. 18 titled Rejoice, the King is Born.
The contemporary congregation was also scheduled to perform the play In Bethlehem Inn, Dec. 20, which was set at the inn in Bethlehem the night Jesus was born.
IN BETHLEHEM INN--Victoria Carter and John Putterman advertise play in
Ambassador Auditorium. [Photo by Ron Grove]
SUNDAY CHURCH BANNER--Banner designed by Denice Orr and constructed by
Kathy Lewis.
GOSPEL CHOIR--The Pasadena Gospel choir sings at services Dec. 13.
[Photos by Thomas C. Hanson]
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