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2009 Covfamikoi Lectures

Mark — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:45:03 +0000

The following lectures were delivered by Anthony Selvaggio at the 2009 Covfamikoi conference hosted at Asbury College in Wilmore, KY.

1. Understanding Proverbs

2. Proverbs and the Financial Crisis

3. Proverbs and Technology

4. Proverbs and Friendship

Pulpit Schedule for August

Mark — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:50:23 +0000

Aug. 2 AM – Rev. Sam S. Mhlanga, PM – Derek Baars
Aug. 9 AM – Derek Baars, PM – Rev. Mitchell Dick
Aug. 16 AM – Scott Dibbet, PM – Rev. Mitchell Dick
Aug. 23 AM – Alex Tabaka, PM – Dr. David Murray
Aug. 30 AM – Dr. Michael LeFebvre, PM – Dr. Joel Beeke

Pulpit Schedule for July

Mark — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:26:10 +0000

July 5 AM, PM – Rev. Don Overbeek
July 12 AM – Scott Dibbet , PM – Student- Rev. Mitchell Dick
July 19 AM, PM – Rev. R. McCracken
July 26 AM, PM – Stuart Sacks

Pulpit Schedule for June

Mark — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:04:09 +0000

May 31 AM – Dr. David Murray, PM Dr. David Murray

June 7 AM – Rev. Mitchell Dick, PM – Rev. Mitchell Dick

June 14 AM – Scott Dibbet, PM – Rev. Mitchell Dick

June 21 AM – Marty Slingerland, PM – Dr. David Murray

June 28 AM – Rev. Andrew Quigley, PM – Rev. Andrew Quigley

Pulpit Supply for May 24

Mark — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:53:34 +0000

Our services on Sabbath May 24 will be conducted by Brian Najapfour. Brian recently graduated from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary.

Important Note About This Summer

Mark — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:21:28 +0000

Session has decided that Rev. Lanning needs and deserves a rest from his ministerial labors, and has granted him a four month sabbatical. Rev. Lanning will be working on several projects during the coming months, and session will be working to further vitalize the church.

The week of May 3, Rev. Mitchell Dick of the Protestant Reformed Churches will be providing pulpit supply. Rev. James Faris of Southfield RPCNA will be stepping in the week of May 10, and Rev. Nathan Eshelman will be coming home from the RPC of LA to fill the pulpit May 17.

Please continue to watch the site for updates on who is preaching when, and more important, please pray for Rev. Lanning, the session, and the congregation of First RP that we may be blessed by this experiance, and that we may be a blessing to others and a testimony to Christ.

Special Sabbath School Program – March 1, 2009

Mark — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:26:57 +0000

Doug and Connie Sikma will give an illustrated report on their recent trip to South Africa to visit our friends, Drs. Arthur and Sonja Miskin, and to work alongside them in Mukhanyo Theological Seminary in KwaMhlanga, as well as in the church and care center for AIDS patients connected with the seminary. Please reassemble in the chapel after the coffee time no later than 11:45 AM.

Guest Preacher for Morning Worship

Mark — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:58:07 +0000

This week Sabbath, March 1, during Morning Worship, Rev. Mitchell Dick will preach on the subject, “Receiving of His Fullness,” from John 1:16, 17. Rev. Dick is a minister in the Protestant Reformed Churches, presently without a charge. He kindly agreed to preach for us as a favor to Rev. Lanning who was slated to be away from home in the latter part of the previous week to attend the meeting of Great Lakes/Gulf Presbytery at Second Reformed Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis, IN.

War for Poverty Resources!

Mark — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:05:18 +0000

The MP3s from the Rev. Barry Yorks’s “War for Poverty” lectures are now available at ReformedVoice! Many thanks to James Lanning for recording and uploading the lectures, as well as thanks to Rev. York for delivering them!

The the handouts and the questionairre mentioned in the last lecture are also available for your edification.

Report on the Second Conference on Practical Theology

Mark — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:28:34 +0000

On Feb. 7, 2009, guests came from far and wide to hear Rev. Barry York of Sycamore RPCNA in Kokomo, IN, deliver three addresses under the heading of “The War for Poverty”. Lecture one focused on God being a Divine Warrior leading His people is spreading mercy, poverty laws in the OT law, those who oppose Biblical mercy, and the church and mercy. There was no lack of information to had, and the groundwork was effectively and persuasively laid for the rest of the day.

After a short coffee break, the attendees re-convened for the second session on the role of office-bearers in mercy ministry. Rev. York set forth the need for a shared vision in the church, as well as the responsibility of pastors to cultivate eagerness to remember the poor, use the pulpit to herald the prophetic cry to care for the poor, leave the study and exegate on the poor, (that is, to take a hands-on approach), and to put wheels on the pulpit ministry. He then called elders to re-visit their qualifications for office in light of the topic, open their hearts and homes to the poor, develop session guidelines for helping the needy, and give themselves to mentoring men. Finally, deacons were exhorted to remember that the heart of their calling is serving, to meet needs in the congregation, work on long-term solutions for the poor, and become an expert on congregational and local resources.

Lunch was then had at local eateries, with much to talk about and much left to look forward to. Rev. York’s third lecture reminded all church members to examine their lives in the context of God’s courtroom and His examination of our ministry to the poor. They were powerfully reminded of God’s indictment of Israel’s false religion in Isaiah 58, then given a number of helpful tips towards cultivating a mercy mindset.

First RP would like to thank Rev. York for all the hard work he did for the conference, it certainly showed in the excellent quality of the lectures. They’d also like to thank all those who attended, and the many members who helped with the work done that day. Our prayer is that it’s more than a conference, and that we put words into action.