Dr. Gary M. Burge was our guest preacher at both the 8:40 and 11:00 a.m. worship services on Consecration Sunday, November 15, 2009.  His message, "The Greatest Gift Given to Jesus," was both humorous and inspirational.  It is available in real audio or mp3 format.  It can be accessed from this page, our sermons page, or our sermons podcast.

At the end of each service attendees were given 2010 Estimate of Giving Cards to complete and drop into baskets at the front of the church.  Read more about this on our Stewardship page.

Worship leadership was provided by our LOGOS children's choir and music group, the Proclaimers, above and on the left below.  They sang our gathering song, "Come! Come! Everybody Worship!"  Our men's chorus, the Humble Singers, below on the right, sang "One Faith, One Hope, One Lord."

Above, our Westminster Choir and below, this choir plus the Humble Singers, provided worship leadership during the services.

Above, left to right, Bill Wetteroth and John Herndon record the worship service on an audio CD recorder and handle the soundboard, as they do every Sunday at 8:40 a.m.  Dr. Gary M. Burge and Dr. Paul J. Kirbas stand near the pulpit. 

Below, Dr. Gary Burge presents his message.  Dr. Gary M. Burge is a professor of New Testament in the Department of Biblical and Theological Studies at Wheaton College and Graduate School and has been an instructor for a number of our Pathways classes over the years.  Dr. Burge has written a number of books and numerous articles and other publications.  He specializes in the Middle East, its churches, and its history in the Hellenistic period.  Dr. Burge is also active in an evangelical advocacy group, Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding, which works to facilitate dialogue between Arab and western church leaders.