The Power of a Prophet || Biblical Ethics in a Nutshell
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol || Pastor
February is "Black History Month," a time to honor, name, and celebrate the significant contributions of African Americans in our country. The month was first chosen in 1926 as February includes the birthdays of Frederick Douglass on the 14th and Abraham Lincoln on the 12th. The origin of the month began when Carter G. Woodson noted, when earning a Ph.D. from Harvard, how underrepresented black people were in books and conversations that shaped our nation's history. The intentional remembering began with a week set apart to bring attention to African American history and continues now with a month-long focus. The 2020 theme is "African Americans and the Vote" as, "The year 2020 marks the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment and the culmination of the women's suffrage movement," as well as the "sesquicentennial of the Fifteenth Amendment and the right of black men to the ballot after the Civil War" (www.asalh.org).
Throughout this month, our sermons will focus on "The Power of a Prophet." Each week, we will seek to learn much from an Old Testament prophet, the teaching and ministry of Jesus, and an African American who has embodied or is embodying the text.
Join us this Sunday as we encounter one of the most beloved verses in the Old Testament, read a portion of the greatest sermon Jesus ever preached, and ponder how both texts have been embodied in the work of Bryan Stevenson which is highlighted in the current film, Just Mercy.