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Dr. Robert Canada, preaching from Acts 20:17-38
Download: A Shepherd’s Tears
Dr. Robert (Ric) Cannada, Jr: We are honored to have with us today Dr. Robert (Ric) Cannada, Jr. A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Ric serves as the Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer for Reformed Theo-logical Seminary. A Presbyterian pastor for twenty years, Ric served First Pres-byterian Church in Clinton, South Carolina, before starting Covenant Presbyte-rian Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. From 1986-1993, he served as Senior Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Macon, Georgia. In the summer of 1993, Ric moved to Charlotte to lead in the establishment of the Charlotte cam-pus of RTS. He has taught courses in church polity and in sanctification at Char-lotte, as well as courses at seminaries in the Ukraine and Brazil. Ric and wife Rachel moved back to Jackson to be closer to family.
Preparation and Reflection
“Christ appoints pastors to His church, not to rule but to serve.” – John Calvin“How many souls have been lost for want of earnestness, want of solemnity, want of love in the preacher, even when the words uttered were precious and true!” – Horatius Bonar
“It is not enough that what we say comes from the heart, but it must come from a composed heart, and not from a sudden heat or passion.” – Matthew Henry
“It is not saying hard things that pierces the consciences of our people; it is the voice of divine love amid the thunder.” – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
Call to Worship – Psalm 23:1-3 & 6
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake…. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.”
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