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September 16, 2015 Volume CXXXV Issue 2
New academic year brings chapel changes
Last Tuesday, Georgetown had its first of six chapel services; all will be Tiger Nexus. By EVAN MOORE Opinion Editor
This Tuesday at 11 a.m., Georgetown College hosted its first Campus Worship, a Chapel event worth a Nexus credit. The organ began playing right on queue as everyone finished finding their seats. William Thomas remarked on this, saying, “It’s what you do; you play music at the beginning of church.” Dr. Reverend Bryan Langlands, the Campus Minister, stood up front, behind the podium that has served this college so well, and announced
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Bryan Langlands helped make several changes to chapel services this year.
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month that he became a U.S. a joyous welcome to all. In citizen. doing so, he said, “I trust Rev. Singh approached it’ll be an hour that you’ll the stage with seven-yearhear the Lord,” in reference old Lilly, who led the conto the sermon. gregation in the Lord’s The first hymn sung Prayer. She returned to her by the congregation was seat, and Rev. Singh stood “Victory In Jesus,” a classic tall behind that same gilded for most denominations of podium. Christianity. Worship was The reading of scripture led by Genee Johns on organ was from Luke, chapter 4 and the vocalist Natalie Til- Source: Georgetowncollege.edu ford-Kopp. Andrew Sing preached from Luke verses sixteen through nineDr. Langlands then 4 in the chapel service on Tuesday. teen. In this passage, Jesus is preaching from the book introduced junior Turner of Isaiah. After the reading Altman, who gave an anecdotal testimony to the power the hymn, “He Touched Me.” of scripture, Rev. Singh immeof prayer. He said, “No one The meaning of the song, of diately led into prayer. This became a Christian within a promised salvation by the conversation with God seemed my fraternity.” While several ever-reaching hand of God, like an actual conversation, members joined as Christians, reflected the coming sermon. rather than some prayers that no one had been converted Dr. Langlands announced the seem to only talk at God. It while Altman has been in theme of all Chapel services as, focused heavily on our dependence on Him, humility and the house. So, the Christian “Break Every Chain.” members of the fraternity got Dr. Langlands introduced the sheer power of God. Taking a closer look at together to pray at 7 a.m. every the speaker for the week, morning. Reverend Andrew Singh. the passage that Jesus taught, Altman said that the Originally from New Delhi, Rev. Singh focused on brokenroughest part was waking India, Rev. Singh came to the heartedness for the meat of the up that early. They simply United States for post-sec- sermon. “We are crushed,” prayed for the house and for ondary education. He went he said. He told the story of the other brothers. Soon, God to Asbury Seminary because David, how even the king began working, and three of of his immense love of and chosen by God can fall into Altman’s brothers committed search for God. After seven sin and become corrupted. “Is their lives to Christ. “I’m pray- years in America, his mother there any hope for this world?” ing to the God who listens.” arranged his marriage with his he asked later on. He also told Next, those gathered sang current wife. It was only last a story from when he still lived
in America on a religious work visa, about his fear and how he needed liberation from it. Perhaps his most profound statement was, “The world has yet to see a man who is fully consecrated to God,” which is a quote from D. M. Moody. Dr. Langlands, after the service, talked about its connection to the campus as a whole by saying, “We don’t have many opportunities for students, staff and faculty to pause, come together and grow spiritually.” Beginning weekly chapel services during the Tuesday 11 a.m. Nexus hour will provide such an opportunity for our entire campus. He also said, “In recognition of our Baptist heritage, about half of the speakers will be from the Baptist tradition; the other half will be a diverse mix of different Christian traditions.” Rev. Singh was a Methodist, so this idea that Dr. Langlands has of integrating different denominations is already off to a solid start. Overall, chapel services under the theme of Break Every Chain will be somewhat of a staple in Georgetown College life as long as it lives.
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