18 Apr 2004: Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site), Fredericksburg, Virginia

Click here to hear excerpts from a traditional spiritual sung as a choir processional during the 11:00 a.m. service on September 3, 2006: "Children of God,

keep on marchin',

for one of these days,

we shall be free..."

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Featured voices are the Senior Choir and Men's Choir of Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site), with the Rev. Ronald Cooper singing the lead

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April 18, 2004

The Gospel Choir provided the music at the 11 a.m. service on this Sunday after our remembrance of God's power in raising Jesus from the dead.

The Rev. Lawrence A. Davies, pastor of Shiloh Old Site, spoke on "two sides of Christ." There is the side that gives us joy and makes us want to praise him. But there is also the side that was willing to suffer and struggle to do God's will. Because we have tasted the joy and because we have encountered the risen Christ, we should be willing to struggle and suffer, just as Jesus did, on behalf of what is right.

Jesus shows us, said Rev. Davies, that our goal is not to "have a good time" or "experience prosperity." Rather, our goal is to say, as Jesus said, "Not my will but thine be done."

One of the selections from the Gospel Choir expressed a similar viewpoint with the words, "If I walk the way he wants me to walk, he will show up in me..." (An excerpt of this selection, with Mrs. Barbara Bates singing the lead, can be found near the bottom of this page.)

The service also included an infant dedication. Sharron and Martin Jeffrey presented their child, Jeremiah Ezekiel ("J.E.") Jeffrey, for the Lord's blessing. "J.E." is the grandson of Lawrence and Janice Davies. For a collection of photos from the baby's dedication, click here.

At the conclusion of the service, Rev. Lawrence A. Davies presented the traditional "key to the church" to the president of the Youth Council, marking the beginning of Youth Week. Ashley Johnson accepted the key on behalf of the youth.

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excerpts from the service, including both the sermon and the music.

Sermon and Music Excerpts

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Click one of the buttons below for a brief excerpt from the sermon by the Rev. Lawrence Davies: "The way of Christ..."

Click one of the buttons below for a brief excerpt from the sermon by the Rev. Lawrence Davies: "Our encounter with the risen Christ tells us..."

Click one of the buttons below for a brief excerpt from the sermon by the Rev. Lawrence A. Davies: "It's not about me; it's about you, Lord..."

Click one of the buttons below for a brief excerpt from a selection by the Gospel Choir, with Mrs. Barbara Bates singing the lead: "If I walk the way he wants me to walk, he will show up in me..."

Click one of the buttons below for a brief excerpt from a selection by the Gospel Choir, with Ms. Shelby Johnson singing the lead: "Give us this day..."

Click one of the buttons below for a brief excerpt from a selection by the Gospel Choir, with Mrs. Shirley Cordell-Robinson and Mr. Sidney Robinson singing the solos: "God has smiled on me..."

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