Biblical Emphasis Week to Illuminate Ezekiel

January 10th, 2012

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David Halbrook
Patrick Henry College
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Due to the illness of our speaker, events and webcasts related to Biblical Emphasis Week have been cancelled. Our apologies, and please look for news related to the rescheduling of these events.

Matthew Ristuccia

Encouraged by the rich spread of biblical teachings Dr. Gareth Cockerill preached from the book of Hebrews during Patrick Henry College’s first-ever spring Biblical Emphasis Week in 2011, the College is pleased to announce that this year’s spring Biblical Emphasis Week will feature the book of Ezekiel. Visiting lecturer Matthew Ristuccia, senior pastor of Westerly Road Church in Princeton, NJ, will be on the Patrick Henry College campus, January 23 – 25, teaching from Ezekiel and endeavoring to engage students through an exploration of how God rekindled the moral imagination of His people through a series of striking visions.

Referring to the College’s first Biblical Emphasis Week last spring, PHC President Dr. Graham Walker observed: “Dr. Cockerill’s work showed students how to combine academic rigor with a passion for God’s Word. PHC is committed to the idea that strength of spirit and mind complement each other. And Dr. Cockerill was delighted to be able to serve that way.”

This month, Rev. Ristuccia’s five lectures on Ezekiel will no doubt serve as a deep theological well from which to draw upon throughout the spring semester. Corporate chapels on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays will feature readings from the books of Ezekiel and Jeremiah, focusing on many of the passages Rev. Ristuccia preaches this month. Tuesday small groups with members of the faculty and staff, moreover, will continue the focus on prayer that began at the start of fall semester.

“People don’t read Ezekiel as much as they do the Psalms or the Gospels,” Dr. Walker notes. “It’s all God’s Word. We hope the spring focus on Scripture will prove contagious.”

Patrick Henry College also plans to webcast these sessions live. Click here at one of the times below (Eastern) to watch a webcast.

The Rev. Matthew Ristuccia earned an undergraduate degree from Princeton University, an M.Div. from Grace Theological Seminary, and a D. Min. from Dallas Theological Seminary. In addition to his pastoral ministry, he is Adjunct Professor of Bible at Philadelphia Biblical University and a regular guest columnist with WORLD Magazine.

Schedule (click here for webcast):

Biblical Emphasis Week postponed due to illness of the speaker