The River, 5:00 p.m.

Ottoman sultans kept their sons in unrestrained luxury until indulgence left them unable to choose anything beyond their appetites. What is shaping us, Rev. Cerveny asks, in a world of social media and engineered desire? Romans 12 calls believers to offer themselves as living sacrifices and be transformed by the renewing of their minds, a progressive, personal and purposeful work of the Spirit that heals old wounds and reveals the gifts God has given each person.