Bio on Rev. Dr. Frank Yates– Rev. Dr. Frank Yates, minister member of Santa Fe Presbytery, retired from St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque in 2014. Since then he has served as an interim at Las Vegas FUPC and three other congregations in Albuquerque and soon to become the interim at Rio Rancho Presbyterian Church. Frank is married to Sharon Yates, the associated stated clerk of the Synod of the Southwest, and daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Don Wales, who served as pastor at Las Vegas. Frank received his M.Div. and D.Min. at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Scripture: Matthew 10: 1-4, Ephesians 5: 8-14
Matthew 10: 1-4
Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.
Ephesians 5: 8-14
For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light— for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what such people do secretly; but everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
