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If you missed the Church Family Meeting, check out my entry about our model for ministry (which is Discipleship). Also, I'm asking the entire church to read the book, "Radical" by David Platt. This book will definitely challenge you but will transform your thinking and deepen your faith. We are hosting a DiscipleLand Workshop for parents on this Friday from 6 to 8:30pm and for teachers on Saturday at 9am to 12pm. For Friday's workshop, child care for ages 12 and younger will be provided and refreshments will be served from 5 to 6pm. Dick Crider from DiscipleLand will be our guest speaker so we're asking all parents and teachers to participate. We don't want Mr. Crider to come all the way from Texas and only a few people show up. Also, let's show our children that we care about their spiritual development. Today is Halloween. I'm actually actually that it's on Sunday this year because that's the day we celebrate the fact that Jesu...

Research has shown that the USA is the third largest country of lost people (behind China and India). This statistic is so surprising to me since we have freedom of religion and a large percentage of Americans call themselves Christians. I believe the reason for this is a lack of discipleship in the church. Making disciples is the primary mission of the church. Historically, Mt. Zion has always been good at solid Christian education and encouraging one another through fellowship. But as we face limited funds and the need for more volunteers, there is a need to refocus to make sure that we are accomplishing the mission that Christ gave us. Our vision and purpose continues to be "Worshiping Christ by Spreading the Gospel and Serving the Community". But we realize that the best way to do that is to make disciples. So we have developed the following "Discipleship Model" to show how we are going to accomplish that mission. This will be our philosophy for minist...

I hope everyone who attended the Dave Ramsey Live event on Saturday enjoyed it. We will host a Financial Peace University (FPU) class starting on 11/13. There will be a sign up table in the hall each Sunday from now until 11/7 for anyone who would like to sign up or request more information. Thanks to everyone who helped us spread the Gospel to our community. We ministered at Cary Health & Rehab Center on Sunday afternoon. I know that the residents were encouraged by the worship and the Word of God. Another reminder of our Church Family Meeting on 10/25. I will be sharing our model for ministry. You don't want to miss it.

Reminder: Dave Ramsey Live event is on 10/16. His financial advice based on Biblical principles is great. You can purchase tickets through the church for only $25. Bro. Daryl Cody delivered his Initial Sermon today at 4pm. Thanks to all who came out to support him. Please keep Minister Cody in your prayers as he starts his ministry of preaching God's Word.

I'm pleased to announce that Deacon Daryl Cody will deliver his Initial Sermon on next Sunday, October 10th, at 4:00pm. Everyone is invited to join us for this special occasion. This is an early reminder for our last Church Family Meeting of the year on 10/25. Don't miss it as we'll talk about a refinement to our ministry focus, exciting changes for Sunday School, & Children's Ministry update. Big thanks to everyone for their support of our BBQ Cook-off & Bake-off fundraiser and Blood drive. We exceed our goal for the blood drive. The goal was 30 and we had 35 to donate blood! There was a lot of smack talk from the participants so here are the winners with bragging rights (at least for this year).... For the BBQ cook-off winners: First Place: Ivan Porter Second Place: Staci Issac and Gerald Vincent. Bake-off winners: First Place: Karen Gray (Dreamsickle Cake) & LaDonna Bethea (Honey Bun Cake) Second Place: Cecilee Steinmetz (Gluten-free Peanut Butter Cup...