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Radical Experiment 2011

If you have completed the book Radical , then you will know that there is a year long radical experiment discussed at the end. Mt. Zion will be doing this radical experiment during 2011. There are five parts to the experiment: 1) Pray for the entire world. Pray for specific needs among the nations. We will be using Operation World as our prayer guide to pray for every nation. 2) Read through the entire Word. Get through the entirety of Scripture in one year. We recommend the following reading plan to take us from Genesis to Revelation: Canonical Reading Plan . 3) Sacrifice money for a specific purpose. We should put a cap on our spending so that we can give more. Give to the church for ministry, give more to love offering, give toward mission trips, etc. 4) Spend time in another context. Whether it's overseas for a short term mission trip or the soup kitchen downtown, we must go and be with people who aren't like us. We are planning two mission trips during 2011: Ec

Merry Christmas

Download now or watch on posterous Radical Christmas.wmv (4489 KB) For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. Isaiah 9:6-7 (ESV) Posted via email from willieharris's posterous

The Great Exchange

The day after Christmas is the time that many people take back gifts to return or exchange. But when you exchange a gift, you can only exchange it for something of equal or lesser value. You can't take those ugly socks and exchange them for a flat screen TV (now that would be nice)! But when Jesus went to the cross, the most amazing thing happened. There was a great exchange. At the cross, the exchange was in our favor! Jesus took our sins and gave us forgiveness! Jesus took our death and gave us life! Jesus took God's wrath for us and gave us peace! Jesus took our sinfulness and gave us His holiness! Jesus took our hatred and rebellion towards Him and gave us His love! Jesus took our stony hearts and gave us a regenerated heart of flesh! Jesus took our old life and gave us a new life! So don't let Christmas be merely about exchanging gifts, but place your trust in Christ whose exchange at the cross was a glorious work on our behalf to grant us eternal life!

Bible Study Break, Family Power Hour (Pastoral Emphasis for 12/19)

Just a reminder, there is no Wednesday evening & Thursday morning Bible Studies for 2 weeks. This will give our teachers a break to spend more time with family during the holidays. Bible Study will start back up in January. Starting in January, we are having the Family Power Hour (Sunday School for families). It will be held on 2nd and 4th Sundays. Families of all sizes are welcome. Don't forget to pick up copies of The Story at the Welcome Center to give to family and friends during the Christmas holiday. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

Introducing the Family Power Hour!

Did you know that you can "feel the power of the Word" while doing ordinary things? Have you ever wondered what could make Sunday School more fun? Did you know you can have get the Word, have quality family time, AND have fun? Well you can! Mt. Zion Church will wow you with the FAMILY POWER HOUR on the 2nd and 4th Sundays beginning January 2011. Come and explore God's Word as a family! See you there!

Christ First's Christmas Musical, Radical Bible Study (Pastoral Emphasis from 12/12)

As always, Christ First Christian Fellowship Center put on an excellent Christmas program called "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year". One part of the program that I particularly enjoyed was a selection that showcased great diversity (including an Indian dance and someone signing for the deaf). Wonderful job, Christ First...keep up the great work! In January, our next Bible Study series will be based on "Radical". Make sure you pick up the book and read. Please register online to help us plan with materials. The deadline to sign up is December 18th. Thanks to all who gave generously to help the family in need. You gave enough to take care of getting the power turned on in their home.

Christmas Program Invite, Christmas Caroling, What Kind of Giver are You? (Pastoral Emphasis from 12/5)

Pastor Larry Snead and Christ First Christian Fellowship Center invites us to their 3rd annual Christmas program, "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" on next Sunday, December 12th, at 6:00pm. Unfortunately due to a lack of participation, we are canceling our Christmas Play (scheduled for this Saturday). But we are still going out that evening to sing Christmas carols at the area nursing homes. So meet us at the church at 6:30pm on Saturday, 12/11 and help us spread the love and majesty of Christ to our neighbors at the nursing homes. As Christmas is approaching, let's not try to live above our means but be good stewards over our money in a way that honors God. By not going into debt buying stuff we can't afford or don't really need, we can be more generous to give to the ministry and to those in need. So what kind of giver are you? We have a humorous video (see below) in the announcement but it contains a lot of truth. So carefully give some thoughts to whether