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Church Family Meeting, Ecuador Testimonies (Pastoral Emphasis for 7/28)

Today's reading from the Chronological Reading Plan: 2 Kings 19 , Psalm 46, 80, 135 Please pray for Deaconess Peggy Credle who had mild stroke on Friday. Praise God that she is walking and her speech is not slurred.  She has been released from the hospital and is resting at home. Tomorrow (Monday) is our Church Family Meeting at 7:00pm.  We'll give an update on our bank loan and we need to do a re-election for our Board of Directors.  All members are asked to be present. Minister Matt Darby and Jae Smith shared their testimonies about the mission trip to Ecuador. You can check out Minister Darby's YouTube channel for video updates of his time in Ecuador.

School Supply Drive, Elder-led Prayer, Returning Missionaries (Pastoral Emphasis for 7/21)

Today's reading from the Chronological Reading Plan: Hosea 8-14 Don't forget that we are currently collecting back to school supplies and toiletries for West Cary Middle School and the Home for Children in Oxford. See each zone's requested items listed above the designated collection boxes and on the flyers available at the Welcome Center. The collection drive will continue through August 17th. The Missions Ministry, along with Zone 4 members, will be rendering service at Phoenix Assisted Living today at 2pm. Minister Angela Cody will be the speaker and the Praise Team will provide the music. Everyone is invited. Our next Elder-led Prayer is this Tuesday from 6 to 7 pm. Everyone is invited to join us as we focus on specific prayer needs. If you are unable to attend but have prayer requests, you can place them in the prayer requests box at the Welcome Center or submit them online . After a week of intense ministry, our Ecuador Mission Trip Team is traveling home tod

The Verdict, Preaching at Christian Revival Church, Praying for Ecuador Missionaries (Pastoral Emphasis for 7/14)

Today's reading from the Chronological Reading Plan: Micah 1-7 I know that many are upset over the verdict from the Zimmerman trial.  But we must not allow it to take our focus away from worshiping Christ.  Instead of dwelling on the "not guilty" verdict from a fallen, human justice system, we should dwell on our "not guilty" verdict from God because we have placed our faith in Christ and have been forgiven!  God is the ultimate judge and we can trust Him in this situation.  Our mission is ever more clear: spread the Gospel, disciple our children, and make disciples of all nations!  Let us pray for the Martin family as they grieve the loss of their son and pray for Zimmerman that God would have mercy on him and save his soul.  I love this post from Trillia Newbell call " Not Guilty: Now What? ". Mt. Zion is currently collecting back to school supplies and toiletries for West Cary Middle School and the Home for Children in Oxford.  All members are

Crossroad Revival, Back to School Supply Drive, Ecuador Mission Trip Team (Pastoral Emphasis for 7/7)

Today's reading from the Chronological Reading Plan: Jonah 1-4 Converting Hearts Ministries  is having a week long revival in Wake Forest. I'll be preaching on Thursday starting at 6pm. If I'm not mistaken, this is a tent revival. I would love to see some of my Mt. Zion family present. On Saturday, they are having a big festival starting at 8am including Arts & Crafts, Farmer's Market & Petting Zoo, UpScale Yard Sale, and Charity Auction On next Sunday, I'll be preaching at Christian Revival Church in Apex at 5pm for their Founders Day. The next church wide zone activity is a back to school supply drive to serve West Cary Middle School and the Oxford Youth Home. We are requesting that each zone collect specific items from July 13-August 17. After the items are collected, we will then divide up the goods and deliver them to each location. Pick up a flyer at the Welcome Center with the specific items. This is a great opportunity for our church fa