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The Gospel Is And Ain't, Raleigh Winterfest, Invite Someone to Church (Pastoral Emphasis for 11/30)

I hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving.  For many, the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays can be tough due to recent lost of family members.  Please pray for Deaconess Shirley Smith (loss of sister), Sis. Lachonya Williams (loss of mother), Evangelist Patrick Wilson (loss of grandmother), Deaconess Angelique Cherry (loss of brother), Minister Amekuedi (loss of sister), Bro. Derrick Wiggins (loss of father), and I know others here have lost loved one as well.  Let's continue to pray for one another during times of bereavement.

With all of the events surrounding Ferguson, many are trying (rightly so) to work towards solutions.  But in order to correctly prescribe a cure, we might rightly diagnosis the problem.  And ultimately the problem is sin.  No human justice system will be perfect because consists of imperfect, sinful human beings.  So if sin is the problem, then the cure is the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  So the mission of the church is to spread the Gospel and make disciples in the communities where we live.  In order to spread the Gospel, we must know what the Gospel is and ain't!


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God has given Mt. Zion the opportunity to be a part in the Raleigh Winterfest that's happening in Downtown Raleigh on Sat. Dec. 6th.  Raleigh hosts the largest Winterfest event on the East Coast. We have a 20 minute slot between 6:15 and 6:45 pm, to minister two songs and a FAM piece.  This is a great opportunity to share Christ through song and fine arts (put Christ back in Christmas) where thousands of people attend.

Those attending the Christmas program are asked to sign-up at the Welcome Center for what side dish and/or dessert dish you will be bring for our Christmas meal together.  The church will be supplying the meat.

Next Sunday as we continue in Acts, I'll be addressing the role of the Holy Spirit in the Christian's life and how you can know that you are saved.  So invite people, non-believers, mere professors of being a Christian, and those struggling with the assurance of their salvation, to join you for church next Sunday.

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