Skip to main content

Happy Valentine's Day, Bereavements, Prayer & Fasting during Lent (Pastoral Emphasis for 2/14)

Happy Valentine's Day. Whether you are married, dating someone (all boo'd up), single, I want you to know that God loves you! That's not a cliché because God demonstrated His love by sending His Son, Jesus to die for your sins! No greater love is there than for someone to die for another. 


Bereavement: Our former saxophone player, Bro. Isaac Stubbs passed away last week from massive stroke.  Please be in prayer for his wife and family. Also, Elder Bullock recently lost an uncle and Elder and Sis. Cherry lost a niece.  Pray for all of them during this time of bereavement.

Join us again this Wednesday at 7:00pm for our Bible Study series, "The Promised One: Seeing Jesus in Genesis". This week, we'll look at Genesis 16-24 to see Jesus in the life of Abraham and Isaac.

We are now in the season of Lent (40 days of prayer & fasting not including Sundays). We are doing a church-wide fast. You can decide to do a total fast of all foods or a partial fast of a particular food or activity. Also, here are some things to pray about: your spiritual life (confess & repent of sin, abiding in Christ & bearing fruit), My Hope Sunday (boldness to invite people, salvation).

My Hope Sunday is 3/20. We are asking members to commit to inviting at least one unbeliever/unchurched person to attend church with you. Bring in your commitment cards. Deacon Rufus Credle shared his testimony about his hope in Jesus when he faced cancer.

There will be an intercessory prayer training on Saturday, February 20th, from 9:00am to 11:00am in the MPR. This training is for the Intercessory & Prayer team and anyone else who is interested in learning more about the ministry of intercessory prayer. Please register for the training online.

Due to multiple activities scheduled for Saturday, March 19th, the date for the Spring Spruce UP has been changed to Saturday, April 2nd, 9am to 12pm. Update your calendar and come out to help up keep the Lord's house clean. EVERYONE is invited.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Youth Sunday, J. Allen Lewis Scholarship Winners, A Word to Our Graduates (Pastoral Emphasis for 6/14)

  Today was Youth Sunday , where our children and youth were leading and participating in the worship service. Our children read scripture, prayed, sang, and ministered a fine arts piece. We heard a message from a youth speaker, Abigail Campbell, who encouraged us to work hard and leave the rest to God.  Celebrating Our Graduates We also recognized and celebrated all of our graduates. Whether you completed high school, earned a college degree, completed graduate studies, or achieved another educational milestone, we rejoice with you and thank God for your hard work and perseverance. We are also grateful for the impact of the Delta Academy and GEM programs , which have been meeting at Mt. Zion. We appreciate the investment these programs make in developing and encouraging young people, and we thank Ms. Daniel and Ms. Owens for their leadership and partnership. J. Allen Lewis Scholarship Recipients Congratulations to this year's J. Allen Lewis Scholarship recipients: ...

July Birthdays & Anniversaries, Summer Bible Study Series, New Sermon Series (Pastoral Emphasis for 7/5)

 Recently Came Forward We rejoice in sharing that Chris Walker has rededicated his life to Jesus Christ. What a wonderful reminder that God continues to pursue His people with grace and mercy. We celebrate Chris's renewed commitment to follow the Lord and pray that God will continue to strengthen and encourage him as he walks in faith. Please join us in praying for Chris and encouraging him in this new season of discipleship.   July Birthdays & Anniversaries Happy Birthday, July Babies! We want to wish all of our July birthdays a very happy birthday! We thank God for each of you and pray that this new year of life will be filled with His grace, peace, and abundant blessings. Happy Anniversary to Our July Couples Congratulations to these couples celebrating wedding anniversaries this month: Howard & Earlene Evans – 3 years (July 14) Curtis & Jacky Martin – 8 years (July 18) Elder Bobby & Tracy Dunn – 10 years (July 16) Deacon Preston & Dana Clark – 24 years...

Bereavements, New Year's Eve Service, 2026 Church Theme (Pastoral Emphasis for 12/28)

 Bereavements We extend our heartfelt condolences and prayers to several members of our church family who are grieving the loss of loved ones: Elder Bobby Dunn , in the passing of his father Deaconess Susan Fortenberry , in the passing of her sister Deaconess Peggy Credle , in the passing of her sister Sister Nancy Frater , in the passing of her ex-husband and the father of her children Please keep them lifted in prayer during this time. May God’s peace and comfort surround each of them.   Bible Translation Donation Update We want to express sincere thanks for your generosity toward our Bible Translation Project . Through your contributions—and with the church’s matching gift—we are joyfully donating $5,648.00  to Pioneer Bible Translators, which will support the translation of 161 verses of Scripture into the heart languages of people around the world. Thank you for helping bring the Word of God to those who have yet to hear it in their own language!   New Year’s E...