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A big shout-out to our youth ministry for leading us in worship today! We had a couple of testimonies of God's grace and deliverance.  Sis. Karen Gray shared how her son, Kevin, got housing at Appalachian State University (where he'll be transferring to in the fall) even though he never applied after missing the deadline. Also, Gene Williams (Sis. Kim Jackson's son) & his wife were in Germany expecting a new baby when the doctors there projected deformity fluid in the brain.  They returned to the US where the doctors here saw the same thing that the German doctors did.  But when the baby was born on Thursday, the reverse occurred!  The baby is totally healthy! The doctors found nothing wrong! We are collecting Back to School supplies until August 21st for West Cary Middle School and The Oxford Children's Home.  We have flyers available for the items that each Zone can donate. All of our members were asked to stay after the service for Church Family Mee

A lady named Tara Wilder is inviting people to join her in prayer for our community on Monday 07/25 at 5:30 PM. A non-denominational prayer event will be held at the flagpole in front of the Apex Police Department located at 205 Saunders Street. Everyone is welcome. Starting today, Mt. Zion is collecting Back to School supplies until August 21st for West Cary Middle School and The Oxford Children's’ Home. Our next Elder-led Prayer is this Wednesday, July 27th, from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Everyone is invited to join us as we focus on specific prayer needs. If you are not able to attend but have prayer requests, you can submit them online . Next Sunday, all of our members are asked to stay after the service for our Church Family Meeting. We'll be announcing some important things coming up and update on our financials and the old church property.

If you haven't noticed, we are living in very interesting times. After the tragic shootings in our country, some terrorist drove a truck into a crowd in Nice, France killing dozens of people (including children) and there was a military coup attempt in Turkey resulting in at least 161 people dead and another 1,440 people injured across. And then I found out after church that there has been another shooting in Baton Rouge where police officers were shot and injured and three killed. It's time for the church to pray, worship and fellowship (encourage one another as the days are evil), spread the Gospel, and actively get involved in our communities. Congrats to newlyweds, Bobby & Tracy Dunn who were married yesterday! May God bless their union so that it truly reflects the relationship between Christ and His bride, the church. We launched our new church website this weekend! Have you seen it? It's a more modern design and it's mobile and tablet friendly. A

This has been a tough week in our nation. Again, two black men were senselessly killed by police and then evil men targeted and killed 5 police officers and injured even more. Killing police officers is NOT the answer. As Martin Luther King Jr., said: "The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."  As the days are getting evil, this is why I have continuously been saying that we don't have time to "play churc

Please pray for Sis. Hattie Williams who was admitted into Wake Med Cary on Thursday. Thanks to all the members who participated in the security training on last Thursday. We pray that nothing like a shooting would ever happen here but it's better to be prepared than not. One of the points made by Cary PD is to have a plan. You should think about what you would do in certain critical situations. Wednesday Night Children's Summer Bible Studies Series, "Jesus is..." for children ages 3-12, continues this week. Parents can enjoy seeing Jesus in the OT in our Adult Bible Study, while our children discover more about Jesus. For lesson information or to volunteer, see Sister Daureen Richards. I want to encourage you to invite someone to church next Sunday. Maybe someone you invited to My Hope Sunday but didn't make it. The message will definitely be applicable to unbelievers and nominal Christians.