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Join us for our Discipleship Journey at Bible Study. On Wednesday at 7pm, we'll be looking at serving God's kingdom. Disciples serve Jesus by expending time, talents, and resources in His kingdom. Starting next Sunday in August, I will be teaching our Men's Sunday School class on how to lead family devotions and study the Bible. All men (married & single) to join us on first Sundays in Adult Classroom 3.  We'll start with how to lead family devotions. Ladies, the Deaconess Ministry is sponsoring a Heart to Heart Women’s Fellowship on Friday, August 11th, from 7:00pm – 9:00pm. All ladies are encouraged to join in on a very casual and relaxing getting-to-know-you fellowship social. We had our Church Family Meeting right after the church service. Thanks to all of the members that attended.   I'll do another post with some of the info that was shared in the meeting. Deaconess Peggy Credle shared her testimony about her faith and trust in God in the midst

The next Elder-led Prayer is this Wednesday from 6 to 7 pm. 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 place them in the prayer requests box on the table at the back of the church, use the Connections card, or submit them online . Join us for our Discipleship Journey at Bible Study. On Wednesday at 7pm, we'll be looking at the Spirit-filled life. God sent the gift of the Holy Spirit to help us become the people He created us to be. Our next Church Family Meeting is next Sunday right after the church service. We have a lot of great info to share and also a Board of Directors election. All members are asked to attend. Since our theme is "Make Disciples: Helping Others Follow Jesus", we want to equip you, especially men, to be better at discipling. Starting in August, I will be teaching our Men's Sunday School class on how to lead family devotions and study the Bible. All men

How is your application from last Sunday's sermon going? We are praying for unsaved family members and friends and then taking concrete steps to share the Gospel with them. So even if you didn't do it last week, make an effort this week. I shared the Gospel with some family members via a Facebook post. You can see it here and feel free to use it to share with your family. Deacon Cliff Hardaway went to the hospital last week but he's back at home resting. He's got more tests to take so keep him in your prayers. Sis. Aprile King had been sick but is doing much better and was at church today. Also, pray for Bro. Todd Hayes who recently lost an uncle. And there are others who are still in bereavement. Join us for our Discipleship Journey at Bible Study. On Wednesday at 7 pm, we'll be looking at living in community. The only way to endure the storms of life and thrive as God intended is through community with other believers. Mark your calendar for our next C

We've just started volume 3 of our Discipleship Journey in Bible Study.  Even if you've missed the other volumes, now is a great time to start.  On Wednesday, we'll examine how we're connected to God through prayer.  We'll look at Jesus' most famous prayer, the Lord's Prayer . Mark your calendar for our next Church Family Meeting that will be on 7/30 right after the church service. Today, I preached on "Ministering to an Unbelieving World" from Mark 6:1-13.   Despite His teaching and miracles, Jesus was rejected by His own hometown where He grew up.  Sadly, it's the people who are so familiar with us that they disregard the truth of the message we bring.  Our own family can be the hardest ground to minister in.  It may be tough but we must continue ministering and asking God to change their hearts and save them. To apply God's Word, I challenged everyone this week to think about that family member, friend, or co- worker that is not sa

How do you define God's glory?  Defining it is kinda like defining beauty.  The Hebrew word for "glory" is kabod , which means weight, heaviness.  In other words, there's a weightiness to God's glory.  The glory of God is the weight of all that God is.  John Piper describes the glory of God as the manifest beauty of his holiness.  So if there's a weightiness to God, then there should be a weightiness to the praise and glory that we give Him.  God is deserving of sincere and pure praise (not superficial, half-hearted praise).  To glorify God is to make much of His greatness.  God should be honored and worshipped.  Soli Deo Gloria (Glory to God alone)! The Christian Education Committee would like to thank the Mt. Zion Church family for making the 2017 VBS special and successful.  We are grateful that you allowed God to use you for His glory and growth of His kingdom. We start volume 3 of our Discipleship Journey in Bible Study.  Even if you've misse