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New Sermon Series in James, My Hope Sunday, Ash Wednesday (Pastoral Emphasis for 2/23)

Today was our Youth Sunday with the youth leading the service and the Youth Praise Team singing.  Minister Jae Smith preached on the Parable of the Vineyard Workers from Matt. 19:30-20:16 on the topic "It's Not Fair...But".

With our theme of Being a House of Prayer, we're having a Pastoral Prayer every Sunday. We'll have a different topic to pray about each month led by an elder. February's prayer topic is "Family". Today, Elder Wayne Bullock read Colossians 3:1-11 and prayed for singles and individuals.

The Mt. Zion Worship Ministry is presenting a casting call for all ages on March 15 directly after service in the MPR for the 2020 Christmas Program.

We're starting a new sermon series in the book of James on 3/1 called The Gospel & Works. We'll be examining the relationship between faith and works.



My Hope Sunday is 3/8. All of our members are asked to commit to inviting at least one unbeliever or unchurched person to join us at church. During that service, we will share the hope we have in Jesus Christ. On the commitment card, write down the name(s) of those you are committed to inviting. We will collect the commitment cards on 3/1 to pray over. We also have invite cards that you can use to invite your guests.

In preparation, we're going to have testimonies about where our hope is. Today, we heard from Deacon Corey Smith about how losing his job was a gift from God to help him focus on prioritizing his wife and family.

Ash Wednesday is this Wednesday, 2/26. We will anoint with ashes after Bible Study on Wednesday. If you're not able to make it then, you can stop by the church during the day from 10am to 2pm to be anointed with ashes.

Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent and we're going to be fasting and praying during the 40-days of Lent. Each week, we'll be fasting from something different and with various prayer focuses. This week, from 2/26-2/29, we'll be fasting from Social Media, TV, or various streaming services (like Netflix). Our prayer focus will be worshipping God for His praiseworthy attributes.

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