the Logos

I want to thank our church family for coming together with the other churches to assemble the AIDS Caregiver Kits. We thank our fellow churches for partnering with us: First United Methodist (Assoc. Pastor Rick Wilkerson) Faith Community Church (Pastor Gyasi Patterson) Mt. Pleasant Worship & Outreach Center (Rev. Lynwood Swan) Christ First Christian Fellowship Center (Pastor Larry Snead) New Destiny (Pastor Maurice Wright) Working together we put together enough kits to equip 42 caregivers with a year's supply to care for AIDS victims. Also thanks to the Children's Ministry who helped in advance by writing cards to the caregivers so that we could put extra cards in the kits. For those of you that are sponsoring an orphan from Uganda, you should have received a letter detailing how to send money, letters, cards, etc. Please review the information and if you have any additional questions, contact the Outreach Ministry . Our vision is to spread the Gospel and serve our ...

Join us for a BBQ Cook Off and Bake Off Fundraiser. There will also be plenty of games, food, fun and fellowship! The American Red Cross will be on site (9:30am - 2pm) conducting a Blood Drive during this event. Come out and show your support! Help us raise funds for a church van to accomplish our vision of going out into the community to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ . For general information or contest entry rules and fees, email marketing@mtzionmb.org or call 919-469-5323. To schedule an appointment for the blood drive, go to www.redcrossblood.org and click on "seach by sponsor code". Enter 15848 and select the time you would like to give blood. Posted via email from willieharris's posterous

Great opportunity to spread the Gospel today. Mt. Zion ministered at Phoenix Assisted Care today at 2pm. Phoenix Assisted Care is located on West High Street (off of Cary Parkway) across from Westwood Baptist Church. On Oct. 2, join us for a BBQ Cook Off and Bake Off Fundraiser. There will also be plenty of games, food, fun and fellowship! The American Red Cross will be on site conducting a Blood Drive during this event. Come out and show your support! For general information or contest entry rules and fees, email marketing@mtzionmb.org or call the church office.

Dave Ramsey is coming to Raleigh for a live event on 10/16 at the RBC Center. Since, FPU is a good follow-up to the live event, we are going to postpone our FPU class to start after the live event. We will have tickets available at a reduced price for the live event. Stay tuned for more details. Registration for the Truth Project small groups in Cary/Apex and at the church are now closed. There is still space at the Raleigh small group that starts on Friday, 9/17. You can sign up here . The AIDS Caregiver Kit Assembly event is this Saturday, 9/18 from 10am to 2pm. Everyone is invited to join us along with other churches that we are partnering with for this event. Let's impact the world by helping to equip those who care for AIDS victims with much needed supplies.

Posted via email from willieharris's posterous

If you want to check out some of the content for Financial Peace University (FPU) , we will have another free preview on 9/8 at 6:00pm. Truth Project is starting this week (beginning Friday)! It is a great course that will transform your thinking. We have 3 small groups: Cary/Apex, Raleigh, and the church. Sign up for one today. Back 2 School Jam is this Friday with special musical guest, Leviticus !

Financial Peace University (FPU) is a great course to learn biblical principles to break free from the bondage of debt. If you are interested in learning more about the class content, check out our free preview dates on 9/1 & 9/8 at 6:00pm. Classes are scheduled for Tuesdays, September 14th to December 7th. From the last class we hosted, we started the course with about $500 K worth of debt and after 13 weeks, reduced it by $200 K! It's definitely a worthwhile program. Registration for this round of Truth Project is now open. The Truth Project is a 13 week, DVD-based, small group curriculum that will help you develop a biblical worldview. Register TODAY. Mt. Zion is partnering with Churches Helping Churches to rebuild churches in Haiti. On 3/31, we watched a message from Pastor Mark Driscoll after a trip to Haiti right after the earthquake. This Wednesday, we'll watch a message from Pastor James MacDonald. He'll preach from Revelation 6 and relate it to h...

As announced at our last Church Family Meeting, we are changing our shepherding modeling from last names to zones. Beginning in August, we will transition to Shepherding Zones. There will be 4 zones and each member is assigned to a zone based on your zip code. Each zone has a team of deacons and ministers assigned to care for the members. You can determine which zone you are in by looking under the Shepherding Ministry section on our Contacts page. Here are some benefits we see in moving to zones... 1. The zones will allow us to connect Family C.A.R.E and access to the members with visits, calls, emails, fellowships, and study groups. 2. This will allow gifts, skills, and resources within the zone to be utilized within the church and zone. 3. Quicker response to members since deacons live in the same zone as the members. 4. One on one contact will still be available between member and deacon. 5. Deacons will research to find Christian and non-profit organizations that can assist...

Bro. Kevin Coppage will give his Initial Sermon on next Sunday (8/22) at 4:00pm. Everyone is invited to join us for this special occasion. As announced at our last Church Family Meeting, we are changing our shepherding modeling from last names to zones. There are 4 zones and each member is assigned to a zone based on your zip code. Each zone has a team of deacons and ministers assigned to care for the members. I will blog more about the new shepherding zones this week.

We have many new members who have not finished the New Member Orientation for various reasons. Join us on this Saturday, August 7th, and take the entire course at one time. Class will run from 8:00am-11:30am with breakfast provided. Space is limited so sign up on at the kiosk next to the Welcome Center or online . Contact Deaconess LaDonna Bethea for more details. I'm happy to announce that we have sponsorships for all 22 orphans from Uganda. Thanks to all the families for stepping up to sponsor these children. Copies of the child's picture and bio and further instructions on payment method, when to start payments, etc. will be given to everyone shortly.

Posted via email from willieharris's posterous

Our next Church Family Meeting is Monday at 7:00pm. All members are asked to be present. We will be presenting a new way of doing our shepherding ministry instead of by alphabet (I will blog about this later). Outreach Caregiver event is Saturday Sept 18th from 10am-2pm. Kits will contain items (flashlight, washcloths, petroleum jelly, etc) for those that help care for dying aids patients. Many of these kits will be shipped to 3rd world countries, but will be used all over the world where aids assistance is needed. We got new info about the kit assembly. For every 1 kit assembled in a hard orange case, there will be 4 kits assembled in drawstring backpacks. We are ordering 210 Caregiver Kits, so we would assemble 42 hard case kits and 68 drawstring kits, thus equipping 42 Caregivers for an entire year! Also, our church family is being asked to seek God about sponsoring a child in Uganda (where there is an orphanage under Pastor John's ministry) whose parents have died of AIDS. ...

Because the Gospel has so impacted our lives, we are compelled to spread this message both near and far. Our desire is to see the Gospel expressed in practical ways. This year's theme is "Impact the World". So on September 18, we will have several area churches partner with us for an Outreach Caregiver event from 10am-2pm where we will assemble caregiver kits. These kits will contain items for those that help care for dying AIDS patients. Kits contain items such as a flashlight, washcloths, a tablet of paper and pens, petroleum jelly, etc. Many of these kits will be shipped to third world countries, but will be used all over the world where AIDS assistance is needed. In conjunction with this event, Pastor John's (from Uganda) orphanage cares for children whose parents have died from AIDS. Our church family is being asked to seek God about sponsoring a child in Uganda at the orphanage. To read about the children, see their picture, and sign up for sponsorship,...

Dads, how is the summer reading plan going? For those who missed it, we are reading through the Gospel of John with our kids. If you have small children like me (or even teenagers), I want to offer you this encouragement: even if your kids don't seem to understand or want to pay attention, keep reading God's Word to them. Romans 10:17 (NLT): "So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ." So let's keep reading the Good News about Christ as it is revealed by John and pray for the development of faith in our children.

The next Adult Bible Study series, "The Kingdom and Our Culture" will begin on Wednesday, July 7th, at 7:00pm. Please join us for this new series. The next "How to Study the Bible" class will begin on Wednesday, July 7th, at 7:00pm. NEW MEMBERS: You are the guests of honor at our next Pastor's Tea scheduled for Friday, July 9th, at 7pm. If you joined anytime in the last year, please join us for an evening of fellowship and fun! Please sign up at the Welcome Center. The Mt. Zion Church family is invited to join Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church (Youngsville, NC) in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of their pastor, Rev. Patrick Clay on Sun. July 11th, at 4:00pm.

This Sunday, we are starting a series called Gospel-Centered Marriages. Whether you are married, separated, single, or thinking of getting married in the future, you will not want to miss this 3 week series. Join us and bring a friend. Posted via email from willieharris's posterous

My wife will be one of various guest speakers giving a short talk at Philippian Community Church's 2nd Annual Women's Conference, a "Boundless Love" Women's Worship Service, on Tuesday, July 6th, at 6:30pm. The event is free and men are invited to attend as well. In 2 weeks, I'm starting a series called Gospel-Centered Marriages. Whether you are married, separated, single, or thinking of getting married in the future, you will not want to miss this series. Join us and bring a friend. Due to the July 4th holiday, we will have communion on the second Sunday in July (7/11). Also, my family and I will be out on vacation next Sunday. Please pray for our safety and traveling mercies.

Happy Father's Day to all dads. We are so grateful to have a great number of fathers at Mt. Zion who lead their families. For some, Father's Day can be an awful reminder of a bad father. But don't let the failings of an earthly, sinful man distract you from the fact that you have a Heavenly Father that will never leave you nor forsake you! I'm issuing the Father's Summer Challenge . The "How to Study the Bible" class is being offered again starting on 7/7. Make sure you sign up & attend. There is limited space in the class. We had a report by the Ignite Youth Ministry for the recent outreach to the Oxford Children's Home. I want to thank all the teens and youth directors for their outreach to Oxford and everyone at Mt. Zion who gave towards the supplies we donated.

Fathers, as prophet of our homes, we should be bringing the Word of God to our families. Join me in redeeming this summer by reading through the Gospel of John with our children. If you have really small children, you can read to them, but if you have older children, they can read it with you. Then spend some time discussing what you read. The point is to spend quality time with your children and Jesus as He is revealed in John's Gospel. Here's the Gospel of John summer reading plan... Week of 6/20: Chapters 1, 2 Week of 6/27: Chapters 3, 4 Week of 7/4: Chapters 5, 6 Week of 7/11: Chapters 7, 8 Week of 7/18: Chapters 9, 10 Week of 7/25: Chapters 11, 12 Week of 8/1: Chapters 13, 14 Week of 8/8: Chapters 15, 16 Week of 8/15: Chapters 17, 18 Week of 8/22: Chapters 19, 20, 21

I wanted to provide a quick update on last week's message ( Rediscover the Book ) where I gave a brief history of the church (regarding Martin Luther & the Protestant Reformation). It was confirmed to me that Catholic Church no longer practices the selling of Indulgences I also don't want us to appear to be anti-Catholic or assume everyone who is Catholic is not saved. There is Catholic Theology I believe is contrary to God's Word. But there is also theology that comes from other Protestant churches that are contrary to God's Word. We would do well to study & follow the Scriptures and not demonize a particular church or denomination. Mt. Zion ministered at the Phoenix Assisted Care this afternoon. The Men's & Women's Ministries accompanied Elder Wilbur Lucas as speaker and the J.A. Lewis & Youth Combined Choirs rendered the music. Mt. Zion once again will partner with " With Love From Jesus Ministry " on Saturday, June 19 from 9:00am t...