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Radical Experiment 2011 Update Today's Scripture Reading: Micah 1-7   Today's Country: Pakistan (Asia) (96% Muslim)  Commit your life to a multiplying community: commit your life to a local church that needs you and whom you need.  Spend time in another context: Give some of your time to help make the gospel known outside of your normal context (different community, city, nation). Ladies: We will be serving dinner to the ladies at the Helen Wright Center on Thursday, September 29th.  Fall Renewal Services concludes on this Wednesday at 7:00pm. Pastor Wright preached "God is a Keeper" and Pastor Wilson preached "Watch your Friends". Pastor Charles Rainey of Cary First Christian Church will be our speaker. On next Sunday, I will be speaking at Scott's Grove Church on Highway 55 at 4:00pm. Everyone is invited to attend. We are canceling the next Town Hall in October. But feel free to submit any questions or feedback you may have.

Radical Experiment 2011 Update Today's Scripture Reading: Daniel 10-12   Today's Country: Niger (Africa) (97% Muslim)  Commit your life to a multiplying community: commit your life to a local church that needs you and whom you need.  Spend time in another context: Give some of your time to help make the gospel known outside of your normal context (different community, city, nation). Mt. Zion will minister at Phoenix Assisted Care today at 2:00pm.  Fall Renewal Services continue on this Wednesday at 7:00pm. We want all of our youth there (parents bring them out). Pastor Patricio Wilson of Christ Family Church will be our speaker. We have started a new initiative under the theme Radical Love called Project: Know Thy Neighbor. As Christians, we are to love and serve Christ and our neighbors. You cannot love and serve your neighbor if you do not know that neighbor. Join me and others in getting to know at least 1 neighbor between September and December. S...

Radical Experiment 2011 Update Today's Scripture Reading: Ezekiel 37-39   Today's Country: Namibia (Africa)  Commit your life to a multiplying community: Commit your life to a local church that needs you and whom you need.  Spend time in another context: Give some of your time to help make the gospel known outside of your normal context (different community, city, nation).  Today and tomorrow, First Baptist Church in Cary is hosting an Answers in Genesis Conference. Similar to the Truth Project, this conference should give you knowledge to refute the dangerous theory of evolution. So I would recommend this evening sessions at 5:30 (Millions of Years: Where Did that Idea Come From?) and 7pm (Noah’s Flood: Washing Away Millions of Years) and the Monday evening sessions at 6 (Origin of Species: Was Darwin Right?) and 7:15pm (Ape-men: The Grand Illusion). Check out this entry on my blog or the flyer on the church bulletin board for more information. Fall R...

First Baptist Church in Cary is hosting an Answers in Genesis Conference on September 11-12 .  I love what the Answers in Genesis group is doing in the area of apologetics (defending the Christian faith) so I believe this conference will be worth attending. So I would recommend the Sunday evening sessions at 5:30 and 7pm and the Monday evening sessions at 6 and 7:15pm.

Radical Experiment 2011 Update Today's Scripture Reading: Ezekiel 18-20   Today's Country: Montenegro (Europe)  Commit your life to a multiplying community: David Platt writes in Radical : "The global purpose of Christ was never intended to be accomplished by individuals...to be done with church hopping & shopping and commit your life to a people who need you and whom you need." Our Fall Renewal Services will be held on Wednesdays, September 14th, 21st, & 28th at 7:00pm.   We look forward to this time of being renewed and revived. This month, we are having health awareness. Starting next Sunday, we'll feature some health-related videos. Our bodies matter because it is the temple of the Holy Spirit. We should care for our bodies so that we may serve and glorify our Creator for as long as possible. Next Sunday, we are kicking off a new initiative called Project: Know Thy Neighbor.  This is just a teaser so join us next Sunday for the details! ...

Hurricane Irene has been the most talked about thing in the news recently. I don't minimize the serious of a hurricane and the need to be prepared but it seemed like many people were fearing the wrong thing. In Mark 4 , a storm came upon the disciples while they and Jesus were on a boat. These experienced fishermen were fearful of this storm. They awoke Jesus who was sleeping in the boat. Jesus calmly spoke to the storm and it ceased! These same men who feared the storm, now feared Jesus! Let us not fear hurricanes and earthquakes but fear the One who controls them. Let us never forget that God is in control! Radical Experiment 2011 Update Today's Scripture Reading: Lamentations 1-2 Today's Country: Mauritius (Africa) (49% Hindu) Spend time in another context: Thanks to the Zone 1 Members who volunteered at Urban Ministries of Durham on yesterday.

Radical Experiment 2011 Update Today's Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 7-9 Today's Country: Liberia (Africa) (41% Christian) Spend time in another context: Ministering at area nursing homes. Today at 2pm, we go to Claire Bridge and next Sunday, Chatham Commons. We want to thank the Fine Arts Ministry (FAM) for leading in praise and worship for this Sunday and last while our Minister of Music is taking a vacation. It's great to see artistic expressions used to point us to God and His goodness. I do encourage all of our members to step out in faith and say "yes" to all that God is calling you to do. There is more that God is requiring of us. There is more work and mission for us to be accomplishing. God has redeemed and justified us so that we are now free to live fully for Him. There is so much more that we can accomplish for God's glory and I pray that we are moved into action when we reflect upon God's grace in our lives.

Radical Experiment 2011 Update Today's Scripture Reading: Isaiah 45-48 Today's Country: Kuwait (Asia) (81% Muslim) Spend time in another context: We are planning our next mission trip to Haiti in January 2012. The 2011 Back to School Jam is Friday from 6 to 8pm. Our Children's and Youth Ministries are collecting school supplies to give to the children at West Cary Middle School. As a follow-up from last Sunday, we had more Ecuador testimonies from Deacon Matt Darby, Corey Smith, and Danelle Gambrell.

Radical Experiment 2011 Update Today's Scripture Reading: Isaiah 13-17 Today's Country: Kazakhstan (Asia) (54% Muslim) Spend time in another context: Our team is back from Ecuador. Next, we are planning a mission trip to Haiti in January 2012. Our next Town Hall Meeting is Friday, Aug. 5th, at 6:30pm. The Town Hall will be an open forum for Q & A. You may submit your questions in advance. See details here . We are proud to announce that Sis. Brandi Hancock will be the minister of music of a new church plant in Charlotte called the Good Shepherd Church. We are sad to see her leave but we pray that God will continue to use her and her gifts to glory Himself and be an instrument of many souls being saved. About half of our team that went to Ecuador shared their testimony, including Jackie Ragland, Anita Harris, Elder Rod Harrison, and Minister Jackie Harrison. We plan to hear from the rest on next Sunday. For more updates about Ecuador, check out our latest Voice of Zion ...

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Later this morning (after about 2.5 hours of sleep), we rose to have breakfast and then went to the rooftop of the hotel for a time of worship before heading out into the city for ministry. Here are a couple of shots of some of the city surrounding the hotel... Here's the morning prayer from Pastor Phil (from Cary Church of God) to start off our day. See the full gallery on Posterous IMAG0033.AVI Watch on Posterous Posted via email from willieharris's posterous

After some fierce storms in Miami that keep us in the airport and then sitting in the plane by the gate for hours, we finally left and arrived in Guayaquil, Ecuador at 2:30am Eastern. We were the last four from Mt. Zion to arrive in Ecuador as the other five came on Saturday.  Here's Anita, Matt, and Jackie in the airport waiting for our shuttle to the hotel. Sorry the pic is blurry but remember it was in the wee hours of the morning and I was tired. Yay, here's our ride to the hotel! Stay tuned for an update on the first day of ministry.... Posted via email from willieharris's posterous

Radical Experiment 2011 Update Today's Scripture Reading: Psalm 133-139 Today's Country: Kalimantan, Indonesia Spend time in another context: Mt. Zion will minister at Cary Health & Rehab Center next Sunday at 2:00pm. Ecuador Mission Trip: Next Sunday, a group of us will be flying to Guayaquil, Ecuador and then back the following Sunday. Here's the group from Mt. Zion that will be going with Cary Church of God to Ecuador. Please pray that God would use us to proclaim the Gospel and many would come to faith in Christ. Pastor Willie and Anita Harris Elder Roderick and Minister Jacquelyn Harrison Deacon Matt Darby Minister Kevin Coppage Corey Smith Danelle Gambrell Jackie Ragland Today we announce that Minister Keith Patterson and family will be moving to Indiana for a job opportunity. His last Sunday will be next Sunday (7/17) and we pray that God will continue to use him for His glory. We will miss Minister Patterson and appreciate all that he has done in the ministr...