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With our theme of Being a House of Prayer, we're going to have a pastoral prayer every Sunday. We'll have a different topic to pray for each month led by an elder. April's prayer topic is "the lost". Today, Elder Wayne Bullock read Psalm 146 and led us in prayer for the lost especially those who might be deceived into thinking they are saved. Minister Matt Darby brought a powerful word today on the topic "Fear Not In Times of Trouble" from Isaiah 41:10,13-14 . Next Sunday, we're back in the book of James for our series The Gospel & Works . We had our church family meeting today.  Please be in prayer for the following people who are experiencing bereavement: Sis. Minnie Liverman lost her brother recently due to COVID-19. He was the uncle of Sis. Betty Liverman, Theresa Vinson, and Debra Liverman.  Sis. Peggy Credle lost a first cousin (not related to COVID-19).  Former member, Bro. Cleveland Rich passed away (not related to COVID-1...

With our theme of Being a House of Prayer, we're going to have a pastoral prayer every Sunday. We'll have a different topic to pray for each month led by an elder. April's prayer topic is "the lost". Today, Elder Wayne Bullock read Acts 2:42-47 and led us in prayer for the lost in our city, Cary, our region, Raleigh-Durham, and our state, North Carolina. Next Sunday, we will have our church family meeting for members after our service at 11:30 am. We will give you an update on the first quarter as well as how we want to continue moving forward while we're in this pandemic. The meeting will be on WebEx. We'll be sending out information this week on how to connect to the video conference. Today, Evangelist Tayon Dancy brought us a sermon from Luke 24:13-35  entitled "Come Through Jesus and Increase My Faith" .  Just as the two men who were on the road to Emmaus did not recognize Jesus, we often cannot see God when we're suffering. But ...

It's Easter!  Most of us are disappointed that we cannot physically gather at the church to celebrate Easter this year.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all self-quarantining at home. Many people are anxious, afraid, and confused because they don't know what tomorrow will bring. But we're not the first people to experience this.  On the first Easter Sunday, the disciples were self-quarantining at home.  They locked themselves inside a house.  They were afraid of the Jews and confused about the future.  But Jesus showed up miraculously after having risen from the dead!  Jesus spoke peace to them as He continues to do so to us. The risen Christ should give us peace.  Since Jesus defeated death, those of us who know Him have no reason to fear.  Death is our greatest enemy.  But Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. Don't miss the fact that the news of the resurrection was first celebrated in a house, not a church building!...

With our theme of Being a House of Prayer, we're going to have a pastoral prayer every Sunday. We'll have a different topic to pray for each month led by an elder. April's prayer topic is "the lost". Today, Elder Wayne Bullock read Psalm 23 and led us in prayer for the lost. I've provided a home group study guide that you can use individually or with your family to review and discuss today's sermon. If you don't have the study guide, you can download it here . On Friday, we'll have a Good Friday service at 6:30pm on Zion Live where we will remember the death of our Lord and Savior and then on Sunday, we'll celebrate the Resurrection at our Sunrise Easter service at 7 am. We also celebrate the Lord's Supper. We're asking members to stop by the church to pick up communion kits on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm and Saturdays from 10 am - 12 pm. As an alternative, you can use bread like tortilla and wine or grape juice. As...

With our theme of Being a House of Prayer, we're going to have a pastoral prayer every Sunday. We'll have a different topic to pray for each month led by an elder. March's prayer topic is "Repentance & Personal Holiness". Today, Elder Sean Cherry read Psalm 119:1-8 and led us in a prayer of repentance and obedience to God's statues. I've provided a home group study guide that you can use individually or with your family to review and discuss today's sermon. If you don't have the study guide, you can download it here . All members should make sure that they are registered in our church management software, Realm . We are also anticipating that we'll have our Sunrise Easter service online. But instead of starting at 6 am, we'll start at 7 am ET. And we will still celebrate the Lord's Supper on Easter. We're asking members to stop by the church to pick up communion kits on Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-7 pm and Saturdays 10 am -...

Mt. Zion Family, Our prayer is that you all are doing well spiritually, physically, and emotionally as we shelter in place during this pandemic.  In light of our governor closing all schools until May 15 and the continued direction of our health officials, we are going to extend the cancellation of in-church gatherings and activities past the initial 15 days that we announced on 3/16 .  So for the near future, we'll continue to have Bible Study and Prayer Rallies on WebEx and our Sunday services on Zion Live and Facebook Live until we hear that it's clear for us to start gathering again. Please continue to give your tithes, offering, and love offering.  As usual, you can do online giving via PayPal.  You can also mail your giving to the church or drop it off at the church this week during our food donation drop-off times.  And we have added a new online giving option: Cash App! Mt. Zion's Cashtag is $mtzioncary. To give via Cash App : Open the ...

With our theme of Being a House of Prayer, we're going to have a pastoral prayer every Sunday. We'll have a different topic to pray for each month led by an elder. March's prayer topic is "Repentance & Personal Holiness". Today, Elder Sean Cherry read 1 Peter 1:13-16 and led us in praying for personal holiness. I've provided a home group study guide that you can use individually or with your family to review and discuss today's sermon. If you don't have the study guide, you can download it here . With us being confined to our homes, now is a good time for all of our members to make sure that you are registered in our church management software, Realm .  If you need help, please reach out to us at church. Thanks to everyone who has donated food to help families at West Cary Middle School that are affected by the closing of schools. So far, we've been able to help five families (with 5-6 members each). We'll continue to take food do...

Mt. Zion Family, Blessing to you all.   The White House in conjunction with the CDC has just issued new guidelines relating to Coronavirus . They are now recommending that people not gather in groups of more than 10 people. Although we hate to do it, we're going to suspend all of our in-church gatherings for at least the next 15 days.   We want to cooperate with the guidelines and instructions of our governing authorities and love our neighbors by doing our part to slow down the spread of the virus. We are really thankful for the gift of technology that will allow us to virtually gather together to worship, pray, and receive the Word of God. On Sundays, we'll have an online service at 10 am ET on Zion Live .   For our church-wide prayer rally and Bible Study, we're going to try something new and use Webex. So let's get together for our Prayer Rally on Webex to pray on tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7pm. And then we can get together on Wednesday on Webex for Bible St...

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. March's prayer topic is "Repentance and Personal Holiness". Today, I read 2 Chronicles 7:12-14 and in light of the Coronavirus Pandemic, we corporately repented and prayed to the Lord for mercy. We are canceling the lunch cruise that was scheduled for April 25. We plan to reschedule for sometime in August and will let you know as the time approaches. Refunds will be given to those who already paid. The next Church-Wide Prayer Rally will be held on Tuesday, March 17th, from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Those who are able to are invited to join us as we seek God in prayer. 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 or at the altar, use the Connections card, or submit them online . The Census 2020 is being mailed to ho...

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation , will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:37-39 (ESV) Mt. Zion is planning to have service on Sunday, Lord willing.  We know that God is sovereign and every microbe falls under His authority.  Let our gathering for corporate worship be a witness that our hope and faith is in the Lord.  As we move forward, we'll continue to evaluate whether it is prudent to have service or not. Now this does not mean we are going to be foolish and throw caution to the wind.  If you or any of your family members do not feel well or are exhibiting any signs of illness, please stay at home.  If you just feel uncertain about coming out, follow your conscience and do what you ...

With our theme of Being a House of Prayer, we're going to have a pastoral prayer every Sunday. We'll have a different topic to pray for each month led by an elder. March's prayer topic is "Repentance & Personal Holiness". Today, Elder Sean Cherry read Romans 5:1-5 and led us in a prayer of repentance and hope. Today was My Hope Sunday where we had invited guests with whom we could share the hope we have in Jesus Christ. Bro. Lawrence Roberts shared the testimony of his diagnosis of MS and how God used that to develop and strengthen his faith. I preached on  Romans 6:23 with the topic "My Hope is in the Gospel of Jesus Christ". The Gospel of Jesus Christ can be summarized with these four points: God (Creator, holy, and must punish sin) Man (Rebelled and has fallen short of God's glory) Christ (Died on the cross to bear the wrath for all who would believe) Response (God calls everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and trust in C...

With our theme of Being a House of Prayer , we're going to have a pastoral prayer every Sunday. We'll have a different topic to pray for each month led by an elder.  March's prayer topic is "Repentance & Personal Holiness". Today, Elder Sean Cherry read Psalm 51:1-13 and led us in a prayer of confession and repentance. My Hope is next Sunday. We brought our commitment cards to the altar and prayed over the names.  In preparation, we're having testimonies about where our hope is. Today, Bro. Kyle Wyche testified about how the Lord helped him to become a more engaged husband and father. The Youth Ministry is working on a play called "How to Get Away with Being a Christian"! They are looking for aspiring actors/actresses of all ages to participate in this biblically-based play on our “lives as Christians”. All those interested in participating should contact the youth director, Sis. Tracy Dunn . The upcoming Census 2020 Training Class is see...

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 j...

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 Roderick Harrison read Ephesians 6:1-4 and prayed for parents and children. If you have not done so yet, please pick up your contribution statements from the Welcome Center. Our next church-wide prayer rally will be on Tuesday, 2/18, from 7 to 8pm. We'll also be fasting (from whatever the Lord leads you...food, drink, social media, etc.) on Tuesday. Join us for our upcoming FREE Theological Seminar on Saturday, February 22nd at 9:00am where I will be teaching biblical principles and patterns for how to experience life-giving prayer times. Please register online . My Hope Sunday is coming. All of our members are asked to commit to inviting at least one unbeliever or unchurched person to join us at church on 3/8. During that service, we will shar...

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 Bullock read Ephesians 5:22-33 and prayed for marriages. Our next church-wide prayer rally will be on Tuesday, 2/18, from 7 to 8pm. And we'll be fasting that day. We know that prayer is important but we all struggle with it. Many of us have experienced disappointment when praying on our own or with others. The problem is that many of us don’t know how to pray biblically. Join us for our upcoming FREE Theological Seminar on Saturday, February 22nd at 9:00 am where I will be teaching biblical principles and patterns for how to experience life-giving prayer times. Light refreshments will be served. Please register online .

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 Bullock read Ephesians 1:3-14 and prayed with a focus on being a part of God's family. Everyone is invited to come out to Prayer & Testimony Service to share your testimony and pray with others on Wednesday, February 5th, from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Also on Wednesday at 7pm, we start a new series in Bible Study on the book of Malachi . You will not want to miss it. Come out and understand Malachi in the proper context. Mark your calendars: Our next Theological Seminar will be 2/22 at 9am. The topic will be about Prayer.

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. January's prayer topic is "Worship and the Attributes of God". Today, I read Exodus 3:13-14 and prayed a prayer of worship thanking God for His nature as revealed by His many names. After service, we had our first Church Family Meeting. We praised God for all the wonderful things we enabled us to accomplish in 2019.  And we also talked about our initiatives for 2020: Increase focus on developing a culture of prayer  Developing a Disciple-Making Culture (The Vine Project phase 2)  Youth Worship Services (2nd & 3rd Sundays)  Increased discipleship of men  Welcome Anthony Easter to be the musician for the Youth Praise Team on 4th Sundays  4th Sunday Youth Praise Age Expansion (8 to 18)  Development of Christian Counselor’s Ordination  Celebrate the church’s 155th anniversary ...

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. January's prayer topic is "Worship and the Attributes of God". Today, I read Jeremiah 10:6-12 and prayed a prayer of worship thanking God for His incommunicable attributes of omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence. Everyone is invited to participate in our church-wide prayer rally on Tuesday, 1/21, from 7-8pm. I'm also calling for a day of fasting on Tuesday. You can choose to fast from food, drink, or a particular activity. Then come out to the prayer rally. Next Sunday, we'll have our first Church Family Meeting of the year following the church service. All members are asked to attend.

Happy New Year!  We praise God for allowing us to see the first Sunday in 2020! With our theme of Being a House of Prayer , we're going to start having a Pastoral Prayer every Sunday. We'll have a different topic to pray about each month led by an elder.  January's prayer topic is "Worship and the Attributes of God".  Today, I read 1 John 2:1-14 and prayed a prayer of worship thanking God for Jesus being our Advocate.

Our dear brother, Otto Lyons, went home to be with Lord on Friday. The Homegoing service is tentatively scheduled for Saturday. Please keep Sis. Linda and the entire Lyons family in your prayers. Join us and bring a friend to our New Year's Eve service starting at 10pm as we worship together and pray in the new year. Also on New Year's Eve, the Youth Ministry will have a "Watch Night Fellowship" starting at 9:45pm at Sis. Tracy Dunn's home. The youth will have a special time of worshipping God while connecting with one another to bring in the new year. All youth desiring to attend need to RSVP by December 29 at mtzyouthcouncil AT gmail.com. Our church theme for 2020 will be "Being a House of Prayer". We'll be focusing on understanding prayer better and spending more time praying. Next Sunday, we'll start a new series called “When the Church Prays”