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He is risen!  Today is Easter and we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus was never abandoned to the agony of death. Jesus was never abandoned to the corruption of the grave. Jesus was never abandoned to live without God's presence.  By faith in Jesus, you and I will never be abandoned to the agony of death, the corruption of the grave, or to live without God's presence. Our MAPS (Mature Adults Praying and Study) group will start back up on this Tuesday, the 19th from 10:30am to 12pm here at the church.  Our next Virtual Prayer Rally will also be on Tuesday from 7-8 pm. If you cannot attend, please submit your prayer request online on our Prayer Request Form .  Next Sunday, we're having our Church Family Meeting right after the service. We have some exciting announcements regarding ordination and leadership. All of our members are asked to attend.  Also, next Sunday at 5pm, I have the privilege of speaking at New Dimensions Fellowship Church fo...

Let's continue to pray for those in bereavement . Sis. Cassandra Page recently lost her father. We are also still praying for Sis. Mary Higginbotham after the death of her sister. We welcome Bro. Lance Armour and Sis. Pamela Brown who recently joined on Christian experience. Join us for our Easter Weekend Celebration .  We're having a Good Friday service from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, an Easter Egg Hunt for the children on Saturday at 1pm, and Sunrise Easter Service & Communion at 6am. The Sunrise Service will be our only service on Easter. There will be no 10 am service . We have Easter Booklets for kids. If you didn't grab one yet, the extras are available at the Welcome Center. Grab one while supplies last. Today is Palm Sunday , the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. The people laid palm branches and their cloaks along the path and sang "Hosanna, blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”

Welcome to our Newest Members who have completed NMO:  Stephen & Selenah Njoloma (children Julian & Olivia) Carla Whiting and daughter Reign Connie Whiting  Titus 2 Women's Ministry is sponsoring Hearts for the Homeless with the goal to provide 100 care bags for the homeless throughout the greater triangle area. Starting today until April 10th, we'll be collecting donations of toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, wet wipes, bandages, and bottles of water. For distribution, we'll give members car bags to have in their cars to give to the homeless and we'll have an outreach event where we'll go and hand them out to the homeless.  We are thankful that COVID cases and hospitalization continue to decrease. Due to that and the lifting of masks mandates, we will move to an optional mask policy beginning on next Sunday, April 3rd. We encourage everyone to continue to follow daily CDC guidelines. And we will not judge harshly anyone who wants to continue to wear t...

I hope everyone's fasting and prayer during Lent is going well. Some have asked me why we don't have to fast on Sundays. From the very earliest days, the church always considered that since Sunday is the day of Jesus' resurrection it is a day of feasting not fasting. Now it doesn't mean that you have to break your fast on Sundays. For some of you, it might be better that you continue fasting if it will make it harder to resume your fast on Monday. Men, the Men's Ministry called STM ( Spiritually Thinking Men ) will have its kick-off meeting on Friday, 3/25 at 6pm. It's going to be a great time of food (fish dinner), fellowship, and discussion of the ministry. Bring your lawn chairs for we'll be meeting outside. All men are invited to attend.  Women, you have a Titus 2 T.E.A. On Saturday, 3/26 at 9am. It will be a time of Teaching, Encouraging, and Affirming. All ladies are invited to attend.  Thanks to all who attended the EQUIP Conference . We praise Go...

Today was My Hope Sunday where we welcomed many guests that members invited to join us for this church service. My message was " Hope in the Lord " from Psalm 33:17-22 . There are many things in this world that are tempting for us to place our hope in. But we must avoid false hopes. Our hope must be in God's steadfast love. Only God can deliver and save us. One day we all must face judgment and only by faith in Jesus Christ will we be delivered from our deserved punishment to receive eternal salvation. Our hope waits for the Lord. In times like these, we can place our hope in the Lord. Our next Virtual Prayer Rally is Tuesday from 7 to 8pm. In light of all that's happening in the world, we'll be praying through Acts 1:8 ...  But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”  Join us on Webex . If you can't attend, submit your prayer requests...

We're taking a break from Leviticus and will resume after Easter.  Giving Statements for 2021 are availability for you to pick up for your taxes.  Happy Birthday to our March babies... Happy Anniversaries to our March couples...  Our Senior Birthday Surprise goes to Sis. Minnie Liverman!   Sis. Danelle Gambrell Clark announced that the Fine Arts Ministry (FAM) is recruiting for more members to join the ministry. So if you're interested in participating in dance, mime, spoken word, or acting, please reach out Sis. Clark.   As part of our focus on Moving to the Right, we're having the EQUIP Conference on March 18-19. The conference is focused on equipping people for evangelism and discipleship. This conference is sponsored by the Ministers Ministry. We'll have talks, lectures, and panel discussions. Registration is open . We'll have free book swag for those who register and attend in person.  My Hope Sunday is next Sunday. We're asking ever...

Please be in prayer for the following people who are experiencing bereavements : Deaconess Shirley Smith (the passing of her sister) Pam Mosley (the passing of her mother) Minister Gerald Vinson (the passing of his grandmother) In March, we'll be having separate Men and Women sessions for Foundation Fellowship . The ladies will be meeting in the MPR and the men will meet in the large classroom 1. For those attending virtually, we'll still be using WebEx (more details will be sent out this week).  My Hope Sunday is 3/13. My Hope Sunday is our outreach Sunday where we ask every member to invite an unbeliever or unchurched person to attend church either in-person or virtually on that Sunday. Praying about who you will commit to invite and have those names ready for next Sunday, 3/6. We'll be praying over those names.  This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday which is the beginning of Lent. For Ash Wednesday, we'll be anointing with ashes as a sign of mourning over sin and repenta...

Welcome to the Whiting family who recently joined Mt. Zion: Connie Whiting, her daughter Carla, and Carla's 3-year old daughter, Reign. A survey for the Equip Conference was sent out last week. If you have not done so, please take the survey to help us plan for the conference. We'll end the survey on Friday.  Our next My Hope Sunday will be 3/13. My Hope Sunday is our outreach Sunday where we ask every member to invite an unbeliever or unchurched person to attend church either in-person or virtually on that Sunday. Start praying about who you will commit to inviting and bring those names on 3/6.  Our Growing Through Grief seminar is this Saturday, 2/26 starting at 9am. Our speaker will be Dr. Jamie Mitchell. Sessions will include “Defining Grief”, “How to Mourn and Expressing it with Others”, and “Hope, Healing, and Sharing Grief”. The seminar will be both in-person and live-streamed . Invite someone who you think would benefit from this seminar dealing with various kinds o...

Welcome to our newest members who have completed New Members Orientation: Rick and Maureen Holland ! Do you struggle with your prayer life? Do you want to move to the right with how to pray? One of the benefits of corporate prayer is that disciples believers in prayer. Join us for an hour of corporate prayer at our next Virtual Prayer Rally on Tuesday, 2/15 at 7:00 pm. If you cannot attend, please submit your prayer requests online .  Our next Theological Seminar will be a special one dealing with grief. On Saturday, 2/26 we're having a Growing thru Grief seminar . Sessions will include “Defining Grief”, “How to Mourn and Expressing it with Others”, and “Hope, Healing, and Sharing Grief”. Our speaker will be Dr. Jamie Mitchell. The seminar will be both in-person and virtual. One change regarding virtual is that the seminar will NOT be on WebEx but streamed on Zion Live , Facebook , and YouTube . Invite someone who you think would benefit from this seminar dealing with various kin...

As Christians, we know that Scripture is our highest authority and applies to all areas of life. So here are four Biblical Principles of Leaving an Inheritance... Principle: God Owns Everything   The foundation on which a Christian’s estate plan is built is the recognition that God is the owner of all. He owns everything...even us. Psalms 24:1-2 (ESV): The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. Haggai 2:8 (ESV): The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the Lord of hosts. Some of you might be thinking, but I’m the one who worked to earn money. So this money and estate are mine. Deuteronomy 8:17-18 (ESV): Beware lest you say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.' You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he s...

Happy Birthday to all February babies . And those of you who were around when my son Isaiah was born...that was 20 years ago on 2/7!    Our Senior Birthday Surprise goes to Bro. James & Sis. Annie Brice who are both celebrating their birthdays in February. Don't forget to register for our Growing through Grief seminar on Saturday, 2/26 at 9am. Our speaker will be Dr. Jamie Mitchell. The seminar will be both in-person and virtual. Invite someone who you think would benefit from this seminar dealing with various kinds of loss. On 2/12, we're having a Living a Legacy event to present the essentials of basic estate planning and leaving a legacy of faith. You will not want to miss this great opportunity. Register today !

Registration is now open for our Growing through Grief seminar on Saturday, 2/26 at 9am. Our speaker will be Dr. Jamie Mitchell . The seminar will be both in-person and virtual.  As we think about grieving the loss of loved ones and our own mortality, we should think about the legacy we leave with our family. On 2/12, we're having a Leaving a Legacy event to present the essentials of basic estate planning and leaving a legacy of faith. Registration is open .  Today, we start reading Leviticus in our Daily Bible Reading Plan . Don't “tap out” but pay attention as you read because next Sunday, we start a new sermon series in Leviticus called “ Be Holy For God Is Holy” . We'll see how God requires holiness and graciously provides a way for His people to be sanctified and holy. And it all points to Jesus.  We had our first Church Family Meeting of the year is right after the service today. We reviewed 2021 and set our goals for 2022.

Next Sunday we wrap up our Following Christ in an Anti-Christian Culture topic in Foundations Fellowship with the Gospel and Ethnicity . With all of the conversations in our culture about race and racism, how does the Gospel address ethnicity? We'll also examine Critical Race Theory (CRT) in light of Scripture.  We're having our Church Family Meeting next Sunday after the service. Since it's our first one of the year, we'll review last year and our goals and initiatives for this year. All members are asked to attend.    Since the start of the pandemic, there's been a lot of loss and bereavements within our church family. So I'm excited that our next Theological Seminar will address grief called Growing through Grief . Our speaker, Dr. Jamie Mitchell  shared with the congregation that the seminar will cover loss, mourning, and healing.    

Welcome our newest member who has completed our New Members Orientation: Bro. Andre Edwards   Join us for our first Virtual Prayer Rally of the year on Tuesday, January 18th, from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. If you are not able to attend but have prayer requests, you can submit them via the Prayer Request form .  Mark your calendars for our Church Family Meeting on Sunday, January 30th after the service. All members are asked to attend.  The plan for next Sunday's Foundations Fellowship was to look at the Gospel and Ethnicity but our discussion about the Gospel and Sexual Morality was so good that we didn't have the time to address of the questions that was raised so we'll continue with this topic next Sunday.  This topic is worth the additional coverage so we'll push the Gospel and Ethnicity out another week. Last week, I sent out some resources to all of our members to help them move to the right: Recommended Resources , Spiritual Gifts Assessment . If you didn't get th...

I'd like to welcome Rick & Maureen Holland who recently joined Mt. Zion on Christian Experience. In Foundations Fellowship this month, we are discussing how to follow Christ in an anti-Christian culture . I highly encourage everyone (especially our youth and young adults) to next Sunday's class as we'll look at the Gospel and Sexual Morality . The culture has so distorted sexuality that we as Christians need to make sure we understand sexuality as God defines it not the culture.  With the new year, it's a great time to make sure your info is update-to-date with the church. If you're phone number, address, email address has changed, please update in Realm . Or you can let the church office know and we'll update it for you.  I hope everyone is enjoying our Bible Reading plan, One Story that Leads to Jesus . If you haven't started, it's not too late.

Happy New Year! We praise God for allowing us to see 2022.  Our Youth Service (for grades 6-12) will be second, third, and fifth Sundays of the month.  Our Ministers are planning an EQUIP Conference. The topic of the conference is Discipleship. Stay tuned for more details.  Happy Birthday to our January babies... Happy Anniversary to our January couples... This month's Senior Birthday Surprise goes to Sis. Joann O'Neal Johnson!

Join us for our Virtual New Year’s Eve Service . Gather with family and friends around the TV, laptop, or device at 11pm. We'll celebrate with praise and worship and a brief Word from the Lord. Then we'll do something different. We'll end our prayer and then countdown to the New Year. So get your noisemakers ready and let's usher in the New Year virtually together.  Our 2022 Church Theme is Moving to the Right: Growing as a Disciple of Christ . We'll be focusing on growing in our sanctification and spiritual maturity.  Bible Study will resume on January 5 . We'll be doing something unique...our topic for the year is the Life of Christ . We'll cover the one perfect life of Jesus from the preludes to His ministry to His ascension. This means we'll cover all of the four Gospels in the NT.  Join us for our January Foundation Fellowship. The topic will be Counter Culture: Following Christ in an Anti-Christian Culture .  In order to grow spiritually, we need ...

There will be no Bible Study for the next two weeks. We'll resume on January 5. We have exciting plans for Bible Study next year. More details to come.  Provided nothing changes with the omicron variant , we're planning to resume meeting in person for Bible Study next month but we'll continue to offer the virtual connection via WebEx (similar to how we currently do Foundation Fellowship). We are forming a team that can help with setting up for Foundation Fellowship and Bible Study. This will help so the burden is not placed on a couple of people. We'll train you, we just need some willing and available people. Please contact Elder Dunn if you would like to serve in this capacity. If you don't have your picture on your profile in Realm, we want to help you. Having your picture in Realm is so helpful to match faces with names. After church services, stop by the room past the Media Room on the left to get your picture taken.  I want to wish everyone a very Merry Ch...

I'm pleased to announce that Alexis Thermitus, age 12 (Daughter of Evens & Phoebe Thermitus) has come forward to trust in Christ as her personal Lord and Savior and she is a candidate for baptism . Please be in prayer for the following members and their families as they grieve the loss of a loved one...  Sis. Leanne Lennon - the passing of her father  Evangelist Tayon Dancy - the passing of her grandmother who lived to be 105!  Thank you all for your generosity towards our Holiday Gift Card Drive for the Homeless . Through last Sunday, we have collected 63 cards valued at $700.00. With the $500 match, we have $1,200 worth of gift cards ! But it's not over yet. You can still bring in some gift cards because the drive does not end until December 19.  In light of many ladies desiring to support Evangelist Tayon at the Homegoing Celebration of her grandmother, the Titus 2 Women’s T.E.A. that was scheduled for Saturday will be postponed until a later date. This...

We are partnering with Triangle Family Services to collect gift cards this holiday season for the homeless. Please bring in $5 or $10 McDonald's gift cards and/or $25 Walmart gift cards. You will drop the gift cards into the offering receptacles. The drive will end on December 19.  Happy Birthday to our December babies . It's hard to believe that my baby (Gabrielle) is turning 15 at the end of this month! And a BIG SHOUT-OUT to Sis. Lois Arrington who celebrated her 96th birthday on Thursday.      Our December’s Senior Birthday Surprise goes to Bro. Louis Eldridge !  Happy Anniversary to our December couples ...    Our Children's and Youth Ministries are very ready to resume their ministry to our children. Next Sunday, they will have an Open House right after the service for parents and anyone else interested to finding out what's in store. For questions, please contact Daureen Richards for Children's Ministry or Jae Smith for Youth Minist...