“COME TO THE FEAST”
Come to the Feast – Isaiah 25:6-9 Dear Christian friends. You don’t hear a lot of talk about banquets or feasts do you. In these days of microwaved meals, who has the time to sit down and eat a lavish meal-much less actually prepare one? In these calorie-conscious, cholesterol-conscious times, the thought of eating a big juicy steak or a skillfully made chocolate éclair makes some people want to run for the nearest package of rice cakes. And there’s nothing…
“LISTEN TO A GENUINE LOVE SONG”
LISTEN TO A GENUINE LOVE SONG – Isaiah 5:1-7 What percentage of songs on the radio are about love? 50%? 75%? 90%? I can’t tell you but whether it’s rock, pop, or country, I’d say that the majority of songs are about love and relationships. So, does this mean that songwriters understand how love works because they write about it so much? I would disagree when you consider how most of those love songs are about people trying to figure…
“BE LIKE CHRIST”
Be Like Christ – Philippians 2:5-11 Dear Christian friends. Is there something in your life that you really wish that you could do? Not to say that you aren’t happy with how you are and what you are doing right now but is there something ELSE you wish you knew how to do? For instance I’ve had people come up to me, middle age to older, and say, “Pastor, I really wish I would have learned how to play guitar.” …
“STOP POUTING JONAH!!”
Stop Pouting, Jonah!! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. How many of you have heard the term schadenfreude? It’s German, as you probably have noticed, and it basically means taking pleasure or having joy at someone else’s suffering or difficulties. Being happy that someone, who otherwise seems to have everything together, is now having a difficult time. Then there is the opposite. On an episode of Malcolm in the Middle, Louis, the mother of the family joins a book…
“HOW TO BE TRULY FORGIVING”
How to Be Truly Forgiving Dear friends in Christ. A little boy visiting his grandparents was given his first slingshot. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit his target. When he came back to his Grandma’s backyard, he spied her pet duck. On an impulse he took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck fell dead. The boy panicked. Desperately he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to look up and…
“WATCH OUT FOR EACH OTHER”
Watch Out For Each Other – Ezekiel 33:7-11 Dear Christian friends. Do I get involved? Or should I stay out of it? Those are some tough questions aren’t they? Sometimes circumstances warrant that you do need to get involved immediately. Other times it’s “let’s just give it some time and see what happens.” Am I my brother’s keeper?” That was Cain’s answer when God asked him about his brother Abel. Whether it was sarcasm, or a weak and foolish attempt…
“OUR MISSION IS THE CROSS, NOT THE COUCH”
OUR MISSION IS THE CROSS, NOT THE COUCH – Matthew 16:21-26 The military has code names for their operations. You’ve heard of Operation Desert Storm, the code name for the U.S. invasion of Iraq back in 1991. There was also Operation Moolah? A military operation in the early ‘50’s aimed at enticing North Korean pilots to defect during the Korean War. And it was called Operation Moolah because the first pilot to defect with their Soviet-built MiG-15 fighter plane would…
“SHE KNEW WHAT TO DO”
She Knew What to Do – Matthew 15:21-28 Dear Christian friends. Professor John Schuetze wrote a book a while back called Angels and Demons. That book described what demon possession looks like and the effects of what it does to a person. It’s pretty scary actually. The things he describes in this book would most likely shock you. Superhuman strength, bad language, violence…. Now, imagine a person who you love dearly is demon possessed. They are not themselves. Seeing them…
“THE SHEMA”
. Welcome: The family of Zion welcomes you as we worship the Lord today. We encourage children to worship with us. However, if you need to leave with your child, there is a nursery room to the right as you exit the sanctuary. The rest rooms are located in the hallway between the sanctuary and the fellowship hall. Visitors, please sign our guest book to the right, just outside the sanctuary. We’re glad that you are here and pray that…
“THREE PLACES WE’VE ALL BEEN”
Three Places We’ve All Been I Kings 19:9-18 Dear fellow Christians. Obviously we are not all the same. We have different jobs, different hobbies, different interests. It’s unfair for us as individuals to expect that other people get as excited as we do about certain things. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t certain interests that we share. I personally am not a big fan of NASCAR and Golf. But that doesn’t mean I won’t turn it on or…