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Kenny's Blog
| July 10, 2009 |
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Wednesday night at the movies was great. We had a good
turnout of people and plenty to eat. Thanks to everyone who
participated in the potluck fixins. If you have not seen the
film "FIREPROOF" you need to make every effort to watch it.
Steve Haskins said every person preparing for marriage
should watch it, and I agree. Thank you Bruce Manley for
suggesting, promoting and arranging for this wonderful movie
to be shown.
I appreciate the faithfulness of our members and attendees
during these summer months especially since many churches
loose people due to vacations and everything else good
weather provides. I was also greatly encouraged to receive a
text message from Jennifer Palmer while she was on vacation
in Florida recently. She wrote of coming out of a Sunday
Church service and seeing a sign overhead the door as you
leave which read "You are now entering the mission field." I
enjoyed hearing about the sign and thought it was a great
way to look at the world but more importantly I was elated
how Mt. Zion folks go to church even when on vacation. Thank
you Palmers!!!
Also, I really want to thank each of you for your spirit
toward worship. I just received a call from someone who is
involved in ministry within a mega church and they commented
how people just don't get it sometimes. They spoke how some
are voicing aggravations about the church they attend not
offering deeper teachings. But then when you ask them how
many people they have led to Christ recently you find many
of these so called, or better yet self labeled "Deep
thinkers" are often very shallow.
God desires a loving relationship with us...not a teacher to
pupil arrangement. Yes, education is awesome but for many
within Christianity, education can become an escape
mechanism in which we absent ourselves from more serious
matters like bringing lost souls to a saving relationship
with God. I dare say, when we all face God, He will not be
as concerned whether we figured out scriptural passages as
He will be happy with our love for our fellow man. Every
week people come to church with a myriad of challenges and
concerns and I joke around in the pulpit the way I do
sometimes because I know there are hurting souls which need
to laugh. As for our own "Deep Teachings" well we might have
to have them piped in or received via correspondence course
because I can only raise the bar so high.
If you haven't already noticed, each week I try and give a
pep talk to the team and at the same time invite new team
members. This should be our main desire daily and if we are
not about it we should be doing something to be about it.
When we open the Bible (Basic Instructions Before Leaving
Earth) we should ask God to speak to us, through us and for
us. Prepare us to share us. Make us willing to be a filling
for this lost and empty world. And when we run out of clever
little sayings...help us still be the people He would have
us be.
This Sunday I hope to bring a message from Matthew chapter
16 where Jesus poses a question to his followers which is
the same question still being asked today. We should inspect
Jesus words to properly place them within our daily lives.
There has been some distortion about what Jesus was saying
but even a small child can understand when they do not have
the traditions of men and the ways of this world standing in
their way. Begin to read for yourselves this great chapter
and be ready to search for God's word to each of us for
today.
I look forward to seeing you this Sunday and please tell
everyone about the upcoming Vacation Bible School at MZCC.
It will be another great one I am sure. Every day I find
workers at the church preparing for this awesome time we are
privileged to participate in and work with, children from
various churches and towns, to lead them to a more Christ
centered world. The first day of VBS is July 19th and it
runs through Friday July 24th so mark it on your calendars.
For the Cause of Christ,
Kenny |
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