WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 12/04/2011

Giving glory and honor to God, I greet you in the name Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. It is my prayer that right now you are experiencing the peace of God in your life. The Bible encourages us not to worry, but to look to God with prayer, petition and thanksgiving, and we will find a peace that surpasses all understanding. Praise God for that! Thank Rev Shprecher for his powerful word on last Sunday as we kicked of the Advent Season. This week I will be preaching from the book of Genesis. Here is his text...

PRIMARY TEXT: Genesis 12:1The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you.

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: Trusting God going into the unknown

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Let’s encourage our children what faith is and how to use it.

RESPONSIVE READING: #596 Faith

NOVEMBER MEMORY VERSE: Psalm 27:1 -- The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?

Bless you people of God--in Christian love

Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 11/27/2011

Praise God Saints!  He is worthy of all our praise, and it is through him that we live, breath, and have our being. Thanks to all that helped us celebrate our Deaconate Ministry Annual Day. This Sunday, Rev Shprecher will be bringing the Word. Here is his text...

PRIMARY TEXT: Isaiah 65:17-25 (NIV)
17 “Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth.
The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy.
19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying
will be heard in it no more.
20 “Never again will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years; he who dies at a hundred will be thought a mere youth; he who fails to reach£ a hundred will be considered accursed.
21 They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 No longer will they build houses and others live in them, or plant and others eat.
For as the days of a tree, so will be the days of my people; my chosen ones will long enjoy the works of their hands.
23 They will not toil in vain or bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them.
24 Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but dust will be the serpent’s food.
They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain,” says the LORD.

SERMON TITLE: O Come, O Come Emmanuel

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: What God is really telling us during this Advent/Christmas season.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Let’s encourage our children to focus on God during the holidays.

RESPONSIVE READING: #594 The Christian Hope

NOVEMBER MEMORY VERSE: Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
(NIV)..(PS:it's quiz Sunday :)

I thank God for each of you.

Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 11/20/2011

Giving glory to God and to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We are getting ready for a blessing this Sunday as we celebrate our Deaconate Ministry. For the morning service I will be  preaching from the Book of Exodus,

PRIMARY TEXT: Exodus 15:22-27
22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.
23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.[a])
24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
25 Then Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink. There the LORD issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test.
26 He said, “If you listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you.” 
27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water.(NIV)

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: Getting through the difficult times of life with God.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Let’s encourage our children to learn to trust God to take care of us.

RESPONSIVE READING: #565 God's Providential Care

NOVEMBER MEMORY VERSE: Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
(NIV)
 
Don't forget that in the afternoon Rev Dr Kirk Jones will come and bless us with a Word at the 3:30 PM service. Be encouraged and don't stop praising Him because when the praises go up, the blessings come down.
In Christian Love,

Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 11/13/2011

Praise the Lord people of God! Once again you have come through in royal fashion in a wonderful celebration of life for our beloved brother Deacon Busby. The family was pleased and very grateful, and I am as well. Sundays Worship Service where I will be concluding with part 5 of the Reaping a Bountiful Blessing series.

PRIMARY TEXT: Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (NIV)

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: The "reward" for giving to God.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Let’s encourage that good things happen to those who do what is right to God.

RESPONSIVE READING: #579 Stewardship

NOVEMBER MEMORY VERSE: Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
(NIV)

Let us be mindful that we are never alone, for Jesus said "Lo, I am with you even until the end of the age." Be encouraged.
In Christian Love,

Pastor W. C. Hill

WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 11/06/2011

Greetings in the name of the our Savior Jesus Christ. Let me begin by thanking each of you for the support that you provided to me and my family in the celebration of my mother's life. People of God, you always make me proud when you rally and serve selflessly in the time of family loss. This time was no exception, and through my sense of personal loss and grief, I had you to look to with great sense of support and encouragement. I love and appreciate each of you.
Now having said that, and realizing we are in a season of loss, our beloved brother and faithful Deacon, Cecil Busby has also gone home to be with the Lord. Here are the details of his life celebration...

DATE: Friday, November 4th, 2011
WAKE: 9-11 AM ZBC
FUNERAL 11 AM ZBC
INTERNMENT: Pine Grove Cemetery, immediately following funeral service
REPAST: ZBC Fellowship Hall, immediately following internment

It is reassuring to me to know that I can count on each of you to provide support to the Busby family, as you have for so many families, in their time of need.

Now information for Sundays Worship Service where I will be continuing to part 4 of the Reaping a Bountiful Blessing series.

PRIMARY TEXT: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
1 And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches.
2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.
3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,
4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people.
5 And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.

WHAT THE SERMON IS ABOUT: The characteristics of your Christian giving that will be pleasing to God.

SUGGESTED CHILDREN'S MESSAGE: Let’s encourage our children to make their giving to God planned and cheerfully.

RESPONSIVE READING: #578 Christian Giving

NOVEMBER MEMORY VERSE: Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
(NIV)

In this time of affliction, let us keep our eyes fixed on Him that is able to keep us. God bless and keep you saints,
In Christian Love,

Pastor W. C. Hill