This Week at Zoe

On Wednesday, 9/1/10, at 7:30 P.M., Pastor Steve will pick up the "Parables of Jesus" series. Come join us to study God's Word.

Sunday Morning Series - Bearing Fruit For God - Smart Water

Text: Joshua 1:8 and various

In John 15:1-5 Jesus declares he is the true vine, the Father is the husbandman, and we are the branches. Apart from the vine, we can do nothing.

Some people worry they're not producing fruit if they're not leading others to Jesus. Fruit is different from reproduction. Being fruitful relates to us alone-our character.

In order to produce fruit, the right conditions must be present. We must water the seed.

Proverbs 6:2, 15:4, 18:21, I Peter 3:10, and Samuel 2:1-3 all talk about the words of our mouth. We water the fruit-producing seed when we speak God's Word. Allowing doubt and unbelief to pour from our lips waters weeds. The woman with the issue of blood kept telling herself if she could just touch the hem of Jesus' garment she'd be healed. Her words produced the fruit of faith, and she was healed.

God's water comes from what we see, say, and hear (the Word of God). Weeds come from seeing, saying, and hearing things contrary to God's Word.

To hear the entire message, please visit our website, and click on the Sermon Player. The MP3 and podcasts will soon be available for FREE download.

If you're visiting in the area or looking for a church home, we're located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Rte. 611), Warrington, PA. The phone number is 215-343-7686.

Projector

The new projector for the Sanctuary has been great. If you would like to sow an offering to
help cover the cost, just mark "projectot" on the blank line of your offering envelope and how much
you would like to give. Accept the Thanks of Zoe in advance.

Church Picnic

Next Sunday 8/29: The church picnic will take place at the home of Pastors Steve and Connie.
We will head over after the service and Yes! the pool will be open for
swimming. Bring a salad and/or dessert and anything special you may
want. There will be plenty of hotdogs and hamburgers for the grill.

Quotable Quote

"Faith sings in your heart, no matter what assaults your soul."
Lester Sumrall

This Week at Zoe

Wednesday 8/25 (7:30 p.m.): We will continue Brother Hagin's teaching from an old seminar
he taught at Rhema. We will be showing the next two.

Friday 8/27 (7:30 p.m.): This will be our second Vacation Bible School to the area children. We
will be driving through the communities 1 hour before the service. We
welcome any help you can give us with this event and your prayers
for its success.

Saturday 8/28(10:00 a.m.): The Ladies Brunch to be held in the Children's Church Auditorium.
Bring a breakfast dish and of course your Bibles.

Saturday 8/28(6:30 p.m.): V.B.S. day 2. We will be driving through the communities 1 hour
before the start of service. Your help and/or prayers are welcome.

Sunday Sermon-Bearing Fruit for God-Bring on the Rain!

Text : James 5:7-9, Mark 14:32-42, Galatians 5: 13-18 and others.

Be patient until the coming of the Lord. Patient in what? Patient for what?
We need to be patient in what we are doing for the Lord and patient for for the coming of the lord.
It is too easy to become tired or discontented with what the Lord has called us to do. It is also easy to get impatient with the Lord's tarrying.

The Bible uses the example of the Farmer. He trusts that the rain is going to come and patiently waits for it. He knows that the fruit is produced after receiving the rain. For the Christian the rain represents the pouring out of The Holy Spirit. To be attached to the Vine (Jesus) is not enough to produce fruit. Jesus said, "Abide in me and I will abide in you". The connection allows the Holy Spirit to flow and this flow will produce fruit. One way to abide in Jesus is to establish your hearts on The Word of God.

In the garden of Gethsemane Jesus commanded the Disciples to watch and to pray that they may not enter into temptation. The Greek word for enter used here is eiserchomai (into/to go or leave). Its use emphasizes that Jesus is not talking about accidently sinning but a sinning entered into willfully. The Lord says go this way and you decide to go another way. The Disciples slept instead of praying and when the time came they denied their relationship with Jesus.

Jesus said,"The Spirit is willing but the Flesh is weak". The Greek word for willing prothumos expresses a willingness or eagerness to do something. The Greek word for weak asthenes imparts a feebleness, without strength, weakness. For fleshly needs override the spirit needs there must be an insufficiency of the Spirit. There are two ways to deal with this insufficiency. Either we can decrease the problem, desire, situation or we can increase our spirit to overcome.
Most of us know to eat healthy; fresh vegetables, fruits, etc. However, frozen pizza is much quicker and easier to prepare.

The Spirit nature is contrary to the Flesh nature. They are at constant odds with each other. When I walk according to the Flesh I am walking according to a contrary nature and thus I take away from my ability to produce Fruit. From our Example from last week we see that Flesh effort can produce something resembling fruit (wooden apple) but it is Spirit effort that producves the only Fruit that God cares about (real fruit). As any orchard owner will tell you Fruit is grown. It takes time and purposeful effort.

In breaking it down we are told by Jesus that we are to love others as ourselves. The nature of God is Love. The nature of Satan is Pride (love of self). The Fruit of the Spirit is Loving others as well as youirself. The works of the flesh is loving yourself before others.

Water Baptism

Next Sunday, August 22nd, we will have a Water Baptism service followed by a church picnic at the home of Pastor Steve and Connie. We will head over there right after the service and once all are baptized, the pool will be open for swimming.

If you or any of your children are interested in being baptized, please let Pastor Steve know immediately.

Quotable Quote

"The simplest soul can touch God and live in the very presence of God and in His power." - John G. Lake

NEWS FLASH!

At tonight's midweek service, Pastor Steve will show a seminar given by Brother Hagin. The topic is faith and believing God's Word to be true.

Come out tonight at 7:30 P.M., and enjoy this classic teaching.

August Prayer Focus

We are praying for:

Our Country -

Our President.

The Congress.

Federal and Supreme Court judges.

The exposure of ALL enemy plans against us, and that God be glorified when they are stopped.

The operation of WISDOM instead of SELFISHNESS in our government.

Protection for our soldiers.

Our Community -

Our Governor.

Local government leaders.

For laborers to be sent into the fields.

For opportunities for us to share Jesus.

For supernatural nowledge in witnessing so our harvest increases.

Our Church -

Our leaders.

Pursuit of the flow and anointing of the Holy Spirit on each service.

Our pursuit to abide in the vine and bear fruit for God.

Financial needs: Jobs, better job, pay increases, wisdom.

To recognize bad seeds that have taken root in our head to keep us from thinking that the blessings of God are on us.

Preparation to come to church ready to give and/or receive something.

Outreach to children.

New members to be added to the church.

(Colossians 1:9-12):

To be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding

that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work.

To be increasing in the knowledge of God.

Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy.

Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

This Week at Zoe

Wednesday night, 8/18/10, at 7:30 P.M., is our regular Bible Study.












Please Note: There will be NO MEN'S BREAKFAST THIS MONTH.

Sunday Series - Bearing Fruit for God - It Looks Like Fruit!

Text: II Timothy 2:14-22 & Others

Sanctification involves our presentation to God: Approved, not ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth, shunning profane and idle babblings. Our words must be backed up by a godly life.

This scripture also tells us in a great house there are vessels of gold and silver, wood and clay. Today, we might have a set of fine china, everyday dishes, and paper plates. It's up to us which we want to be. Verse 24 says that if a man purges himself...

Note that sanctification (holiness) doesn't occur until after we've received salvation by grace through faith in Jesus. We cannot earn forgiveness. (Eph. 2:8 & 9).

According to Galatians 5:19-21, there are three types of works: 1) Those that are carnal. These are people who sin and don't care who knows about it. 2) That which is concealed. People that haven't changed, but hide it. They try to exhibit fruit, but it's fake. 3) That which is changed from bad to good. True fruit cannot be faked. God wants fruit that is useful.

To hear this message in its entirety, visit our website and click on the Sermon Player. You can also podcast or download it to your MP3 player.

If you're visiting in the area or looking for a church home, we are located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Route 611), Warrington, PA. The church phone number is (215) 343-7686. Directions are available on the website.

Water Baptism

On Sunday, August 22, 2010, we will have a Water Baptism service followed by a church picnic at the home of Pastor Steve and Connie. We will head over there right after the service and once all are baptized, the pool will open for swimming.

If you or any of your children are interested in being baptized, please let Pastor Steve know.

Quotable Quotes

"Heaven never comes to earth cheap. It never has! It takes prayer." - Norvel Hayes

This Week At Zoe

On Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at 6:30 P.M., the leadership will meet for prayer. At 7:30 P.M., we will have all church prayer. We'll try to finish by 8:45 P.M.

Sunday Morning Series - Bearing Fruit For God - True Fruit

Text: Matthew 5:43-48 and others

Jesus identified Himself as the Vine, His Father as the Vinedresser, and us as the branches. The branches bear fruit. Bearing fruit is different than being saved, and Jesus made it clear we're expected to produce fruit.

What exactly is He talking about? Love and joy are fruit. In Matthew 5:43-48, Jesus talks about blessing those who curse you and loving your enemies.

People automatically think giving money, paying someone's bill, or giving them some kind of gift is what this scripture is talking about. Yet, enemies curse you with their mouths. Instead of retaliating with our mouths, we speak well of them or bless them. The word, "love," in the text is "agape" in the original Greek. It's talking about God's love. We can only respond in that way as we stay connected to the Vine (Jesus).

Praying for those who revile, trouble, or harass you is another way we're told to love our enemies. Note: We're not to pray against them. We're to pray for them. God takes a dim view of the, "give 'em what they deserve prayer." We sure don't want to get what we deserve.

This message is chockful of practical teaching. To hear it in its entirety, please go to our website, and click on the Sermon Player. You can also download it to your MP3 for FREE or podcast it.

If you're traveling in the area or looking for a church home, we're located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Rte. 611), Warrington, PA. Our Sunday Service begins at 10:00 A.M. You can find directions on our website.