Now Available

New Sermons from the Sunday Morning Series on Victory for Doubters are available on the website sermon player. We added:

1) The Thorns in Our Flesh

2) The Will of God

Everything is up to date on the Ephesians Series from Wednesday night.

To access these messages, go to the church webpage, and click on the "Listen to Sermons" menu option on the left. You can also find us free in the iTunes store under "Zoe Christian Fellowship."

Quotable Quote

"He can only give according to His might; therefore He always gives more than we ask for..." - Martin Luther

This Week At Zoe

On Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at 7:30 P.M., Pastor Steve will continue the series on Ephesians. He's teaching on Chapter 6 - the armor of God.

Come out and invite a friend!

On Saturday, August 27, 2011, at 10:00 A.M., the Ladies' Brunch will be held in the Children's Church Auditorium.

Please bring a breakfast item and your Bibles.

Sunday Morning Series - Victory for Doubters - Who is the Father?

Text: 2 Samuel 9

Knowing the will of the Father is the beginning of faith, but what happens when we build our belief upon a misconception? Just because you believe something doesn't make it true. For years, people believed the world was flat and even killed those who disagreed.

In Exodus 17:1-7, the Israelites asked, "Is God out to kill us?" They didn't trust that He had their best interests in mind. Likewise, in I Samuel 8:4-9, they demanded Samuel give them a king. God gave them what they wanted, but it wasn't His perfect will. They suffered much because they rejected God as their king.

Believing What is False

In 2 Samuel 9, David makes inquiries about Jonathan's descendants. Ziba, Saul's servant, reveals Jonathan's son is alive. Mephibosheth was five years old when David became King of Judah. His nurse fled with him, but in her haste the boy was injured and became lame. All those years, he remained hidden and changed his identity from Meribaal (opponent of Baal) to Mephibosheth (contends with idols).

When a new king came to power, the former king's heirs were killed. All his life, he was told not to reveal his parentage and to fear David. He marries, has a son, and one day David's representative comes knocking at his door with orders to report to the king. What he's feared all his life has come to pass.

David had a covenant with Jonathan and wanted to bless any remaining descendants. Mephibosheth's views of David were shaped by people who didn't know David.

Just like Jonathan's son, we often view God by what other people say about Him. Many times those opinions are not based in truth.

To hear the entire message, visit our website, and click on the Sermon Player. You can listen online, download it to your MP3 player, or podcast it.

If you're visiting in the area or looking for a church home, we invite you to worship with us on Sunday morning at 10:00 A.M. We also have Bible Study on Wednesday nights at 7:30 P.M. We're located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Rte. 611), Warrington, PA. The church telephone number is (215) 343-7686. We'd enjoy meeting you!

There's an APP for That!

Did you know there is an app in the itTunes store for th sermon player we use? Go to the app store on your iPhone, iTouch, or iPad and search for "Sermon Network," and select "sermon.net."

It is a FREE app. Once installed, search for "Zoe Christian Fellowship." We are the only one that comes up. Once you add it, you will be notified as soon as new Sunday or Wednesday services are available. When the service is broadcast over the internet, you will be able to view it on your device as well.

An app for Android devices is coming soon.

Quotable Quote

"Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible." - Anonymous

This Week at Zoe

On Wednesday, 8/17/11, at 7:30 P.M., Pastor Steve will teach on the Armor of God from Ephesians 6.

The MEN'S BREAKFAST is this Saturday (8/20) at 8:00 A.M. Please bring a breakfast item and your Bibles!

Sunday Morning Series - Victory for Doubters - The Things We Have Grown

Text: Various

Our Level of Understanding

Just as with math, science, and other studies, there are levels in what we understand in the things of God. Each new level carries with it more responsibility and greater endurance. Possessing AND walking in greater understanding produces great faith.

Our Ground Conditions

Philippians 4:4-9 tells us to rejoice in the Lord always, possess gentleness, be anxious for nothing, and direct our meditations (thoughts). The end result is the peace of God. We're to think on what's just, of good report, etc.

Colossians 3:12-17 tells us to let the word of God dwell in us richly. This can only happen if we let it. Many Christians allow the words of men to dwell in them richly, but when they need God's Word to work, they expect some confession of it to overcome what dwells in them.

Our Endurance

How many think of patience/perseverance when we think of Job? That word comes from a word meaning, " cheerful endurance."

We can't walk by faith all the while looking for physical evidence. If I say, "Jesus is my provider" and when a bad report comes to me say, "well, I guess He didn't provide." The Word can be stolen, scorched or choked when understanding leaves me. We need to patiently endure.

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

If you're visiting in the area or looking for a church home, we invite you to our Sunday Morning worship service at 10:00 A.M. We're located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Rte. 611), Warrington, PA. The church phone number is (215) 343-7686.

Announcements

New sermons from the Sunday Morning Series on Victory for Doubters are available on the Sermon Player. We added: "The Change I Need" (Part 2) - James 1 and "The Greatest Love Story" - Alan Hecht.

From the EPHESIANS SERIES on Wednesday, "Walk in the Light" is available on the Sermon Player, as well as "Be Filled With The Spirit" from chapter 5:15-21. More will be added during the week, so check often!

You can access these messages by going to the church website, and clicking on the "Listen to Sermons" menu option on the left. You can also find us free in the iTunes store under "Zoe Christian Fellowship."

Quotable Quote

"Faith begins where the will of God is known." - Kenneth E. Hagin

This Week at Zoe

On Wednesday, 8/10/11, at 7:30 P.M., is our ALL CHURCH PRAYER meeting.

Pastor Steve and Connie are away at a Regional Ministers' Meeting until sometime Wednesday evening. Keep them in prayer as they travel and meet with other leaders. Bro. Doug Jones will be speaking at that meeting.

Sunday Morning Series - Victory for Doubters - "The Will of God"

Text: Various

Many people pray without knowing what the will of God is. They pray based on the personal experience of others or themselves. They pray because someone told them they did it this way or that way.

Their beliefs are not based on the Word. People in this situation choose one of two paths. First, they come to God begging instead of believing. When the man came to Jesus, begging that he heal his son, Jesus responded that men seek a sign. However, he told the man to go home. His son was healed. The man left off begging and went the way of faith. He went home, and a servant met him with the good news his son was well.

The second path they take is they believe something that isn't His will. Confusing the will of God with your experiences or that of others will not get answers. In Mark 8:31-33, Peter rebukes Jesus for saying He's going to be crucified. He doesn't want Jesus to die. He's basing his beliefs on his own experiences and the circumstances rather than the Word of God.

People like Daniel, the three Hebrew children, and others knew God's will and fixed their eyes on that rather than their situations. If God says it, you believe it. If we don't know God's will, we need to find it. If we do know the will of God, we need to act on it.

To here the entire message, visit our website, and click on the Sermon Player. You can also download the message to your MP3 player or podcast FREE.

If you're visiting in the area or looking for a church home, we invite you to join us for Sunday Morning worship and the Word at 10:00 A.M. We're located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Rte. 611), Warrington, PA 18976. The church phone number is (215) 343-7686.

New Sermons from the Sunday Morning Series Posted

The following sermons from the series on Victory for Doubters are now available on the Sermon Player:

1) Only the Words of God (Balaam)

2) Will the Real Faith Please Stand Up?

3) The Change I Need" (Part I) - James 1

From the Wednesday night Ephesians series, the following are available:

1) "Good Grief"

2) "Be Imitators of God"

Go to the church webpage and click on the "Listen to Sermons" menu option on the left, or you can find us free in the iTunes store under Zoe Christian Fellowship.

Quotable Quotes

"Our prayers lack power because we have not entered the realm of faith that fellowship alone will produce." - Dennis Burke

This Week at Zoe

On Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at 7:30 P.M., Pastor Steve will continue teaching on Ephesians. We're up to Chapter 5, verse 10, the armor of God.

Sunday Morning Series - Victory for Doubters - The Thorns of Our Flesh

Text: Various

Last week, we studied the Parable of the Sower. Many believers see God as the preventer of birds, scorching sun, thorns, and storms instead of the provider through faith. We've misunderstood God's role.

Let's look at Daniel. In Daniel 6:1-5, 14-16, we see Daniel was faithful. They couldn't find anything to accuse him. His priorities are right. He's a man of prayer. After the decree is signed that no one is to pray to any other god but the king, Daniel continues his normal routine. He did not try to hide his worship of God.

Many want to be delivered from the lion's den, not just from the lions. They don't want the trials, the storms, and the hard times.

So, what are the thorns and thistles the parable speaks about? Thoughts and words like, "Why did God allow this thing to come upon me? I thought I had a call on my life, and now I'm going to die! Why do so many not like me? How can I stand against all these?"

Principle: Faith does not need to change the news only the results.

We pray for a good report (news), and when it doesn't come, we ask the above questions. Just because the news is bad doesn't change the Word of God. When the three Hebrew children were threatened with the firey furnace being seven times hotter than it was before, they didn't flinch. The severity of the furnace did not change their faith stand.

In Acts 9:15-16, Paul enumerates the many persecutions he's suffered, but God delivered him. We're told in this world we'll have trouble, but to be of good courage because He's overcome the world. Persecution comes because of the Word.

If you haven't been delivered FROM the trial, look to your faith to deliver you out of the trial.

To hear the entire message, please visit our website and click on the Sermon Player. Note: It may take a week or two to be posted. You can also download it to your MP3 player or Podcast for FREE.

If you're visiting in the area or looking for a church home, we invite you to worship with us on Sunday at 10:00 A.M. We're located at 1111 Easton Road (Rte. 611), Warrington, PA 18976. The church phone number is (215) 343-7686.