This Week at Zoe

On Wednesday, February 1st, at 7:30 P.M., Pastor Steve will teach on Joshua 10.

On Friday, February 3rd, the men will take their annual trip to the PHILADELPHIA AUTO SHOW. Tickets are $12.00 each unless we find some deals or coupons. Afterwards, we'll have dinner together at our usual stopping grounds...Famous Dave's.

Let Pastor Steve or Keith know immediately if you are planning to attend.

On Sunday, February 5, 2012, we'll have our bi-monthly COVERED DISH DINNER and church meeting after the morning service.

Please bring a main dish and a side, salad, or dessert dish (depending on the size of your family). We will be finished by 2:30 P.M.

Sunday, February 5, 2012, is Communion Sunday.

Sunday Morning Series - Steady or Stubborn - The Way Back

Text: Romans 2:1-11, Hebrews 3

Review:

Once we start getting off track and become stubborn or stuck in our own way, how do we get back to being steady?

What is Present

1) Unbelief is mixed with what is heard instead of faith.

2) Three reasons we maintain a hard heart:

a) I BELIEVE I'm RIGHT

b) I WANT SOMETHING

c) I RESIST A DIRECTION

3) The Upward Progression

a) Is it RIGHT?

b) Is it God's WILL?

c) Is it God's DESIRE?

4) The downward progression

a) Is it RIGHT?

b) Is it PERMITTED?

c) Is it LEGAL?

d) Is it WHAT I WANT?

Do you have a stubborn or steady heart? Those who have a stubborn heart are unrepentant. They are self-seeking, do not obey the truth. They follow unrighteousness, indignation, and wrath.

Those with a steady heart obey God are patient, continuing in doing good. They seek for glory, honor, and immortality. If you wonder what seeds you have sown, just check out your harvest.

To hear the entire message, go to our website, and click on the Sermon Player. You can listen online, 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. We'd love to meet you!

Upcoming Event

Men, our annual trip to the upcoming PHILADELPHIA AUTO SHOW will be on Friday, February 3rd.

We will aim to leave about 4:00 PM or you can meet us there. Tickets are $12.00 each, unless we find some deals or coupons. Afterwards, we will have dinner together at our usual stopping grounds...Famous Dave's.

Let Pastor Steve or Keith know if you're planning to go (or thinking about it) ASAP.

Quotable Quotes

"Faith will deteriorate where there is continual sin without repentance." - Billy Joe Daugherty

This Week at Zoe

On Wednesday, 1/25/12, at 7:30 P.M., Pastor Steve will teach on Joshua 10.

Worship Team Auditions will be held on Thursday, 1/26/12, at 7:00 P.M. If you play an instrument or sing, let Phyllis or Miss Connie know you're planning to audition.

The Ladies' Brunch will be held on Saturday, 1/28/12, at 10:00 A.M., in the Children's Church Auditorium. Please bring a breakfast item and your Bible.

Sunday Morning Series - Steady of Stubborn - Things Permitted

Text: Matthew 19:1-6 & Ephesians 4:17-32

Three reasons we maintain a Hard Heart:

1) I BELIEVE I'm RIGHT.

2) I WANT SOMETHING.

3) I RESIST a DIRECTION.

In Matthew 19:1-6, the Pharisees tried to trap Jesus with their questions. They wanted to know if it was lawful for a man to put away (divorce) his wife for any reason. One course of action stresses the Law, while another course of action stresses people.

When we get to the place asking, "is it lawful," we know we've already missed it. They were elevating principles over people. On the other hand, to choose people over principles is also wrong. Both leave God and love out of the picture.

The Upward Progression

1) Is it right?

2) Is it God's will?

3) Is it God's desire?

The Downward Progression

1. Is it right?

2. Is it permitted?

3. Is it legal?

4. Is it what I want?

Looking for loopholes or reasons why not doing what God states, wants, or desires is an indicator of a hard heart. Note: You can be tenderhearted in one area and have a hard heart in another. When you have a hard heart, you are giving the devil an opening in your life.

Bitter, evil words are a sign of a hard heart. Kind, forgiving words are a sign of a tender heart.

To hear the entire message, check out our website, and click on the Sermon Player link. 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 join us for 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. We'd love to meet you!

Announcements

The Ladies' Brunch will be held in the Children's Church Auditorium on 1/28/12, at 10:00 A.M. Please bring a breakfast item and your Bible.

Quotable Quote

"Faith does not wait for the walls to fall down; faith shouts them down!" - F. F. Bosworth

This Week at Zoe

On Wednesday, 1/18/12, at 7:30 P.M., Pastor Steve will teach on Joshua 9 - The Gibeonites.

On Saturday, 1/21/12, at 8:00 A.M., the Men's Breakfast will be held in the Children's Church Auditorium. Please bring a breakfast item and your Bible.

Sunday Morning Series - Steady of Stubborn - Make It Stop!

Text: Mark 10:17-20

This story is about a young man, who asked Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus quotes some of the Ten Commandments. It's interesting that He only names the ones about our relationship with other people.

The man assures Him he's observed all these from his youth. Jesus looked at him with affection, and addressed the heart of the matter. He told the man he was lacking one thing and instructed him to sell all he had and give to the poor. He then told the man to take up the cross and follow Him.

The young man was sad and went away grieved because he had great possessions. Jesus wasn't saying having riches was wrong, but rather that riches kept this person from trusting God.

Jesus turned to the disciples and said, "How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!" They were astonished by his words. After all, they weren't poor men. They had businesses and boats. One was a tax collector. Jesus sees He needs to clarify this saying for them. This time he says, "Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!" The issue was trust.

If Jesus showed up and said this to you, how would you respond? Are there some areas of resistance in you?

Three reasons we maintain a Hard Heart:

1) I believe I'm right.

2) I want something.

3) I resist a direction.

If you'd like to hear the entire message, go to 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 Service at 10:00 A.M. Zoe Christian Fellowship is located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Rte. 611), Warrington, PA. The church phone number is (215) 343-7686. We'd love to meet you!

Annoucements

On Saturday, January 21, 2012, the men will meet for breakfast and Bible study at 8:00 A.M.

Please bring a breakfast item and your Bible.

The Ladies' Brunch will be held in the Children's Church Auditorium on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at 10:00 A.M.

Please bring a breakfast item and your Bible.

Quotable Quote

"One way you can tell rebellion: rebellion won't answer a question straight up." - Keith Moore

This Week at Zoe

On Wednesday, 1/11/12, at 6:30 P.M., the leadership will meet for prayer.

At 7:30 P.M., we will have All-Church Prayer. Come out, and pray for the needs in the church, community, and country.

Sunday Morning Series - Steady or Stubborn - Resistance is Futile

Text: Hebrews 3:1-13

Am I steady in my beliefs and practices, or stubborn and unmovable in things of God?

This scripture exhorts us not to harden our hearts. We are the house of Christ if we:

1) Hold fast the confidence (of hope)
2) and the rejoicing of hope firm to the end.

Verse 7 "...as the Holy Spirit says, 'Today, if you will hear His voice..." We can hear His voice, but do we obey or harden our hearts in rebellion?

In Verse 12, we are warned not to have an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. When we do not heed God's voice, our hearts become hard. The next time He speaks, it's more difficult to hear Him.

There are some things we can do to keep our hearts soft. We're to exhort one another. If a coach sees a player holding the bat wrong, he points out the problem. When we hear His voice and are quick to obey, we're remaining open and pliable to the Lord.

Hearing God's voice will always require the addition of faith. If faith is not added, unbelief will take its place. We can see which one we added by the results. When we resist the leading of the Holy Spirit, it is futile because we're rebelling against something beneficial or His guidance away from harm.

This is a small sampling of the message. To hear the rest, 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 Service at 10:00 A.M. Zoe Christian Fellowship is located at 1111 Easton Rd., Route 611, Warrington, PA. The church phone is (215) 343-7686. We'd love to meet you!

Mark Your Calendars

1) On Saturday, January 21, 2012, the men will gather for breakfast in the Children's Church Auditorium at 8:00 A.M. Please bring a breakfast item and your Bible.

2) On Saturday, January 28, 2012, the women will enjoy Brunch at 10:00 A.M. Please let Candy know what you're planning to bring. Come out for fellowship and a time of Bible Study.

Quotable Quote

"Waiting is where the battle is won in the spiritual realm. Waiting and keeping our eyes on God..." - Joyce Meyer

This Week at Zoe

On Wednesday, 1/4/12, at 7:30 P.M., Pastor Steve will teach on Joshua 7 and the failed attack on Ai. Come out and see how they ultimately got the victory.

Sunday Morning Series - Steady or Stubborn - Which One Am I?

Text: Mark 3:1-6

Am I steady in my beliefs (open to new revelation but resistant to deception) or stubborn and unmovable (keep truth out) in the things of God? The opposition:

1) The enemy wants to...

a) deceive me

b) pervert the Word in me

c) steal the Word from me

d) kill the life of God in me.

2) Overall, he wants to neutralize me - make me ineffective.

In Mark 3:1-6, the religious leaders expected Jesus to heal the man. They had become so calloused that they preferred their doctrine over helping people.

Which is more important - doctrine or people? If you say, "doctrine," you'll act like the Pharisees. If you say, "people," you'll be moved off your principles. They answer is, "neither." Jesus had a balance of doctrine and serving people. How ironic that the Pharisees plotted how to murder someone on the Sabbath, who wanted to heal.

To get the full message, visit our website, and click on the Sermon Player. You can also download it to your MP3 or podcast FREE.

If you're visiting the area or looking for a church home, we invite you to our Sunday Morning Service, 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. We'd love to meet you!