Quotable Quotes

"Pride makes excuses; humility makes adjustments." - Joel Simms

This Week at Zoe

On Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at 7:30 P.M., Pastor Steve will teach on Joshua 12.

The ladies will be going to Longwood Gardens on Saturday, March 3rd. If you haven't paid for your discounted ticket, please see Connie ASAP. While there aren't any discounted tickets remaining, you can still go but will have to pay the regular price.

We're planning to meet at Connie's house at 11:30 A.M. For more information, see Phyllis or Connie.

Sunday Morning Series - Steady or Stubborn - God's Measuring Stick

Text: Luke 16:10-13, Exodus 24:1-14, Daniel 5:24-28

We're looking at Moses, Aaron, Joshua, and Hur to see how God measures a man. If God measures us by a certain measuring stick, we'd better find out what He's using. It doesn't matter if you agree or not with His standard.

When Moses was sent to Egypt, Aaron was his assistant. Yet later on, we see Joshua and Hur filling that role.

God calls Moses up into the mountain. Moses brings Joshua and some others with him part way. They're up there for awhile, and the Children of Israel get restless. They were resistant to God, and they yielded easily to pressure. Aaron was given the job of dealing with any problems while Moses and the others were away.

The people demanded that Aaron make them a god. Instead of standing firm and restraining them from their plans, Aaron instructs them to bring gold, prepares it, and fashions a golden calf.

Hur was also left to deal with the people, yet he's not mentioned. Jewish historians believe the people killed him during the revolt because he refused to agree to their plans and tried to stop them. Obviously, this could have caused fear in Aaron.

When confronted, Aaron blames the people and gives excuses. Moses holds him accountable for the situation. Thereafter, we see Joshua soaring ahead as Moses' assistant.

Hur is the husband of Miriam according to Josephus. Another source said he was her son, but I believe Josephus is more reliable. Hereafter, we only hear of Hur's sons.

Joshua was Commander in Chief of the army and does a good job. As Moses' assistant, he does whatever he's told to do. While he's waiting for Moses, he hears what he believes is warfare down below. You can imagine his agitation that he can't be there defending the people. He doesn't move from his spot though because Moses said to wait.

Application: Be faithful in your assignments whether you like them or not. Don't complain or speak evil of those you're serving. A person who is faithful is respectful. They don't usurp authority but wait until it is given to them.

1) Treat everything that is given to you as great. If you have a car or house, don't gripe about what's wrong with them. Appreciate all God's gifts.

2) Don't take what hasn't been given. Absalom seized the throne, but he could not hold it. He took what didn't belong to him, and it cost him his life.

3) Learn to follow instructions and wait.

Not everyone makes it onto great things, but that doesn't mean that everyone isn't intended for them. Make yourselves a vessel of honor, and promotion will come from God.

God measures us by our faithfulness.

At the moment, our website is undergoing changes. At this time, you can access the messages at http://zcf.sermon.net. Note there are two channels. The main channel contains all the Wednesday night teachings, while the other contains the Sunday messages. The podcast should not be interrupted at all, and the Facebook links are in working order.

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!

Announcements

Volunteers Needed

Interested in serving at Zoe? We could use some help in the following areas:

1) Nursery

2) Building Maintenance Team

3) Outreach Team

Please see Pastor Steve or Connie if you can assist in one of these areas.

Kenya Project

Donations for the Church in Kenya for their building project came to $1,359.00, and we sent a check for $1,500. Between our church and another organization, they have plenty of funds to finish their building.

Thank you for your gifts to this project. As pictures come in, we will share them with you.

Longwood Gardens Trip
The ladies will be going to Longwood Gardens on Saturday, March 3rd. All the discounted tickets have been sold, but you can still go. The ticket price is $18.00. If you're interested, please see Connie or Phyllis.

The Church Webpage

The Church Webpage at http://www.zoe-ministries.org is undergoing some revisions. Right now, most of the features are missing (Sermon Player,Church Blog, etc.). As soon as we find out the timetable to get all these features back, we'll let you know via text messages and/or Facebook posts.

Meanwhile, you can access past sermons by going to http://zcf.sermon.net. There are two channels: one for Wednesday night services, and the other for Sunday services.

The podcasts should not be interrupted at all. The Facebook links work fine.

Quotable Quotes

"The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety." - George Mueller

This Week at Zoe

On Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at 7:30 P.M., Pastor Steve will teach on Joshua 11.

The Ladies' Breakfast will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2012, at 10:00 A.M., in the Children's Church Auditorium. Please bring a breakfast item and your Bible. Don't forget to invite your friends!

Sunday Morning Series - Steady or Stubborn - Pressure Comes In Many Ways

Text: Exodus 3:1-4:20, 2 Samuel 11, Matt. 26:69-75

Sometimes we feel pressured to go in a certain direction. Athletes learn to resist pressure. Discern where pressure is coming from: circumstances, the enemy, or the direction of God. We need to resist the pressure originating from circumstances and the enemy, but yield to God's direction.

Moses felt pressure when God told him to go back to Egypt and deliver the Children of Israel. He gave God all kinds of reasons why he could not go. His problem was not obedience. When God told him to pick up a snake by the tail, he did it. When God told him to put is leprous hand (a disease transmitted by touch) into his bosom, he obeyed. His problem was going back to Egypt, the place where he had failed. The kind of pressure Moses faced comes from feelings of inadequacy and/or past failure.

Pressure exposes both weaknesses and strengths. Believe God for the smaller things that cause pressure, so you get accustomed to it. Then when big pressures arise, you'll be able to face the challenge.

To hear this message in its entirety, go to our website, and click on the Sermon Player. You can 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. Zoe Christian Fellowship is located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Rte. 611), Warrington, PA 18976. The church phone number is (215) 343-7686. We'd love to meet you!

Announcements

Visit the Church Webpage, and check out the church blog and sermon player. Do you have some pictures of church events? Let us know, and we can add them to a photo page.

Quotable Quotes

"We must meet the uncertainties of this world with the certainty of the world to come." - A. W. Tozer

This Week at Zoe

Due to last week's snow event, our Wednesday evening service was cancelled. On Wednesday, 2/15/12, at 6:30 P.M., the leadership will meet for prayer at 6:30 P.M.

At 7:30 P.M., we'll have ALL CHURCH PRAYER. If you're unable to attend and have a prayer request, please contact Pastor Steve via email or Facebook.

The Men's Ministry will have their monthly breakfast on Saturday, 2/18/2012, at 8:00 A.M. They'll meet in the Children's Church Auditorium. Bro. Keith will be sharing from the Word of God.

Please bring your Bible and a breakfast item (if you can).

Sunday Morning Series - Steady or Stubborn - What Suffering Can Produce

Text: I Samuel 13 & 17

Bad suffering situations are those we cause ourselves. Good suffering is for the Word's sake.

In this passage, Saul is waiting for Samuel to arrive and sacrifice to God. When Samuel is late, he grows impatient. Impatience produces pressure to act. The hasty decision in most cases, including this one, is the wrong thing.

When Samuel confronts Saul, he makes excuses.

1) He blames those under him (the people).

2) He blames those over him (Samuel).

3) He blames those against him (the Philistines).

Instead of accepting responsibility and repenting, Saul points at everyone else. Like him, if we are continually in pressure situations and blaming everyone around us, we're developing a hard heart.

On the other hand, David faced a pressure situation in a different way. He hears Goliath defy the armies of the Lord. Unlike Saul, faith rises in his heart and he doesn't change course. The other soldiers heard the same words, had the same opportunity to face the giant, but it produced fear in them instead of faith.

APPLICATION: The goal is that no matter if pressure comes upon us or we walk into it, we don't change. We must learn this where we are now in life before we can get to where we are going.

It doesn't matter how we got into the situation, whether it's through something we did, something another person did, or persecution for the Word's sake. What matters is how we respond: in fear or in faith.

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

Kenya Project

We're collecting donations to assist a church in Kenya with their building project. If you wish to participate in this project, please mark "Kenya," on your offering envelope and the amount you'd like to give.

Our goal is $3,000. So far, we have $1,264 - almost halfway there!

Quotable Quotes

"Great faith is the product of great fights." - Smith Wigglesworth

This Week at Zoe

On Wednesday, 2/8/2012, at 6:30 P.M., the leadership will meet for prayer. At 7:30 P.M., we'll have ALL Church Prayer.

If you have a prayer request, please contact Pastor Steve by phone, email, or Facebook message.

Sunday Morning Series - Steady or Stubborn - The Key to Stability

Text: Various.

Review

1) The difference between stubborn and stable: who's right in God's eyes and who is wrong.

2) If you hear words of correction as condemnation, you probably have a hard heart.

3) When we hear the Word, we'll either mix it with faith or unbelief. How do we know which one we're blending with the Word? Those who act on the Word are those who are mixing it with faith.

Suffering

Can you say you've suffered? If just the suffering was all that was needed, would you be at the head of the class? What is lacking then? Obedience.

Hebrews 5:8 talks about learning through suffering. I Peter 3:13-17 talks about you're blessed if you take ill treatment for doing good. God does not bring the suffering upon us, but will use it if we take it patiently and trust Him.

What types of suffering are beneficial?

1) In your testimony. I Peter 4:12-19

2) In your faith. I Timothy 4:1-11

3) In your obedience. Hebrews 5:5-14

To hear this message in its entirety, please 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.

Annoucements

LADIES, watch for upcoming announcements and information on a local trip to Longwood Gardens. Miss Connie is getting a limited number of discount tickets for this attraction, which will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.

It will be scheduled for some time in March 2012.

Quotable Quote

"You must be willing to go where you have never been to create something you have never had." - Mike Murdock