"It is a blessed thing to learn that God's word can never fail. Never harken to human plans. God can work mightily when you persist in believing Him in spite of discouragements from the human standpoint... I am not moved by what I see. I am moved only by what I believe. No man considers how he feels if he believes The man who believes God has it (emphasis his).." - Smith Wigglesworth
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
This Week at Zoe
NO MIDWEEK SERVICE!
On Sunday, 1/3/16, at 10:00 AM, we'll gather for our Sunday Morning Service. Since it's the first Sunday of the month and the New Year, we'll be having Communion. Children's Services will also start at 10:00 AM.
Zoe Christian Fellowship is located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Route 611), in Warrington, PA. We look forward to meeting you!
Monday, December 28, 2015
Sunday Morning Series - Walking in The Authority of Jesus - Authority or Power
Jesus passes a fig tree that has the appearance of fruit, although it was not the season. When he finds it doesn't have fruit, he curses it by speaking out loud.
We can see from this incident that fruit may not always be externally visible. You have to get up close as Jesus did. Many Christians make fruit inspections from a distance.
He and the disciples move on and enter the Temple at Jerusalem. Jesus observes what's happening, but doesn't do anything at that point. Scripture tells us he only did what his Father showed him. They return to Bethany that evening.
They pass by the fig tree the next day, and it has withered. Jesus doesn't comment on it, but one of the disciples points it out. Jesus knew his authority and had no doubt the tree would die.
When you speak to something, you're exercising your authority:
Say it
Believe it
Don't doubt it
Authority requires confidence.
Don't mix up speaking to things and praying. Jesus reprimanded the disciples when they woke him because of the storm. They had the authority to speak to the storm and command it to stop. We can ask God for things (prayer). In both speaking and praying, belief must exist when the words exit our mouths, not when the thing happens.
To hear the entire message, please visit our website and click on the Listen Tab. You can listen online or download the message to your MP3 player.
If you're visiting in the area or looking for a church home, we invite you to our Sunday Morning Service at 10:00 AM. Zoe Christian Fellowship is located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Route 611), in Warrington, PA. We look forward to meeting you!
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
This evening, December 24, 2015, at 7:00 PM, we'll have our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. It will last about one hour. We hope you'll join us and celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Zoe Christian Fellowship is located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Route 611), in Warrington, PA. We look forward to sharing this joyous time with you.
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
This Week at Zoe
Zoe Christian Fellowship is located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Route 611), in Warrington, PA. We look forward to meeting you!
Monday, December 21, 2015
Sunday Morning Christmas Message
King Herod (The Great) had several traits. He was cruel and ambitious and would stop at nothing to secure his position as king. History tells us he killed a brother-in-law, a mother-in-law, two sons, and a wife. He loved possessions and prestige. His father was poisoned, and Herod was paranoid at any threat to his life or kingship. He ruled for 40 years, but then another King came along - Jesus.
When the Wise Men showed up asking about the location of the King of the Jews, Herod was dying of a disease and in much pain. In view of his character, you can imagine the effect their question had on him.
He calls the Jewish leaders and questions them about where the Messiah is supposed to be born. The information is old, and the Wise Men never go to Bethlehem. Joseph, Mary, and Jesus are now back in their hometown. Scripture records that when the Wise Men arrived (after following the star) they visited him in a house - not a stable. The word used for young child in the Bible applies to a toddler rather than a newborn.
Herod is so enraged when the Wise Men don't return with information that he calculates Jesus' possible age. He sends out an order that all the male children under two years of age in Bethlehem and the nearby area be killed. Many people question this account because it's only mentioned in the Bible and in the works of Josephus. When you take into consideration that Bethlehem was a small town, the massacre probably didn't cause much of a stir in the rest of the country.
The Wise Men brought many gifts to Jesus. They no doubt financed the years in Egypt and His ministry later in life.
Herod dies, and his kingdom is split between three sons and his daughter, Salome. When Joseph hears which son is reigning in Judea, he decides to settle in Nazareth of Galilee.
What king reigns over you? We are born under a king (our flesh) until we give ourselves to the one born king, Jesus. Are we just going through the motions of religion or are we allowing Jesus to be Lord of our lives?
To hear the entire message, please visit our website and click on the Listen tab. You can download the message to your MP3 player or listen online.
If you're visiting in the area or looking for a church home, we invite you to our Sunday Morning Service at 10 AM. Zoe Christian Fellowship is located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Route 611), in Warrington, PA. We'd love to meet you!
Thursday, December 17, 2015
On Thursday, December 24, 2015, at 7:00 PM, we'll have our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. It will last about one hour. We hope you'll join us and celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Zoe Christian Fellowship is located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Route 611), in Warrington, PA. We look forward to sharing this joyous time with you.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Quotable Quotes
"Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible." - William James
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
This Week At Zoe
Zoe Christian Fellowship is located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Route 611), in Warrington, PA. We look forward to meeting you!
Monday, December 14, 2015
Christmas - What is Your Sign?
Why are swaddling clothes a sign to the shepherds? These shepherds raised sheep for the sole purpose of producing lambs without blemish for sacrificial offerings in nearby Jerusalem.
What were swaddling clothes? When a ewe was about to birth a lamb, it was taken inside. The lamb was examined to make sure it was perfect. To protect it from injury, they wrapped it in swaddling clothes and placed it in a manger.
When Jesus was born, He was the perfect lamb of God - the future sacrificial lamb. He was wrapped in swaddling clothes and placed in a manger. This was a sign to the shepherds that He was the Messiah.
Many Christians look for signs of their own:
1. How smoothly things go.
2. The problems that pop up.
3. How dramatically something came to be.
These are usually signs we've created rather than ones God has pointed out to us.
Signs in the Bible -
1. Moses - the burning bush. He was not where God wanted him, and it took a burning bush to get his attention.
2. Pharaoh - the Red Sea. His soldiers died going after the Israelites.
3. Gideon - put out a fleece, wanting a sign from God that the instructions God gave were indeed true.
Signs of our own appointment -
When Moses goes up into Mt. Sinai and doesn't return for an extended period of time, the Israelites decided it was a sign that this was all a mistake. They urged Aaron to build a golden calf and worshiped it.
God wasn't happy with them and told Moses to get down there and deal with the situation.
Our sign -
1. What signs have spoken to you?
2. Prayers answered or unanswered?
3. Trouble and hardship?
4. Need and urgency?
5. Can you be moved off the course God put you on by signs around you?
6. Can you be kept from the course God wants you on by the same?
7. Matthew 12:39-41
To hear the full message, please visit our website and click on the Listen tab. You can listen online or download the message to your MP3 player.
Zoe Christian Fellowship is located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Route 611), in Warrington, PA. If you're visiting in the area or looking for a church home, we invite you to our Sunday Morning Service at 10:00 AM. We look forward to meeting you!
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Quotable Quotes
"Faith talks in the language of God. Doubt talks in the language of man." - E.W. Kenyon
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
This Week at Zoe
On Wednesday, 12/2/15, at 7:30 PM, Pastor Steve will teach on 2 Kings 8:16-29.
On Thursday, 12/3/15, at 7:00 PM, the Worship Team will meet for practice in the sanctuary.
Zoe Christian Fellowship is located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Rte. 611), in Warrington, PA. We look forward to meeting you!
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