Mt. Zion UMC Monday Bulletin, September 21, 2009

"Sharing Christ, Making Disciples, Transforming our Community and the World"

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Sermon: "He Had Two Sons" - Rev. Cookie Santiago

James 2:1-10, 13-17, 21-23 "My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favouritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? For if a person with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and if a poor person in dirty clothes also comes in, and if you take notice of the one wearing the fine clothes and say, 'Have a seat here, please', while to the one who is poor you say, 'Stand there', or, 'Sit at my feet', have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonoured the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Is it not they who drag you into court? Is it not they who blaspheme the excellent name that was invoked over you? You do well if you really fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, 'You shall love your neighbour as yourself.' But if you show partiality, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it.

For judgement will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgement. What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill', and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.

Was not our ancestor Abraham justified by works when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was brought to completion by the works. Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, 'Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness', and he was called the friend of God."

Please pray for those on our Prayer List

• Mt. Zion will be selling stew at Relay for Life on Friday, September 25. We are in need of drink donations. Please bring any donations to the church and place in the Old Fellowship Hall by Wednesday, September 23th.
  Needed: Pepsi
  Mt. Dew
  Diet Pepsi
  Sierra Mist
  Bottled Water
  All donations are greatly appreciated.
• Spaghetti Lunch and Silent Cake Auction
  Sunday, September 27th
  Silent Cake Auction 9:45am - 12:30 pm
  Winners announced during lunch
  Sponsored by Mt. Zion UMYF
  Donations Accepted for the Meal
  Proceeds going to UMYF (75%) and the Building Fund (25%)
• Internet Safety & Gang Awareness Seminar
  Sunday, September 27, 2009
  4:00 - 6:00 pm
  New Fellowship Hall
  Presented by the Person County Sheriff's Department
  All are invited
• Harvest Sale Stew & BBQ - Saturday, October 3rd
  Workday - Friday, October 2nd
  Everyone is needed to help
  Work list is on the table outside the office
  Add your name if it's not on the list
  Mark through your name if you can't be there
  Monetary donations needed
• Homecoming
  October 11
  Rev. Jack Ruth
• Back to the Basics Sermon Series -
  September 27 - Scripture, Tradition, Experience, Reason
  October 4 - Three Simple Rules
• New Fellowship Hall
  Balance Owed: $328,807.01
  Monthly Loan Payment: $3,862.29
  (This will now be updated monthly)

• October 1 - 8:30 am Staff Prayer Devotion
• October 1 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Pastor Edgar attends Conference Connectional Table
• October 2 - 8:00 am Workday for Harvest Sale Stew & BBQ
• October 3 - 6:00 am Harvest Sale Stew & BBQ
• October 4 - World Communion Sunday
• October 4 - 2:00-4:00 pm Comfort Ministry Training
• October 5 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Pastor Edgar attends Spiritual Incubator
• October 5 - 7:00 pm Circle 2 Meeting
• October 6 - Circle 3 Meeting at The Homestead 6:00 pm Dinner, 7:00 pm Meeting
• October 6 - 7:30 pm PUMP Meeting at Allensville UMC

Birthdays September 22 - Chad Dowell September 23 - Nicholas Rodgers September 23 - Joey Scott September 26 - Donnie Murray September 28 - Barry Landrum	Anniversaries No Known Anniversaries
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