JANUARY 19 & 20, 2019

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1 JANUARY 19 & 20, 2019 Mt. Zion Church of Ontario 224 W. California St. Ontario, CA office fax Brian E. Kennedy, Sr., Senior Pastor website: livestream: twitter.com/mtzionontario 1

2 Services Saturday Services 3:00 pm New Member Orientation (Ed Bldg., Rm 11) 3:00 pm Discipleship Training (Ed Bldg., Rm 11) 4:00 pm Saturday School (Ed Bldg., Rms 3, 10 &11) 5:00 pm Worship Service Sunday Services 8:00 am Worship Service 9:30 am New Member Orientation (Sanctuary) 9:30 am Discipleship Training (Sanctuary) 9:30 am Sunday School (various locations) 10:45 am Worship Service Stewardship 1. Operating Budget Our Operating Budget is funded through Tithes & Offerings. Mt. Zion Financial Statements are available upon request. (Week 2) YTD Goals YTD Actuals Variance Revenue $ 77,070 $ 74,191 $ <2,879> Expense $ 77,070 $ 70,948 $ 6,122 $ 3,243 $ 3, Loan Payoff Original Loan Balance Balance Due as of 1/18/19 $2,400, $313, Capital Campaign Fund Monies cannot be used for Operating Cost. 3. Capital Campaign Pledge Drive (6-yr pledge) Pledge Amount Pledged-To-Date Given-To-Date $600,000 $654,764 $175,609 ONLINE GIVING Shelby Online Giving Shelby Text Giving (Ex: $100 tithes) Use: giving@mtzionontario.com If you have any questions or need assistance, please call the Church Administrator at ext Prayer The following families have recently lost a loved one. Please keep them in prayer during their time of bereavement: Joann Craig & Family (mother) Doris Hardridge & Family (brother) Robert Saunders & Family (mother) Washington/Morgan & Family (wife/mother) Randy Head & Family (father) Renee Wilkerson (nephew) Odessa Vazquez-Downing & Family (mother & Grandmother) Please continue to pray for Mt. Zion, its leaders, members and our community. If you have a family member who is hospitalized or have lost a loved one, please call the church office or info@mtzionontario.com. Your requests will be given to the Monday Night Prayer Team. 2

3 Good Morning! Join us as we submit to Living for God-Sized Results in 2019! January Daniel Fast Overview The Daniel Fast is a spiritual discipline designed to better connect us with God. We will take 10 days, to deepen our relationship with God and center ourselves on what God is going to do in our church and in our lives during this series. We are praying that hundreds of people will come to faith in Christ. The Daniel Fast is a partial fast, which means that we will eliminate some common things from our daily diet, but will have generous options available. We will focus on eating fruits and vegetables that are pure and simple. We have included the four food groups below. Remember this is simply plant based nutrition. *If you have any known medical conditions or suspect such conditions, consult your doctor before beginning the fast. THE FOUR FOOD GROUPS: 1. The Whole Grain Group: This group includes brown rice, oats, barley, millet, and products made from whole grain. Grains are filling with little fat and no cholesterol. 2. The Legume Group: This category includes peas, beans and lentils. Legumes are hearty, high protein foods with a low glycemic index. They are rich in calcium, iron, and cholesterol-lowering soluble fiber. These will drive down your weight, blood sugar and cholesterol. 3. The Vegetable group: The green vegetables--asparagus, broccoli, spinach, kale, collards, and many others are packed with iron and except for spinach, high in absorbable calcium. Orange - colored vegetables are loaded with beta-carotene, a cancer fighter. For example, carrots and yams. These foods are loaded with vitamins and minerals, and are very low in fats, and like all plants foods, they have no cholesterol and have a low glycemic index, except baking potatoes. 4. The Fruit Group: Fruits are loaded with vitamins and they have no fats or cholesterol. Nearly all fruits: apples, bananas, blue berries, cherries, oranges, peaches and most others have a low glycemic index. The exceptions are watermelon and pineapple. Is this not the fast which I choose, To loosen the bonds of wickedness, To undo the bands of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free And break every yoke? Isaiah 58:6 (NASB) 3

4 January 2019 Happy New Year LEADERSHIP 6PM *Helping Hands Leadership Prayer LEADERSHIP SEMINAR 8AM - 12:30 PM Sunday School Appreciation Luncheon Prayer Daniel Fast Good Man Movement MLK DAY Unity Breakfast (Office closed) D a n i e l F a s t Jan , 2019 Men Ministry Breakfast Classic Restoration Ministry Women Fellowship Prayer D a n i e l F a s t *Helping hands is available every tue, wed. (10:30am-12:30pm); Thur. Praise & worship (9:30am-10:15am) & Food Giveaway (11:00am 12:00pm); Fridays (9:30am-12:00pm). if you are in need call **Fitness Ministry: Zumba/fitness every tue. and step aerobics/abs on every Thur. (7:00pm- 8:00pm). Gospel line dance class Tues. 6:00pm-7:00pm). Karate every Tue. and Thur. at 6:00pm- 8::30pm). Psalm 118: 29 NASB Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! 4

5 For detailed information on upcoming events, please view the calendar on the Mt. Zion website Jan 19 Jan Jan 21 Jan 26 Jan 26 Feb 6 Feb 6 Feb 7 Fed 9 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 23 Good Man 9:00am Daniel Fast M.L.K. Day Holiday (office closed) Men s Breakfast /Classic Restoration 8:00am Women Ministry 10:30am Leadership 6:00pm Spring Session 7:00pm Business to Business 5:00pm 7:00pm Parent Day Out 10:00am 2:00pm Couple s Valentine 10:30am-1:00pm Mid-Year Teacher Training, after 10:45 Service - Café Magic Mountain (See Mr. J for details) Male Chorus 4:00pm UCLA Paying for 12:00pm 2:00pm Payment Deadline Sunday, January 27 FREE Child Care available at Mt Zion s Parent Day Out! We are privileged to have you join us today. We trust that you are spiritually enriched and that you were warmly received. God Bless You Read thru the Bible Jan 21: Matt. 27 Jan 22: Matt. 28 Jan 23: Mark 1; Mark 2 Jan 24: Mark 3; Mark 4 Jan 25: Mark 5; Mark 6 Jan 26: Mark 7; Mark 8 Jan 27: Mark 9; Mark 10 Jan 28: Mark 11; Mark 12 Jan 29: Mark 13; Mark 14 BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN NOON ON FRIDAYS. THEYWILL APPEAR IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK S BULLETIN IF SPACE IS Mt. Zion Video Café OPEN Sundays 7:30am - For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst. Matthew 18:20 (NASB) If you abide in Me and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7 (NASB) Faith-Filled Diligence Refuse laziness, overconfidence and a spirit of igotthisitis. You can.. To find out more go to the website above. facebook.com/mtzionbaptistchurch 5 twitter.com/mtzionontari

6 Spring Semester Wednesday Night Bible Studies February 6 May 29 Discovering True Love through an Intimate Relationship with God Ed Bldg. Room 3 - Facilitated by Pastor Robert & Mrs. Gwendolyn. Lewis General Class - The Biblical Principles of Evangelism Sanctuary - Facilitated by Pastor Richard Young Men s Class - Experiencing God Ed Bldg. Room 10 - Facilitated by Minister William Rall Women s Class - The Purpose Driven Life Ed Bldg. Room 11 - Facilitated by Various Women Bible Teachers HUB (Helping to Unite Believers) Various Topics Café Facilitated by Pastor Brian Wallace 6

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8 What Are You Willing to Die For? Acts 6:8-7:60; cf. Matt. 16:18 Pastor Brian Kennedy, Sr. TEXT QUESTIONS TO PASTOR AS HE IS PREACHING TO: (909) Take It Home Point: Be willing to die for something that cannot be stopped. With powerful forces opposing Stephen as he served in the church, he became the first Christian martyr. His death was not in vain because The Church cannot be stopped (Matt. 16:18). A. Stephen s Ministry Reflected God Blessing Healthy Change in Church Growth (v. 8). 1. Stephen was picked to help oversee the widow s ministry (Acts 6:8; cf. 6:3, 6). 2. As Stephen served with grace and power, God s blessing was evident (Acts 6:8). B. Stephen was not Shaken when Church Ministry Got Tough (Acts 6:9-15). 1. Freed Jewish slaves, stuck in religion, challenged the healthy change in the church (v. 9; cf. Acts 6:1-7). When God blesses change, watch out for the church growth killers. 2. When God blesses change, no one can overpower the Holy Spirit s work (v. 10). 3. The Freed Jewish slaves proved they were still in bondage (vs ). a. They plotted a public defamation of Stephen s upright character (vs ). b. The Jewish leaders joined them initially for an intimidation campaign (v. 15). 4. Instead of cowering down, Stephen stood as God s man, full of the Spirit (v. 15). C. Stephen, Boldly Summarized Israel s History of Opposition toward God (7:1-53). 1. Stephen started Israel s history with Abraham (Acts 7:2-8). 2. Abraham s great grandson, Jacob, fathered the twelve tribes of Israel (v. 8). 3. Jacob s acts of favoritism caused the jealousy among his sons (v. 9; cf. Gen. 37:3-4). 4. God rescued Joseph from his jealous brothers (v. 10). 5. God turned what was meant for evil into good to preserve Israel (vs ). 6. Moses is introduced amid Egypt s cruel treatment of Israel (vs ). 7. Moses was called by God to lead Israel out of slavery (vs ). 8. Israel opposed Moses, and opposed and disrespected God (vs.39-50). 9. Stephen reminded the Jews of their practice of opposing the Holy Spirit (vs ). D. Stephen saw Jesus in the place of power to reassure him that The Church cannot be stopped despite the Jews opposition (vs ; cf. Matt. 16:18; 28:18-20). E. Stephen died displaying God s forgiveness, which distinguishes The Church from human based institutions (v. 60). Stephen could have denied Jesus and saved his life, but he died for something unstoppable. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., also died for something that cannot be stopped (the fight to end racial segregation, injustice, and poverty - Isaiah 2, 9, 11, 35, 42, & Revelation 21). Personal Question: What are you giving your life to, that you are willing to die for, and that cannot be stopped because it is incorporated into God s eternal kingdom plan? Personal Prayer: Lord, the life and cruel death of Stephen is a sobering event in the life of the church. Moreover, the ongoing persecution of Christians around the world also causes me to stop and ask, what am I giving my life to, and what am I willing to die for? Lord, You said I would be persecuted for my alignment with You. I deeply desire to represent You well as I serve You in meaningful ways. Lord, whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, it is well, it is well, with my soul. I live to love and serve You, In the name of Jesus I pray, amen. 8