Mt Zion Christian Church

The Bread of Life John 6:22-69 The crowd comes looking for Jesus in order to get another free lunch. Jesus tells the crowd about, “Food that endures to eternal life.” Jesus explains that the work of God is to believe in Him. The crowd tries to teach Jesus about the manna their ancestors ate in the wilderness. Exodus 16:4, Psalms 78:24-25 Jesus corrects the Jew’s thinking concerning the source of t...

One Family Genesis 11:1-9 Unity with the proper motive is unstoppable. Psalms 133 The Tower of Babel was being built with wrong motives. In Acts 2:1-13, God brings His family together with Spirit-led motives. On the day of Pentecost, people from all nations understood the Gospel. The Apostle Paul understood God’s plan and purpose. Acts 17:16-28 The devil always promotes division. Racism divides an...

Born of the Flesh? Born of the Spirit? #1 When we become born again, we receive a new spirit birthed by the Holy Spirit. #2 Our flesh is the remnant of something that has already died. #3 Scripture teaches us to walk by the Spirit, live by the Spirit, and keep in step with the Spirit. (Gal 5:25) #4 We need to stop making peace with our flesh and kill it instead. (Rom 8:13) #5 You can only have vic...

1 John 4:7-21 God’s love for His people is meant to cast out the fear of death and punishment from His people. Hebrews 2:14-18 God’s love is perfect. Romans 5:8 Human love is flawed. The devil has his own definition of love. We have all been conditioned by imperfect human love. God’s redemptive love is risky. Matthew 19:27 It takes faith to receive God’s love. It takes faith to love others the way...

1 John 3:19-24, 5:13-20 Jesus taught John how to pray. Matthew 6:5-18, John 14:13, 15:7, 16:24 John prayed with confidence and boldness. Luke 9:51-55 Prayer is about relationship. Prayer requires forgiveness. Prayer is not about words. Matthew 6:7-8 Answered prayer is a matter of spirit and wills. Romans 8:26-27, 12:1-2 Prayer will change you and others.

1 John 2:15-29, 4:1-6 Antichrist means to oppose or take the place of Christ. Isaiah 14:9-22 The spirit of the antichrist denies the deity of Jesus Christ. The antichrist is a liar inside the church. Lies from the antichrist lure people into a false sense of salvation. God’s children have the Holy Spirit to discern and defeat the deceiving spirit of the antichrist. Is the one in you greater than t...

1 John 1:5-2:2, 2:12-14, 3:1-10,18-21. If you say you have never sinned, you are calling God a liar. Romans 3:23 Sinners are forgiven and cleansed from their sin when they admit that they are wrong, and God is right. Unforgiven people walk in darkness. Jesus is the atoning sacrifice for past, present, and future sin. Romans 8:34 The world has hope in Jesus. Forgiven people stop sinning and identif...

1 John 1:1-4, 5:1-13 John testifies that he saw, heard, and touched Jesus. John 13:25 The purpose of John’s testimony is to proclaim eternal life and fellowship with God. The only way to overcome the world is to believe in Jesus and obey His commands. The Spirit, the water, and the blood testify that Jesus is the Son of God. John 1:32-34, John 4:10-15, Leviticus 17:11, Hebrews 9:22 God the Father...

In Chapter 6 Amos confronts the ​false security of a ​complacent​ Israel. Amos 6:1 In Chapters 7-8 Amos shares his two visions of what ​could​ happen to Israel and his two visions of what ​would​ happen to Israel. Intercession ​spared​ Israel from being punished with locusts and fire. Amos 7:2-3, 5-6 A ​fixed​ plumb line was used to measure Israel. Amos 7:7-8 The vision of ripe fruit represented t...

Amos‬ ‭5:1-27‬ ‭ESV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ 1. The gate was an ancient city’s courtroom. 2. Seeking idols leads to injustice 3. Seeking the LORD leads to life. Vs 4,6,14 4. The world hates those who speak the truth Vs 10 5. The Bible links justice with righteousness Vs 7, 24 Ps 89:14, Gen 18:19, etc. 6. Biblical justice leads to restoration. 7. God will not receive worship from the unjust. Vs 21-24, Matt 23:23...

Amos 3 In chapters 1 and 2, Amos pronounces judgement upon the nations surrounding Israel. In chapter 2, Amos prophesies against Judah and Israel. Romans 3:23 Israel is God’s chosen family. Proverbs 3:11-12 God punishes nations that disagree with Him and disobey Him. Amos 3:3-5 asks questions that must be answered no. Adam and Enoch walked with God. Genesis 3:8, 5:24 If people walk like Satan, the...

Matthew 24 Inequity In uncertainty Clear instructions

Armed for Family Ephesians 6 Paul deals with the Christian relationship between children and parents. Parents should treat children the way Jesus treated His disciples. Children should obey their parents and receive the promise of a good long life. Slaves should respect and serve their master like they serve the Lord. Masters are reminded to treat their slaves with compassion because God is the Ma...

Ephesians 5 Paul turns the cultural view of authority upside down in chapters 5 and 6. Roman and Greek culture said, “I am the authority. You will serve me in this way. Jesus said, “I am the authority. I will serve and prepare you for eternal life with Me.” Verses 2, 21, 25-28 Jesus models this in His relationship with women. John 4:9-19, John 8:3-11, Mark 14:6-9 Think holy thoughts. 1 Timothy 5:1...

Ephesians 4 Paul tells the Ephesians to behave like members of the family. Christians must make every effort to live in peace with God and each other. Jesus has equipped His body the church with gifts. Verses 8-9 describe the work of Jesus that made the Christian family possible. Jesus is the head of our family. Jesus equips the church with equippers. Christians were not meant to argue about gifts...

Ephesians 3 Paul’s ministry was the same in prison as it was in freedom. Jesus revealed Himself to the zealous Jewish Pharisee Saul and transformed him into Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles. Acts 9:1-6 God used a converted Jewish Pharisee to welcome Gentiles into the Christian family. Paul defines this mystery in verse six. Paul’s ministry is described in verses eight and nine. Evil rulers and aut...

One New Man Ephesians 2 All unbelievers were dead in sin. Unredeemed Jews and Gentiles deserve God’s wrath. Gentiles were excluded from citizenship in Israel without hope and without God. The devil wants to keep you dead in sin, and hostile toward God and others. God’s love for all people opened His bank of mercy and grace to believers. Jesus’ death and resurrection destroyed the barrier that kept...

Ephesians 1 Paul had a loving relationship with the Ephesians. Acts 20:36-38 Christians are blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. The blessings are in Christ. In Christ Christians are lavished with grace that is immeasurable and inexhaustible! Romans 5:1-3 By grace Christians are chosen, adopted, and accepted into God’s family. Romans 8:14-15 The Holy Spirit is powerful pro...

John 16:1-7, John 14:15-18 Jesus was God with us, the Holy Spirit is God in us. The same spirit that raised Christ from the dead lives in us and is still working in the world today. The Holy Spirit, God in us, helps us to establish God’s kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 1:4-9 Peter, preaching in the power of the Holy Spirit, experienced the reality of the Holy Spirit, Go...