Zion Fellowship

This week Pastor Chris starts a new series centered on the gospel of Mark. He reminds us of the challenge put before all Christians to lay down their lives and follow Jesus. In this introduction message he focuses on the crucial step of preparing the way of the Lord so that we may see Jesus more clearly. 

This week's message is brought to us by a guest speaker, Pastor Joe Jansen who is the United States Ministry Director of Elim Fellowship. The word this week asks us the question "Is how you see things the problem?" and challenges us to start seeing through these times of stress, anxiety and fear with the eyes of God. 

When we press through unexpected times is our first response either prayer to our Lord or praise of our Lord. This week we are challenged to bring it back to the basics and remember that He should be our first response in everything; in either prayer for help or praise for thanks. 

This special episode is from October of 2019. Last fall our leadership had recently had a meeting of prayer and asking for God's vision for Zion Fellowship. That following Sunday they shared it with the church. 10 months later we are seeing how this vision is being fulfilled. God is so faithful and time and time again He proves that if we as a people listen and are obedient He will rain His blessi...

This week's sermon is brought to us by one of our Deacons George Reuter. He always has an interesting way of bringing the word and this week he did not disappoint as he spoke from Psalm 130 and the hope we stand in when we know that only through Jesus are we forgiven. 

Part 2: Life comes with its struggles and being patient during these times can the hardest part. But if we are patient and lean on God and persevere we will make it out the other end.

Life comes with its struggles and being patient during these times can the hardest part. But if we are patient and lean on God and persevere we will make it out the other end. 

The next episode in this series dives into a challenge laid before the church in James 5:1-11 of our wealth. The question is not, should we make money? We all need money to survive. The real question is, how will we use what God has given us?

Are you living your life by making plans for tomorrow and the days after with what you want to accomplish and what you feel you need to do without stoping to ask God if it is what He wants you to be doing?

We as humans often associate a negative connotation with the word "surrender". The truth is when you are surrendering to God's perfect will there can be such a joy found in it. 

In all times but especially in these we as the Church need to make sure we are constantly asking God to renew our minds and to give us His wisdom. 

As we find ourselves in unprecedented times we as the Church need to be sure the words we speak have life and not death.

Pastor Chris Wood is the senior pastor at Zion Fellowship in Canandaigua, NY. This episode is the first live sermon he gave after the shut down due to Covid-19 in the parking lot of the church.