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We […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amPalm SundayJoin us for Palm Sunday as we celebrate Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem with a special Musical Celebration featuring our children and adult choirs. We will also celebrate our Youth who completed their first Discipleship Class. Invite friends and family to the celebration and hear a special message from Dr. Joshua. If you would […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amEaster SundayOn Easter Sunday, we invite you to join us in worship and In the Text as we hear biblical insights on “The Power of the Resurrection” and how we celebrate the resurrection with our daily lives. Invite friends and family to join you for our Easter Service. Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 am“In the Text” Video Podcast on the BibleTune in online on Wednesdays for our new video podcast! “In The Text” is a contemporary conversation about the Bible focused on helping people relate to God through scripture. Take your bible reading experience to a whole new level in an engaging and creative way! Purchase an “In the Text” T-Shirt Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amSynergy Youth MinistryThis month, we’ve got big plans for helping teenagers grow closer to God like they never knew they could before. Here’s what’s coming up in our ministry: · Volunteer Expo on March 26th · We will have Synergy on March 12th, 19th, 26th at 10:30am · Movie Night March 24th at 6pm at Zoe […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amBaptism SundayHow important is baptism? It is your personal identification with the greatest act of human history, the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Water baptism is a step of obedience to the Word of God and an important expression of faith for a believer. Sign up to publicly acknowledge that you have made […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amDiscoverAre you interested in becoming a member or just curious about our church? Have you joined Zoe within the past year? If so, you are invited to join Dr. Joshua for our Virtual Discover Gathering on Thursday, April 6! During Discover, you will learn more about our ministry, beliefs, and will have an opportunity to […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amPrayer CallsWe invite you to pray on our 30-minute weekly Prayer Conference Calls. The calls are empowering, life-changing, and a dynamic way to start or end your day. Connect to a Prayer Call (562) 999-7729 Mondays • 6am • 7pm on Zoom only Connect at 7pm Tuesdays • 6am • 7pm Thursday • 6am • […] Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amDrive-Thru Food GiveawayThe Zoe Center Drive-Thru Food Giveaway is a caring community of volunteers who serve our church families and community with free nutritious food. We are committed to providing food at no cost on the first Saturday of the month. If you would like to volunteer, arrive at the church at 9am. Read more »Source: Zoe Center Sermons | Published: March 26, 2023 - 7:07 amBaby DedicationDo you want to dedicate your child to the Lord? Invite your family to witness and share this moment with you on Sunday, May 7. The Baby Dedication Class will be held on Thursday, May 4 at 7:30pm on Zoom. 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As a church that embraces the doctrine as an aspect of our theology, this is particularly important. Some of the dissonance we may feel between faith and our physical reality is expressed in the Hebrew writer’s commentary on God’s Kingdom: Hebrews 12:27-28 Yes, we affirm that there is a basis for believing God for His intervention in our material lives. We also acknowledge that life can bring unexpected loss or unwelcomed that does not always lend itself to easy or convenient answers or explanations. The purpose of this current series is to prepare you for a subsequent series that will focus on divine . Such a might be startling or even come across as being insensitive given the pandemic. That many of us know people who have contracted or died from the corona virus can make the subject of healing a sore spot. However, the biblical evidence is clear: is a healer. Healing was a in His earthly ministry and there is nothing to suggest that He retired from this work after the resurrection. To read the and then conveniently edit out His healing ministry is grossly inappropriate. There is no doubt that Jesus is a healer . At the same time, broaching the subject of healing during a health crisis requires . That some people receive healing and others do not raises all kinds of cosmic questions about God’s and character. Once we start our healing series later this year, we’ll address some of the stumbling blocks to healing and naturally. I’ll not only draw from , but also from real life examples of people I’ve known through the years doing pastoral work. However, here’s the catch: the teaching series won’t answer all your . No one’s teaching will. There are some things that simply cannot be or changed. Coming to terms with this is part of our in Christ. To have certainty in uncertain times is to trust God even when life becomes a . Deuteronomy 29:29 I Corinthians 13:8-12 What do you do when life hits you on the blind side? How do you react when the unexpected happens? Imagine what you would think if your newly married spouse dies. Your father takes his life. Your mother turns out not to be your biological mother of 30 years. Your sister is a prostitute. Your father reveals his secret homosexual lifestyle. Your new house burns down. Your healthy child suddenly dies, or your first pregnancy ends in stillbirth. Your total life’s savings and investment in a company or institution is lost. Your family members die in a plane crash leaving infants to care for. How do you explain or understand these tragedies? (Myles Munroe, Re-Discovering Faith, pp. 24) These are things that people in Word-of-faith-contexts pray against and expect to avoid or recover from without permanent consequences. However, there’s no getting away from the fact that there are people in Word-of-faith who experience these things or things like them. Some people respond to this by providing an of what went wrong. They may point to the of someone’s faith, the sin in someone’s life or a door someone may have inadvertently opened to the enemy. In some cases, this adequately explains what happened. In other cases, there simply is no explanation. For to unexpected and unexplained tragedy and loss, we have to look to Jesus: Matthew 11:28-30 II Corinthians 12:7-10 Every time there is a missing piece to the , put Jesus in that space. He’ll always . There is no challenge we face for which in Jesus is not the answer. John 15:4-7 We live in a circumscribed by what we can’t know and what we can’t do. Jesus is our cord. It’s God who does the impossible; we in the impossible by abiding in Him. Our daily goal should be to foster a “living, loving growing relationship with Jesus.” (Dr. A.R. Bernard) Joshua D. 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