The messages, lessons and highlights from ZION's teaching ministry. ZION is a multi-site church located in western Pennsylvania. www.zionlife.com
Too often life feels like it is designed for one thing, sucking the life out of us. So Jesus came to give us life, to bring good news and bind up the broken. He came to take those in grief and plant them as mighty trees of righteousness. (Isaiah 61)
Too often life feels like it is designed for one thing, sucking the life out of us. So Jesus came to give us life, to bring good news and bind up the broken. He came to take those in grief and plant them as mighty trees of righteousness. (Isaiah 61)
Too often life feels like it is designed for one thing, sucking the life out of us. So Jesus came to give us life, to bring good news and bind up the broken. He came to take those in grief and plant them as mighty trees of righteousness. (Isaiah 61)
Too often life feels like it is designed for one thing, sucking the life out of us. So Jesus came to give us life, to bring good news and bind up the broken. He came to take those in grief and plant them as mighty trees of righteousness. (Isaiah 61:3)
What does the Bible have to say about the end of the world?
What does the Bible say about the end of the world?
Journey with us as we take a look at the last week of Jesus life from a very different Point of View. (Mark 14)
Journey with us as we take a look at the last week of Jesus life from a very different Point of View. (Mark 14)
Journey with us as we take a look at the last week of Jesus life from a very different Point of View.
What do we do when God seems unfair? One prophet teaches us to ask the honest questions and wait for God's just and perfect answers. (Habakkuk 2:4)
God gave the early church a simple structure seen in two parts. The church must be rooted in Jesus Christ and released to share the gosepl in creative and relevant ways. Trent shares how the current church needs to get that back. (Acts 15)
For a seed to become a mature plant it needs nurtured by the perfect environment. God gave the ministry of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers to make that happen. Trent unpacks this truth in Zion's next core value. (Ephesians 4:7-17)
The early church was committed to planting the gospel both wide and deep. They took the kingdom message of Jesus as far as they could and embeded it into people's lives as deep as they could. Today's church must learn to do the same.
Zion continues a study of the early church. They had a strict commitment to making disciples at their core. So, at Zion, we teach that growing disciples grow disciples. Trent explains what that needs to look like in a healthy church. (Matthew 28:18-20)
Jesus placed six core values at the heart of his mission movement. Zion is learning how to live these out in practical ways and re-capture God's original design for his Church. (John 15)
Zion finishes her study on God's mission for the church. Everything is about Jesus. When our lives give witnesses to who Jesus is, others will follow. (John 5:19-39)
Zion continues a series about God's mission for the Church. Jesus came and we were sent to help people discover life. This competes with the lies from culture. But, life is only found in Jesus. This message, out of John 10, teaches how. (John 10:9-11)
ZION continues her study looking at God's mission for the church. We are a people who exist to help others who are far from God. Today we learn who that is.
ZION begins a new series entitled MISSION. God's clear call to the church is help people far from Him discover life in Jesus. We take four weeks to see what that really looks like.
ZION continues a study in Deuteronomy. Families are called by God to not just build a nest but protect it. Today we learn how. (Deut. 32:11)
Taking our cue from God, ZION learns how to raise a family. It all begins by building a good nest and starts with a strong marriage. (Deut. 32:11)
ZION finishes a study in Romans 8. Being more than a conqueror means learning to allow God to use our weaknesses. When we are weak we are strong. (II Cor. 12)
ZION continues a study in Romans, learning what it means to be more than a conqueror. We continue by seeing what it is Christ-followers are to do. Their life is to be one of sacrifice. (Romans 12:1-2)
ZION continues a study in Romans 8. Part of being the conquerors God has called us to be is knowing and seeing ourselves as God does; called and glorified in Christ (Romans 8:28-39)
ZION begins a new study in Romans. Be convinced, like the Apostle Paul, that you are more than a conqueror. Learn how to live that way. (Romans 8:28-39)
ZION finishes a series looking at the characters mentioned in the Book of Proverbs. This week concludes the study by looking at the fool. (Proverbs 1)
ZION continues a character study in the Book of Proverbs. This week we look at the interesting life of the mocker. (Proverbs 1)
The Book of Proverbs describes 4 types of people; the simple, wise, cynic, and fool. Today we start where everyone starts, life as the simple. (Proverbs 1)
ZION continues this short series looking at the biblical reality of Hell and Heaven. Trent Kirkland continues by looking at what we can really expect Heaven to hold for those who trust in Christ.
The Bible clearly states and describes a real place called Hell and the inhabitants of it. ZION takes a biblical look at this eternal destination and its practical implications for everyone. (Luke 16:19-31)
As we continue to walk with Christ we learn to walk away from our old nature that is dead. We begin to look more like Christ. And, we learn to walk with others. (Colossians 3:1-17)
If we continue in Christ we are free from legalism and human made religion. Find hope and freedom as ZION continues her study in the book of Colossians. (Colossians 2:8-23)
ZION continues her study in the book of Colossians in this new series, IF. Jesus promises to present us holy and blameless in Him if we continue in our faith. Discover what it means to live a life rooted in Christ. (Colossians 2:6-7)
We finish our series in Colossians 1 by seeing Christ as our Great Reconciler. We were enemies of God. Christ, by his death, has made us Children of God. (Colossians 1:18-22)
Jesus is the authority and life of the church. How this plays out in our lives depends on how we see and involve ourselves in His church. This is part 4 of our series in chapter 1 of Colossians. (Colossians 1:18)
Jesus holds all things together. We may lean on different crutches in life but Christ alone is our source. (Colossians 1:17)
Christ is first, over all. He is the greatest. He is the creator and we should be fanatical for Him. (Colossians 1:16)
Trent unpacks the priority Jesus has above everything else. Jesus is the greatest. Are you a fan? (Colossians 1:15)
The last in a series about generosity in the areas of time, talent and treasure. (2 Corinthians 8 & 9)
The third in a series about being generous in the areas if time, talent and treasure. (2 Corinthians 8 & 9)
This message is the second in a series about generosity in the areas of time, talent and treasure. (2 Corinthians 8 & 9)