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A Word from Zion
by Mark Femmel
Welcome to “A Word from Zion.” In God’s conversations with us, He uses the word “Zion” 160 times to refer to the ideal City of God, our eternal home, where the street is gold, the tree gives life, the gates are pearl, the walls are jasper, and we get to see the face of God along with all who trust in Him, forever. Zion is our future home, our forever home… and here is “a Word from Zion.”
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Stick in Time Out? Acts 23
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. In Acts 23, Paul starts to lose it, lose the mission, lose the focus. Jesus chose to not let Paul out of prison, but even that works out better than any plan that Paul could have come up with on his own. Jesus also makes sure that Paul,...
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He Only Dug His Grave Deeper, Acts 22
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. In Acts 22, Paul thought it would be a good idea to open his mouth to the crowd and it is surprising what only makes it worse. Paul was just trying to be a good witness, but some people are just looking for a fight. Listen for the Word to...
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The Fudge Hits the Fan, Acts 21
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. In Acts 21, Paul skips out on all the places that want to see him and he hits the wall in the one place on Earth which wanted nothing to do with him, which wanted to kill him in fact. Also, the other Apostles make the worst recommendation...
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A Guy Died during Worship!? Acts 20
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. In Acts 20, Paul goes from place to place and the leadership group grows, then someone dies during worship… for good…? Plus, God guarantees you that this chapter will be “profitable” for you! What a promise! Listen for the Word to be…
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What to Do about Demons, Acts 19
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. In Acts 19, we see a lot of miracles, demons going at it, riots, hours of screaming, and speaking in tongues. It’s a full chapter and this chat will help you see a lot of those gems. Listen for the Word to be filled with the Spirit…
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They’re Everywhere, like Ants! Acts 18
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. In Acts 18, it wasn’t easy going for the followers of Jesus, but it did get easier. This is what happens when the seeds of the Word start to take root, in a community, in a continent, in a life. Listen for the Word to be filled with the...
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Certainty without Miracles? Acts 17
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. Faith was easy in the days of Jesus and the Apostles, right? They had so many miracles to look at, right? So much proof! How can we be certain of the Faith if we don’t see miracles all over the place? How can we convince anyone if all we...
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Homeless for God Acts 16
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. As we savor and engage Acts 16, they can’t nail Paul down, or Timothy, or Silas, or Luke, or Lydia, or the Philippian jailer… The Church kept growing because of this key thing. Listen for the Word to be filled with the Spirit! To get the...
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Whom would you let die? Acts 15
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. As we savor and engage Acts 15, what are you willing to lose to get your way? Whom are you willing to hurt to get your way? Would you also be willing to let people die to get your way? Is there any better way? a good way? Listen for the...
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Left for Dead, Acts 14
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. With Acts 14, Paul and Barnabas are nearly killed several times and yet they kept going back. How do you forgive? This may help you by hearing what helped them. Listen for the Word to be filled with the Spirit! To get the message from...
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God’s Goal, Acts 13
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. With Acts 13, a person tries to fight the Word of God and ends up blind, but many, many other see as a result, the see the goal of God. Listen for the Word to be filled with the Spirit! To get the message from Sunday for this chapter as...
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How to NOT Get Eaten by Worms, Acts 12
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. With Acts 12, one Apostle loses his head, one Apostle is spared, a king dies from squirmy wormies, then two new people stepped onto the world stage to change everything. Listen for the Word to be filled with the Spirit! To get the message...
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Haters Get Sidestepped… by God, Acts 11
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. With Acts 11, Peter and the Jerusalem Church start to get left behind… by God… because they do not like where God is leading. Barnabas picks up Paul for the first time and we see them start taking centerstage in God’s plan and heart. Here...
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The Meaning of Life
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. Over millennia of navel gazing, wondering what the meaning of life is, what our purpose is, why we are here, we have forgotten that God has already answered the question. God tells us the reason we exist and what the ultimate goal is....
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How to Not Eat a Snake, Acts 10
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. With Acts, Chapter 10, God tells Peter to go, eat a snake, then a soldier shows up to take Peter to a Roman Centurion’s house, and then the Holy Spirit did something they never expected. It’s wild! Listen for the Word to be filled with…
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Sumbibadzo, the Worst Apostle, and Tabitha Dies, Acts 9
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. As a congregation, we are walking with the Holy Spirit through the Book of Acts, one chapter at a time, to thrive as the Early Church thrived. With Acts, Chapter 9, we see that God recruited the worst candidate to represent Him and then...
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God Does Not Wait Forever, Acts 8
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. As a congregation, we are walking with the Holy Spirit through the Book of Acts, one chapter at a time, to thrive as the Early Church thrived. With Acts, Chapter 8, we see that God is patient, waiting for us to catch up to Him, but He…
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Stephen Gets Stoned, Acts 7
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. As a congregation, we are walking with the Holy Spirit through the Book of Acts, one chapter at a time, to thrive as the Early Church thrived. With Acts, Chapter 7, we get to hear Stephen’s great confession and are reminded that not all...
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Not Just Pigs at a Trough, Acts 6
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. As a congregation, we are walking with the Holy Spirit through the Book of Acts, one chapter at a time, to thrive as the Early Church thrived. With Acts, Chapter 6, we see that the Church began to multiply when the people got to be...
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Threats from Inside AND Outside, Acts 5
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. As a congregation, we are walking with the Holy Spirit through the Book of Acts, one chapter at a time, to thrive as the Early Church thrived. With Acts, Chapter 5, we see that the Church was threatened from the inside as well as the...
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Stuck in a Bad Place? Acts 4
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. As a congregation, we are walking with the Holy Spirit through the Book of Acts, one chapter at a time, to thrive as the Early Church thrived. With Acts, Chapter 4, we are challenged to look at our burdens differently. After listening to...
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Times of Refreshing, Acts 3
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. As a congregation, we are walking with the Holy Spirit through the Book of Acts, one chapter at a time, to thrive as the Early Church thrived. With this chapter we are challenged to be patient when we don’t get “our miracle” and we see…
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“I Just Want to Die”
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. A very sad person shouted, “I just want to die!” in a group recently and we know others are also struggling with feeling happy or needed or noticed or important, so we thought we would share some powerful promises for you which you can…
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The Holy Spirit Invades the World, Acts 2
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. As a congregation, we are walking with the Holy Spirit through the Book of Acts, one chapter at a time, to thrive as the Early Church thrived. With Jesus up in Heaven and the Holy Spirit leading the Church, how does the launch go? This is...
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The Journey Begins and Jesus Is Gone, Acts 1
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. As a congregation, we are walking with the Holy Spirit through the Book of Acts, one chapter at a time, to thrive as the Early Church thrived. And now the journey begins… and Jesus… left…!? Also, did the prophecies make Judas betray Jesus?
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Half Christians | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. Even the closest friends and followers of Jesus struggled with only doing half the faith and it is so easy for us as well. To prevent them from being “half-Christians,” God sent them James, the half-brother of Jesus. To help you not be a...
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In a Sick and Dying World… | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. Sometimes we miss the gifts of God because we notice something we don’t like. What major things could we be missing out on enjoying? Can we become our own worst enemy? One simple phrase may turn this all around.
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Holy Saturday and the Chaotic Silence | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. After Jesus died on the Cross, it was a very, very quiet Saturday, filled with terror, dread, chaos, fear… and painful silence. What do we do when God seems silent? What do we do when Heaven seems silent? What do we do when we believe all...
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Did Easter Really Happen? | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. If Jesus rose, it was 1,993 years ago, which is a long time ago. Is there any way to be certain that something so miraculous took place so long ago when all we have are things that ancient people wrote down? In less than 7.5 minutes, you...
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Without a Doubt | A Word from Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. A youth at Zion asked me to prove that God exists if you agree with someone about nothing. Can a Christian really make a case with nothing to go on? Absolutely. Here is one quick, easy way to be and to believe without a doubt.
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Patrick, I Wishest Thou Wert Irish | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. Patrick knew this so well that he left his home to bring the Word even to his owners and he changed all of Ireland… and our calendars. Grab your green and give this a listen to see what makes Patrick worth a whole day
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A Word From Zion - Ep 32 - Revelation 1:1-11 | A Word From Zion
Welcome to the first episode of Deep Bible Dive. The most common book requested for Bible study and the most argued about book in the Bible is Revelation, so take a deep dive into Revelation with us.
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Bored in Eternity? | A Word From Zion
Have you ever thought that eternity will be boring? Will we just play harps and sing? Will we ever get tired of partying, riding dinosaurs, and sharing stories? Once again, time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother, even as we look forward to forever. Come, take a stroll with me!
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Your Paradise Name, Revelation 2:17 | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. One special perk is that God has a very personalized, individualized name planned for you in Paradise. Did you ever notice that in the Word of God before now? Take a peek at Revelation 2:17 and take this Word-walk with me!
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Dealing with Demons | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. So, what IS the deal with demons? Can we be sure they even exist? Are those just things that kids believe in? Can we talk with the dead? Is there any real problem? Isn't it just a little fun? Well, here is what we know, not just from the...
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Halloween, Costumes, and Demons | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. With Halloween coming up, here are a few thoughts to share.
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The Fear of God | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. Maybe "you ain't 'fraid of no ghosts!" but maybe you should be afraid of God? or maybe not? or maybe a little? The fear of God... let's get into it.
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The Trinity, All Three... Err... One... Uhh... | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. How do you explain God to children... or to a friend... or to yourself? Is the God of the Old Testament one God and then God changed to Three in the New Testament? Welcome to important mysteries unraveled!
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Psalm 23, Part 2 | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. Here is the most popular Psalm, Psalm 23, and it has so much to enjoy. The next time you hear this, it will be so much deeper and so much more powerful, so let the gifts begin to flow!
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Psalm 23, Part 1 | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. Here is the most popular Psalm, Psalm 23, and it has so much to enjoy. The next time you hear this, it will be so much deeper and so much more powerful, so let the gifts begin to flow!
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How did I miss this every time until now!? Revelation 1–3 | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. Have you ever read a part of the Bible and suddenly notice something you missed so many times? It just happened to me, AGAIN, in Revelation 1–3. There is always more to find... so many treasures! Check this out (and enjoy with me one of…
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You Did Not Need the Cross | A Word From Zion
What would have been different if Jesus never died on the Cross? Was it all that necessary? The answer may surprise you. After this chat, you may never look at the Cross the same way ever again.
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A Little More, from Matthew 14 | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. This is the message Pastor Mark Femmel shared with the 400 students and staff of Lutheran North Middle & High School here in St. Louis this past Friday. It's a peek into why so many were drawn to Jesus and how He invites us to lead with Him.
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Through the Lions' Den, Daniel 6 | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. In case you missed our Wednesday messages or in case you need a quick recap reminder, here is a taste of our recent walking with Daniel, into and out of our lions' dens.
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Strolling with God, Luke 1:26–56 | A Word From Zion
Time in the Word makes time in the world so much smoother. God's lifting up of outsiders and regulars continues as we stroll with Him through the biography of Jesus written by Luke. Come with us to Nazareth and a town that is too small to even be named, all as God reaches out to each of us.
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Strolling with God, Luke 1:1–25 | A Word From Zion
We are all outsiders, aren't we? What about when we feel outside of God's grace or outside of God's attention? Stroll with me as we stroll with God through His own biography, written by Luke and treasured ever since.
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A Conversation with Hope Kane, Part 2 | A Word From Zion
Hope Kane, a member of Zion and a college student, is walking closely with God and sharing her joy with us. Our conversation together showcases what it's like to be on a college campus today, what we can pray about, and shows us the great hands in which our future sits. Here is the second half of...
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A Conversation with Hope Kane, Part 1 | A Word From Zion
Hope Kane, a member of Zion and a college student, is walking closely with God and sharing her joy with us. Our conversation together showcases what it's like to be on a college campus today, what we can pray about, and shows us the great hands in which our future sits. Here is the first half of...
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A Conversation with Rolland Woodcock, Part 2 | A Word From Zion
Rolland Woodcock, a member of Zion since AD 1939, has been around along time, not just at Zion but all around the USA and Canada as well, in addition to his international experiences during his time in the US Navy. He is filled with nearly a century of stories and experiences to share, including...
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A Conversation with Rolland Woodcock, Part 1 | A Word From Zion
Rolland Woodcock, a member of Zion since AD 1939, has been around along time, not just at Zion but all around the USA and Canada as well, in addition to his international experiences during his time in the US Navy for World War II. He is filled with nearly a century of stories and experiences to...
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Welcome to “A Word from Zion.” In God’s conversations with us, He uses the word “Zion” 160 times to refer to the ideal City of God, our eternal home, where the street is gold, the tree gives life, the gates are pearl, the walls are jasper, and we get to see the face of God along with all who trust in Him, forever. Zion is our future home, our forever home… and here is “a Word from Zion.”
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