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Brian J. Lund is minister of Word & Sacrament at Zion Evangelical & Reformed Church. You can follow him at his website or @BrianJLund.

Sermon: Gifts From the Father from John 1

In our sermon series “Advent 2014: Gifts From the Father” we look at the “inexpressible gift” (II Corinthians 9:15) of Jesus Christ, and how in Christ we have been blessed to receive gifts from our Father to be a blessing … Continue reading

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Sermon: Gifts For One Another from 1 Corinthians 12

In our sermon series “One Another: Communion with Christ, Communion with Saints” we look at how our holy faith is used by God to cause us to live our lives by the Spirit’s power to be a blessing to one … Continue reading

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Advent Devotional Resources

Four Sundays before Christmas marks the beginning of Advent, a season where we focus on the first and second coming of Christ. This is a great time to start family devotions, rekindle your own meditation on divine truth, or do … Continue reading

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December Newsletter & Calendar Posted

The Zion Chronicles for December 2014 is now available for download. You can view the document or download it here. Also, we have updated the church calendar for the month. You can view that by month, week, daily, or agenda … Continue reading

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Advent 2014

Advent 2014: Gifts From the Father We are so excited to celebrate Christ, the ultimate gift our Heavenly Father gives us! The brother of our Lord Jesus Christ told us in James 1:17, “Every good and perfect gift comes from … Continue reading

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Preparing for Worship Nov 23

We will be using the following songs and passages from the Word of God in our corporate gathering this Lord’s Day. Please prayerfully use these resources to prepare your hearts to “come into His gates with thanksgiving and enter His … Continue reading

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Thankful For Thanksgiving

Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart! We have so much to be grateful for!  No matter what life is like for you this Thanksgiving we can all celebrate what God has granted us – whether our nation, our families, our … Continue reading

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Preparing for Worship Nov 16

We will be using the following songs and passages from the Word of God in our corporate gathering this Lord’s Day. Please prayerfully use these resources to prepare your hearts to “come into His gates with thanksgiving and enter His … Continue reading

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Operation Christmas Child Returns

We will be asking for all shoe boxes to be returned for our Operation Christmas Child project. Thank you in advance for giving a shoe box in Jesus’ Name!

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Weather Cancellation & Notices

If church services should ever need to be canceled in the event of inclement weather, such notices will be announced on: KJCY & KGLO (Mason City), KIOW (Forest City), KIMT (Mason City), and on the church website, Twitter, and Facebook. … Continue reading

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