Trusting the Lord’s leading, we are pleased to be looking for an Associate Pastor position! The Consistory has appointed a task force team, with job description, contact info, and more. To see the entire position, please see here.
We have already listed the availability at several places:
Reformed TS Jobs
Gospel Coalition Jobs
Indeed
and many more…
Interested candidates will find instructions for a cover letter, resume, and more details at our employment listing. Questions? Contact us.
Our July edition of the Zion Chronicles can be viewed and downloaded here. The Zion calendar for the month can be viewed here.
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 courts with praise” (Psalm 100:4).
The Word of the Lord:
Psalm 95:1 – 7
Mark 12:28 – 31
Psalm 51
Colossians 3:12ff
I John 1 – 2
II Corinthians 13:14
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs:
We Will Glorify
Oh How He Loves You and Me
Doxology
Jesus Paid It All
Gloria Patri
Means of Grace:
Congregational Prayer
Sermon: I John 1 – 2
Terry Baxter “The Magnificence of Jesus”
Lord’s Day Activities
Worship at 9:30 am
A memorial service in honor of Raymond Thompson will be held at Zion Evangelical & Reformed Church, in Garner, IA on Tuesday, June 27th at 7:30 pm. The Rev. Brian J. Lund will be officiating, with family, friends, and fellow church members invited to share at the service.
Raymond Thompson, 43, of Garner, Iowa, died Tuesday, June 13, 2023 in Cedar Rapids. Some family held a celebration of life service locally on a previous date.
Ray was survived by his children, Selena Dameron, Zoe Baker, Josiah McCrory, Isaiah Dykstra, Franky Christeson, and Jaxxon Thompson; siblings, Billy (Stephanie) Allison, David Cox, Melissa Sanders, Corissa (Kenneth) Wade, and Mark Johnson; three grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Raymond Joseph was born to David and Toni (Cox) Thompson on September 12, 1979 in Des Moines. He was interested in mission trips around the country, and shared his faith through his prison and recovery ministries. He loved his children unconditionally. Ray loved cars, shoes, serving at meetings, and football, especially rooting on the Chicago Bears.
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 courts with praise” (Psalm 100:4).
The Word of the Lord:
Psalm 90:1 – 2
I Corinthians 12
Proverbs 9:9 – 13
Ephesians 5:15 – 21
Numbers 6:24 – 26
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs:
O God, Our Help In Ages Past
He Will Hold Me Fast
Doxology
Have Thine Own Way, Lord
Gloria Patri
Means of Grace:
Congregational Prayer
Sermon: Ephesians 5:15 – 21
Rev. Brian J. Lund “Walk In Wisdom Part II”
Lord’s Day Activities
Worship at 9:30 am
Family Sunday school at 10:45 am
Intellectual Discipleship at 6pm
We rejoice in gathering as a church family on the Lord’s Day, and we trust God as we scatter into our weekly callings & vocations! Check out the following resources.
Now that the grill has been put away, the new tie that Dad unwrapped is hung up, and some of our Father’s Day festivities has ended, now is a great time to really challenge ourselves in what it means to be a godly father! Read all the helps for Fuel After Father’s Day here.
Were you able to join us for worship yesterday, to learn to “Walk in Wisdom?” Catch the sermon and entire service here:
God is “all in all.” He therefore is, or ought to be, the only supreme, absolute object of our thoughts and desires; other things are from and for Him only.
John Owen “The Duty of Spiritual Mindedness”
“You shall love the Lord your God with… all your mind…”
We want to train young and old to follow God with all that we have, and that includes our minds. On Sunday, June 25th, join us in the evening for Intellectual Discipleship to learn more about following God in the truth, in what we know, and how these ideas change our lives.
There are important questions:
These questions, and so many others, are important for the Christian faith, so that as Michael Horton says, we can “know what we believe and why we believe it.” Searchers and truth-seekers have questions. Young people want to know if there faith is detached from Reality, or if it can be backed up as reasonable in the universe we find ourselves in. Christians need to know how to show that our beliefs are not irrational, and how to winsomely point others to Jesus, the Answer to all our questions, the Wisdom of God that makes foolish the wisdom of people.
Consider some of the common objections people have to following Christ. Answering these kinds of questions is a step in apologetics:
Make plans to on Sunday, June 25th in the evening to study these truths. You will learn more about apologetics, our own Caleb Renner will be sharing his studies, and we will look at divine Truth. Light refreshments will be provided. More details will be coming soon.
See you on June 25th!
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 courts with praise” (Psalm 100:4).
The Word of the Lord:
Psalm 84:8 – 12
Isaiah 28:1 – 4
Isaiah 53:4 – 6
James 3:14 – 18
Ephesians 5:15 – 21
Numbers 6:24 – 26
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs:
Psalm 84B
The Power of the Cross
Doxology
He Leadeth Me O Blessed Thought
Gloria Patri
Means of Grace:
Congregational Prayer
Sermon: Ephesians 5:15 – 21
Rev. Brian J. Lund “Walk In Wisdom”
Lord’s Day Activities
Worship at 9:30 am
Ladie’s Bible study at 7pm
Our week of Vacation Bible school at Zion is in full swing! We are thankful for over twenty volunteers, countless donations, and nearly seventy young people in attendance. God is good! But we want this week to count for eternity. And we cannot do THAT on our own – we need His divine grace. So would you join us in praying for us?
We know that God loves to hear His people calling to Him in child-like dependence. Please join us in taking a little time each week to lift up the following needs to the Lord above:
Pray for God to change lives. Ask the Lord that each heart that hears about Jesus, the truth of His Word, and the hope of the Gospel would be changed! Pray for many to trust Christ, maybe for the very first time! Plead with the Lord to “give ears to hear” His truth, and strengthen the faith of those who are listening who already follow Christ. Ask that the truth of Scripture would transform minds and renew boys and girls to be new creations in Christ. Pray that even volunteers would find their own faith strengthened by serving.
Pray for VBS logistics and success. Ask God to grant smooth operations for all the events, that supplies would work and hold out, and that schedules would come together. Pray for all the volunteers, those traveling to drop off/pick up students, and more.
Pray for our reputation in our community. We want Garner, Hancock county, and north Iowa to know that Zion is here as servants of Jesus, and that we can be trusted with their kids and family members for an awesome week learning so much about Jesus! Pray for the conversations that follow VBS, and that both kids and parents would be motivated to put Jesus first in their lives.
Pray for our volunteers and helpers. So much of this week’s success is how God will work through adults, teens, and helpers behind the scenes. Pray for servant hearts with no grumbling or complaining. Pray that the Spirit would give us grace for when the unexpected comes up, or we need to make a last minute change. Ask the Lord of the Harvest to be sanctifying our volunteers, and drawing them to Jesus this week.
Pray for those who are hurting. VBS is so much fun! But many of the kids who attend, or volunteers who help, have real lives going on that might involve hurt and heartache. Pray the Lord would lift them up on eagle’s wings. Ask God to not allow the Devil to distract kids from the good news of Jesus. Plead with the Lord to send His Spirit so that VBS is used in their lives – with friends, fun, and the hope of Christ – to bless them in the midst of their hurting.
Pray for Zion to be a church that always reaches out. VBS might be one week, but there are always people who need Jesus! Who can you be praying for, inviting to worship, or setting up a Bible study or service project to bless others? Ask the Lord to give you opportunities to be an ambassador for Christ!
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 courts with praise” (Psalm 100:4).
The Word of the Lord:
Ephesians 1:3 – 6
Ephesians 5:1 – 15
Psalm 92
Isaiah 60:1 – 5
Deuteronomy 33:26 – 27, 29
Numbers 6:24 – 26
Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs:
Come, Praise & Glorify
Psalm 92a
Doxology
What A Fellowship (Leaning On the Everlasting Arms)
Gloria Patri
Means of Grace:
Congregational Prayer
Sermon: Ephesians 5:8 – 14
Rev. Brian J. Lund “Christmas & Easter Christians”
Lord’s Day Activities
Men’s Breakfast 8:00 am
Worship at 9:30 am
VBS Volunteer Meeting at 5pm
Ladie’s Bible study at 7pm
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