In our most recent sermon from John 4 in our series on The Woman at the Well, we considered Jesus’ words about “true worshipers” that “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” 
While much of our sermon and service are meant to unpack those ideas, there is so much more to say!
As we have focused on the Jesus’ conversation with the woman at the well, we have recognized the importance of seeking: God is seeking worshipers, and this woman is seeking all the wrong things. She is seeking relational intimacy in her five marriages and promiscuous love. She is seeking soul satisfaction, the water from which we will never again thirst. But as Abraham sent for Rebekah at the well as a bride for his son, Isaac, so we see in John 4 that God the Father is seeking worshipers for the True Bride, the Bride of Christ as Jesus meets this woman in her spiritual need.
How does this affect how we see worship? Continue reading
This Sunday, our adult Bible study will gather, and we want to ask an important question: can we get along with Lutherans?!
One resource that can benefit us is Between Wittenberg and Geneva: Lutheran and Reformed Theology in Conversation, a book by two respected theologians. Robert Kolb is an amazing Lutheran scholar at Concordia Seminary, and Carl Trueman is a Reformed professor and pastor. Writing this book together, both scholars help Christians from different traditions understand each other and their own churches better.
We are excited to get back to Sunday school!
This Sunday, Rev. Matt Stanghelle (PCA) will be at Zion to share about the ministry to Europe and Norway. 
Matt and his wife Deborah are leading a team of Norwegians and internationals to plant the first church in Norway with Reformed theology. Parents to four children, Norway runs deep in Matt’s family heritage. They consider it a great privilege to church plant in the land of his forefathers. Matt is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America and is serving his call with the Ministry to the Military and Internationals.
This weekend, we are thankful to the Lord of the Nations for a chance to pray for, support, and learn about the Spirit’s work in Guatemala!
