Week 3 - There's More to The Story!

Today we wrap up the fascinating story of Joseph in Genesis 37-50, with all of the 12 Tribes of Israel living in harmony down in Egypt.  And they lived there for 400 years!  But it certainly was a circuitous route getting them there - lots of twists and turns in Joseph's life.  And yet, through it all he remained faithful.  In difficult times, he remained committed to the dream/vision that God gave him.  Listen in to a little more of Joseph's story:

And here's a great song by Selah, "Yet not I, but Christ Through Me."  And some of the video background for this song shows a drone view of Smith Rock, so enjoy!

 Week 3 - Sunday Preview!

Welcome back!  We're on Chapter 3 looking at the massive story of Joseph - a story of betrayal, challenge, forgiveness, and redemption.  Read through Chapter 3, listen to this blog, and you'll be prepared for worship on Sunday!  Then remember to listen to There's More to The Story on Monday - a follow-up with even more about Joseph.  Here's the video:

And we sing this song on Sundays, and I think you'll enjoy this version of Take This World But Give Me Jesus!

 Week 2 - There's More to The Story!

Abraham has such a fascinating story of gradual faith - kind of like a small mustard seed of a faith that just kept growing, though in somewhat of a circuitous way!  There's more to the story about Abraham, so listen in and find out more interesting details!  Here's the video:

And here's a song I think you'll like by Alisa Turner - This is My Prayer for You

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 Week 2 - Sunday Preview!

Here's our Thursday blog with a Sunday preview for September 25.  We're on chapter 2 - the story of the call of Abraham, so if you can read through that before Sunday, that would be great!

Our worship schedule has returned to worship at 8:30 and 11:00, with the Adult Forum and Sunday School at 10:00!  The Adult Forum will feature a video that augments The Story each week, so you'll really be able to get into the flow of the Bible even more deeply!

In the meantime, here's the video:

And here's a wonderful song, Nearer My God to Thee for 9 cellos.  Enjoy!

 Week 1 - There's More to "The Story!"

Here's the Monday Blog, following a great Sunday morning - because there's More To The Story!

There won't be a blog next week because we're out of town, so the next Thursday and Monday blogs will be in two weeks!  But here's Week 1 of There's More to The Story!  Enjoy!

And here's a song you can enjoy - Michael W. Smith singing Awesome God to 50,000 people in Budapest, Hungry!  Enjoy!

 Zion - The Story - Sunday Preview!

We begin our year- long focus on The Story with this opening Thursday blog!  Each Thursday before a Story sermon there will be a Thursday video blog with a Sunday Preview of the upcoming Sunday sermon, with a focus on reading some of the chapter directly related to the sermon.  Then on Monday there will be a second video blog, following the Sunday worship, with There's More to The Story!  Each of these blogs will have a song to listen to for your devotional time.  It is hoped that this will deepen your experience with The Story this year, from September 11 through June 4, 2023.  

Here is the Sunday Preview video:

And here's a great song by Leeland called Way Maker, with many of the references of just who God is!