Sunday Morning Service

11:30 A.M.

Devotion

Prayer

Scripture

Choir Selection

Offering

Church Announcements

Broadcast Announcer

Morning Sermon: Suffragan Bishop Charles L. Smith

Altar Call

(Please, no walking)

Benediction: Suffragan Bishop Charles L. Smith

Sunday Evening Service

7:00 P.M.

Devotion

Prayer

Scripture

Offering

Choir Selection

Evening Sermon

Altar Call

(Please, no walking)

Benediction

Zion Temple Telecast Schedule

Cincinnati Religion Channel

Sunday 9 A.M. Monday 3 P.M.

Tuesday 12 A.M. Wednesday 8 P.M.

Metro Channel

Friday 10 A.M.

It is time to enroll/re-enroll your children in the Zion Temple

Christian Academy for the 2020-2021 school year. You may call

the academy office at (513) 861-5551 for more information.

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Zion Temple 100th Church Gala Reservation forms for the 100th Church Gala are on the tables in the hallway. This form will serve as your RSVP to attend the Gala. Please make your reservation by completing the form and returning it to the church office. All monies should be given to Sis. Charneé Smith or Evangelist Dorothy M. Williams. Thank you in advance.

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Youth Services for March Monday 2nd ………Bible Study Monday 9th ………Prayer Monday 16th ………Community Dinner Monday 23rd ………CANCELLED Monday 30th ………CANCELLED

SUNDAY MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 29, 2020

FAST DAYS FOR ZION TEMPLE

FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH IN 2020

FAST DAYS FOR APRIL, 2020

Group “A” = A to F Wednesday, April 1, 2020 Group “B” = G to L Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Group “C” = M to R Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Group “D” = S to Z Wednesday, April 22, 2020

The whole church will fast together on Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Prayer theme or objective for the month of April, 2020 is:

“THE BACKSLIDDERS WILL COME BACK HOME!”

Suffragan Bishop Charles L. Smith, Pastor

From the Pastor’s desk. . .

Confess your faults one to another, and pray

one for another, that ye may be healed. The

effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man

availeth much.

(James 5:16)

I have written this week with the Lord’s help about The

Power of Prayer. The scripture text for this article comes

from the book of James. This book is the first book of the

general epistles. There are seven general epistles,

namely James, I Peter, II Peter, I John, II John, III John,

and Jude. The general epistles are not addressed to any

particular church but all of them are written to the

believers in Jesus Christ. The book of James is a very

Jewish book and was written about AD 45 to the Christian

Jews who were scattered abroad by the dispersion of

them from the city of Jerusalem. (James 1:1) says =

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to

the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

The book of James is called “The practical” book of the

New Testament, and it is also called, “The Proverbs” of

the New Testament. The author of this book is James,

the Lord’s brother. (Galatians 1:19). He was the pastor

or overseer of the First Apostolic Church in Jerusalem.

(Acts 15:12-24). He was also called James, the just,

because of his holiness of life, and piety, and his rigid

adherence to the practical morality of the moral law.

The teachings of the author, James, about The Power of

Prayer are found in (James 5:13-18). For the study of

the entire teachings about prayer, its power, and its

effect on our lives, let us read and study it, which will

increase our Bible knowledge.

But for this Pastor’s Desk, we want to focus our attention

upon our scripture text for this article which (James 5:16-

18). It says = Confess your faults one to another, and

pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The

effectual prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias

was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he

prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not

on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the

earth brought forth her fruit. The author, James, says in

this passage of scripture that the effectual fervent prayer

of a righteous man availeth much. First of all, our

prayers that we pray to our God must be effectual fervent

prayers. The word, effectual, means = producing an

intended effect, and fervent means = passion or strong

feeling, especially of desire. Fervent also means = our

object of enthusiasm. Both of these words are adjectives.

An adjective is a word that serves as a modifier of a

noun. They change the noun of prayer and make it a

prayer that produces an intended effect.

Our prayers must all be fervent or with passion and a

strong feeling especially of desire to have them answered

by our God. We must focus upon what we want God to

do for us. Our prayers must be our object of enthusiasm.

The author, James, used as his example a man who

prayed an effectual fervent prayer. His name was Elijah,

the prophet of God in Samaria. He is first introduced in

the Old Testament scriptures in (I Kings 17:1) which says

= And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of

Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth,

before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain

these years, but according to my word. The reason why

he told Ahab this prophetic message was because God

was tired of Ahab and Jezebel’s evil and wicked ways.

They forsook the Jehovah God of Israel and served Baal

and worshipped him and killed God’s prophets and reared

up an altar for Baal in the House of Baal which Ahab built

in Samaria. Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of

Israel than “all” the kings of Israel that were before him.

Read: (I Kings 16:29-33). After Elias (Elijah) left the

presence of King Ahab, he prayed an effectual fervent

prayer to the Lord that availed much. James said Elias

was a man of like passions as we are, and he prayed

earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the

earth by the space of three years and six months. The

word, earnestly, means = with a serious state of mind.

Let us look at the man, Elijah. James said that he was a

human, fleshing being just like all of us, who believed

God’s prophetic word which he had given to him, and

prayed earnestly to his God that he would confirm his

word that was given to him. The effectual fervent prayer

of this righteous man availed much. The Power of Prayer

stopped the earth from giving her dew and the heavens

from giving her rain upon the earth for three and one half

years. Saints of the most high God, read these scriptures

and see what The Power of Prayer can do. We can affect

nature with our prayers. And Elijah prayed a second

prayer that God would open the heavens and send rain

again upon the earth, and the heaven gave rain, and the

earth brought forth her fruit. Read: (I Kings 18:41-46)

The Power of Prayer opened the heavens again!

Finally, we believe that the power of prayer can be

revealed in the 21st century too! But always remember

our prayers must be effectual fervent prayers; the

persons who are praying them must be righteous before

they avail much; these prayers must be prayed earnestly

or with a serious state of mind! The Power of Prayer can

change things! Saints, don’t stop praying. Read: (Luke

18:1-8)

Suffragan Bishop Charles L. Smith, D.D.

March 29, 2020

To my Zion Temple Church Family, Praise the Lord! Since we are not able to gather together as we normally do, I felt a need to reach out to you via the bulletin. First, I want you to know that I am praying for all of us. We believe and know that God will deliver us in his time. Second, for God has not given us a spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and a sound mind. II Timothy 1:7. Since God has brought us to this crisis, he is well able to bring us through it. However, we must stay close to Him and have a good relationship with him. I admonish all of us to stay focused, stay prayerful, and above all, be strong and of a good courage, and He will strengthen our hearts. He has never failed and he will not fail us. He is true to his promises, and He will do just what He said He would do. So, keep holding on to your faith, and watch God work. He will come through every time. FAITH =

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God bless you and keep you till we meet again. LOVE YOU TO LIFE, Lady/Evangelist Mildred E. Smith

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Sunday

Broadcast AM 1050 8:30 A.M.

Broadcast FM 103.1

Sunday Morning Prayer 9:00 A.M.

Sunday School 10:15 A.M.

Morning Worship 11:30 A.M.

Evangelistic Service

3rd Foreign Miss., 5th Media

Ministry 7:00 P.M.

Monday

Noonday Prayer 12:00 - 1:00 P.M.

Youth Service 7:00 P.M.

Tuesday

Phillips Bible Institute Classes 6:30- 9:15 P.M.

Wednesday

Noonday Prayer 12:00 - 1:00 P.M.

Bible Class 7:30 P.M.

Thursday

Choir Rehearsal 7:00 P.M.

Friday

Noonday Prayer 12:00 - 1:00 P.M.

Men's Min., Christian Women,

Saints' Meeting, or Prayer 7:30 P.M.

Saturday

Prayer 12:00 P.M.

WORSHIP IS FOR ALL

Zion Temple First Pentecostal Church

3771 Reading Road • Cincinnati, OH 45229

(513) 861-2812 Office • (513) 861-1563 Fax

Suffragan Bishop Charles L. Smith, D.D., Pastor

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