Author Archives: rocktime

Due to technical issues with some parts of our computer system, we haven’t been able to record separate audio of our messages since Dec. 1.  However, you can view video of the messages at www.youtube.com/user/mtzionch.  When we have replaced and … Continue reading →

11/24/19 – Steve offers the special meal on today’s menu:  Three Be Sandwich

11/17/19 – Gary Gilbertson talks about the nature of the world’s wisdom from 1 Corinthians 1:21, starting by unpacking what Paul means by “Jews demand a sign…”  111719-WisdomOfWorldPt1 Gary also presented another nugget from 1 Corinthians 14, a brief introduction … Continue reading →

11/10/19 – Pastor Coffin contemplates a whole catechism of categories wherein God has the right to supercede/override/supplant/replace/take over our rights, privileges, ways, traditions, viewpoints, opinions, etc.  Right of Way

10/27/19 – Chuck Porta exhorts Mt. Zion not to be like the elder brother in the parable of the prodigal son, among other things… Exhortation 11/3/19 – Chuck gives a stirring Communion message concerning the suffering and death of Jesus Christ on … Continue reading →

10/20/19 – Steve talks about how the Christian life isn’t about how good or bad your behavior is, and trying to reform or modify your behavior to certain standards; it’s about being a New Creation and letting the Spirit express His … Continue reading →

10/13/19 – Gary Gilbertson dives into the “wisdom of this world” and shows why it is so necessary to get true enlightenment from the Holy Spirit, because of how easily we deceive ourselves into thinking we “know a thing or … Continue reading →

10/6/19 – Rocky takes a look at the admonition in 2 Timothy 2:15 to “Study to show yourself approved by God, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”  Study to Show Yourself … Continue reading →

9/22/19 – Steve continues talking about the glory of God, shown forth in His character, and how that glory indwells us through the Spirit, and therefore we are of the same character, and by faith we can walk in that … Continue reading →

9/15/19 – Rocky talks about some of the memorable events of scripture, the kind that impacted people’s lives (similar to how we might remember JFK’s assassination or the moon landing or 9-11) and the lessons they impart to our faith today. … Continue reading →