Sermon Tone Analysis

Welcome to Worship

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Responsive Reading (From Pleasant Ridge AME Zion Church in Charlotte, NC)

LEADER: Praise the name of the LORD; praise him, you servants of the LORD,

PEOPLE: you who minister in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.

LEADER: Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.

PEOPLE: He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, the firstborn of people and animals.

LEADER: He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

PEOPLE: Your name, LORD, endures forever, your renown, LORD, through all generations.

LEADER: For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.

PEOPLE: The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by human hands.

LEADER: They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.

PEOPLE: They have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths.

LEADER: Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.

PEOPLE: All you Israelites, praise the LORD; house of Aaron, praise the LORD;

LEADER: house of Levi, praise the LORD; you who fear him, praise the LORD.

ALL: Praise be to the LORD from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem.

Praise the LORD.

Glory Be to the Father (Gloria Patri)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,Both now and always, and unto the ages of ages.

Amen.

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; The third day he arose from the dead and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almighty.

From hence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy Catholic Church (universal), the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, life everlasting.

Amen.

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Our Heritage

The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church professes historical faith in God, who by Himself—outpouring, was manifest incarnate in Jesus Christ for our salvation.

By God’s grace and the power of His Holy Spirit, all believers become the new humanity in history

What We Believe

We believe and understand today that, in the Divine economy, Zion Methodism is to make disciples of all persons throughout the earth, to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captive, recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.

What is Our Mission Statement?

“Loving God with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our minds, and to love our neighbor as ourselves.”

The Freedom Church

Refocusing on Our Purpose, Reviewing Our Practices, Retooling Our People, Reaching Our Potential

The Receiving of Tithes and Offerings

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