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God has given me a wonderful gift of insight of working with people from all classes of life. I have had a great deal of experience in many different fields of life. I have been a fork truck operator, maintenance man, welder, salesman, Hotel Manager, teacher, Family Counselor, book keeper, and coach. I believe this helps me in my ability to connect with people from all walks of life. I believe that the Apostle Paul was right when he said, I will become all things to all men in order that I may win them to Christ. I feel my strengths are working with and managing people. I enjoy teaching and preaching God's Word and working with people one on one. I have been working in the field of Christian family counseling since 1984 and have been a full time counselor since 1994. I have conducted Seminars on the Christian Home and Mens Conferences.I believe God has called me to the Zion's Church to build relationships and win people to Christ before the Lord comes back. We have gone from a very liberal UCC church, to a Conservative Bible teaching Church. There has been great revival in our Church since I came in January of 2006. We have seen folks get saved and had 12 baptisms on July 1st of 2007. I have been married to my wonderful wife Celeste since 1977, and have four children: Jon (28), Kyle (25), Brandon (20), and Karis (15). I was born in Ripon, WI. on July 12th, 1952 and my Favorite NFL team is the Green Bay Packers.
THE CHURCH MINISTRY
The Zion's Church is made up of friendly and warm Christian families who love the Lord Jesus Christ and believe in taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the lost(John 3:16). We believe in sharing our faith with others so that the unsaved will hear and believe. In 1783 our Church was founded on Reformed doctrine, now we are non-denominational and Evangelical in our beliefs. We are a member of the Evangelical Assoc. We take our doctrine from the Word of God, only! One of the things we love to do in our church is to study the Word of God. Pastor John teaches and preaches the Bible with the aid of Power-point Sermons. We also love good Christian music. Many churches have converted to a contemporary style of worship. We are happy to say that we are a church that believes in singing the old traditional hymns along with Christian choruses. We have a Church choir. We believe in preaching the whole council of God's Word in our ministries. We encourage new Christians to grow in discipleship by offering a new believers Bible study and Thursday night home Bible studies.
We have a beautiful newly renovated historic facility with an auditorium that seats 220 and a large fellowship facility downstairs where we have many family reunions and special events. We also have summer concerts in our grove under a beautiful old-fashioned gazebo. We hold the Kratzerville Fireman's Fair every year in the grove in August. We offer a senior adult Sunday school which meets in the main auditorium at 10:15 AM on Sunday mornings. We have an adult Sunday school class which meets in the church library at 10:15 AM on Sunday mornings, and we have a children's Sunday school class which meets in the church kitchen area at 10:15 AM on Sunday mornings. We have a Youth Group which meets Every 1st and 3rd Sunday at 6:00PM for our young people so that they can learn more about the Bible and what we believe as Christians. Pastor John Radke is a certified counselor through New Life Ministries of Calf. and offers family counseling services as a ministry to the members of the Church.
If you are looking for a Church family that really cares about you as a person, then Zion's Church is the place for you.
OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
We believe that all Scripture, by which we understand the whole book called THE BIBLE, is given by inspiration of God; that it is inerrant in the original writing and that its teaching and authority is absolute, supreme and final.
THE TRINITY
We believe that the Godhead eternally exists in three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
THE DEITY OF CHRIST
We believe in the Personality and Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, begotten of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, truly God and truly man.
THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe in the Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit, the source and power of all acceptable worship and service, the infallible interpreter of the infallible Word, who indwells every true believer upon salvation and is ever present to testify of Christ, seeking to occupy
us with Him and not with ourselves or our experiences.
MANKIND
We believe that man was created in the image and after the likeness of God, but that the whole human race fell in the sin of the first Adam, and apart from Christ is spiritually dead and lost.
CHRIST AND SALVATION
We believe that Jesus Christ became the sinner's substitute before God and died as a completely satisfactory sacrifice for the sin of the whole world. We believe that every person must receive Christ by surrendering their will and inviting Him into their lives. This is what it means to be "Born Again". We believe in the Eternal security of the believer.
THE CHURCH
We believe that the Church is composed of all those who truly believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior. It is the body and bride of Christ. We believe that every believer, whether Jew or Gentile, is baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit and having thus become members of one another we are responsible to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, rising above all sectarian prejudices and loving one another with a pure heart fervently.
BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER
We believe and accept all forms of Baptism. The greek word(Baptizo) is the word which means immersion in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer's faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior, the believer's death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus.We believe baptism does not save you and is not part of the act of salvation.
The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby members of the church, through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming.
THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
In the personal and premillennial and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and that this "Blessed Hope" has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer.
THE RESURRECTION
In the bodily resurrection of the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord; of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment.
What Is A Christian?
Many people have different views about what a Christian is, however the Bible is quite clear on this point. Let us first explore what a Christian is not. It is not simply someone who goes to church. Going to church will not make you a Christian. By the same token when you visit a Kentucky Fried Chicken shop you do not become a chicken leg! Many also believe that because we live in a so-called Christian country that this by default makes us Christians. These unfortunately are all untrue. If all of these do not make us Christians what does? The word Christian means CHRIST-IN. A Christian is somebody who has asked Jesus into their lives to be their Lord and Saviour. You and I were originally intended to have a relationship with God. If we look back in the Bible we find that God had a relationship with us in the Garden of Eden (Gen 1:27-31), but sin came into the world when man disobeyed God and ate fruit from a forbidden tree(Gen 2:8-25).
Who Is Jesus?
If Jesus is really the Son of God, then we should take notice of what He says, after all he is the Son of the Creator of the planet and universe which you and I are a part of. What Jesus had come to do was unique because He came down to earth to represent God and renew our relationship with him. (John 3:16,17) But the good news about Jesus is that although He died on a cross, He rose again. This is clear from the Bible as there were over 500 witnesses. The question we need to ask ourselves is, If this Jesus is alive today, can He make a difference in my life? I can tell you, that He can make a big difference in your life. If you have tried other things to bring you happiness and you are still empty, then why not ask Jesus Christ into your heart. You have nothing to lose but everything to gain. There is no dispute that Jesus walked this earth. There is so much historical evidence that proves this. However was He simply a good man who had religious tendencies or was He the Son of God? Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one can go to Heaven apart from me. If He was simply a good man, then His death was like any other death and that would be the end of it.
The Gospel Message
God wants to have a relationship with you and me but He can't stand sin because He is Holy. Many people would think of sin as murder etc. The Bible teaches that we sin in thought and word and deed. So it is not what we do but also what we think. That seems to cover all of us(Rom 3:23). Imagine writing down all the things that we have done wrong in a big book. How many volumes would you or I get up too! God has a problem He wants to have a relationship with you and me but he can't because our sin cuts us off. However God provided a way so that our sins (the things we do wrong) can be forgiven. By coming down to earth to die for us, Jesus paid for our sin. When Jesus was crucified on the cross He provided a way to allow our sins to be forgiven and restore our relationship with God. This is good news(John 3:16). Once we repent of our sin to God He will take away our sin and make us a brand new person(2 Cor. 5:17), a Christian. He also gives us the free gift of Eternal Life. This means that when we die, the next phase of our life begins, Spending eternity with Jesus(John 14:).
"The Sinners Prayer"
Heavenly Father:
I come to you in prayer asking for the forgiveness of my Sins. I confess with my mouth and believe with my heart that Jesus is your Son, And that he died on the Cross at Calvary that I might be forgiven and have Eternal Life in the Kingdom of Heaven. Father, I believe that Jesus rose from the dead and I ask you right now to come in to my life and be my personal Lord and Savior. I repent of my Sins and will Worship you all the day's of my Life!. Because your word is truth, I confess with my mouth that I am Born Again and Cleansed by the Blood of Jesus! In Jesus Name, Amen.
ZION'S CHURCH- 10 CORE VALUES
1.People matter to God and to us.
2.People need the Gospel message which can
transform their lives.
3.People need to be transformed to be a devoted
follower of Christ.
4.People must be reached with evangelism in a
relevant way.
5.People must be treated gently and respectfully.
6.People need to be connected within a caring
community.
7.Every Christian Person has a God-given ministry
and we must help them find it.
8.Everything we do for Christ must be done with
excellence.
9.Our Church must have an evangelistic impact on
the people in our community.
10.To reach people with our mission we must be
willing to step out in faith and take risks for
God.
We are a warm friendly Country Church that's concerned with building relationships one family at a time. Pastor John
COMING EVENTS:
Memorial Day Service at 2:00PM May 24th followed by a picnic at 3:00PM. Open to the community.We had a great event with 80 people!
Daryl Willow concert in the Grove-Sunday- June 15th at 6:30PM- What a great time! We had about 60 people.
Joe Wise concert in the Grove-Sunday June 22 at 7:00PM.What a great time we had. We had to have in the Church building because of rain and had 100 people out!!
In July we will be have True Heart July 20th and Grant and Sally on July 27th at 9AM and at 7PM.
On June 29th we will be having our Dedication Service for the new renovations in the Church at 9:00AM followed by a fellowship in the school house. Praise God!!!
WE ARE NOW A MEMBER OF THE EVANGELICAL ASSOC.
Link at:http://www.evangelicalassociation.org/index.php
DO YOU NEED FAMILY COUNSELING?
DR. JOHN IS A CERTIFIED CHRISTIAN COUNSELOR THROUGH NEW LIFE MINISTRIES.
CALL US AT: 570-374-2403 OR 570-568-8500.
GO TO NEW LIFE'S WEB SITE AND LISTEN TO THEIR RADIO BROADCAST AT: http://www.newlife.com/
PRAYER NEEDS:
- Pray for Richard Brouse- Healing in lung.
- Pray that souls will be saved During the Summer Concerts and the Church will grow.
PLEASE USE THE GUEST BOOK BELOW IF YOU HAVE PRAYER REQUESTS.
The Church is located 5 miles north from HWY 522 in Selinsgrove, on the corner of Kratzerville Road and HWY 204. For more information call: Pastor John Radke at: 1-570-374-2403 or send us an E-Mail at: buffalo7@dejazzd.com
SERVICES:
9:00AM Worship Service
10:15AM Sunday School for Children and Adults.
6:00PM Sunday Night Youth Group
7:00PM Thursday night Home Bible Study Groups
COME AND JOIN US!!!
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