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Don’t Look Back

No U-turn sign to convey don't look back for this blog post about Lot's wife and moving forward with God

Lot’s wife looked back and became a monument to a moment. Discover how God’s mercy calls us to stop dwelling on the past and move forward into the purpose He has prepared for us.

He Took Me The Long Way

This sermon from a church in Sioux City on patience is by Pastor Lauderdale titled He Took Me The Long Way

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:2–3 (KJV) A Message on Patience When He Takes You The Long Way Have you ever looked at your life and said, “Lord… this didn’t have to take this long”? If you’ve been praying, waiting, and wondering when the door will finally open, this is a message on patience for you.  Sometimes God’s […]

It Ain’t About You!

Christian Church in Sioux City Mt Zion Baptist church blog titled It Ain't About You shows man in winter forest wearing a hat with a cross on it.

Prefer to watch or listen? Watch Pastor Lauderdale’s Dec 7, 2025 message titled It Ain’t About You. Scripture:John 13:1–17 (KJV) Today, I want to call you back, in crystal-clear terms, to servant leadership. As we continue our year-long journey of Fixing What’s Broken to Build Back Better, we return to the powerful moment in John […]

Do You Want To Get Better?

Do You Want To Get Better blog post image shows a man begging. This blog post is by Pastor Lauderdale of Mt Zion Baptist Church in Sioux City Iowa

Watch Pastor Lauderdale’s message titled Do You Want To Get Better? on YouTube. Part of our year-long series: Fixing What’s Broken to Build Back Better Scripture: John 5:1–9 (KJV) On April 14, 1935, a massive dust storm swallowed the Great Plains in what history remembers as Black Sunday. Families clung to one another as winds […]

The Refiner’s Fire

Photo of metalurgist's refiners fire for Mt Zion Baptist Church Sioux City Iowa blog post called The Refiners Fire

The Refiner’s Fire Part of our year-long series: Fixing What’s Broken to Build Back Better Scripture: Malachi 3:2–3 (KJV) Malachi chapter 3, verses 2 and 3 says, “But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for He is like a refiner’s fire, and like fuller’s soap: And […]

The Ministry of Consolation

Ministry of Consolation blog post image of women consoling someone as described in the Mt Zion Baptist Church blog post titled Ministry of Consolation

The Ministry of Consolation Part of our year-long series: Fixing What’s Broken to Build Back Better Scripture:Acts 9:20–29 (KJV) In this blog post, we’re going to talk about something our church and our world desperately need—the ministry of consolation. I want to take you back to one of the most powerful examples in Scripture of […]

It Was Caused By Pressure

Pastor Robert N. Lauderdale's blog post titled "It Was Caused by Pressure" describes being bent under pressure by life.

Part of our year-long series: Fixing What’s Broken to Build Back Better Scripture: Luke 13:10–17 (KJV) Picture it with me: a woman walks into the synagogue—but she’s not walking like you and I walk. For eighteen long years she has been bent double, eyes fixed on the ground, unable to stand up straight Luke 13:11 […]

Withered Not Worthless

A withered flower echoes the message in Robert N. Lauderdale's blog post "Withered Not Worthless".

When your strength runs dry, your value in Christ does not Part of our year-long series: Fixing What’s Broken to Build Back Better Scripture: Mark 3:1–7 (KJV) We all walk through seasons when our strength feels like it’s leaking out the bottom. You pray, but your words sound tired. You show up, but your heart […]

I Need Spiritual Discipline

This young African-American man is praying for spiritual discipline as described in the "I Need Spiritual Discipline" blog post.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24–27 (KJV) As we journey through life, we hear God’s Word expose the state of humanity—and then it gets personal. It speaks to my condition. Maybe you’ve asked, “Lord, how do I get out of this dilemma? How can I get back to where I once was?” You don’t need to be […]