P R A Y E R L I S T

Sis. Lizzie Anderson

Sis Margaret & John Armstreet

Sis. Delores Ward Babers

Sis. Bertha Booker

Sis. Leslie Brooks

Sis. Bernice Brown

Bro. John Brown

Sis. Jessica Burton

Sis. Susan Burton

Sis. DeAnn Chambers

Sis. Barbara Dillard

Sis. Sharon Fisher

Bro. John Foster

Sis. Audrey Furdge

Sis. Delores Glenn

Sis. Frankie Golden

Bro. Henry Hadley

Bro. Donald Haley

Sis. Lucille Haley

Bro. Kenneth Hall

Bro. Marvin Hall

Sis. Sharon Haynes

Sis. Mary Ann & Carrington Hinton

Sis. Tanya Holmes

Sis. Oda Mae James

Sis. Sharon Jefferson

Bro. Fred Johnson

Sis. Ruth Johnson

Rev. James Jones & Family

Sis. Odessa Jones

Sis. Oletha Kelly

Rev. & Sis. Adrian Lara

Sis. Crystal Linzer

Sis. Julia McCoy

Sis. Carol McCray

Bro. Kevin McDonald

Bro. Scott McKinney

Bro. Kelvin Merchant

Sis. Joyce Mitchell

Sis. Ruby Palmer

Sis. Donna Papillion

Sis. Brenda Rogers

Sis. Elyse Rogers

Sis. El Louise Smith

Sis. Jacqueline Thompson

Bro. Jeff Townley

Sis. Peggy Townley

Bro. James Overstreet/Family

U.S. Military Troops in Iraq

Sis. Lillian Walker

Bro. Maurice Ward

Bro. & Sis. Jimmy Whitehead

Bro. Johnny Williams

Sis. Beverly Willis

Bro. Esther Wood

Sis. Ophelia Wooley

Bro. Cameron Wright

Bro. ClydeYork

Sis. Youngblood

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
October 5, 2008

To our newest members, welcome to the Friendship family. To our visitors who have chosen to worship with the Friendship family, thank you for sharing our worship experience. New members and/or visitors, you are indeed a blessing to us and we appreciate the opportunity to minister to each of you. You will find that here at Friendship we are traditional in the things of God as we are taught in II Thessalonians 2:15: “Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or by epistle.” We believe that the Bible is the inerrant word of God. We know that no prophecy is of private interpretation, for the prophecy came not in old time by the will of men: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost (II Peter 1:20-21). We recognize that the Bible is God’s message to man (mankind). The theme of this message is the same in both the Old and New Testaments, the redemption of man. The O.T. tells about the origin of man’s sin and the preparation God made for the solution of this problem through His own Son the Messiah. The N.T. describes the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan. The two Testaments form two volumes of one work. The first is incomplete without the second, and the second cannot be fully understood without the first. Together they are God’s revelation to man of the provision He has made for his salvation. Here at Friendship, we still hold to the Bible as our basic handbook. Having stated that we are traditional in the things of God, unashamedly I will admit that, we are an innovative church family. We have taken a cue from the Lord Jesus Christ. Our Lord has mightily affected society in its organized state. It is our desire to bring about positive change in the four-corners area. The Lord has taught the world the dignity of human life, the worth of the soul, the preciousness of personality. Because of this, the status of women has improved (they are ministers of the Gospel here); children are recognized as a primary responsibility for the lavishing of love and care (we have an awesome, active, age-appropriate children’s church). Human life, when weak or aged or disadvantaged, is not regarded as forfeiting a right to a place in society, but rather is entitled to help (your Benevolent Offering is at work, Hallelujah!) Again, let me welcome you to Friendship. Be blessed as we follow Him.

Pastor J. Amos Jones

Week of October 5, 2008 thru October 12, 2008

Sunday

10-05-20083:00PMOUTING: Curry’s Chapel B.C.

4716 ½ South St., (281-934-2614)

Brookshire, TX / Pastor Charles Gamble

Monday

10-06-20087:30PMMale Chorus Rehearsal

Tuesday

10-07-20087:30PMSupport Group Meeting

Wednesday

10-08-20087:00PMBrotherhood Meeting

7:00PMSenior Mission

7:00PMStarlight Mission

7:00PMWomen-In-Action

Thursday

10-09-20087:30PMPrayer and Teachers’ Meeting

Friday

10-10-20087:30PMBible Study

Praise Dancers’ Rehearsal

Sunday

10-12-20083:00PMUshers’ Annual Day – Guest, Pageville B.C.

Richmond, TX – Pastor Eddie Miller

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturdays, October 11th & October 18th – Youth and Young Adult Choir Rehearsals

The FMBC 68th Church Anniversary has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 26th at 3:30PM

October 5th / Empowered Community
Devotional Reading:
Ephesians 2:11–22
Background Scripture:
Acts 2:1–47
Printed Text:
Acts 2:1–17a
Lesson Aims
After participating in this lesson, each student will be able to:
1. List the dramatic events that preceded the birth of the church on the Day of Pentecost.
2. Explain the role of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost.
3. Write a prayer of thankfulness for the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Please Do Not Walk During Invitation to Discipleship

Happy Birthday

Members Month of

Chris NewkirkOctober 1st

Carolyn HemphillOctober 2nd

Victoria JohnsonOctober 2nd

Inell JacksonOctober 4th

Keisha AllenOctober 7th

Tia DaleOctober 7th

Donna HodgeOctober 8th

Verdis ReedusOctober 10th

LeKeisha SeymoreOctober 11th

Tevin RubinOctober 13th

Bralyn WadlingtonOctober 15th

Andre MartinOctober 16th

Melanie OmodiaOctober 16th

Valerie HenningOctober 17th

Daniel Landry, Jr.October 17th

Keidrin JohnsonOctober 18th

DeAnn ChambersOctober 20th

Charles TaylorOctober 20th

Alexis NowlinOctober 21st

Zion SimmonsOctober 21st

Robert AllenOctober 24th

Adrian SmithOctober 24th

Ashley SmithOctober 24th

Connie MettersOctober 30th