What an awesome day of celebration this is. This is the day the Lord has made, we will celebrate and be glad in it!
Seventy-four years ago, God birthed the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church into the four corners area of Fort Bend County. That was the day that God’s purpose for ministry in this community was brought to fruition.
This Pastor knows for certain that God has set this congregation in the Universal Church as it has pleased Him. “And God hath set some in the Church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, diversities of tongues” (1st Corinthians 12:28)
God has truly equipped Friendship for the work He has ordained for her. Moreover, God has wonderfully placed the leadership, all that are involved in the ministry of “helps”, and every member according to His plan, and His purpose through these seventy-four years.
It has been this Pastor’s great privilege to have served as Pastor for forty-one of those seventy-four years. How humbling that is. The Word that Almighty God spoke to Zerubbabel through the prophet Zechariah were certainly for this Pastor: “Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts” (Zech. 4:6)
Even though Zerubbabel did not possess the royal might and power that David and Solomon enjoyed, he would still complete the rebuilding of the temple because he had the Spirit’s enablement. Praise God for the work of the Holy Spirit. “He shall glorify me: for He shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you” (John 16:14).
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Holy Ghost infused and Holy Ghost led. To God be the glory for all He has done to bring us to this day.
Pastor J. Amos Jones
