February 18, 2021
Due to the severity of the weather in Houston Prayer & Teachers meeting tonight and Bible Study tomorrow night have been canceled. Please stay safe and warm!
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
Fanners of the Flame
February 18, 2021
Due to the severity of the weather in Houston Prayer & Teachers meeting tonight and Bible Study tomorrow night have been canceled. Please stay safe and warm!
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Communion elements will be distributed on Saturday, January 2, 2021 from 12 p.m.-2 p.m.
November 15, 2020
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” (Eccl 3:1). The wise man, Solomon, shares with us a very important lesson for life. Here it is: there is a right time for everything. We know that God has a plan for all people. Timing is important. All of the experiences of life that are outlined in verses one thru eight are certain at some time in life. What we must learn is how to accept and appreciate God’s perfect timing. Our God is omniscient, He is all knowing. He is aware of our ever human experience. He is aware of this horrific pandemic, the toxic political climate, and the systemic racism that is so prevalent at this time. During such times we may face many problems that seem to contradict God’s plans, these problems should not be a barrier to believing that “all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). God works out all things for our good. This, dear people, does not mean that all that happens to us is good. Evil is prevalent in our fallen world, but God is able to turn it around for our long range good. Our God, who sits outside of time, orchestrates time. To not understand this can result in despair, depression, or moving ahead without His advice or consent. “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”
Dear ones, know that this time will pass. God is in control. God’s moral compass is pointing toward righteousness. “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” (Gal. 6:9). Be blessed as we fulfill our time.
Pastor J. Amos Jones
The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America states:
Section 1: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Section 2: The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation
The road from the inception of this amendment to full implementation has been fraught with insidious methods to deny the vote to those persons the Amendment sought to help. Having said that, we are overcomers. “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4). From the poll tax, the literacy test, “How many jellybeans are in the jar?” by the grace of God we have overcome these impediments. There is, however, an impediment we must deal with (besides voter suppression) and that is voter APATHY (capitalization for emphasis). During the 2016 election, about 62% of the electorate voted, another way of saying that is 38% of the electorate did not vote. Why did they not vote? There are many reasons and among those reasons are lack of interest, unconcern and indifference.
Dear ones, as we go into this election, let me remind you that the Lord is faithful, and He will establish you and give you the overcoming power to seek God’s spiritual reign here in the earth realm. Let me remind you again, here on earth, God’s work must truly be our own.
Be blessed as you vote with Godly wisdom.
Pastor J. Amos Jones