Friendship Missionary Baptist Church is the local church in the Four Corners Community.  Having said that, F.M.B.C. is also a part of the church, the Bride of Christ. We are members of the Body of Christ.  Paul says in Ephesians 1:22-23: “And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is His body, the fulness of Him that filleth all in all.”  Do you see it? Christ is the head, and we are the body of His church.  The image of the body shows the church’s unity.  Each member is involved with all the others as they go about doing Christ’s work on earth.  However, it is our relationship with Christ, the Head, that empowers every member as we continue our earthly so-journ.  “For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ” (Romans 12:4-5a).

Here, Paul uses the concept of the human body to teach how Christians should live and work together.  Just as the parts of the body function under the direction of the brain, so Christians are to work together under the command and authority of Jesus Christ.  You are reminded by this Pastor quite often that “We are all in this together.”  Dear Ones, we are told that the fullness of Him fills and completes all things in all believers. That being said, we are totally complete in Him. The local church can do all things through Christ. Let’s focus on two things: Evangelism and Discipling of the believers. More to come.

Remember, we are the Body of Christ. The Holy Spirit is the presence of Jesus in the earth realm and He will never leave us.

Pastor J. Amos Jones

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church is the local church in the Four Corners Community.  Having said that, F.M.B.C. is also a part of the church, the Bride of Christ. We are members of the Body of Christ.  Paul says in Ephesians 1:22-23: “And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is His body, the fulness of Him that filleth all in all.”  Do you see it? Christ is the head, and we are the body of His church.  The image of the body shows the church’s unity.  Each member is involved with all the others as they go about doing Christ’s work on earth.  However, it is our relationship with Christ, the Head, that empowers every member as we continue our earthly so-journ.  “For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ” (Romans 12:4-5a).

Here, Paul uses the concept of the human body to teach how Christians should live and work together.  Just as the parts of the body function under the direction of the brain, so Christians are to work together under the command and authority of Jesus Christ.  You are reminded by this Pastor quite often that “We are all in this together.”  Dear Ones, we are told that the fullness of Him fills and completes all things in all believers. That being said, we are totally complete in Him. The local church can do all things through Christ. Let’s focus on two things: Evangelism and Discipling of the believers. More to come.

Remember, we are the Body of Christ. The Holy Spirit is the presence of Jesus in the earth realm and He will never leave us.

Pastor J. Amos Jones

A big God bless you goes out to all of the choir members as we celebrate with them on this their annual day. The Psalmist tells us to: “Sing a new song to the Lord! Let the whole earth sing to the Lord! Sing to the Lord; praise His name. Each day proclaim the good news that He saves. Publish His glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things He does. (Psalm 96:1-3 NLT) It is obvious that the Psalmist had the choir at Friendship in mind when he pinned these words. Thank you choir for how you sing unto the Lord. You are indeed worshippers, not performers. To God be the glory!  In your singing there is the proclamation of the good news of His salvation and the declaration of His glory. Individually, think about your singing. In  Psalm 13:6, David says “I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me.”   We all can attest that God has blessed us abundantly. In Psalm 57, there is a record of David’s thoughts when he fled from Saul, and the truth be known: we all have had some disconcerting moments. In difficult times we can join David and say: “My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast and confident! I will sing, yes, I will sing praises [to You]!

Again choir, thank you for your marvelous (and melodic) contribution to the praise and worship at Friendship. God bless you on this Choir Annual Day.

Pastor J. Amos Jones

A big “God bless you” and our sincere appreciation goes out to Sister Janet Spurlock for her service as a trustee with the Alief Independent School District. Public service is a noble calling, and we thank the Lord that there are caring people like Sister Spurlock that will answer that call. The Bible says in Proverbs 29:2 “When the righteous are in authority and become great, the people rejoice; But when the wicked man rules, the people groan and sigh.” (AMP) When we have Godly people in positions of authority, the Lord will bless their efforts. Again, hear the word of the Lord: “Righteousness exalted a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” (Proverbs 14:34) In this age of “Let someone else do it.”, it is refreshing that out of Friendship we have a school board trustee. It is this pastor’s desire that Sister Spurlock’s actions will prompt others to consider public service.

Just an observation, busy people can find the time to do more. Thank you, Sister Spurlock, for all you do for the church and His Kingdom and for the community.

The Lord bless you as you continue in Him.

Pastor J. Amos Jones

How often do you hear the phrase, particularly here at Friendship, “God is a good God?” Answer, very, very often. The truth is, God is a good God and He is worthy to praised. Think about it dear ones and join this pastor in extolling the great and gracious God of the universe. First of all, listen to what the Apostle Paul tells us about His goodness: “Or  despisest thou the riches of His goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth to repentance?” (Romans 2:4) It is His goodness that begins the salvation process.  The Psalmist says “Thou art good, and doest good;  teach me thy statutes.  (Psalm 119:68) It does not require an in-depth study of scriptures to know that God is a good God.  Psalm 100, a Psalm of praise, leads us thru the praise process, and then in a summary fashion concludes with this: “For the Lord is good: His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations” (v:5) His truth tell us that no matter what happens in this life, how dire circumstances might be, God will cause there to be: “The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the  bridegroom, and the voice  of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, “Praise the Lord of host for the Lord is good: for His mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord.” (Jeremiah 35:11).

Let’s keep on praising the Lord, for He is good!

Pastor J. Amos Jones