September 13, 2020

May I remind you dear ones, we are now fifty-one days from the national elections of 2020. I need not tell you how important this election, and every election, is to all of us. The right to vote is a very precious right paid for with the blood of our ancestors.  Voting should be looked upon as the life blood of our democracy.  Not only is voting a right but it is also a privilege that we MUST exercise (capitalization for emphasis).   Voting, like marriage, should not be entered into lightly or unadvisedly, but reverently with due consideration.  Please take note of the entire ballot, not just the top of the ticket.  As always, this Pastor will never be so presumptuous as to even suggest who you should vote for, however, we do strongly urge you to vote.  You can vote early, you can vote by mail (for those who are eligible to do so), and you can vote on Election Day.   Please, just vote!

Now after having considered voting in a general way, let’s look at voting with specificity.  We are one person, one vote.  Every vote is important, therefore every vote is important.  We must vote intelligently!  Study the candidates, learn as much as you can about the person and the issues.  Know that your vote can and will make a difference.  Additionally, know that you are a kingdom dweller and your vote should reflect His will.  When we pray “thy will be done,” we are praying that God’s perfect purpose will be accomplished in this world as in the next.  Therefore dear people, vote with a Godly conviction.

Pastor J. Amos Jones

September 6, 2020

Pastoral reflections…

When I consider the caring, the goodness, the love of God that is found in the hearts of the dear members of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, how apropos are the words found in Galatians 6:10:  As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”  There is a caring, a goodness, a loving spirit that has been shown to this Pastor that is absolutely indescribable; words cannot describe the vastness of the outpouring of the love of the people of Friendship.  And for all that you do for this Pastor, how we thank God for you, and we appreciate all that you do to bless us.  However, I must tell you that this Pastor and his family are not the only recipients of your grace.  As the people of God, you truly do good to “all men.”  You have been and continue to be, a tremendous blessing.  In the community, and in the church, your generosity is a continuing testimony to the faithfulness of God.

Thank you for being a caring people.  The Lord bless you as you continue to be a blessing.  As one of the “household of faith,” thanks for having the “heart of God.”

Pastor J. Amos Jones

Kits include: masks, wipes, hand soap, and santizers
September 4, 2020
8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
at Four Corners Center
Provided by Fort Bend County

August 30, 2020

Once again dear members of Friendship, you have shown the loving, caring, compassionate spirit that you are.  Your “Reverse Parade” on last Sunday is indicative of that caring spirit that is prompted by love.  Let me begin by thanking all of you for a wonderful event.  Sister Jones and I were truly blessed by your outpouring of love and generosity.  How resilient you are.  COVID-19 presented a deterrent to the normal Pastor’s Anniversary celebration, but you found a way.  How amazing, but it is true, we can find a way to do what we want to do.  The truth is, as a church, Friendship’s love, caring, and compassion has been on display for forty-seven years.

This Pastor can certainly relate to King David in 2 Samuel 7 when God promised eternal blessing.  “Then went King David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?” (2 Samuel 7:18).  For forty-seven years God has directed this Pastor in such a marvelous way.  It’s as God has been better to him, than He has been to anyone else.  We know that God is no respector of persons: But in every nation he that feareth Him, and worketh righteousness is accepted with Him (Acts 10:34-35).

Thank you Friendship.  Good followship aids in good leadership.  (Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1)).

Be blessed as we continue,

Pastor J. Amos Jones