Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
Fanners of the Flame
Tamia Hayes
Jayda Murray
Heidi Smith
Kendra Smith
George ‘Eddie’ Hurd
Edwina Eugenia Dogan
Devon Hodge
Kenya Patterson
Elder Grandison Porter
Kimberly Guillory
Prince Emmanuel Alexander
Katrina Negbenebor
Kache’ McGruder
Jeffery Williams
Zion Brisco
THE LORD’S SUPPER
1 Corinthians 11:23-34
For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.
Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.
For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.
And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.
Chant: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen! Amen!
Sunday School lesson for April 5, 2020:
Seeking a Champion of Justice-Background Scripture: Isaiah 42-Print Passage: Isaiah 42:1-9
Devotional readings for April 6-12, 2020:
Monday – Mark 16:1-8
Tuesday – Acts 9:1-9
Wednesday – Romans 5:12-17
Thursday – I Thessalonians 4:13-18
Friday – I Corinthians 15:24-28
Saturday – I Corinthians 15:50-58
Sunday – I Corinthians 15:1-8, 12-14, 20-23, 42-45
In this time of global turbulence personified by coronavirus, COVID19, stock market in decline, businesses closed, employees laid off, unemployment at the thirty percent level and no cash flow, how does one not crack up in the crisis? If that’s where you are dear one, I have a word for you. That word is, you need help from another world. If you had been able to fix “it”, whatever “it” is, you would have done so. Therefore how about seeking help from Him who can do all things but fail. “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” (Proverbs 3:5,6)
Our finite minds cannot grasp the totality of all that is going on, nor do we know how long this pandemic will continue, but let me assure you that our heavenly Father is aware of everything that transpires in the earth realm and He is working all things for our good. God works out all things – not just isolated incidents – for our good. Of course you know that everything that happens to us is not good, but God is able to turn it around for our long range good. So Dear Ones, trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart. And do not rely on your own insight or understanding. God knows what is best for us. In the midst of the turbulence we are experiencing, we must acknowledge God in all we do. Father, thank you for your perpetual presence. For in your presence is the fullness of joy, your loving hand will guide us through these adversities into the place you have for us. Thank you for removing the obstacles that now confront us.
Be encouraged.
Pastor J. Amos Jones
THE MISSIONARY CHURCH
Acts 1:8; Mark 16: 15, 16; John 17:18-21; Acts 13:1-5
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:8)
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Mark 16:15, 16)
As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. (John 17:18-21)
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister. (Acts 13:1-5)
Chant: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen! Amen!