Hanging of the Greens

What goes great with chili?

That's right… decorating for Christmas!

Today we will be decorating the church as we begin our celebration of the Savior's birth. We can use all the help we can get for there's a lot to do. All decorations and supplies are provided, but we need willing hands and hearts to hang them.

Join us at 2:00? Delicious chili to follow!

Thanksgiving Giving

At 9:30 on Saturday we will once again be packing and distributing food baskets for those in need. 

If you would like to help, join the team in Fellowship Hall at 9:30 AM. 

MEN'S PRAYER BREAKFAST

"Prayer is our way of entering into the happiness of God himself." (Timothy Keller)

"All of us would be wiser if we would resolve never to put people down, except on our prayer lists." (D. A. Carson)

"Our fallen nature is actually allergic to God and never wants to get too close to him. Thus our fallen nature constantly pulls us away from prayer" (Richard Lovelace)

"As pain tells us of the need for healing, worry tells us of the need for prayer" (Richard Lovelace)

"Prayer without study would be empty. Study without prayer would be blind." (Karl Barth)

Come pray with us - Saturday at 8:00 

Come fellowship with us - Saturday at 8:00 

Come feast with us - Saturday at 8:00

With The Lord

"But just think of stepping on shore, and finding it heaven!"

Our brother Rick Collins went home to be with His Savior this week. He is walking fine now. He is whole and healthy and freely breathing in celestial air.

The funeral service will be at the church on Saturday at 2:00 PM. Please be in prayer for Judy and the family during these hard days.

Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His saints. (Psalm 116:15)

What are your plans for Wednesday evening?

Some Christians will spend this evening scanning Facebook.

Some Christians will spend this evening reading the news.

Some Christians will spend this evening watching inane chatter on television.

Some Christians will spend this evening tinkering in their yards.

Some Christians, when tomorrow comes and they think back on this evening, will have to conclude they did little of lasting significance at all.

But some Christians will INVEST this evening in praying with other believers at their church prayer meeting.

Only one of these activities can solve anything. 

Only one of these activities can heal anything.

Only one of these activities can build anything.

Only one of these activities can fix anything.

Prayer is the key that opens every door.

Prayer is the medicine that heals every hurt.

Prayer is the tool that fixes every break.

Prayer is the answer... always.

Will you invest one hour and pray with your brothers and sisters at Friendship Bible Church this evening?  We meet at 6:30, and we are done by 7:30 at the latest.

You have FRIENDS at Friendship Bible Church!

Hurricane Matthew

Samaritan's Purse tweeted this fact this morning - "More than 1,000 people are reported dead in #Haiti, nearly every home has been damaged by #HurricaneMatthew."

Last Lord's Day we took up a special offering to help with relief efforts in Haiti following this devastating hurricane. We will do the same again this coming Sunday, in case anybody else wishes to participate. The proceeds will go to Samaritan's Purse to assist their efforts in Haiti as well as Florida and the Carolinas. If you wish to partipicate, simply indicate the portion of your offering designated for this project. Mark it Haiti, or Samaritan's Purse, or Relief, or Hurricane.

Once this second offering is collected, we will send the funds directly to Samaritan's Purse.

Well the debate is over...

Facebook and Twitter are filled with little else. People have taken sides and are busily posting their thoughts to social media about who did best, and who will best lead our country.

But I have a better idea, because frankly it's not Donald or Hillary that we need leading our country. It's God.

Imagine if every person who has taken a side and posted something about it on Facebook would come to prayer meeting and pray. What would happen if the same passion that flows from our keyboards flowed from our lips while on our knees before God? What would happen if we, God's people who are called by His name would humble ourselves, and pray and seek His face, and turn from our wicked ways? God answers, If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. (II Chronicles‬ ‭7:14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬)

Nothing on Facebook will heal our land. Nothing on Twitter will cleanse the sin of America. Time spent listening to the blind leading the blind on television and the internet will solve precisely zero percent of American and world problems. We need God. You need God. I need God.

Will you join your brothers and sisters at Prayer Meeting this evening? We meet at 6:30 in the sanctuary, and will be finished no later than 7:30. You can pray with us silently or aloud as you choose. No one will pressure you to speak. But whether you pray silently or aloud, you will be doing the only thing that can fix what's broken.

And remember - You have friends at Friendship Bible Church.