Hunting with Brayden

A Prayer for Our Community

God, Your Word has taught us that You exist in Community as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit… The Triune God. And today, in this community… this community that has experienced your provisions, your protection, and your blessings, we bow before you as representatives of this community.

We call out to You today on behalf of our community… mindful of the Psalmists repeated instructions to “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love [Your love, Father] endures forever” (Ps. 136:1).

We thank you for the men and women in our community that serve us, and ultimately serve You, by keeping watch over us. We pray that you would keep safe those that place themselves in harm’s way as firefighters and law enforcement.

We are thankful for those who serve as elected officials in our city and county governments, and we pray that each one would be mindful of the fact that the book of Romans says, “there is no authority except that which God has established… the authorities are God’s servants” (Rom. 13). Please grant that each public official would have a heart that seeks You and serves according to Your guidance.

We are thankful today for the classrooms, both public and private, that You have blessed our community with. Being an educator, coach, or an administrator is a challenging path that many godly men and women have chosen. For them, we ask that Your Holy Spirit would encourage them to continue shaping the children of our community to be who God has created them to be, not who or what society tries to dictate.

The book of Isaiah teaches us to, "Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted” (Isaiah 12:4). Forgive us for being more concerned with political correctness than we are with a person’s soul or with bringing glory to Your Name. Forgive us for times when we have observed a moment of silence instead of crying out to You… the one true God who gave us a voice to praise You and to pray to You.

Lord, make us bold to live for You, and humble to love our neighbor. And may our community experience an outpouring of Your Spirit so that generation after generation will be blessed as they follow us following You.

In Jesus’ Name I pray,

Amen

GO!

"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." (Matthew 28:19)

Our Master commands us to “go.” We need permission to stay! The gospel is the account of Jesus’ leaving His Father’s right hand to go to Calvary. Jesus instructed those who wanted to be His disciples to leave their homes and their comforts and follow Him. Some insisted that they could not go yet because they still had to care for elderly parents (Luke 9:59–60). Others wanted to make sure everything was in order first (Luke 9:61–62). Still others expressed willingness to follow but wanted to know the details of what they would be doing (Luke 9:57–58). Jesus never excused those who struggled to follow Him. He made it clear that to follow Him meant He set the direction and they were to follow.

We can convince ourselves that Jesus does not really want us to adjust our lives, pointing to the success we are enjoying right where we are. Yet Jesus often told His disciples to go elsewhere in spite of the success they were experiencing. Peter had just pulled in the greatest catch of fish of his entire career when Jesus invited him to leave everything (Luke 5:1–11). Philip was enjoying astounding success as an evangelist when the Holy Spirit instructed him to go to the desert (Acts 8:25–40). Success where we are can be our greatest hindrance to going where Jesus wants us to be.

If you become too comfortable where you are, you may resist Christ’s invitation to go elsewhere. Don’t assume that God does not want you to go in service to Him. He may lead you across the street to share the gospel with your neighbor or to the other side of the world. Wherever He leads, be prepared to go.

Henry Blackaby
http://www.blackaby.org/

Fellowship of Montgomery at PreTeen Camp 2009

Hermanos de España en Houston

On July 4, we were blessed to see some of our friends from Spain. These brothers and sisters serve in churches in Almería and in Albacete.

Student Life Camp 2009 @ South Padre Island

Thanks Carl!

Today we installed a new sign for our church. It would not be there without the hard work of this gentleman. Carl is one of the truly fine men at Fellowship of Montgomery. Thanks Carl!

Will Rogers Quotes

"Never miss an opportunity to shut up."
Will Rogers

"The best way out of a difficulty is through it."
Will Rogers

Catalyst West Conference 2009

These are a few pics from a great experience at Catalyst West Conference 2009, in Irvine, California. Photos include a little downtime on Balboa Island, Steve Fee Band, and Hillsong United both leading worship.

A Test of Streaming the Church Service

Click on the logo to go to our streaming location. Our Sunday worship service starts at 10:45 a.m.

... For a Good Cause

Girl Scout Cookies…Sure, I just ate 640 calories and 32 fat grams after midnight. But in a strange way I feel I was supporting a good cause.

Valentine's Day Party - Small Group

Week Two

As day two of week two begins I want to say "thank you" to everyone that has prayed for us. Your prayers have encouraged us as God has reminded us to Whom we belong and in Whose power we serve. Sunday was very special to us with new and old friends coming together to praise our Lord and seek direction from His Word. Fellowship of Montgomery, I am blessed to serve as your pastor.

New Beginnings

Today was the first day in my new office. I must admit, it was a little difficult. I was used to seeing all of my friends that I worked with at FBC Conroe and First Baptist Academy. Seeing and talking with the children on the playground and in the classrooms had also been a special part of my daily routine.

Please don't get me wrong. I would not go back. None of us should ever go back. When God calls us to something new our response must be, "Here am I; send me" (Isaiah 6:8). So today I went. And you know what... I talked, planned, prayed, and laughed with new friends. And even more importantly God was there, too.

I love our brothers and sisters at FBC Conroe, and I thank God for the wonderful years my family and I served and worshipped there. But today, I am also very thankful to God for the brothers and sisters at our new church home... Fellowship of Montgomery, and I am asking God for many years to worship and serve Him here.

Christmas 2008 and Ski Trip