Dear Fellowship Family,
Hope this finds you all well and in great anticipation of Christmas, which is just around the corner. Whew where did this year go?
I want to invite you all to Cowboy Church this Friday night, December the 12th at 6:30 pm. We will have a meal....bring your most favorite dish, and Christmas goodies!!!! And after we will be hosting my most favorite poet in the world! Mr. Mike Joy! Mike is so gracious to come and do our Christmas service each and every year. It is indeed a highlight of the season for me, and I know that you will be blessed as well.
So come out on Friday evening and enjoy good food, good fellowship and some real Cowboy poetry, that honors the Lord first and foremost, and tells the " real" stories of the west.
Hope to see yall Friday, bring a friend...and remember...Jesus is the reason for the season.
God Bless and Happy Trails
Marquita
Monday, December 8, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Mesquite Bean for November 2008
Dear Fellowship Family,
I hope this finds you all well, and hopefully escaping all the ugly bugs that seem to be making the rounds this fall.
I am going to deviate from what I originally intended to write. I feel the Lord leading me in a different direction, in light of the recent election results. So bare with me.
As Buck and I sat and waited for the results of the election to come in it became clear pretty quick how the outcome would be. Now I am not going to lie..it was a pretty sick feeling. We worried and we stressed and we turned off the news and went to bed. Buck was up early and we turned the TV back on...hoping for a miracle, but no the news was the same. We had a new President and he stands for everything we don't.
As Christians the road this man may very well lead our country down is a dreary one. It is not because he is black, it is not because he is a Democrate..it is because of his apparent core beliefs. The care of the unborn first and foremost. This man will be the most pro-choice president that the United States has ever elected. Literally millions of innocent lives have been snuffed out in our nation since Roe Vs. Wade. In the last several years the pro-life movement has made some ground. President Bush has made a stand on both partial birth abortion and stem cell research and for that he is to be commended. If things go the way people are saying they will when this administration takes office all that will be over, and from what I understand some of the first things on the agenda will be a repeal of the law and now tax payers will help suppot embryonic stem cell reasearch. Where do they get these stem cells? From aborted babies. Or I should call it what it is...murdered babies. And so the cycle goes on...millions of innocent lives at stake, millions of innocent lives taken. If you think that the Lord does not take the spilling of this innocent blood seriously well you better think again.
And what about the "gay agenda"? Thankfully 3 states have proclaimed that marriage is between one man and one woman. Obama has already said and shown his sympathy toward this part of our population saying that he would not support a "one man, one woman" marriage amendment. Now I think it is a pretty sad state that we find ourselves in where marriage has to be defined. I doubt that it ever crossed our founding fathers minds that this could happen. But it has. If marriage isn't held up as a union between one man and one woman...then anything goes. There has to be boundaries. Marriage has always been intended to be a picture of our relationship as believers with Christ. For Christians, and I say that because in the secular world marriage has been made into a farce. But for Christians it is a holy covenant between a man and a woman and God. It is not to be entered into lightly, and it is to be held in high esteem and honor, and guarded as a precious gift from our loving Father to His children.
Our Constitution and freedoms? Where will we be in 4 years? We are a free country...but...how much longer? No I don't think it will happen all at once. I think it will be more like the frog in the pan of water. Put him in there and just start to turn up the heat a little a a time, until before he knows it he is soup. We are already hearing whisperings of things to come..and honestly have been for quite some time. Sometimes I see us just like a herd of cattle we eat what is thrown out of the feeder before us and we go where we are driven. Without a thought in our heads. We better get to thinking.
I know the economy is bad. Nobody wants higher taxes....but where is the money going to come from that is going to fund all these so called "free programs"? It has to come from somewhere and I would venture to guess that it will come from our pockets. And why is it right to tax the rich just because they are rich? The way I look at it if they have the ingenuity to make the money why should they be punished. I thought that this was what this country was all about. Free enterprise and being able to excel?
I have said all that just to say this. In the natural realm the future isn't looking all that bright for this country. But.... where do you place your trust and faith? Do you place in on the man in the White House? Or do you place it where it rightly belongs,on the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords? Because no matter who is sitting over our country the Lord is our only hope. We as a people are facing a battle, a spiritual battle. And let me ask you this...were you in prayer before this election? I know many many that were fasting and praying. Coming before the Lord with heartfelt prayers for our country. Are you still praying? Or have you thrown up your hands and declared that it is all over, its a done deal? And here is a hard one....maybe just for me, and I want to tell you that I have been struggling over this...are you praying for our new President? This man needs our prayers. For better or for worse he is the President elect. And the bible tells us we are to pray for those in authority over us. Pray for the man.Pray that the scales fall from his eyes. Pray for a changed heart. This is not the time for hate and strife in this country..stirrings have already begun. We as Christians have got to be the salt and the light. I plead with you all Seek the Lord while He may be found, and pray without ceasing. Live what you believe and be bold to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Psalm 33..read it.
God Bless you all , And God Bless America
Marquita
Prayer requests:
Our President and upcoming President elect.
The Godly men and women that are in places of power in this country that they are strengthened and remain true to the faith.
CCF that we as a group glorify the Lord in all we do and preach nothing but Jesus, with boldness and authority.
The Pastors in our area and across the nation....so many are watering down the gospel..that the Lord strengthen them to proclaim the truth.
Our Military men and women. They are doing what they do so that we can be safe here at home.
Kevin Thatcher family
Jennette, house situation
Praises:
Ride Sturzas ears, healed, PTL!
Joy Sturzas, healed PTL!
Service Times for November.......Now pay attention! I am going to throw one at you...are you paying attention! Good now we want to have a Thanksgiving meal like we do every year....but this Friday the 14th won't work for that..and the last Friday is the 28th the day after Thanksgiving...many people may be gone...that could possibly include us..we may be in Texas. So we are going to switch dates. Yes I know that throws everyone for a loop...but place a sticky note on your noggin and every time you look in the mirror maybe you will be reminded so here is the service times for November.
This Friday November the 14th
Meal @ 6:30 and Service to Follow...I believe that Ross will be leading the service.
Friday the 21st....yes the 21st...Friday the 21st. We will be having our Thanksgiving meal. Now we do not have Turkey..but if you feel lead to bring one by all means do. We have Mexican food. Are we just being rebellious and discriminating against turkeys? No we just reckon that folks get a little turkeyed out by the time the Holiday season is over and we don't want to contribute to turkey fatigue.So in light of that please bring your most favorite dish and any kind of pie will be just hunky dory. And...be prepared to share what you are the most Thankful for...that will be our service. I think sometimes we just need to take the time and praise the Lord for all His has done.
Friday the 28th which is the last Friday of the month we will not have service....We will not have service.
Hope to see you soon
~M~
I hope this finds you all well, and hopefully escaping all the ugly bugs that seem to be making the rounds this fall.
I am going to deviate from what I originally intended to write. I feel the Lord leading me in a different direction, in light of the recent election results. So bare with me.
As Buck and I sat and waited for the results of the election to come in it became clear pretty quick how the outcome would be. Now I am not going to lie..it was a pretty sick feeling. We worried and we stressed and we turned off the news and went to bed. Buck was up early and we turned the TV back on...hoping for a miracle, but no the news was the same. We had a new President and he stands for everything we don't.
As Christians the road this man may very well lead our country down is a dreary one. It is not because he is black, it is not because he is a Democrate..it is because of his apparent core beliefs. The care of the unborn first and foremost. This man will be the most pro-choice president that the United States has ever elected. Literally millions of innocent lives have been snuffed out in our nation since Roe Vs. Wade. In the last several years the pro-life movement has made some ground. President Bush has made a stand on both partial birth abortion and stem cell research and for that he is to be commended. If things go the way people are saying they will when this administration takes office all that will be over, and from what I understand some of the first things on the agenda will be a repeal of the law and now tax payers will help suppot embryonic stem cell reasearch. Where do they get these stem cells? From aborted babies. Or I should call it what it is...murdered babies. And so the cycle goes on...millions of innocent lives at stake, millions of innocent lives taken. If you think that the Lord does not take the spilling of this innocent blood seriously well you better think again.
And what about the "gay agenda"? Thankfully 3 states have proclaimed that marriage is between one man and one woman. Obama has already said and shown his sympathy toward this part of our population saying that he would not support a "one man, one woman" marriage amendment. Now I think it is a pretty sad state that we find ourselves in where marriage has to be defined. I doubt that it ever crossed our founding fathers minds that this could happen. But it has. If marriage isn't held up as a union between one man and one woman...then anything goes. There has to be boundaries. Marriage has always been intended to be a picture of our relationship as believers with Christ. For Christians, and I say that because in the secular world marriage has been made into a farce. But for Christians it is a holy covenant between a man and a woman and God. It is not to be entered into lightly, and it is to be held in high esteem and honor, and guarded as a precious gift from our loving Father to His children.
Our Constitution and freedoms? Where will we be in 4 years? We are a free country...but...how much longer? No I don't think it will happen all at once. I think it will be more like the frog in the pan of water. Put him in there and just start to turn up the heat a little a a time, until before he knows it he is soup. We are already hearing whisperings of things to come..and honestly have been for quite some time. Sometimes I see us just like a herd of cattle we eat what is thrown out of the feeder before us and we go where we are driven. Without a thought in our heads. We better get to thinking.
I know the economy is bad. Nobody wants higher taxes....but where is the money going to come from that is going to fund all these so called "free programs"? It has to come from somewhere and I would venture to guess that it will come from our pockets. And why is it right to tax the rich just because they are rich? The way I look at it if they have the ingenuity to make the money why should they be punished. I thought that this was what this country was all about. Free enterprise and being able to excel?
I have said all that just to say this. In the natural realm the future isn't looking all that bright for this country. But.... where do you place your trust and faith? Do you place in on the man in the White House? Or do you place it where it rightly belongs,on the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords? Because no matter who is sitting over our country the Lord is our only hope. We as a people are facing a battle, a spiritual battle. And let me ask you this...were you in prayer before this election? I know many many that were fasting and praying. Coming before the Lord with heartfelt prayers for our country. Are you still praying? Or have you thrown up your hands and declared that it is all over, its a done deal? And here is a hard one....maybe just for me, and I want to tell you that I have been struggling over this...are you praying for our new President? This man needs our prayers. For better or for worse he is the President elect. And the bible tells us we are to pray for those in authority over us. Pray for the man.Pray that the scales fall from his eyes. Pray for a changed heart. This is not the time for hate and strife in this country..stirrings have already begun. We as Christians have got to be the salt and the light. I plead with you all Seek the Lord while He may be found, and pray without ceasing. Live what you believe and be bold to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Psalm 33..read it.
God Bless you all , And God Bless America
Marquita
Prayer requests:
Our President and upcoming President elect.
The Godly men and women that are in places of power in this country that they are strengthened and remain true to the faith.
CCF that we as a group glorify the Lord in all we do and preach nothing but Jesus, with boldness and authority.
The Pastors in our area and across the nation....so many are watering down the gospel..that the Lord strengthen them to proclaim the truth.
Our Military men and women. They are doing what they do so that we can be safe here at home.
Kevin Thatcher family
Jennette, house situation
Praises:
Ride Sturzas ears, healed, PTL!
Joy Sturzas, healed PTL!
Service Times for November.......Now pay attention! I am going to throw one at you...are you paying attention! Good now we want to have a Thanksgiving meal like we do every year....but this Friday the 14th won't work for that..and the last Friday is the 28th the day after Thanksgiving...many people may be gone...that could possibly include us..we may be in Texas. So we are going to switch dates. Yes I know that throws everyone for a loop...but place a sticky note on your noggin and every time you look in the mirror maybe you will be reminded so here is the service times for November.
This Friday November the 14th
Meal @ 6:30 and Service to Follow...I believe that Ross will be leading the service.
Friday the 21st....yes the 21st...Friday the 21st. We will be having our Thanksgiving meal. Now we do not have Turkey..but if you feel lead to bring one by all means do. We have Mexican food. Are we just being rebellious and discriminating against turkeys? No we just reckon that folks get a little turkeyed out by the time the Holiday season is over and we don't want to contribute to turkey fatigue.So in light of that please bring your most favorite dish and any kind of pie will be just hunky dory. And...be prepared to share what you are the most Thankful for...that will be our service. I think sometimes we just need to take the time and praise the Lord for all His has done.
Friday the 28th which is the last Friday of the month we will not have service....We will not have service.
Hope to see you soon
~M~
Monday, October 6, 2008
Mesquite Bean for October
The
Newsletter for Christian Cowboy Fellowship,
Dear Fellowship Family,
Praying all is well, and you all are growing in the Lord daily. I have a question for you all…are you a fence post? ( the fence post part will come next month) Or are you a tumblweed?
As a farmer’s daughter I have an aversion to weeks. Any kind of weeds. Weeds are not our friends. Did you know that there were no weeds in the Garden of Eden? Yep it’s true. But after the fall, guess what popped up? Weeds.
One of the most detestable weeds that I detest is tumbleweeds. Being sent to the cotton field as a young child with a pair of cotton gloves and a hoe is not a fond memory. I hate to hoe, and I hate weeds. But tumbleweeds….those are the worst. After they get any size on them at all they are horrible. They are prickly and hard to get too and just generally a nuisance. And once they are mature and die then they just turn lose from the ground and off they go. Tumbling here and there, spreading their tiny seeds, so the next year you will be assured of an even bigger and better crop of tumbleweeds. Not to mention that they ball up on anything that gets in their way. Fences seem to be the favorite. If you have ever had to pull tumbleweeds off of a fence, then you know what I am talking about. It is a chore. And the next time the wind blows guess what happens? You have to do it all over again.
I remember one time we were driving somewhere and we came upon this car, I think it was a station wagon, it was pulled over to the side of the road. Out in the field there were a couple and a few little kids, and they were picking up, you guessed it, tumbleweeds. My dad just looked, and shook his head. Then made mention that when they got back east, they were from
Now what does a tumbleweed have to do with anything spiritual? Well it is like this. Every time I see a tumbleweed going by, it reminds me of how easy it is to be swayed, in our beliefs. In this day and time, it seems more than ever we are inundated by false teachers. False teaching abounds. Sadly it is not only cults that do this anymore. The Church is full, and getting fuller of false teachings. Teachings that do not line up with the word of God. And even more sad, is that people are laping it up like cream. They are like the tumbleweeds. They are not grounded in what the word has to say, and so they just tumble from one belief, one teaching, one teacher to another. Just tumbling along, and never taking root. Every time the wind blows something new down the road, off they go chasing after it.
I don’t want to be a tumbleweed. I want to be firmly planted in good soil. I want to be strong in my faith. I want to be rooted in the word of God, so that when the winds blow those roots will hold, and be strong. Not blown away rolling aimlessly down the road. I want to be a fence post…but you will have to wait till next month for that…..
I pray that none of you want to be tumbleweeds. That you all want to be rooted in the word of God. Not just tumbling aimlessly through life going which ever way the winds blow. But desire to stand steadfastly in your relationship with Christ.
I leave you with this… “ Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16, vs. 13 NKJV
God Bless and Happy Trails
Marquita
Service Times for October 2008
October 10th…..meal @ 6:30 Service to follow
October 24th ……Meal @ 6:30 Service to follow
Prayer requests;
We have many that are in need of prayer.
Thatcher family
Sturza family, Ride has some issues with his ears, pray for that. And a praise for John getting a new job.
Prayer requests continued;
Maureen, her foot is so much better, pray for complete healing.
Matt Jones deployed to
Our country.
Pray for the upcoming elections.....Gods will be done, and that He have mercy on this nation.
Jeanette Schaffer, problems in the selling of a house. Pray that this will be resolved in a Godly manner.
A praise to the Lord for Randall Jones. The kidney stones have disappeared! God is good.
Keep one another lifted up in prayer and be an encouragement to one another.
Hope to see you soon.
Marquita
Remember we have a site on the world wide web.
It is…..http://ChristianCowboyFellowship.blogspot.com
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
A friendly reminder......
Dear Fellowship Family,
Just a reminder that Friday is the last Friday of the month. We will be having service. You know the drill. Fellowship meal at 6:30, service after.
I will be getting the newsletter out hopefully next week. If you have any praises, or any prayer request let me know. You can call me, or email me, or comment here. Oh by the way the email is
ChristianCowboyFellowship@gmail.com Now forgive me if you do email me there, and you don't receive a speedy answer....this is new to me....and it is possible that I will forget from time to time that we even have an email address. :)
Also on October the 10th we will need to move out of the church for the night. The free community giveaway thingie will be going on that weekend. We will meet either at the Thatchers, or.....we will meet here. I had poor Buck revamping the campfire site, yesterday, bless his heart. Stay tuned for more info on this.
Well thats about it. Hope to see yall on Friday night.
God Bless and Happy Trails
Marquita
Just a reminder that Friday is the last Friday of the month. We will be having service. You know the drill. Fellowship meal at 6:30, service after.
I will be getting the newsletter out hopefully next week. If you have any praises, or any prayer request let me know. You can call me, or email me, or comment here. Oh by the way the email is
ChristianCowboyFellowship@gmail.com Now forgive me if you do email me there, and you don't receive a speedy answer....this is new to me....and it is possible that I will forget from time to time that we even have an email address. :)
Also on October the 10th we will need to move out of the church for the night. The free community giveaway thingie will be going on that weekend. We will meet either at the Thatchers, or.....we will meet here. I had poor Buck revamping the campfire site, yesterday, bless his heart. Stay tuned for more info on this.
Well thats about it. Hope to see yall on Friday night.
God Bless and Happy Trails
Marquita
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Upcoming event....
Hi, all I just wanted to remind you of the Bluegrass music get together that Maureen will be hosting this Friday. Green Chili Stew will be on the menu, and I am sure she would appreciate any help in the food department that you would be willing to give.
I am not sure of the time....anybody know?
Thank you for all your prayer's I am feeling much better.
God Bless and Happy Trails
Marquita
I am not sure of the time....anybody know?
Thank you for all your prayer's I am feeling much better.
God Bless and Happy Trails
Marquita
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Mesquite Bean, Newsletter for Christian Cowboy Felowship, Roswell NM, September 2008
Hello Fellowship Family,
I hope this finds you all well and enjoying this wonderful fall weather. It is hard to believe that summer is almost over and we will be embracing another season. I love fall. The days just have a different feel, and the cooler nights are so nice.
I just think it is awesome how the Lord designs things. The changing of the seasons, the beauty of each different, it is all for us to enjoy. How can anyone question who created this planet that we live on? Just take a look around and behold the work of His hands.
Several months ago I felt lead to start a web page for our Fellowship. My girls and I, well mostly the girls, as you all know I am "computer" challenged. Anyway we persued the idea, and it just didn't seem that we could work it out. Some of the free sites included questionable advertising, that is how come they are free. And others were going to cost. So I let the idea drop for a while.
In the mean time I discovered blogs...web-logs..for you savvy folks out there. They are easy to set up, easy to personalize, and you can leave comments. They are somewhat interactive. I like the idea of being interactive. So I talked to my computer tech support daughter.....and what we came up with is before you now.
I hope that you all find visiting this site a pleasant experience, and that you find the information helpful. We are still under construction so to speak and will be tweaking things here and there, and adding different things from time to time.
I would like to keep an updated prayer list, and praise list. So please let me know if you have either you would like to add.
For those of you that do not have Internet, I will still send a paper copy of the newsletter, through the mail. I hope to have everybody covered this way.
Also on the side bar we will keep a calender with the Fridays that we meet highlighted. I hope this is helpful to you and will help with the confusion of just what Friday we meet.
Our web address is.......Christiancowboyfellowship.blogspot.com
If you have any trouble logging on let me know, and I will set you up with my "tech support". :)
Hope to see you all next week.
God Bless and Happy Trails
Marquita
Service times for September 2008
9-12-08 meal @ 6:30 Service to follow
9-26-08 meal @ 6:30 Service to follow
I hope this finds you all well and enjoying this wonderful fall weather. It is hard to believe that summer is almost over and we will be embracing another season. I love fall. The days just have a different feel, and the cooler nights are so nice.
I just think it is awesome how the Lord designs things. The changing of the seasons, the beauty of each different, it is all for us to enjoy. How can anyone question who created this planet that we live on? Just take a look around and behold the work of His hands.
Several months ago I felt lead to start a web page for our Fellowship. My girls and I, well mostly the girls, as you all know I am "computer" challenged. Anyway we persued the idea, and it just didn't seem that we could work it out. Some of the free sites included questionable advertising, that is how come they are free. And others were going to cost. So I let the idea drop for a while.
In the mean time I discovered blogs...web-logs..for you savvy folks out there. They are easy to set up, easy to personalize, and you can leave comments. They are somewhat interactive. I like the idea of being interactive. So I talked to my computer tech support daughter.....and what we came up with is before you now.
I hope that you all find visiting this site a pleasant experience, and that you find the information helpful. We are still under construction so to speak and will be tweaking things here and there, and adding different things from time to time.
I would like to keep an updated prayer list, and praise list. So please let me know if you have either you would like to add.
For those of you that do not have Internet, I will still send a paper copy of the newsletter, through the mail. I hope to have everybody covered this way.
Also on the side bar we will keep a calender with the Fridays that we meet highlighted. I hope this is helpful to you and will help with the confusion of just what Friday we meet.
Our web address is.......Christiancowboyfellowship.blogspot.com
If you have any trouble logging on let me know, and I will set you up with my "tech support". :)
Hope to see you all next week.
God Bless and Happy Trails
Marquita
Service times for September 2008
9-12-08 meal @ 6:30 Service to follow
9-26-08 meal @ 6:30 Service to follow
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