Dear Fellowship Family,
Hope all is well, and you are enjoying the somewhat cooler weather we are having...well in the mornings away. You can tell there is a hint of fall in the air, and for that I am grateful. I enjoy all seasons, but fall is my favorite by far.
We are still doing the Truth Project, and I think are over half done. It has been powerful. And I have learned so much. If you get the chance to take this course, I recommend that you do.
Unless you have had you head in the ground you all know what troubled times we are living in. It seems that daily this nation is sinking to new lows. Every day after reading the news I just sit and wonder, "what next". And at times I don't even want to know. Violence, natural disasters, corrupt government..it's all there. And it isn't just this nation, it's all over the world. The birth pangs are getting stronger each and every day. And for us as Believers that is good news! All this means is that we are getting closer and closer to seeing our Savior.
While that should get us excited, and it should. The word tells us to "occupy while we are here." That to me means that we just don't sit down and fold our hands and say,"well what will be will be." There are things that God has put in place that have to happen for the end to come. Nothing we can do will change that. But we were not put on this earth to sit and do nothing. We were put on it to glorify Him. How do we glorify Him? By living for Him. By telling others about Him. By living our lives in such a way that others see Him reflected in us. By standing up for the faith, and you may not think so now, because this country has always had freedom of worship, but we are entering into a phase very quickly that that may not always be true.
One thing that has hit me while watching "The Truth Project", it is this. How did all these evil things happen? Like teaching evolution as fact. Like the complete disregard for human life, abortion etc. It happened because Christians didn't make a stand. It happened because we don't know the Word. It happened because there was no outcry, no righteous anger. It happened because we don't take prayer seriously.
It is very easy in this day and time to let satan rob us of our joy. It is very easy to let fear come in. And there are many things to be uneasy about. But.....what does the Bible tell us about fear?
I love this verse in 2 Timothy 1:7.....For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (NKJV)
Fear does not come from God...it comes from the enemy. God does not want us to fear, He wants us to trust.
In Isaiah 26-3 God makes a promise....." You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed in you, because he trusts in You. ( vs. 4) Trust in the Lord forever, For in Yah, the Lord is everlasting strength."
I wrote this in my journal in June and thought I would share it will all of you, I hope it encourages someone.
June 19th 2009
If it does not rain...God is still God.
If our country falls apart...God is still God.
If sickness comes into the house...God is still God.
If we go broke....God is still God.
If friendships prove false...God is still God.
If persecution comes....God is still God.
God is on His throne.
God is the same yesterday, today and forever.
God never changes.
God is just.
God is never wrong.
God never fails.
God is all powerful.
God is strong enought to bear our burdens, our sorrows and even sometimes our anger.
God loves us.
God loved us so much,
That He sent His only son,
To die a gruesome,
Death.
So that we could be free,
From the bondage of sin and,
Death.
The world has no hold on us.
the enemy has no hold on us.
If we die, we only die in the flesh.
Our spirit is set free to soar to the heavens.
Where our Father awaits.
Deut. 31-6
" Be strong and of good courage. Do not fear, nor be afraid of them, for the Lord your God is with you. He is the one who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you." ( NKJV)
God Bless and Happy Trails
Marquita
Service times for September 09
Every Friday night... Fellowship @ 6:30..study @ 7:00
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
New news!
Dear Fellowship Family,
Wow it has been awhile since I posted on this blog! Yikes! I am ashamed to have let things slide so. Forgive me, I have no excuse except for just being busy with life.
So what is the new news? Well we will be starting a new Bible study this Friday evening. It is called the "Truth Project", Randall Jones will be leading this study. I am not going to say a lot about it here, because it would take too long. But it is understanding the world view in line with the Word of God. That is a poor description, but all I can come up with. This study will take 13 weeks.. so in light of that we have decided to meet every Friday night through the summer months. And some more changes we will make are...for one, the time..we will try to be at the church at 6:30 and have a time of fellowship, no meal, just drinks and cookies are something like that...and at 7 we will start the study which will be an hour long video teaching and then a discussion time, going over what we learned in the video. We want to start right at 7 so please try and keep that in mind. I know that this is quite different from anything we have done in the past, but I think the study will be beneficial. Sometimes we just need to go back to the basics of what we believe and why.
With that I will say adios and hope to see you there.
God bless and Happy Trails
Marquita
Service times for June 2009
Friday 12th
Friday 19th
Friday 26th
We will try to have the door open at 6:30
Study starts at 7:00
Also we will try and have something to keep the kiddos corraled during the video. So if anyone has any ideas.....quite things like coloring books etc. Please bring them.
See you Friday.
Wow it has been awhile since I posted on this blog! Yikes! I am ashamed to have let things slide so. Forgive me, I have no excuse except for just being busy with life.
So what is the new news? Well we will be starting a new Bible study this Friday evening. It is called the "Truth Project", Randall Jones will be leading this study. I am not going to say a lot about it here, because it would take too long. But it is understanding the world view in line with the Word of God. That is a poor description, but all I can come up with. This study will take 13 weeks.. so in light of that we have decided to meet every Friday night through the summer months. And some more changes we will make are...for one, the time..we will try to be at the church at 6:30 and have a time of fellowship, no meal, just drinks and cookies are something like that...and at 7 we will start the study which will be an hour long video teaching and then a discussion time, going over what we learned in the video. We want to start right at 7 so please try and keep that in mind. I know that this is quite different from anything we have done in the past, but I think the study will be beneficial. Sometimes we just need to go back to the basics of what we believe and why.
With that I will say adios and hope to see you there.
God bless and Happy Trails
Marquita
Service times for June 2009
Friday 12th
Friday 19th
Friday 26th
We will try to have the door open at 6:30
Study starts at 7:00
Also we will try and have something to keep the kiddos corraled during the video. So if anyone has any ideas.....quite things like coloring books etc. Please bring them.
See you Friday.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Christian Cowboy Fellowship ( Newsletter for Feb. 2009)
Dear Fellowship family,
It has been awhile since I have had the newsletter out and updated this site. Sorry. But life being what it is....sometimes it is hard to get it all done. We have been very busy with getting through Christmas and January. February so far has not slowed down much either. Next month will bring the starting of cow works. It seems cow works are a year around event at this outfit anymore.
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas season. We did. And now we are awaiting the arrival of little Quintin....we are so excited. But not more excited then Jen and John. Especially Jen. Bless her heart. She is very very ready to have this baby here on dry ground so to speak. Keep them in prayer just a few more weeks !
Friday night in CCF and Saturday night is Valentines. So in light of the holiday of Love we will be doing a movie night Friday night. This is something we have never done before, and most likely won't do very often. But we are going to show " Fireproof". If you have not seen this movie then you have missed a very good one. And that isn't an easy thing to say now a days. Most are not worth a hoot. But this movie is very good. It is good for couples, and singles alike. The message of the Gospel is very clearly given. And even though it is a movie about a struggling marriage....anyone can see it and come away with something. So come out Friday and have some dessert and watch the movie.
Hope to see you there,
Marquita
Service times for February
Friday 13th.......note there is a change. We will not have a full meal. So eat supper before you come. We will start the movie a 6:30. Please bring a dessert to share afterwards. We will have fellowship afterwards. This movie is fairly long and for those of small children we didn't want them to be out and about late. Sooooooo don't forget we will start the movie at 6:30.
Friday 27th..........meal at 6:30 Service at 7:00 back to things as usual.
Something to pray about.........
We are need of someone to care for the youngsters. I don't want anyone to do it out of guilt...but pray and if you feel the Lord calling you to this then let me know. I am not talking about just babysitting I am talking about taking on the teaching of a class. It does not have to be a huge thing. But it has to be Bible based, and consistent.
God Bless and Happy Trails
Marquita
It has been awhile since I have had the newsletter out and updated this site. Sorry. But life being what it is....sometimes it is hard to get it all done. We have been very busy with getting through Christmas and January. February so far has not slowed down much either. Next month will bring the starting of cow works. It seems cow works are a year around event at this outfit anymore.
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas season. We did. And now we are awaiting the arrival of little Quintin....we are so excited. But not more excited then Jen and John. Especially Jen. Bless her heart. She is very very ready to have this baby here on dry ground so to speak. Keep them in prayer just a few more weeks !
Friday night in CCF and Saturday night is Valentines. So in light of the holiday of Love we will be doing a movie night Friday night. This is something we have never done before, and most likely won't do very often. But we are going to show " Fireproof". If you have not seen this movie then you have missed a very good one. And that isn't an easy thing to say now a days. Most are not worth a hoot. But this movie is very good. It is good for couples, and singles alike. The message of the Gospel is very clearly given. And even though it is a movie about a struggling marriage....anyone can see it and come away with something. So come out Friday and have some dessert and watch the movie.
Hope to see you there,
Marquita
Service times for February
Friday 13th.......note there is a change. We will not have a full meal. So eat supper before you come. We will start the movie a 6:30. Please bring a dessert to share afterwards. We will have fellowship afterwards. This movie is fairly long and for those of small children we didn't want them to be out and about late. Sooooooo don't forget we will start the movie at 6:30.
Friday 27th..........meal at 6:30 Service at 7:00 back to things as usual.
Something to pray about.........
We are need of someone to care for the youngsters. I don't want anyone to do it out of guilt...but pray and if you feel the Lord calling you to this then let me know. I am not talking about just babysitting I am talking about taking on the teaching of a class. It does not have to be a huge thing. But it has to be Bible based, and consistent.
God Bless and Happy Trails
Marquita
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