Prayer Requests 12-10

Hope everyone has a wonderful week...
Continue to pray for the health of Misti and Grant's baby, as well as Brian and Jenny's job situations. See you all next week for the Christmas party at the church (6:30pm)!

Prayer Requests 12-3-06

It seems the more we all get to know each other the more vulnerable we are all able to be. Tonight's discussion was awesome and we are thankful for everyone's sharing. Here are the prayer requests for this week.

Ricardo and Nora: Continue to pray for Ricardo and his job circumstances as the company transitions; pray for travel safety as they travel to Monterey next weekend and for Nora's family and their faith.

Grant and Misti: Pray for Misti and the baby's health.

Josh and Jennifer: Pray for Josh's sister and the loss of her mom.

Brian and Jenny: Please pray for direction with Jenny's upcoming decision; also pray for family relationships within Brian's family.

11/19 Small Group @ Grant and Misti's Home

Hello all- Grant and Misti have been gracious enough to open their home to us this Sunday (11/19) for Small Group. We will meet at 6:30pm (like always) and Grant and Misti will be leading the discussion. Jen and I will be roughing it in Colorado and will miss you all greatly! We hope that you all have a blessed week and weekend. Directions to Grant and Misti's are below.

Grant and Misti Gibson
6619 Greencreek Meadows Ln
Spring, TX 77379

Directions from Grant!: Coming from Faithbridge (Steubner Airline) go north to 2920. Turnright (go east) on 2920. Turn right on Alvin A. Klein. Turn right on Summer Point. Turn left on Pinetop Glen. Left on Imperial Leaf. Right on Pinebook Hollow. Right on Greencreek Meadows Ln. Our house is 6619 Greencreek Meadows Ln. Look for the Kansas Jayhawk flag flying proudly for me and embarrassing Misti.

Prayer Request 11-12-06

We love how we are all growing together in our friendship and our faith. Remember to try to drive to work this week without the radio and to exercise discipline in silence and solitude.

Ricardo and Nora: Pray for Ricardo and his job circumstances as the company transitions; pray that we would all be tolerant and patient with those we work with this week

Grant and Misti: Pray for Grant's mom and her spiritual journey; pray also for Misti and the baby's health

Josh and Jennifer: Pray for Josh's uncle (cancer) and his brother (heart attack), as well as his mom as she deals with the hurt and loss of loved ones

Brian and Jenny: Please pray for Brian's mom and her spiritual journey as well

Bret and Sara: Pray for finalizing the closing on their new home and for Sara's health

Country of the week (UK): Pray for spiritual revival in a country with a rich Christian history

We love you guys!
Have fun at Grant and Misti's this week (email to follow with directions, etc.)!
Brian and Jenny :)

Prayer Requests 11-5-06

Fun times last night! Here are the requests for the week...

Grant and Misti--continue praying for the health of mom and baby :)
Josh and Jennifer--praise God for Josh's newly negotiated job/ salary situation; pray Jennifer has a better time at school this week
Brian and Jenny-- pray for peace in the midst of work stress and critical decision-making

Don't forget to pray for the country of Turkey this week as well! :)
***Bret and Sara, If you have the more updated version of Operation World and don't mind sharing it with us, we'd really appreciate it. Our book is pretty outdated.

Have a wonderful week! See you Sunday!

Prayer Requests 10-29

Thanks for the awesome discussion tonight! Brian and I both really feel like we are growing so much spiritually as we are all becoming good friends. Here are the prayer requests for the week:

Sara and Bret-Their house will be inspected on Tuesday--pray nothing is seriously wrong; also, pray for Bret's sister in Virginia that she would not feel lonely and would have purpose and direction in her life; pray for Sara's coworker's daughter's baby this week as she prepares to deliver :)

Grant and Misti--Continue to pray for the pregnancy and for Misti (Praise God that the doctor's appointment last week went well and that the baby is doing great!)

Josh and Jennifer--Continue to pray for Josh as the details of his new job offer are finalized this coming week! :)

Brian and Jenny-- Pray for Brian as he continues to work out the details of his business buy-in; please pray for me as I launch a mentoring program for at-risk kids at school

Delaina (special guest :) )--Pray for life balance as she transitions into being the only grow group coordinator--that God would give her peace, direction, and joy!

Country of the week--Somalia
***Pray for spiritual, physical, and political healing and blessings...and protection for the Christian workers and missionaries trying to reach this country for Christ
Some stats:
-Literacy Rate: 14%
-Languages: 14
-Religion: 99.9% Muslim

May we all pray to be stretched beyond our comfort level this week!
Brian and Jenny

Prayer Requests 10-22

Last night's discussion was awesome! It is really great getting to know each other as we journey in our faith. Here are the prayer requests for the week:

Josh and Jennifer: Continue to pray for Josh's decision as he meets with a potential employer on Friday

Grant and Misti: Pray for Misti and the baby at the doctor's appointment on Thursday; also, pray for Grant's decisions at work

Ricardo and Nora: Praise God that Ricardo is healthy! Continue to pray for Ricardo's grandmother and her vision

Brian and Jenny: Pray for Brian and his relationships at work

We pray you all have a wonderful week!
J and B

Prayer Requests 10-15

It was great getting to hang out last night. Here are the prayer requests:

Josh and Jennifer-Pray for Josh's decision concerning taking a new job; continue to pray for his brother and family as he recovers and is unable to work; also, continue praying for his uncle

Ricardo and Nora-Praise God that Ricardo's tests have all confirmed that he is healthy; continue to pray for Ricardo's mom; pray for Nora's friend Judith who is not doing well due to osteoporosis

Grant and Misty-Continue praying for a healthy mom and baby

Brian and Jenny-- Brian's grandma is in the ICU so please pray for a speedy recovery as the Lord wills

Also, don't forget that if you want to help with the deliveries to the nursing home you need to contact Delaina Lewis by Wednesday (delainalewis@yahoo.com).

Bring candy to small group on Sunday if you would like to donate for the church's Fall Festival.

Have a wonderful week!
Brian and Jenny

October 8th Meeting Cancelled

We're sorry for the late notice, but we are going to have to cancel small group tonight. Jenny's dear friend is in MD Anderson and can finally have visitors. (Unfortunately the visiting hours are during small group!)

We hope everyone had a great week, and we will look forward to seeing everyone on October 15th at our house, 6:30pm. Please let us know if there is anything we can be praying for this week.

Brian and Jenny

Prayer Requests 10-1-06

Great discussion tonight--let's remember to love others as we love God this week. :)

Please pray for the following...

Misti and Grant--Health for the mom and baby :)

Bret and Sara--Bret's sister is moving to Virginia-pray for a good transition; continue to pray for their leadership at Realife

Ricardo and Nora--Pray for Ricardo's doctor appointment on Thursday; pray for Ricardo's mom that she would have improved health and lots of energy to care for his niece; pray for Ricardo's grandmother after a recent fall that she would continue to heal and be safe; also, pray for Nora's dad as he travels to Mexico this week

Jenny and Brian--Pray for Jenny's friend who is having a 10 hour surgery on Thursday in her fight against breast cancer

See you all soon!
Brian and Jenny

Prayer Requests 9-24-06

Hope everyone is doing well. Let us know what we can add to the blog...

Josh and Jennifer: Continue to pray for Josh's uncle and his family; continue to pray for Jennifer as a new teacher comes on board at school

Brian and Jenny: Continue to pray for life balance for both Brian and Jenny this week

Also, if you were at church this morning Ken talked about "taking it to the streets." There are several opportunities in October for us to take our faith to the community in practical, loving ways. Josh suggested (and we think it is a great idea!) that we all get together for one of these opportunities. So, bring your calendars to the next meeting on Sunday so we can find a date that works for everyone!

Have a great week!

Praise

Thanks for praying! Brian officially hired his new secretary today!

Prayer Requests 9-17-2006

Thanks for a great discussion tonight! We love having you all in our home. Here are the requests for the week...

Josh and Jennifer--Continue praying for Josh's brother as he recovers from the heart attack last week; also, pray for Josh's uncle who was diagnosed with cancer this past week and is refusing treatment

Bret and Sara--Pray for balance for Sara, that there would be time to rest and relax in the midst of many responsibilities; pray for peace and direction for Bret's sister as she tries to move to Virginia

Ricardo and Nora--Pray for a clear, healthy report as Ricardo goes to the doctor this week

Grant and Misti--Continue to pray for a healthy pregnancy for Misti and the baby

Brian and Jenny--Continue to pray that Brian is able to find a secretary by October 1st

Have a great week!

Another prayer request...

Hi everyone! We also need to be praying for Josh and Jennifer--Josh's older brother had a heart attack last week. He is fine, but pray for continued healing and comfort for the family as he gets well.

See everyone Sunday!
Brian and Jenny

Prayer Requests 9-10-2006

Here are the prayer requests from Sunday...

Bret and Sara: Pray for success as they lead the 11th and 12th grade students at REALIFE
Grant and Misty: Pray for Misty's sister as she begins a new job; also pray for a healthy pregnancy and baby
Brian and Jenny: Pray for Brian as he searches for a new administrative assistant by October 1st; pray for Jenny as she searches for balance with work, graduate program, etc.

Have a great week!

Faithbridge on Alcohol

FYI...
Faithbridge on Alcohol:
1. Scripture never condemns the non-intoxicating consumption of alcohol.
2. The characters of Scripture, including Jesus, partook of alcohol.
3. Scripture does condemn drunkenness (see Luke 21:34; Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:21; Ephesians 5:18; 1 Peter 4:3).
4. Alcohol, inappropriately used, can prove damaging to one’s health, one’s safety, one’s job, and one’s family functionality.
5. As followers of Christ, we must ensure that the exercise of our freedom to consume alcohol never becomes “a stumbling block to the weak”. (1 Corinthians 8:9).
6. “The weak” in our cultural context could include:
v Those with a history of or propensity towards intoxication;
v Victims of alcohol-related accidents;
v Relatives of alcoholics;
v Children and under-aged students;
v Bible-belt teetotalers;
v Pre-Christian skeptics who assume alcohol is forbidden and seek to find faults in Christians.
7. Our personal preferences are always of secondary concern to the reputation of Christ, since we have been crucified with Christ and thus no longer live, but rather live by and through Christ indwelling us (Gal. 2:20).
8. Faithbridge, its leaders and Pastor must do everything possible so as to create a safe place for “weak” people, while also preventing any and all potential legal and reputation controversies in a world thick with lawsuits and tabloids.
9. Therefore, we choose to abstain from serving or consuming alcohol at all Faithbridge-related functions, acquiescing to the spirit of the law over the letter of the law, when in doubt.
10. We find no Scriptural basis to prohibit the temperate consumption of alcohol in non-Faithbridge contexts--where circumstances preclude a weak person from stumbling and a Christian from compromising his or her witness for Christ.

MEETING SUNDAY September 10th

Our next meeting will be this Sunday, September 10th, at 6:30pm. We will be watching another NOOMA DVD and discussing. If anyone needs directions to our home (9222 Memorial Pines Way) please call us at 281-370-4568.

WELCOME!

Hello all Faithbridge Young Married! We are so glad that you all have joined this group. We will update this blog weekly with current events, prayer requests and thoughts. We look forward to getting to know you!