The Breakdown: "A Breath of Fresh Air"

1:08:24 our pastor Reverend Dr. Frederick Douglas Haynes III. Come on give God praise for the word of God. John chapter 2019 through 23 a breath of fresh air. There might be someone here tonight you've heard the word of God and you want to receive that breath of fresh air. The word of God is that on the other side of your experience of pain and panic if you let him into the locked the locked spaces of your life he will give you peace and that peace will connect you to purpose and the power necessary to live out that purpose day in and day out if you're here in the sanctuary we want to connect with you we want to invite you to join and to be a part of this family of faith the same for those of you who are watching us online if you're in the sanctuary though we've got ministers down front with hands extended that say guess what your place of purpose is right here at Friendship West that you can connect with us today.

1:09:28 Our ministers down front, amen. Come on, give God praise for those coming. They'll minister to you. Amen. They'll speak to you. Amen. About God's plan for your salvation, your salvific walk. Amen. They're prepared right now. If you're in the sanctuary, you can step out of your aisle, step out of your pew, walk down the aisle, give these ministers your hand and give God your heart. They're prepared to minister to you, to connect you. Amen. With God's purpose for your life tonight. Amen. If you're watching online, you can connect with us as well. You can use the email. Come on, give God praise. They're still coming. Email us, join us at friendshipwest.org. Email us, join us at friendshipwest.org. You can call to join 972-228-5217. You can use the QR code that is on the screen as well.

1:10:22 Listen, Dr. Haynes would love to be your pastor. We would love to be your family of faith, whether you're here in the sanctuary or whether you're online. Someone else is making a decision, trying to discern what it is that they're going to do with their life. I want to pray for you. prayer of salvation and trust the Holy Spirit to do what only the Holy Spirit can do. Let's pray. Father, we thank you that all good and perfect gifts come from you. We thank you that you've given us the gift of salvation, that you've extended to us the gift of not only abundant life, but everlasting life. And so I pray this prayer, Lord, come into my heart. Thank you for coming into my heart. Now, Lord, live your life through me to thine be the glory. In Jesus name, I pray. and together we say thank God and amen. We're going to have you go with our ministry team. They're going to minister to you in a private area. Come on, give God praise for those who are joining us tonight who want to be a part of what God is doing here at the Family of Faith that is known as Friendship West.

1:11:22 We're also excited because it's giving time in the house of the Lord. Come on, let's celebrate. We give God praise because it's giving time in the house of the Lord. Amen. We give God praise for our brother already given. Amen. It's giving time. You can sow your seed tonight as well. Amen. There's several reasons to give. You know what God is doing here at this branch of Zion in this family of faith. Amen. What God has called us to do, the mission and the vision that God has given to our senior pastor that he, that God has entrusted to us to make come into fruition and to be made a reality in the earth realm for food, for those who are food insecure, to resources and materials for those who are in need. We also have a great expanse of programming that we're excited to execute this year as we celebrate 50 years of game-changing Christian ministry here at Friendship West.

1:12:15 Listen, none of this can we do without your obedience to God as it concerns the tithe and as it concerns the offering. There are several ways to give. You can text to give. text FWBC to the number 972-294-19. That's FWBC to 972-200-9419. You can give using the GiveLify app, download that app, search for Friendship West, and you can give through that vehicle as well. You can give online at friendshipwest.org or through the Friendship West Baptist Church app. Yes, your church has an app. There's a QR code on the screen for those of you who are in the sanctuary or watching us online if you're in the sanctuary and you want to use the old school offering envelope you can use and that vehicle and give through that vehicle as well our deacons are prepared to receive those gifts at this time they're there to your left or to your right depending on where you are in the sanctuary we're going to pray as soon as i finish praying amen you're released to give and to so father we thank you that none of this belongs to us it all belongs to you and we sow it with kingdom faithfulness we trust you that no one will suffer lack as we attempt to be obedient to your word tonight and we pray that these gifts would accomplish your will and your purpose for this church and for the kingdom of god let these gifts be used to make the kingdom come to make your will done on earth as it is in heaven this is our prayer tonight pray with faith in the name of jesus through the holy spirit and according to your word together we say amen come on give god praise as you give on tonight we're getting ready to go getting ready to close out tonight don't forget uh just a couple of announcements a couple of things we want to put on your mind amen as we prepare to go from this place don't forget the frederick douglas scholarship application is now open if you're a member of the wild wild west If you're seeking scholarship funds to further your education, we want you to make sure that you fill out the Frederick Douglass scholarship application for more information about that.

1:14:27 Contact our Chosen Generation Youth and Collegiate Ministry at chosen at friendshipwest.org for more details. Amen. The scholarship is in the midst of scholarship season. I want to make sure that you avail yourself of this opportunity for resources. We're also excited about the Howard Thurman Bible Institute. In just a few days, we're going to be together just next week. Actually, we're going to be together as we study God's word. As we go into the Howard Thurman Bible Institute, we're looking for deeper depths. We want to learn more. We want to grow more in the things of God. We encourage you to join us for this awesome opportunity. Join us at six o'clock for a meal. Seven o'clock classes start. Use the QR code that's on the screen. You got to register, though. you got to register the deadline is may the 31st we want to see you there as we grow together uh june 1st june 2nd june 4th and june 5th taking a break on june 3rd because we're going to be doing some other kind of things as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of our church but in the spirit of sankofa we want you to join us for this awesome howard thurman bible institute experience we're also excited about vacation bible school y'all not excited about vacation bible school for the babies and for the children, both for our chosen youth ministry and for our discovered children's ministry. We've got awesome Vacation Bible School opportunities that we, amen, are trusting will be a blessing to your young people. Vacation Bible School is coinciding with our Howard Thurman Bible Institute this year. What does that mean?

1:16:05 It's something for the whole family. Amen. Everybody can connect with us and connect and to grow deeper and to go deeper into the word of God and to the educational opportunities that the Howard Thurman Bible Institute is going to provide. That's June 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th for Vacation Bible School. June 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th for the Howard Thurman Bible Institute. The last day to register is May the 31st. So register soon, please, ma'am, and please, sir. We're also excited about the Cultural Performing and Visual Arts Summer Experience. summer is here it's just around the corner and these uh classes these opportunities are filling up fast we're almost at capacity uh if your child or a child in the community can benefit from this amazing experience we want to encourage you to get them to get them signed up today the final day to register is june the 8th this is for students in pre-k 4 all the way through the 12th This is going to be two weeks of an exciting learning experience, June 15th through June the 26th, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. each night.

1:17:13 Dinner and classes for only $150. There's also a sibling discount, $125 for siblings. You have an opportunity if you're in a position to be a blessing, to sponsor a child whose family has the desire but perhaps not the means. we need you to help us to make sure that every child who wants to be a part of this awesome experience gets an opportunity to do so we're also in need of volunteers if you've got the time if you've got the heart to help students grow amen in their artistic gifts you can sign up to serve today for more information see Dr. Norfleet our director of worship and arts or visit the events tab at friendshipwest.org for more information about the cultural performing and visual arts summer experience. We're also excited that we are celebrating 50 years of game changing Christian movement as the family of faith known as Friendship West.

1:18:14 We're excited about the month of June. We'll be celebrating and worship all month long. We're going to use every Wednesday. Join us every Wednesday in June for the sons and daughters of the West Revival where we will hear from amen those who have been shaped whose ministries have been shaped and prepared amen and sent for uh from this ministry this dynamic ministry we want to hear from those who share the spiritual dna amen of our church the sons and daughters of the west every wednesday in the month of june and then don't forget friendship west fest friday june the 12th amen six to ten o'clock p.m it's going to be an amazing time as we celebrate together what god has done for us is also an opportunity for you to connect with our our vendors food vendors and commercial vendors as well as our community engagement ministries here at the church and those community organizations that are doing also work in the community that have partnered with our church we're super excited about the opportunity for the community baptism so if you know somebody if you yourself say man i I want to get baptized. I want to be a part of this family of faith. There's an opportunity for you to do just that. Use that QR code, amen, that's on the screen to get connected with the community baptism experience as well. And share it with a friend, share it with a loved one, amen, who needs to be, who wants to be, amen, a part of this awesome family of faith. We're excited about all that we're going to be doing as we celebrate 50 years of Friendship West this year. Amen. Especially as we get started in the month of June. Pastor, I believe those are all of the announcements that we have. As we say in the old school church, please govern yourselves accordingly. Amen. Have you been blessed by the word of God tonight? No, come on. Were you blessed by the word of God tonight? Amen. Dr. Haynes, thank you so much. We're ready for the benediction.