June 2011

Cowboy Fellowship News

June 2011 E-News

Issue 25

Inside This Edition:

Word From The Pastor

Meet Our Summer Interns

The Acts Report

Parent Link

Bullfight Pictures

Baby Dedications

5And thou shalt love the LORD thy God

with all thine heart, and with all thy soul,

and with all thy might.

6And these words,

which I command thee

this day, shall be in thine heart:

7And thou shalt teach them diligently

unto thy children, and shalt talk of them

when thou sittest in thine house, and

when thou walkest by the way, and when

thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Deuteronomy 6:5-7

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

JUNE 19, 2011

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Word From The Pastor

I love to read the words and hear the thoughts of old time preachers like E.M Bounds. The richness of their Spirit

encourages, teaches, blesses, and refreshes me as I contemplate the depths of their thoughts. For those who do not

know, E.M. Bounds was a Methodist Preacher who was born in 1835. He was a Chaplin in the Civil war and was

severely wounded in the second battle of Franklin. He is the author of eleven books, nine of which are focused on

prayer. All but two of his books were published after his death in 1913.

You may recall that I recently preached a sermon entitled “How To Pray.” I am convinced that prayer should be a

larger, more intense part of my life. Like most I don’t pray enough. This in part is why I love to read the words of

E.M. Bounds he inspires me to pray more. I hope that he might do the same for you as well. Below you will find a

short excerpt from his book entitled The Possibilities of Prayer. I will post a link on the church blog with a list of

some of his books in case you are moved to purchase some yourself. (www. cowboybible.blogspot.com)

“HOW vast are the possibilities of prayer! How wide is its reach! What great things are accomplished by this di-

vinely appointed means of grace! It lays its hand on Almighty God and moves Him to do what He would not oth-

erwise do if prayer was not offered. It brings things to pass which would never otherwise occur. The story of

prayer is the story of great achievements. Prayer is a wonderful power placed by Almighty God in the hands of His

saints, which may be used to accomplish great purposes and to achieve unusual results. Prayer reaches to every-

thing, takes in all things great and small which are promised by God to the children of men. The only limits to

prayer are the promises of God and His ability to fulfill those promises. Open thy mouth wide and I will fill it.

The records of prayer achievements are encouraging to faith, cheering to the expectations of saints, and an inspi-

ration to all who would pray and test its value. Prayer is no mere untried theory. It is not some strange, unique

scheme concocted in the brains of men, and set on foot by them, an invention which has never been tried nor put

to the test. Prayer is a Divine arrangement in the moral government of God, designed for the benefit of men and

intended as a means for furthering the interests of His cause on earth, and carrying out His gracious purposes in

redemption and providence. Prayer proves itself. It is susceptible of proving its virtue by those who pray. Prayer

needs no proof other than its accomplishments. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine. If any

man will know the virtue of prayer, if he will know what it will do, let him pray. Let him put prayer to the test.

What a breadth is given to prayer! What heights it reaches! It is the breathing of a soul inflamed for God, and in-

flamed for man. It goes as far as the Gospel goes, and is as wide, compassionate and prayerful as is that Gospel.

How much of prayer do all these un-possessed, alienated provinces of earth demand in order to enlighten them, to

impress them and to move them toward God and His Son, Jesus Christ? Had the professed disciples of Christ

only have prayed in the past as they ought to have done, the centuries would not have found these provinces still

bound in death, in sin, and in ignorance.

Alas! How the unbelief of men has limited the power of God to work through prayer! What limitations have disci-

ples of Jesus Christ put upon prayer by their prayerlessness! How the Church, with her neglect of prayer, has

hedged about the Gospel and shut up doors of access! Prayer possibilities open doors for the entrance of the

Gospel: Withal praying also for us that God would open to us a door of utterance. Prayer opened for the Apostles

doors of utterance, created opportunities and made openings to preach the Gospel. The appeal by prayer was to

God, because God was moved by prayer. God was thereby moved to do His own work in an enlarged way and by

new ways. Prayer possibility gives not only great power, and opens doors to the Gospel, but gives facility as well to

the Gospel. Prayer makes the Gospel to go fast and to move with glorious fastness. A Gospel projected by the

mighty energies of prayer is neither slow, lazy, nor dull. It moves with God’s power, with God’s effulgence and

with angelic swiftness...

The possibilities of prayer reach to all things. Whatever concerns man’s highest welfare, and whatever has to do

with God’s plans and purposes concerning men on earth, is a subject for prayer. In “whatsoever ye shall ask,” is

embraced all that concerns us or the children of men and God. And whatever is left out of “whatsoever” is left out

of prayer. Where will we draw the lines which leave out or which will limit the word “whatsoever”? Define it, and

search out and publish the things which the word does not include. If “whatsoever” does not include all things,

then add to it the word “anything.” “If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it.” What riches of grace, what

blessings, spiritual and temporal, what good for time and eternity, would have been ours had we learned the possi-

bilities of prayer and our faith had taken in the wide range of the Divine promises to us to answer prayer! What

blessings on our times and what furtherance to God’s cause had we but learned how to pray with large expecta-

tions! Who will rise up in this generation and teach the Church this lesson? It is a child’s lesson in simplicity, but

who has learned it well enough to put prayer to the test? It is a great lesson in its matchless and universal good.

The possibilities of prayer are unspeakable, but the lesson of prayer which realizes and measures up to these possi-

bilities, who has learned?” 1

1Edward M. Bounds, The Possibilities of Prayer, Accordance electronic ed. (Altamonte Springs: OakTree Software, 1999), n.p.

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John 15:13

Greater love hath no man than this,

that a man lay down his life

for his friends.

Please continue to pray that all our service men and women will come home safely

and soon. I hope that you will click on the “Send A Letter” link below to send a

letter to a soldier. It means so much to someone so far from home and family. I

post a new soldier (or two) every Monday.

Love in His name,

Sue Johnson ~ Ministry Assistant

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The Acts Report

Thanks to all of you at Cowboy Fellowship

for allowing God to

work through you by

donating new and used fan's that will

help the less fortu-

nate elderly citizens

in our area to keep cooler during our hot

South Texas summer.

Your generosity

helped to generate two used fans, 13

new fans, two used

window units and one

new window unit. THANKS!

WINDOW UNIT # 1 -

There was recently a

family who's house was burnt down. They

needed a window a/c

unit for their new

rental and one of the two used a/c units

that was donated

went to them. They

were not elderly but in need and had kids

at home. If you know

of an elderly person

or couple who are on

limited income and could use a fan or two

let us know. Thanks

for your support!

If you would like to

become a part of

Matthew 25:35

please call

Odis White at

(210) 275-9800

Jerusalem ~ Atascosa County

Judea ~ Texas

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Matthew 25:35

Facebook Link

(Must log in to access)

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Samaria ~ United States & Mexico

Tornado Relief

We are accepting donations of water,

pre-packaged food, baby supplies,

work gloves, hygiene items

and new underwear and socks.

We do not need used clothing please!

Please call the church @ 30-769-3733

if you would like to help!

Matthew 25:40

And the King shall answer

and say unto them,

“Verily I say unto you,

Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one

of the least of these my brethren,

ye have done it unto me.”

Please help if you can.

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Prayer For Quito Ecuador

Pastor Pete and the team are almost ready to go. They will be leaving on June 6th

and retuning on te 19th. Please keep the entire team, along with Peter and Hadley

Pawelek in your prayers. Pray for safe travel, good health, good weather conditions

and that the team will be able to open the eyes and the hearts of the people of

Ecuador to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

*The following are reoccurring

events that take place each

week/month at the same time

unless otherwise denoted:

Church Services - Saturday

Night @ 7:00 PM ; Sunday: @

10:45 AM

Discipleship Classes - Every

Monday - 6:30 PM

Children’s Play Group Every

Tuesday from 10 - 11:30.

CFY R.E.A.L.M. - Every

Wednesday @ 7:00 unless

otherwise noted.

Living Hope - Every Thursday

@ 7 PM Call Paul @

830-570-4301 for more info.

2nd Saturday Clean Up @ 8:00

Breakfast Provided

Men’s Fellowship Breakfast

Every 3rd Saturday

@ Stage Stop - 8:00 AM

Please Go To Our Website For

Times And More Information!

www.cowboyfellowship.org

Schedule

Of Events

June 2011

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SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

CFY Green Acres

Lock-In

2

Living Hope 7:00

3

4

Last Saturday Service 7:00 PM Potluck

Baptisms

5 Services 10:45 AM Baptisms Potluck

6

Radical Faith Bible Study

6:00—7:30

7 Play Group 10:00 AM

Quito Mission Team

Leaves

8 CFY 7:00 PM

9

Living Hope 7:00

10

11

2nd Saturday Clean Up 8 AM

Services 7:00 Baby Dedications

12

Services 10:45 Saddle Up After the service!

13

Radical Faith Bible Study

6:00—7:30

Children’s Camp

June 13 - 16

14

Play Group 10:00 AM

15

CFY 7:00 PM

16

Living Hope 7:00

17

18 Men’s Fellowship Breakfast

Services 7:00

19

Services 10:45

Quito Team

Returns

20

Radical Faith Bible Study

6:00—7:30

21 Play Group 10:00 AM

Children’s Incredible Pizza 10:30 –3:30

22

CFY 7:00 PM

23

Helping Hands

10:30 AM

Living Hope 7:00

24

25

CFY Beach Trip

Services 7:00

26

Services 10:45

27

28

29 30

Living Hope 7:00

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of

righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth,

and grow up as calves of the stall.

Malachi 4:2

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Hi! I’m Bethany Wood and I’ve lived most of my life in Western Washing-

ton with my parents and two younger sisters and graduated in December

from Washington State University with a degree in Architectural Studies. I

love going to Mariner’s games and during football season I try to make it

over to the eastside of the state to catch as many Cougar games as possible.

When I have spare time I like to hike around the foothills of our mountains,

take my puppy to the dog parks, and hang out at Starbucks with my

friends. My real passion however is children’s ministry. I grew up in a Christian family

that was very active in our church so I spent a lot of time participating in this program or

that program throughout my childhood. As I’ve gotten older and begun to lead some of

these activities I’ve come to realize how valuable they are in reaching kids and also their

families for Christ. I accepted Jesus as my Savior when I was eight. Though ultimately it

was God’s voice speaking to my heart that led me to trust in Christ, my parents and the

children’s ministry at my church prepared me to make that decision. I love working with

the kids and seeing how excited learning about Jesus makes them, knowing that those

things will stay with them as they grow into adulthood. I’m really looking forward to the

summer and all that God has planned for me and the kids of Cowboy Fellowship.

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Summer Interns Are Here!

Summertime is here and the workload doubles, triples, and quadruples for Adam,

our children’s pastor and Tanner, our youth pastor!

Thank goodness they’ve got some great help! Check out our new summer interns

Bethany Wood and Michael Vasquez!

When you see them in church be sure and give them a warm

Cowboy Fellowship welcome!

Mike Vasquez and his family moved to Pleasanton in 2007 from

San Antonio, TX. He attends Palo Alto College, and will be trans-

ferring to Texas A&M San Antonio in the fall where he will be ma-

joring in education. Mike felt God leading him into the ministry at

a young age and has been seeking His will since then. Mike has

led worship and small group Bible studies for camps, Disciple

Now weekends, and various youth groups. “I love serving God by

serving His students; it’s what He created me for.”

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8th Anniversary Event

May 7, 2011 BULLFIGHTS

Cowboy Fellowship celebrated it's 8th Anniversary in a bold new way... May 7, 2011 the

first bullfight of it's kind in Atascosa County was held at the Poteet Lion's Club Arena in

Poteet. The event featured both a "bloodless" Spanish Bullfight and a competitive Ameri-

can Rodeo Style Bullfight.

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Legendary PRCA Rodeo Announcer Hadley Barrett

emceed the event. During a break in the activities Hadley

gave thanks for the saving grace of Jesus Christ, and told

the attentive crowd about the lifetime of God's guidance

he has benefited from both personally and professionally.

Rodeo Style

Bullfighting was a

very familiar, yet

exciting event for the

Atascosa County

crowd.

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Baby Dedication - May 15, 2011

Baby Dedications are a special time in the life of believers at Cowboy Fellowship.

Parents present their children to the congregation, pledging to raise them in the

knowledge, love, and instruction of the Lord. The congregation joins the family in

prayer, asking our Heavenly Father for the wisdom, skill, and dedication that will be

required in the task of guiding these young lives.

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