March 2014 Relentless Love: God pursues me Relentless Devotion: I pursue Jesus Relentless Freedom: I pursue life Relentless Mission: I pursue others Deeper One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. He noticed two empty boats at the water s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there. When he finished speaking, he said to Simon, Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish. Master, Simon replied, we worked hard all last night and didn t catch a thing. But if you say so, I ll let the nets down again. And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking. Luke 5: 1-7 NLT Dig Deeper into God s Word Dwell in God s Presence and Go Deeper in your Prayer Life. Go Deeper in our Relationships with God Spouse Children Family Friends - Co-workers - Teammates When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, Oh, Lord, please leave me- I m too much of a sinner to be around you. For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed. Jesus replied to Simon, Don t be afraid! From now on you ll be fishing for people! And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus. Luke 5, 8-11NLT Dig Dwell Disciple Deeper Save the Date 2014 East Houston FCA Banquet Friday Evening May 2 nd Northeast Houston Baptist Church Dinner-Speaker-Awards
If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or 2nd Annual Speaker: a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[b] but do not have love, I gain nothing. School s Represented Atascocita High School Oakhurst Crosby High School Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It Food Carraba s does not dishonor Galena Park Middle School Country Club others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily Kingwood angered, Park High it keeps School no record of wrongs. Love mmm does not good delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It New always Caney High protects, School always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. FCA Upcoming Events Sunday, March 30 th Greater Houston Celebrity Golf Classic VIP Reception @ Irma s Southwest Grill Monday, March 31st- Greater Houston Celebrity Golf Classic, Hosted by: Bruce Matthews @ Houston Oaks Country Club Friday, May 2 nd East Houston FCA Banquet @ Northeast Houston Baptist Church more details to follow! 2014 Summer FCA Camps See Page 4 for camp dates Fun East Houston FCA Date Night Saturday, February 15th, 2014 Fellowship Liberty Middle School North Forest High School Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. Food Coach Mark Krimm And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greates1t of these is love. 1Corinthians 13
2014 Weekend of Champions Middle School Retreat February 7-9 th Carolina Creek Christian Camp Team Chaplain: Brandon Bales Ryan Wesley Band East Houston FCA Schools: Galena Park Middle School Liberty Middle School Kingwood Middle School Woodcreek Middle School
First National Conference (Camp) at Estes Park, Colorado Date: August 1956 Posted: November 15, 2013 FCA s first National Conference in 1956 has been called by many the most important event in FCA s history. However, there was some doubt as to whether it would pan out. In fact, FCA founder and executive director Don McClanen had reserved rooms for 500 people (450 high school and college athletes and 50 coaches), but when Gary Demarest, the camp s dean, picked up Branch Rickey at the airport, Demarest was worried the camp would be a bust, noting that as of a month prior, only 38 reservations had been made. Don t forget, Rickey told Demarest on the way from Denver to Estes Park, Jesus started with 12! Demarest continued the story. There were 256 present that night when Mr. Rickey gave the keynote message calling us to bold witness for Christ and the church. Out of that camp grew the network of citywide programs, chapters, Huddles and all the rest that s made FCA national in scope. (From Wayne Atcheson s book, Impact for Christ. ) McClanen willingly stayed behind the scenes as camp director. Since then, FCA Camps have become a staple of FCA s ministry. From the first camp in Estes Park in 1956, when 256 campers attended, FCA Camps have grown to 429 camps in 38 states and 25 countries with an attendance of 59,752 in 2013. In 2013, 5,002 campers made a first-time commitment to Christ, and 7,120 more rededicated their lives to Him. 2014 Texas FCA Summer Camp Dates June 9-13 th Leadership Camp - Abilene @ Hardin Simmons University June 24-27 th Sports/Leadership Camp @ Dallas Baptist University June 28 th - July 1 st Sports Camp - Lubbock @ Texas Tech University July 3 rd July 6 th Sports Camp - College Station @ Texas A&M University July 10 th -13 th Family Camp - Conroe @ La Torretta Lake Resort And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father thru Him. Colossians 3-17 HCSB
FCA President s Weekend 2014 San Diego, California. East Houston FCA Prayer Ministry Please send any specific prayer requests to dschwartz@fca.org and I will forward them to the prayer team. In addition, let me know if you are interested in joining the prayer team. vo8o 0036 Would you like to see more Coaches and Athletes come to Christ through FCA? Please prayerfully consider joining the East Houston FCA Home Team to donate to FCA visit FCA.org or HoustonFCA.org Dennis (Denny) Schwartz East Houston Area Director 3610 W. Lake Houston Pkwy Kingwood, TX 77339 (832) 877-8379 dschwartz@fca.org www.houstonfca.org To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. 1 Peter 2:21