Month: May 2011

Tuesday

“Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.

Give heed to the voice of my cry, my King and my God,

for to You I will pray.”

~Psalm 5:1-2~

 

Pray for Mrs. Othell Williams as she receives a pacemaker today and for Henry McKenzie as he has additional outpatient tests.

CaringBridge: Logan Watts

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/loganwatts/journal

 

Cooper Roy Watson

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14. Cooper Roy Watson, born June 4, 2010, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, May 29, 2011, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 11 months old and a resident of Walker. Visitation at Walker Baptist Church on Tuesday, May 31, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, June 1, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by Dr. Richard Blue. Burial in the Sibley Cemetery, Walker. Survived by his parents, Jarrod and Barbara Milton Watson; two sisters, Isabella and Courtney Watson; maternal grandparents, Larry and Diane Milton; paternal grandparents, Jimmy and Vida Watson; and paternal great-grandmothers, Clara Watson and Ella Foster. Please visit the registry book at www.sealefuneral.com.

 

Mrs. Annie Bell Cooksey Venable

Mrs. Annie Bell Cooksey Venable was born December 16, 1925 and passed away at 5:06 a.m., Sunday, May 29, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was 85, a native of Booneville, MS and a resident of Greensburg.

Mrs. Annie Bell is survived by 3 daughters, Geneva Ann Easley, Hammond, Margie Venable McLin and husband Joseph W. Jr., Hammond and Frances Venable Rabalais and husband Kyle, Sr., Greensburg; 7 sons, James L. Claxton and wife Catherine, St. Francisville, William D. Claxton and wife Jean, Greensburg, David Venable, Chamblee, GA., Roy E. Venable and wife Kathleen, Baker, Daniel L. Venable and wife Cindy, Greensburg, Marlin D. Venable and wife Tawana, Greensburg, Jeffrey R. Venable and wife Tammy, New Roads, LA; 2 sisters, Frances Willard Cooksey Tucker, Booneville, MS, Linda Cooksey Marcum, Boonville, MS; 3 brothers, John Arlen Cooksey, L.Q. Cooksey and Larry Cooksey all of Booneville, MS; 23 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

Preceded in death by parents, Thomas Levi and Sally Marten Cooksey; husband, Davis S. Venable; daughter, Lonnie Jane Claxton; son, Billy Joe Claxton; grandson, Jared Paul Venable; great grandson, Tyler Morgan; step-mother, Nellie Cooksey; brothers, Hershel Cooksey, Hubert Cooksey Marvin Cooksey; sisters, Deannie Cooksey, Dorrie Cooksey, Dorothy Cooksey, special sister and best friend, Daisey Cooksey Newcomb; special aunt and uncles, uncle Will Buck Cooksey and aunt Willie Mae Cooksey; uncle Jack and aunt Ally Cooksey and cousin J.C. Cooksey.

Visitation at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Day’s United Methodist Church, Liverpooll from 9:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Danny Smith officiating. Interment in Day’s Cemetery, Liverpool, LA.

Memorial Day

“Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.”

~Genesis 6:22 (NLT)~

 

country

I’m thankful for all the men and women who have and are serving our country today and in the past.  I know you sacrificed so much to protect us and our freedoms.  I also know families sacrifice as mush as those who are serving.  Family members left at home miss their loved ones and daily have concerns about whether their service person will make it back home safely.  Thank-you all!

Mrs. Othell Williams will have a pacemaker implanted tomorrow.  Pray all goes well tomorrow and the pacemaker is helpful in making “Miss” Othell healthier.

Tom Brister will meet with the surgeon Thursday.  Pray for Tom and his family as they face the uncertainties ahead of them.

 

 

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Audrey Faust Lambert

(November 10, 1926 – May 29, 2011)

A resident of Amite, she died at 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, 2011 at her home. She was born November 10, 1926 in Montpelier and was 84 years of age. She is survived by her 2 daughters Vivian Lambert Trabona and her husband, Nick, Amite and Bonnie Lambert Travis and her husband, J. D., Baytown, TX; 5 sons, Harrell Lanis Lambert, Tickfaw, Charles Richard Lambert and his wife, Pattie, Baytown, TX, Aubrey Carl Lambert and his wife, Janet, Amite, Homer Leo Lambert and his wife, Donna, Pearl River, Kenneth Fred Lambert and his wife, Dawn; 1 brother, Aubrey “Elwood” Faust, Brookhaven. Preceded in death by husband, Harrell H. Lambert; parents, Leo and Abline Chavers Faust; brother, Wade Faust; sister, Altie Faust Bennett; 2 grandsons, Troy Lanis Lambert and Timothy Shane Lambert; daughter-in-law, Jackie Lambert.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time with McKneely Funeral Home, Amite.

 

Thank a verteran or a current member of the military today!

Anna Lee

 

 

 


Sunday Afternoon

Henry McKenzie’s doctor decided to treat Henry with medication in order to possibly prevent surgery.  Please pray for Henry, Virginia, and the rest of the family.

 

CaringBridge: Logan Watts

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/loganwatts

 

 

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Robert Dale Forrest

(February 4, 1931 – May 28, 2011)

A resident of Kentwood, he passed away at 12:56 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb, MS. He was born February 4, 1931 and was 80 years of age. He was a U.S. Army veteran of Korea and a member of Spring Creek Masonic Lodge #184. Visitation at Spring Creek Baptist Church from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on and from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Services conducted by Dr. Danny Smith. Masonic Services will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday. Interment will follow in Spring Creek Masonic Cemetery, Kentwood. Survived by wife, Julia B. Forrest, daughter, Kathy Dale Forrest, son, Craig Forrest and his wife, Pam, sister, Ivy Beryl Blades and her husband, Jule, 2 brothers, Earl Forrest and his wife, Ann, Wayne Forrest and his wife, Mardell, 2 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 3 step-children, 8 step-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Norman Forrest and Ertie Crowe Forrest. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements.

Sunday

“By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land.

He was warned about something he couldn’t see,

and acted on what he was told ….

As a result, Noah became intimate with God.”

~Hebrews 11:7 (MSG)~

 

 

Is your faith as strong as Noah’s was?

 

 

From Ellen M. VandeVuss

Update on baby Cooper. He is sedated because he fights the tubes when he’s awake. The doctor wants to push Cooper to see if he’ll breathe on his own. They will try to wean him from the breathing machine during weekend and expect to see some “worsening” before it gets better (as far as breathing level numbers are concerned). If Cooper’s brain does not tell him to breathe on his own, then his parents have some decisions to make.
His parents asked for prayer. They are broken up, but also have a peace about everything.
Pray for wisdom for the doctors and strength, wisdom and peace for all of the Watson family.

 

It seems that lately God has given us several children to pray for.  I’m sure you will be faithful to pray for each child and their family.  Let’s not let any of them down.

 

Have a great Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Saturday Evening

Jadon‘s Story

The day that got better.

CaringBridge: Logan Watts

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/loganwatts

From Pam Forrest

Please pray for our family. Mr. Dale passed away this afternoon. Thank you. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Robert Dale Forrest
(February 4, 1931 – May 28, 2011)

A resident of Kentwood, LA, he passed away at 12:56PM on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb, MS. He was born February 4, 1931 and was 80 years of age. Visitation at Spring Creek Baptist Church from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Monday, May 30, 2011, and from 8 a.m. on until religious services at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Services conducted by Dr. Danny Smith. Interment will follow in Spring Creek Masonic Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements.

Saturday

Please continue to pray for Ora Lee Wilson and Shirley Frazier as they try to feel better.

CaringBridge: Logan Watts (2 new journal entries)

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/loganwatts

 

THE VALUE OF SERMONS

The following story has been around for quite a while, but continues to make a good point.  It is supposed to have begun with a letter to the editor of “The British Weekly.”

“Dear Sir:

I notice that ministers seem to set a great deal of importance on their sermons and spend a great deal of time in preparing them.  I have been attending services quite regularly for the past thirty years and during that time, if I estimate correctly, I have listened to no less than 3,000 sermons, but, to my consternation, I discover I cannot remember a single one of them.  I wonder if a minister’s time might be more profitably spent on something else? Sincerely….”

That letter triggered an avalanche of angry responses for weeks.  Sermons were castigated and defended, but eventually a single letter closed the debate:

“Dear Sir:

I have been married for 30 years, during that time I have eaten 32,580 meals — mostly of my wife’s cooking. Suddenly, I have discovered that I cannot remember the menu of a single meal. And yet, I have received nourishment from every single one of them. I have the distinct impression that without them, I would have starved to death long ago.  Sincerely….”

There is a great deal of wisdom in that letter.  I have heard countless sermons over my lifetime — many were memorable, many more were not.  The truth is, I can’t even remember everything that I have preached (that’s why God created databases)!  But I know that many of the sermons which I heard have made an impact in my life, and I pray that the sermons I deliver do the same for others.

“And my speech and my preaching

were not with persuasive words of human wisdom,

but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men

but in the power of God.”

~1 Cor. 2:4-5~

 

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

 

Baptist Press Stories for May. 27 2011

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MEMORIAL DAY: ‘Band of brothers’ gathers at Arlington     http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35404


MEMORIAL DAY: Flag film comes to TV     http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35405

Porn’s destruction is infiltrating the church     http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35406

FIRST-PERSON (Russell D. Moore): Dealing with porn addiction, biblically

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35407

FIRST PERSON (Donna Rice Hughes): Porn — in your public library?     http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35408

NAMB offers $15M for church plant loans     http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35409

Ivory Coast refugees finally get water     http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35410

They followed Harold Camping <br>when he was mainstream     http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35411

NEWS BRIEFS: Warren, Piper talk doctrine     http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35412

‘Webcam’ abortions? 4 states ban them     http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35413

BIBLE STORYING, Article 9: Telling the story     http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35414

FIRST-PERSON: Gay diversity lessons, for 4th graders     http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35415

EDITORIAL: Las HerejÌas de Harold Camping     http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35416

 

Be a blessing to someone today!  Get prepared for the Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee