Think of a place you visited and enjoyed in the last year. Thank the owner, host, church, or friend who introduced you to the location. Express your appreciation to them for giving you a memorable experience.
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2
Prayer Focus
Today, let’s pray for the salvation of people in our country and in countries all around the world. Let’s pray they have the opportunity to hear the Gospel and learn their need for salvation.
Read the Bible in 2026
November 2
Isaiah 28-30
No New Obituaries this Morning
Baptist Press
New Equipment for a Disaster Relief Team – Kentucky association launches Chatterbox into the disaster relief orbit
I’ve told you about the importance of mission work. Today, I want to share that mission projects might need your support. It might be time. It might be refreshments. It might be to have someone to complete special tasks or weekly tasks. There may be a financial need. It might be a prayer need. It might be extra hands or a strong back. It might be transportation! Check around with the mission teams and see what you can do to help.
Reminder: The more you are involved with them, the more you will want to be involved.
Head Start on Sunday School Lesson
Sunday, November 8
“Sacrifice”
Romans 12:1-13
Prayer Needs
The prayer needs for each family can change from day to day. Check regularly to learn of the needs in each situation. You can always ask individuals and families how you can best pray for them. Give that a try this week.
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
Have a wonderful day!
We might even get a little more needed rain this afternoon . . . .
Best – Attend Sunday School and learn as a member of a class
Next – Study with your family
Another Option – Gather a group and study together
Study alone in a quiet place.
Missions
Study missions as a member of a group.
Contribute to a missions offering.
Do missions.
Oops
I had to stop and charge the “mouse”.
If you did not set your clocks last night, you probably should do so now. Be sure to set the clocks back one hour. You have an extra hour before Sunday School and Church!
Sometimes our lives get complicated and seem overwhelming. It’s not always because we plan for it to be that way. I suppose we could say it happens to all of us at various times in our lives!
Today’s Scripture Verse
“In this world you will have trouble.
But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33
Prayer Focus
We have found ourselves in two very different hospital situations in two different locations in the last few days.. Despite the sadness and troubles, hospitals are often places of great joy. God can and will help us through the rough spots of life! Today, let’s pray for each other as we face each day, not knowing exactly what is ahead for any of us on a daily basis.
Pray for relatives and friends as they sometimes find themselves in situations that didn’t plan for or expect. He will help each of us daily as only He can.
Read the Bible in 2026.
October 31
Isiah 18-22
Obituaries
There are no new obituaries for our area at this time.
Baptist Press
Articles and Podcast
Sunday School Lesson
Tomorrow, November 1
“Kindnesss”
Romans 11:11-14
You can read and study this passage even if you are unable to attend tomorrow.
Coming Soon
Church Dinner
November 15
FBC, Kentwood
Following the worship service
Served in the new church fellowship hall
Bring your favorite dish(es).
Home!
Ora Lee Wilson and George Bales are home again after hospital stays.
7 “Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 Who among you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him.
Matthew 7:7-11 CSB
Prayer Focus
Today, let’s pray for and thank God for some of our adult couples. This list is “off the top of my head” this morning. Let’s thank God for all the years of marriage represented here. I apologize for any couples I left off.
Robert and Ora Lee Wilson
Tom and Gail Brister
Henry and Virginia McKenzie
Bro. Joe and Barbara Baugh
David and Anna Lee Alford
Glen and. Bobbie Magee
Bob and Jackie Babin
Lawrence and Patricia Braase
James and Susan Rimes
George and Debi Bales
Walton and Peggy Alford
Chuck and Dorothy Wall
Mike and Katherine Estay
Don and Firma Kay Schneeweiss
Don and Judy Dickenson
Kenneth and Yvonne Birch
Lea and Wanda Smith
Read the Bible in 2026
October 30
Isaiah 13-17
There are no new obituaries for our area this morning.
Baptist Press
There are articles on freedom, voting, the prosecuted church, and needed IMB missionaries for certain occupations. You may also want to check out a podcast.
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 CSB
In the same way the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.
Romans 8:26 CSB
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray constantly, 18 give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 CSB
Prayer Focus
Pray that God will guide you to helping others in ways you did not plan, but ways that He planned for you today. Let’s also pray for boldness as we step into His plans.
Today be sure to pray for:
Robbie Lynn Callihan
George Bales
Debi Bales
Ora Leee Wilson
Any others God chooses for you to pray for
Read the Bible in 2026
October 29
Isaiah 9-12
Obituary
Jody R. Hart
August 11, 1969 — October 22, 2026
Roseland, LA
A resident of Roseland, LA, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at his home. He was born August 11, 1969 in Charleston, SC and was 57 years of age. He is survived by 2 daughters, Kaitlyn Alyssa Browning and husband, Timothy, and Victoria Alexis Hart; grandchildren, Charlotte and Everlee; mother, Barbara Hart; sister, Petrina Stafford and husband, Paul; 2 nephews, Kyle Lewis and wife, Alayna, and Kade Lewis and fiancé, Alyssa Crayton; niece, Autumn Stafford; great-nephews, Karter and Lawrence Lewis; aunts and uncles, Louise and Roger Mitchell and Rosa and Terry Lumpkin. Preceded in death by his father, Fred Hart, Jr.; and aunts and uncles, Clara and Jerry Bennett and Adren Allen. Visitation at Community Baptist Church,1109 Hwy 1043, Greensburg, LA from 9:00AM until religious services at 11:00AM on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Services conducted by Rev. Phillip Mitchell. Interment Center Cemetery, Greensburg, LA. Pallbearers will be Terry Lumpkin, Paul Stafford, Phillip Mitchell, Derrick Bennett, Kyle Lewis, and Kade Lewis. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.
James 5:16 CSB
Stay awake and pray, so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew 26:41 CSB
Prayer Focus
Today, let’s focus our prayers on our families.
Read the Bible in 2026
October 28
Isiah 5-8
Obituaries
There are no new obituaries for our area at this time.
Ladies’ Bible Study at Pine Ridge Methodist Church
Begins with lunch at noon
Study of Ruth
All ladies welcomed
Closing Scripture
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 CSB
I apologize for the absence of the Prayer Link. I’m glad to get back to the usual daily publications.
Prayer Focus for Today
This is the confidence we have before him:
If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
1 John 5:14 CSB
Read the Bible in 2026
October 27 for October 22-27
22 – Proverbs 30-31
23 – Ecclesties 1-4
24 – Ecclesties 5-8
25 – Ecclesties 9-12
26 -Solomon 1-8
Oct. 27 – Isiah 1-4
If you continued to read a similar number of pages you are probably close. If you waited on me, you will probable need the rest of the week to catch up. I apologize for the inconvenience.
Obituaries
Doris Reeves Goynes
July 5, 1937 — October 20, 2026
A resident of Greenwell Springs, LA, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at The Carpenter House in Baton Rouge, LA. She was born July 5, 1937 in Hillsdale, LA and was 89 years of age. She is survived by her sister, Carolyn Reeves Courtney. Preceded in death by her husband, James Goynes; parents, Dewitt and Christine Miller Reeves; Visitation at Hillsdale Baptist Church from 9:00AM until religious services at 11:00AM on Friday, October 23, 2026. Services conducted by Bro. Allen DeMars. Interment Hillsdale Cemetery, Hillsdale, LA. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
Gray Denson Richardson
September 4, 1984 — October 21, 2026
You will need to go to the McKneely site to read Gray’s obituary.
Jody R. Hart
August 11, 1969 — October 22, 2026
You will also need to go to the McKneely site for Jody’s obituary
Julia Fay Husser Grace
December 30, 1950 — October 25, 2026
Amite, LA
Julia Fay Husser Grace, 75, a lifelong resident of Amite, Louisiana, was born on December 30, 1950, and passed away on October 25, 2026, with her husband, Dewayne, by her side. Many in the Amite community will remember her as “Miss Julia” from the store she and Dewayne owned for years. She greeted everyone who walked through the door with a beautiful smile and a gentle nature that made them feel like family.
Julia was a child of God. She loved to sing hymns and praise Jesus, and her well-worn Bible stood as a testament to her faith. She was certain she would one day be reunited with her loved ones, and, most of all, welcomed into heaven by her Savior.
She married the love of her life on September 7, 1968. Her husband was the center of her world, and together they created a beautiful life. Her greatest accomplishment was her family. Her children, Kevin and Vanessa, were her pride and joy, and her grandchildren were her world. Her family could always count on one thing: a good meal prepared with love, and stirred with a well-worn spoon.
Julia is survived by her husband of 58 years, Dewayne Grace; her son, Kevin (Heather); her daughter, Vanessa (Donnie); her grandchildren, Dillon, Dakota, Haylee, Dalton, Devin, and Dustin; and her great-grandchildren, Kyler, Langston, Dally, Scottie, Gracelynn, and Luke. She is also survived by her brothers, Dale Husser and Sammy Husser; and her sisters, Clare Crowe and Janet McDonald.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Simon Husser, Jr. and Audrey Husser Costanza; and her brothers, Alton Husser, Delbert Husser, and Simon Husser,III.
Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9:00AM until Religious Services at 11:00AM on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Services conducted by Rev. Jeremy Ingram. Interment St. Dominic Cemetery, Husser, LA. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.Missions
Looking Ahead/Announcements
Tonight – Prayer Meeting at FBC. Kentwood and other churches I won’t try to name.
Baptist Press
Choose the articles you wish to read. I admit I missed reading here for a few days and will need to catch up today.
Missions
There are many missions in our churches. I focus on the three that are the mainstay of Southern Baptists and Operation Christmas Child provided by Samaritan’s Purse, but there are many other, more local missions in each church that meet needs and reach out to others in often unnoticed ways.
Many people do missions of various needs in often unnoticed ways. They are very effective in what they do for others.
All missions are important because they meet needs. When you have the opportunity to hear of some needs, step up and quietly take care of the needs. Many adult Sunday School classes do this on a regular basis, but you don’t ever hear much about their projects. Praying, caring and helping is the key.
Opportunity – Prayer Meeting
Tonight at FBC, Kentwood, there will be a nursery for babies and toddlers, classes for children in the children’s department, youth in the Light House, and a worship service/prayer meeting for adults in the sanctuary – A place for everyone! The service begins at 6:00 P.M.
I’m back on schedule, so “See” you in the morning.
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