MONDAY

“Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called sons of God.”

Fund Raiser

Thanks-you to those who planned and carried out the fundraiser yesterday for the church family with special needs. Thank-you to the church members who supported the fund-raiser. What a blessing it will be when all the efforts are combined.

It is not too late to contribute to help meet these needs. You can still contribute through the church morning worship, online, or by seeing Janice in the church office to donate. I don’t think a date will be set to end the collection for this family.

Prayer Focus for Today

Today, let’s focus our prayers on the families involved in the bicycle accident. They all need out prayers today and in the coming days.

Read the Bible Every Day

  • December 30
  • Zechariah 11:1-14:21
  • Psalm 149:1-9
  • Proverbs 31:28-29
  • Revelation 21:5-27

Bible Reading Format for 2025

I am anxious to begin the Bible readings for 2025. There will be two big differences that may encourage you to read the Bible in 2025. One major factor is that each day you will only be reading from one book of the Bible, which will eliminate turning back and forth in the Bible each day. The second is that we will begin with Matthew, not Genesis.

If you know someone who might like to read along with us in 2025, please let them know our plan of action for 2025. I feel like the new format will encourage more readers. Most people wouldn’t want to miss the first readings and then have to catch up, so if you know of anyone to encourage please tell them about our plan foe 2025 now. We can all read together in 2025.

Another thought, I like to set aside one particular Bible for reading and leave it out on a table for the entire year. I use my other Bibles for church attendance and other special readings. This is not part of the Bible reading plan, but a part of my plan that encourages me to read daily and to complete the entire reading process for the year.

Don’t forget to tell others. You don’t want them to hear next summer what they would have read, if they had only know….

Obituary

Malcolm “Coon” Willson

July 6, 1942 – December 26, 2024

A resident of Liberty, MS, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg, MS. He was born July 6, 1942 in Gillsburg, MS and was 82 years of age. He was a dairy farmer all his life until retiring in 2007. He sold the dairy cows and then enjoyed raising beef cows for many years afterwards. He was a lifetime member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church where he served as a deacon since 1983. He is survived by his daughter, Sherry Willson Dixon and husband, Justin; granddaughter, Leanne Fuqua Turnage and husband, Eli; great-granddaughter, Amelia Rose Turnage; sister, Tommie Stewart Richardson; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents, John Q. and Alma Lee Willson; wife, Kathy Penny Willson; son, Todd Willson; infant daughter, Dana Willson; sister, Velma Lee Willson Boyd; 4 brothers, John “Pete” Willson, James Howard Willson, Donald Ray Willson, and Frank “Joe” Willson. Visitation at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, 4923 Mt. Vernon Rd., Liberty, MS 39645, from 10:00AM until religious services at 12:00 Noon on Monday, December 30, 2024. Interment Stewart Wall Cemetery, Liberty, MS. Pallbearers will be Willson Stewart, Jarett Wilson, Mantle Austin, Joe Venable, Mackie McMillan, and John Dixon. Honorary Pallbearer will be Hugh Ray Hughes. In lieu of flowers, donate to Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

No School Yet

As a teacher, I always enjoyed my holidays, but many of you are not teachers and will need to return to work this week. Make sure your children have some special activities this week. It is a good way to keep them from being bored and/or away from their classmates for too long.

Church Attendance

Some people slack off in church attendance during this holiday week. Last night our church was blessed to have a special, unannounced Lord’s Supper. Our pastor and music minister served, not deacons. What a unique service! They did an excellent job! If you weren’t there, you missed out. You can watch the online version if you missed it.

Prayer List

In addition to the new needs this week, please include those who have been hospitalized lately and those with recent deaths in the family. Your personal prayer list is much more meaningful to you than my list is. If you have not already done so, please add the Schenk family.

Sunday School

We were studying a familiar story form the Bible yesterday, Exodus 14. “Miss” Theople always reminds us that a successful class in one in which we learn something new. Remember that and set a goal for your class for next week and all the coming weeks.

Today’s “homework” is to tell at least one person about out new Bible reading plan for 2025.

Anna Lee