SATURDAY

Verse of the Day

Salvation to All People

Prayer Focus

Today, let’s focus on our regular routine and thank God for it. Let’s thank God for giving us life, people around us to love, and an orderly pattern of living.

Obituary

Kerri Weaver Brown

April 28, 1959 – January 2, 2026

A resident of Amite, LA , passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026 at her home. She was born April 28, 1959 in New Orleans, LA and was 66 years of age. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Ricky D. Brown; 2 sons, Cecil A. Brown and wife, Rebecca and Adam Brown and Heather Bryant; 2 grandchildren, Caitlyn Brown and Riley Brown; 2 great-grandchildren, Stetler Brown and Basin Hebert; 2 brothers, Larry Weaver and wife Trudy and Yogi Weaver and wife Bricy. Preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Barbara Weaver; son, Ricky Brown, Jr.; brother, Sammy Weaver. A private Memorial Service will be scheduled at a later date. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Prayer Focus

Today, let’s pray for those who will soon be returning to school and/or jobs following a long holiday. (You can see I still think like a scchool dteacher.)

Let’s also pray for the meaning of our Sunday School lesson to work it’s way into our hearts.

The Scripture for this week is located in Matthew 6.

Today’s Bible Reading

  • January 3
  • Matthew 4-6
  • I trust you are enjoying reading this again. I am.

Extra’Scripture Reading

‘Mutual Sharing’

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, qbecause your faith is proclaimed in all the world. ]

9 For God is my witness, swhom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, 10 tthat without ceasing I mention you 10 always in my prayers, asking that somehow 

uby God’s will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. 11 For vI long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— 

12 that is, that we may be mutually encouraged wby each other’s faith, both yours and mine. 

13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,1 that xI have often intended to come to you (but ythus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some zharvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. 

14 aI am under obligation both to Greeks and to bbarbarians,2 both to the wise and to the foolish. 

15 So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

Romans 1:8-15

Thank God for this great day and the opportunities ahead for us. May we take advantage of each opportunity!

Get our and spend a few minutes talking to someone whom you don’t normally talk with. Be blessed! Be a blessing!

Anna Lee