It’s a nice break to NOT have freezing temperatures when we wake up. You can enjoy that for four more days before the temperature drops again.

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Obituary

Margaret Nell (Nellie) Knight

July 3, 1948 – January 19, 2026

Margaret Nell (Nellie) Simmons Knight , 77, of Summit MS, passed away peacefully at her residence on January 19, 2026. She was surrounded by family as she prepared for her eternal home. 

A visitation will be held Wednesday January 21, 2026 from 9 AM until services at 10 AM at First Baptist Church Summit. Dr. Larry LeBlanc will officiate and burial will be in Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Osyka, MS

Margaret was born on July 3, 1948 in Progress MS, the daughter of the late Lee and Juanita Simmons. She attended Progress Elementary School and later attended South Pike High School where she met Ronald Knight, the love of her life, in biology class. 

Ronald and Margaret were married on November 8, 1967, eloping to Anderson, South Carolina. After settling back in Pike County, she became a wonderful homemaker and mother to four children. Ronald and Margaret enjoyed 58 years of marriage. She was a faithful member of FBC Summit for many years.

Among her many God-given gifts and abilities were cooking, sewing, and crafting of all kinds. She delighted in entertaining family and friends no matter how busy her schedule. She spent time in God’s Word and always made it a point to love on people who were hurting or just needed a word of encouragement. Jesus was her Lord and her family was her heart. Everything that she touched she made extra special, and life was so much richer with her sweet smile and compassion. She will be greatly missed on this side of heaven.

Margaret is preceded in death by her father, Lee Simmons, her mother, Juanita Simmons, and her brother, Arlon Simmons. 

She is survived by her husband, Ronald Knight, daughters Andrea Regan (Jodie), Deb Graves (Scott), Brandy Hightower (Trevor), and son Ronnie Knight (Niki), grandchildren Taylor Regan, Ashley Regan, Brandon Knight, Samantha Knight, Lizzy Knight, Meg Dupuis, Lincoln Graves, Drake Hightower, Leah Hightower, great-grandchild Jackson Joyner, chosen daughters Jennifer Babb and Kristin Simmons, and many nieces and nephews. 

Pallbearers will be Scott Graves, Trevor Hightower, Jodie Regan, Lincoln Graves. Clay Duncan and Ben Legg.

 In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to FBC Summit preschool ministry. 

(The is the wife of Ronald, the guitar player who sits in the corner behind Kay Roberts.)

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Additional Scripture Passages

‘He Is the Chosen One of God’

³³ And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 

³⁴ I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”^[a]

John 1:33-34, NIV

‘My Need’

⁶ You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. ⁷ Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. ⁸ But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

⁹ Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! ¹⁰ For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! ¹¹ Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Romans 5:6-11, NIV

ILLNESSES

We have some church members who are very ill. Please pray for them and their families.

Thoughts by Waylon Bailey:

You are the Key concerning God’s Word May 11, 2020

God’s Word will change your life for the better, and it will do more than you can imagine. One of the first apostles gave this testimony: “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart (Hebrews 4:12).

The key to this happening is you. Let me give you some ways to allow God’s Word to change you.

First, make a commitment. Without a commitment on your part, not much positive will happen anywhere in your life. Thomas Watson drove straight to the point for most of us. He asserted that most of us are simply lazy. Therefore, we have to make a commitment not to be lazy but to be diligent to discipline ourselves and let God and His Word work in our lives.

Second, set up a plan that works for you. I’ve often said that almost any plan works as long as you work the plan, but the plan you choose will help you accomplish your purpose and carry out your commitment.

The easiest plan is simply to begin with Genesis and read through Revelation. Even though the Bible looks very large (it is), if you read four chapters a day you will read through the entire Bible in a year’s time. You might decide to read two chapters a day and finish in two years. I personally don’t think the time period matters, but to be in God’s Word daily or several times a week will be amazing to you.

Last week I read about reading in five areas at the same time. This plan helps you not get bogged down in difficult material. You would read in Genesis, Joshua, Job, Isaiah, and Matthew simultaneously. I have decided that will be my next plan.

Sometimes we simply need to try something different to help our motivation.

Third, seek God through Scripture and through prayer. It’s not enough to say we’ve read through the Bible; we need to let God’s Word have its full effect. Therefore, I encourage people to seek God’s direction as they read.

As they say, this is not rocket science. It is a practical way to grow in Christlikeness.

I hope you will commit to God to become more like Him.

OCC has begun for the new year of OCC

We are reorganizing out OCC area at church and inventorying the items we now have to pack the next “Shoeboxes”. I have already received a donation for this year. You can help with funding, ordering items, working in the OCC area with us, etc. If you didn’t help with the 2025 “shoeboxes”, but want to help this year, please give or send me your name and cell phone number. You may also give me a general idea of when you might be available (M-F or Sat. and A.M. or P.M.). We want to include everyone who is willing and able. Let me hear from you.

Let God guide yot all day today.

Anna Lee