A Scripture to Start Our Day
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men. Isaiah 29:13 (KJV)
Prayer Focus
Today, each of us can choose our own prayer focus according to what is on our hearts and written in our prayer journals..
Read the Bible in 2026
- August 7
- I Chronicles 22-24
No New Obituaries for our Area Today
Obituary for a Former Roseland Resident Many of You May Remember:
Wilton Earl Hughes
January 7, 1940 – August 3, 2026
IN THE CARE OF
Drum Funeral Home – Conover, North Carolina
Wilton Earl Hughes passed on August 3, 2026, at the age of 86.
Wilton lived in Claremont, North Carolina.
A Graveside Service will be held at Oxford Baptist Church , 5965 Springs Rd., Conover, North Carolina 28613, on August 15, 2026, at 10:00 am.
(I knew the family when I was a child and later taught both of his daughters.)
Baptist Press
Sunday School Lesson (If you have not already begun to prepare for Sunday, you may want to do so today.)
- “Trust”
- Judges 7:1-8,19-23
A Devotional Thought
“Let’s come before him with thanks! Let’s shout songs of joy to him! The Lord is a great God, the great king over all other gods.” Psalm 95:2-3
Have a wonderful day including times of pray periodically as He leads you.
Anna Lee
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