Category: Announcement

Tuesday

Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror;

then we shall see face to face.

Now I know in part;

then I shall know fully,

even as I am fully known.

 

Alice Faye Lee’s doctors decided to keep her one more day.  She’s coming home today.

The following men are doing well for the procedures they have been through in the last few days:
  • Ken Roberts
  • Mike Lambert
  • Walter Dykes

 

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – I Chronicles 5-9

 

 

Young at Heart at New Zion this morning.

  • 10:30
  • Program by the Miller family with the girls playing the violins

 

 

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Under Siege” – http://odb.org/
  • Let each of you look out not only for his own interests,                                                               but also for the interests of others.                                                                                                                                                                                    ~Philippians 2:4~
  • “Others” 

I think I may have first grown to love this hymn by seeing/hearing Tennessee                               Ernie Ford on television.

I think missionaries, including Kyra Karr, live their lives thinking of others.

                           http://bpnews.net/45321/missionary-remembered-as-godly-mother-wife

 

 

If we died today, would our obituary say we lived for others?

Anna Lee

 

Monday

Consider it pure joy, my brothers,

whenever you face trials of many kinds,

because you know that the testing of your faith

develops perseverance. 

Perseverance must finish its work

so that you may be mature and complete,

not lacking anything.

~James 1:2-4~

A quote I heard at church last night:

“Christians need the patience of a farmer

and the perseverance of an athlete.”

                                                ~Caleb Smith~

I love to have Scripture show up in timely ways.

Who would have thought this verse would come to my computer

shortly after the quote I heard?

God has a way of making his points clear to us!

May we all be more like farmers and athletes!

I talked with Wendy L. Alford at church last night.  She said her dad, Mike Lambert, is now in rehab and improving some.  Please continue to pray for Mike and his family.

Last night, Lisa Piner, said her mother, Alice Faye Lee, did not need a stent or a by-pass. She will be treated with medication and will possibly be coming home Monday.  Please continue to pray for this family.

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – Numbers 1-4

 

 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Baking with Jess” – http://odb.org/
  • Do not labor for the food which perishes,                                                                                           but for the food which endures to everlasting life.                                                                                                                                                        ~John 6:27~
  • “Seek Ye First” 

 

New Zion Baptist Church would love to have you attend their monthly senior adult gathering, “Young at Heart”.  They meet on the third Tuesday each month at 10:30.

Thursday at 6:30, David and I will host the Third Thursday Gathering at the Cabin.

Pine Ridge United Methodist Church would love for you to attend their breakfast at 8 A.M. the fourth Sunday of each month.  Donations are used to support needs of individuals.

Friday, all ladies are invited to attend Bible study in the church fellowship hall at 10 A..M. We are studying Women of the Bible: The Wise Woman of Abel  – 2 Samuel 20:14-22.  Our group is growing!  We are learning great lessons of life.  Contact me for more information.

Tuesday of next week will be the “Young” Ladies Birthday Party at The Cafe at 11 A.M.  Come help us honor ladies who have August birthdays.

Thursday of next week, the ladies will host “Ladies Night: Follow the Ants to the Picnic”.  All ladies from 3-103 are invited to come picnic with us at the FBC fellowship hall of FBC.  You do not need to attend church at Kentwood to come.  All ladies are invited. Don’t miss out!

One of our on-going projects of Women’s ministry is Operation Christmas Child.  It is exciting to watch as our gifts are accumulating waiting for our packing party.  The party will only be a success if we purchase and donate items for the children’s shoe boxes. Check the area in the hallway of the fellowship hall closest to the coffee pot to get ideas for your purchases.

I need to borrow three or four  Scrabble games for a missions lesson.  If you have one I can use, please let me know.  You can bring it to me at church Sunday or Wednesday.  Please put your name on a sheet of paper inside the box.  Thanks!

 

 

Make this a week where you work for things that can have eternal value/meaning to others.

Anna Lee

The Lord's Day

“Do not let any unwholesome talk

come out of your mouths,

but only what is helpful

for building others up according to their needs,

that it may benefit those who listen.”

~Ephesians 4:29 NIV~

(We all seem to fail here at times, but can work to do better.)

Continue to pray for Mike Lambert and his  family as well as Walter Dykes and his family.

Read the Bible in 2015 – I Timothy 1-3

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Operation Christmas Child – The bags that list items needed are available in the hallway across from the church kitchen (FBC,K).

  1. Take a bag, two bags, or several bags for you or for your class,
  2. Purchase the item listed on the bag in the quantity suggested.
  3. Return the bag and your purchases to the same area.
  4. Pray for the children who will receive the shoeboxes in a few months.

Some of you have been very faithful to help with this big project that will touch so many lives.  Today, I want to point out the Faithful Class.  This group of ladies has made purchases each month.  I thank them, but God will bless them for their efforts.  They are leading out by example!

Looking Ahead

  • Tuesday – Young at Heart at NZBC at 10:30 A.M.
  • Thursday – 3rd Thursday at the Cabin – 6:30 P.M.
  • Friday – Women of the Bible 

God expects some of your time today.  Don’t try to leave Him out of this day.

Anna Lee

Monday

“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro

throughout the whole earth,

to show Himself strong

on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.”

~2 Chronicles 16:9a, NKJV~

 

Please pray for Walter and Kathy D. Boone.  Walter will have by-pass surgery Friday.  Pray for the patient, the medical staff, and the care givers.

Mike Lambert continues to had various serious medical issues.  Keep him and his family in your prayers.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Lev. 25-27

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “I’ve Come to Help” – http://odb.org/2015/08/10/ive-come-to-help/
  • Be doers of the word,                                                                                                                             and not hearers only,                                                                                                                   deceiving yourselves.                                                                                                                                                   ~James 1:22~
  • “Let Others See Jesus in You” 

I learned the revival at NZBC will continue through Friday.  Services begin at 6:30 each night.  You are invited and encouraged to join them and the Crowe family this week.

Anna Lee

Sunday

That if you confess with your mouth,

“Jesus is Lord,”

and believe in your heart

that God raised him from the dead,

you will be saved.

For it is with your heart

that you believe and are justified,

and it is with your mouth

that you confess and are saved.

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – 2 Thessalonians 1-3

Devotional, Scripture, a Quote, and a Song 

FBC, Greensburg is celebrating homecoming today!  I forgot how many years!

East Fork Baptist Church had a great revival last week.

New Zion Baptist Church is beginning revival this morning.

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Pine Grove, was preparing for a back-to-school bash when I passed yesterday.

Judson Baptist Church in Walker hosted a state WMU day yesterday.  The ladies were very surprised and blessed by the number of men there to help serve and make our day flow nicely.  Thanks to the state leaders, led by Janie Wise, in planning and carrying out a wonderful training session.  The missionary speaker certainly was one of the highlights of the day.  I wish I could hear him again today.  (I got to speak with Mrs. McCon, formerly of Line Creek Baptist Church and eat lunch with ladies from Bethel, Amite, Minden, Old Zion Hill, and Judson Baptist.)

I get to teach Sunday School at 9:15 at FBC, Kentwood.  I am so blessed.

Anna Lee

 

Saturday

“I wait expectantly,

trusting God to help,

for he has promised.”

~Psalm 130:5 TLB~

 

Carol New’s sister, Flo’s, surgery was long, but seemed successful.  Pray for Flo as she recovers, heals, and goes through therapy.  Pray for Carol as she probably will continue to put in long days.  Carol appreciates your prayers for her family during this time.

Baptist Press has lots of very good articles for us to read and enjoy.

bpnews.net

Friday morning Bible Study – Bethsheba

Operation Christmas Child

  • This month we are collecting school supplies.  Check the boxes to see what we still need.
  • Packing of our boxes will be in October.
  • Shipping – $7.00 per box – Mark your envelope with “OCC”.

Read the Bible in 2015 – John 3-4

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

 

God’s eyes are on you today!  I have no doubt.  Who do you have your eyes on?

Anna Lee

Friday

And when you stand praying,

if you hold anything against anyone,

forgive him,

so that your Father in heaven

may forgive you your sins. “

~Mark 11:25~

Mrs. Hollis Ann Hayden was moved into the rehab section  of Hood Memorial Hospial yesterday afternoon.  Please continue to pray for her.

 

Carol New’s sister, Flo, will have surgery about noon today.

 

David Ramsey of Hammond

David is from Hammond.  I met him almost fifty years ago and received a call from him a few months ago.  Let’s pray for David and his family.  (I think the date should be July 31.)

On Friday July 31st while we were on a ferry from Germany to Denmark to visit family in Sweden, my father Richard David Ramsey suffered a severe trauma to his head after the chair he sat on gave way making him fall backwards

This trauma caused a big hemorrhage in his brain which has caused brain damage.

He has had brain surgery to remove some of the blood in his brain to help with the pressure that was being caused by the bleeding. The surgery was successful, but the right side of his body has been paralyzed and he is unable to speak.

He has been in the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen Denmark ( where the surgery was performed) but will be transferred tomorrow morning to a different hospital in Roskilde where they are equipped to continue with rehabilitation. It will be a while before he is able to fly back to his home in Louisiana. Until then we are hoping to eventually be able to transfer him to a hospital in Sweden where we have family that will be able to provide a temporary home and support. However, his insurance company refuses to pay for the transfer.

In the meantime, we have been staying in a hotel near the hospital ….

His fight is long from being over, but we pray and have faith that with the needed treatment and rehab he is able to recover and go back to being the same person he was before this terrible tragedy.

WMU Leadership Team of Two Rivers Baptist Association

I’m looking forward to seeing you at my house this morning at 10:00.   Please contact me if you need directions.

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Thom S. Rainer –  http://thomrainer.com/

Waylon Bailey –  http://waylonbailey.com/

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Faultfinders Anonymous” – odb.org
  • And this I pray,                                                                                                                                         that your love may abound still more and more.                                                                                                                                           ~Philippians 1:9~
  • “Love is the Theme” 

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – Daniel 1-6

 

I hope to see some of you at the WMU state training at Walker tomorrow.

Anna Lee

Thursday

“Be still in the presence of the Lord,

and wait patiently for him to act.”

~Psalm 37:7 NLT, 2nd Ed.~

 

Walter Dykes – Pray for Walter and Kathy as they see the surgeon today.

Carol New’s sister, Flo, will have a procedure today to cut some blood flow and surgery Friday about noon time.  Please continue to pray for her as her procedures continue.

Bradford Ray Lawson – another former student

Born: December 12, 1966
Died: August 03, 2015

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3264960

The Ladies’ Bible Study will meet this morning rather than Friday morning.

  • The Woman of Endor
  • I Samuel 28:3-25

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Read the Bible in 2015

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Family Privilege” – http://odb.org/
  • As many as received Him,                                                                                                                        to them He gave the right to become children of God.                                                                                                                                                     ~John 1:12~                                                                 (The choice is ours!)
  • “A Child of the King”

 

“Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act.”

 

Remember your position as a child of the great King and wait for Him to act.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

In him we have redemption

through his blood,

the forgiveness of sins,

in accordance with the riches

of God’s grace

~Ephesians 1:7~

 

Walter Dykes will see his surgeon today to determine what and when to do something about his heart blockage(s).  Pray for him and Kathy.

Mrs. Hollis Ann Hayden is hospitalized at Hood Memorial following a slight stroke. Thanks to her grandson, Adam, for getting her there in a timely manner.  She may soon begin rehab.  Please keep her in your prayers.

Carol New’s sister, Flo, did well with her surgery.  Please keep her in your prayers.

It’s time for schools to begin again.  Please pray for all who are/will be making that transition.  Pray for growth in knowledge, character, and moral values of each one.

My brother-in-law’s uncle passed away.

http://www.actionnews17.com/Obits/joseph-herbert-schum-1141014

“A Place of Healing” – http://stories.imb.org/eurasia/stories/view/place-of-healing?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=place-of-healing

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Read the Bible in 2015 – Psalm 90-92

Friday Morning Bible Study will meet Thursday this week.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Chess Master” – odb.org
  • We, according to His promise,                                                                                                            look for new heavens                                                                                                                                     and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.                                                                                                                                                  ~2 Peter 3:13~
  • “The Way of the Cross Leads Home”

Thank-you for caring enough to pray!

Anna Lee

Sunday

Jesus turned and saw her.

“Take heart, daughter,” he said,

“your faith has healed you.”

And the woman was healed from that moment.

~Matthew 9:22~

 

Macy Gueldner

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/macygueldner/journal/view/id/55bd1bfaa589b46216bdbdf2?utm_source=JEN&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JEN+email&utm_content=visitsite

TODAY – Frozen Food for Families

Read the Bible in 2015

Thom S. Rainer – http://thomrainer.com/

Waylon Bailey – http://waylonbailey.com/

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • God’s Good Heart –  http://odb.org/
  • Count it all joy when you fall into various trials.                                                                                                                                                    ~James 1:2~
  • “God on the Mountain” – Lynda Randle was featured all hour long on the Bill Gathier program last night.  I hope some of you got to know her better and heard her testimony of how this song reflects her life.  I had no idea then that her song would fit so perfectly with the devotional that Our Daily Bread would post today.  That’s another one of those “God Winks”!

“Serve the Lord with Gladness” this Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee