Category: Baptist Press

Friday

 

Above all else guard your heart

for it is the wellspring of life.

~Proverbs 23:4~

Local ministry opportunity: Shirts and pants for men at Kentwood Manor

There is a need for clean, usable clothing for men.  If you have some men’s shirts and pants to share, please drop them off under the stairwell when you enter the office/fellowship hall building (where you buzz to have the door opened).  Most of the men wear small – medium sizes.     Thanks!

IMB: Faith by Sight

 

http://www.imb.org/main/give/lmw/Story.asp?StoryID=9855&LanguageID=1709

 

90 Day Bible Read: Day 29

1 Chronicles 1:1 – 1 Chronicles 9:44

Baptist Press – Wonderful articles again today

BPNews.net

Pray for Majel and Jesse Dean today as Jesse has out-patient hand surgery today in Hammond.

Pray for little Everett Smith, son of Jason and Rebekah Alford Davis Smith.  He is hospitalized in McComb with RSV.  EMMETT HAS NOW BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PNEUMONIA.

Many visitors will be in New Orleans today and in the coming weeks.  Pray for good judgment and safety for each one.

Thank God for a beautiful week, even if everything in your world was not perfect.  He is!

Anna Lee

Thursday

   “And if I go and prepare a place for you,

I will come again and receive you to Myself;

that where I am, there you may be also.”

~John 14:3~

I hope you have your reservations.  If not, ask someone who can help you.

From Ashley Raborn

Please be in prayer for Sammy Ott, husband of Tammy McGehee Ott. He will have surgery in Jackson, MS on Thursday to remove his spleen. This surgery will help his platelet count stay elevated. We are praying this will be a success to help his leukemia go into remission. Thank you.

Rev. and Mrs. Richard Sandburg of New Zion have a new baby, a boy named David.  Thank God for this new life and pray for the growing family of four.

Dan Turner no longer need respiratory therapy.  Thank God for another step in Dan’s progress.

Pray for Patrick Hoosier as he has surgery scheduled.  Pray for the family too.

Read the Bible in 90 Days – Day 28 

Read through the end of II Kings.  (I realized we have read more than 1/4 of the Bible is less than a month.  This plan has worked so well for me.  When you get deep in one section of Scriptures, you don’t turn to another book of the Bible and pick up where you left off there.)

IMB: Flights of Hope

 

http://www.imb.org/main/give/lmw/Story.asp?StoryID=9849&LanguageID=1709

 

(If you read about the Jones family with the five new babies, you are reading of a missionary pilot.)

Baptist Press

BPNews.net

 

 

Tuesday Morning

‎”Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly;

and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” 

~ Corinthians 9:6~

Continue to pray for Mr. Gordon Price.  He will be leaving rehab soon.  Pray for his caregivers too.

Mr. Robert Frohn’s surgery went well today.  If he does well tonight, he may be able to return home tomorrow.  Keep praying for him and for “Miss” Jennie.

Dan Turner may be able to be released from the rehab hospital in a couple weeks.  He will continue rehab when he gets home.  Pray for his family as they have been with him since the accident.  Pray for rest for each one of them.

Mr. Billy Travis, a resident of the 6th Ward, passed away Monday night.  Please be in prayer for “Miss” Doris and the other members of the family.

90 Days of Bible Readings – Day 26

1 Kings 16:21 – 2 Kings 4:37

IMB – Fastest Office on Four Wheels

http://www.imb.org/main/give/lmw/Story.asp?StoryID=7972&LanguageID=1709

Baptist Press News

BPNews.net

Do something small that is gigantic to someone else.  

Anna Lee

Saturday

“All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord,

and shall glorify Your name.”

~Psalm 86:9~

90 Day Bible Reading – Day 23

2 Samuel 12:11 – 2 Samuel 22:18

FBC, Kentwood has a new email address.

firstbaptis87295@att.net

IMB: Life-Saving Call

 

 

http://www.imb.org/main/give/lmw/Story.asp?StoryID=9846&LanguageID=1709

 

 

Jones Family

 

 

http://gavincarrie.blogspot.com/

 

 

Cavanagh Family (Be sure to read pages one and two of the journal.)

 

 

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/adriannacavanagh/journal/1

 

 

Baptist Press

BPNews.net

Lucille Ball Varnado, 101, died Aug. 6, 2012, in South Carolina.Memorial services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Osyka Baptist Church. The Rev. Milton Kliesch will officiate. Burial will be in Osyka Cemetery under the direction of Hartman-Sharkey Funeral Home.Mrs. Varnado was born Feb. 28, 1911, in the Thompson community, to Iddo Wesley and Ada Alford Ball.She married Glen Varnado Sr. in 1937, and they had one son, Glen Varnado Jr.Mrs. Varnado was a school teacher for more than 50 years and taught in Osyka, where classes in her last years included grandchildren of her first pupils, as well as in Fernwood and Harrisville, Chesbrough, La., Indian Head, Md., and Parklane Academy.Because of Mrs. Varnado’s teaching achievements, Parklane named the library in her honor.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, four brothers and two sisters.She is survived by her son, 28 nieces and nephews and more than 2,000 former pupils.In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to a local school in honor of Mrs. Varnado

Ladies, if you are going to the meeting at FBC, Kentwood today, be sure to go to the lighthouse which is north and across the street from the church.

Have a blessed day!

Anna Lee

Friday

“Dear friends,

God the Father chose you long ago

and knew you would become His children.”

~1 Peter 1:2 LB~

Continue to pray for Betty Taylor’s mother, Mrs. Zeigler.  As you pray for her, pray for her caregivers.

Pray real hard today for the ladies’ retreat that will be at FBC, Kentwood tomorrow.  Pray for the speaker to be healthy, the environment to be conducive to learning, our hearts to be open, and for them men who will be giving of themselves by preparing out lunch.

IMB – Streets of Danger

 

http://www.imb.org/main/give/lmw/Story.asp?StoryID=9845&LanguageID=1709

 

Baptist Press Cartoons

 

http://www.bpnews.net/bpfun.asp?ID=JM

90 Day Bible Reading: Day 22

I Samuel 28:20 – II Samuel 12:10

I am enjoying and learning as I read the Scriptures.  This is a wonderful plan for Bible reading.

Continue to pray for the grieving families all around us. 

Anna Lee

 

Wednesday

“But I say to you, love your enemies,

bless those who curse you,

do good to those who hate you,

and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.”

~Matthew 5:44, NKJV~

Dan Turner has some rest from intense therapy over the long weekend, but things will change today.  Pray for Dan as he works to get better.

Jill Brister will have back surgery today.  Pray this will relieve her of some of the pain she has been experiencing.

IMB: Finding Life in a Coffee Shop

http://www.imb.org/main/give/lmw/Story.asp?StoryID=8784&LanguageID=1709

Day 20 of Reading the Bible in 90 Days

1 Samuel 2:30 -1 Samuel 15:35

Baptist Press

BPNews.net

Share the Good News with someone today!

Anna Lee

Saturday

Don’t lose sight of my words.

Let them penetrate deep within your heart,

for they bring life and radiant health

to anyone who discovers their meaning.

~Proverbs 4:21-22 (NLT)~

 

 

From Charlene Blades

  • Please keep Billy Travis in your prayers. Also pray for his entire family as they tend to his needs.He is in North Oaks. He had issue with some bloood clots. He is better but still in the hospital.
  • A very dear and special lady, Tammy Ott, passed away yesterday. Please pray for the family as they mourn and prepare for the days ahead.  Tammy is married to Kerry Ott, she has two wonderful sons, Sawyer and Trustin.

(Tammy’s death notice is in the Enterprise Journal, but the arrangements are listed as incomplete.  ala)

Dan Turner is progressing very well in rehab.  Yesterday, he walked on his own, without a supporting harness.

Emme Brabham had the wires removed from her jaws yesterday.  She continues to progress.  Thankfully, she will now be able to eat without having to use a straw!

Jadon’s Story – We have another update on Jadon.

 

http://jadonsisstory.blogspot.com/2013/01/great-news.html

 

Today, I’m going to begin a series from the IMB suitable for students.  If you have a child or grandchild who is of that age, you may want to send this story to them as an email or a text.

 

http://www.imb.org/main/give/lmw/Story.asp?StoryID=9856&LanguageID=1709

 

Baptist Press

BPNews.net

 

Enjoy some sunshine and some Sonshine today!

Anna Lee

Friday

“But as for me,

my prayer is to You, O Lord,

in the acceptable time;

O God, in the multitude of Your mercy,

hear me in the truth of Your salvation.”

~Psalm 69:13~

Dan Turner is making good progress in rehab.  Pray for continued improvement and for strength for the family as they continue this “marathon”.

Mrs. Jennie (Robert) Frohn of Amite has had a stroke.  Pray for her and her family as they work through this problem.  (JoEllen F. Carruth shared this information and requested prayers.)

Kathy Jo Thompson

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kathyjothompson

Jones Family

http://gavincarrie.blogspot.com/

90 Day Bible Reading

Read through Deuteronomy 34:12.

Baptist Press

BPNews.net

Tim’s Trip – I hope you are enjoying these stories of real people sharing Jesus and sharing them with the children in your life.  Who knows?  One day it might be your child or grandchild sharing Jesus somewhere around the world.  

http://www.imb.org/main/give/lmw/Story.asp?StoryID=9864&LanguageID=1709

The sunshine yesterday was wonderful.  Even during the many rainy days, the Son was shining brightly.

Anna Lee

 

Thursday

“Now he who plants and he who waters are one,

and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

For we are God’s fellow workers.”

~1 Corinthians 3:8-9a~

 90 Day Bible Reading – Day 14 – Read through Deuteronomy 23:11.

Jennifer Pittman got a good report yesterday.  There is no cancer in her liver.

Betty Taylor’s mother has been very sick.  Please pray for Mrs. Ruby Lee Zeigler.

Donnie Travis is healing from Tuesday’s surgery.  Keep him in your prayers.

The monthly meeting at the cabin for all those who wish to attend is tonight at 6:30.  Don’t let the cold weather stop you.

Baptist Press – BPNews.net

Story to share – Athletes on a Mission – http://www.imb.org/main/give/lmw/Story.asp?StoryID=9866&LanguageID=1709

Women’s Day Retreat

Saturday, January 26th

9 A.M. – 4 P.M.

FBC, Kentwood

Rochelle Frazier is an author and Christian Inspirational Speaker who will share her journey of “inspiration from desperation” which led to the creation of her children’s series the SWEETEAS.  Through her written and spoken words, Rochelle seeks to move women to pray boldly and live lives woth their calling.  Her genuine heart is felt by all and her love of the Lord is infectious.  Her story will:

  • Renew hope that God still works in miracles.
  • Creates the desire to know Him deeply and love Him passionately.
  • Unveil the transformation that come from speaking God’s Word.
  • Inspire women to step into their calling following Him fearlessly.
  • Teach the calling of a Deuteronomy 6 Woman.

Tickets of $15 includes materials, meal, and entry into a drawing for several of Rochelle’s book. Call 985-229-8111 to purchase your tickets or visit the church office.

FBC, Kentwood web site: http://fbckentwood.com/index.php

 

 

May you be blessed today as you strive to bless others.

Anna Lee