Category: Bible Reading Plan

Monday

For if we have been united with him in a death like his,

we will certainly also be united with him

in a resurrection like his.

~Romans 6:5~

 

Bettye Fussell got through some difficult days last week and celebrated Easter by eating at Middendorf’s yesterday.  Join her in thanking God for a good day in one of her favorite places.

Wendell Simmons is doing well and is expected to be able to come home today.  Thank you for your continued prayers for his recovery.

Phillip Strickland will be having surgery tomorrow at Ochsner on Jefferson.  They expect to be gone for the entire week.  Pray for good results for the surgery and for the girls during this week.

Ora Lee Wilson sees an oncologist tomorrow.  Pray for her and her family as they are anxious to get this behind them.

Ryan “Rufus” Williams is making good progress following his stroke.  He’s successfully reducing the amount of dependence on the ventilator.

 

James Donald Spring

April 28, 1938 – April 15, 2017

http://www.jonesfamilyfuneralservices.net/home/obituary/4199697

 

 

Bible Reading – II Kings 23-25 and Psalm 108

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Two Rivers Associational WMU Quarterly Meeting – 10:00 this morning at Montpelier Baptist Church.  The leadership meeting will be at 9:00.

 

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.

The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;

~John 11:25~

“Behold the Lamb” (in honor of Andy Taylor)

Remember our Lord has risen and is waiting for us to join Him in Heaven one day.

Anna Lee

Easter

Let no debt remain outstanding,

except the continuing debt to love one another,

for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.

 ~Romans 13:8 (NIV)~

 

 

Mr. Donald Spring passed away yesterday.  What a wonderful time of year to move to a heavenly home!  Please pray for the family members.

 

Sunrise and regular worship services available all around our area.  I hope you can be a part of celebrating the real meaning of this day.

 

Bible Reading Plan – II Kings 20-22 & Psalm 107

 

‘You have a guard;

go your way, make it as secure as you know how.’ 

So they went and made the tomb secure,

sealing the stone and setting the guard.”

~Matthew 27:62-66~

“Up from the Grave He Arose”

I look forward to singing this hymn on Easter morning every year!

 

This is the most important day of our religious history.  Celebrate it in the Lord’s House!

Anna Lee

Saturday

God has raised this Jesus to life,

and we are all witnesses of it.

Exalted to the right hand of God,

he has received from the Father

the promised Holy Spirit

and has poured out what you now see and hear.

~Acts 2:32-33~

 

Carry the Cross – Meet at FBC to be transported to Smokehouse where the walk will begin at 9:00.  It will end at FBC about 10:00.  There will be a brief celebration in the parking lot at that time.

 

Ruth Stewart Cutrer got a good report at the cancer center in McComb.  Join me in thanking God for her good report.

Ora Lee Wilson will be seeing a specialist this week.  Keep her in your prayers.

Phillip Strickland will have surgery this week.  Please remember him and him family.

Bessie Hayden‘s broken toe is allowing her to walk a little more.  Continue to pray for her.

 

Omar “Britt” B. Kennedy

September 18, 1947 – April 14, 2017

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/obituary/omar-britt-kennedy

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Bible Reading – II Kings 18-19 & Psalm 106

 

“No eye has ever seen, no ear has heard,

and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him”

~1 Corinthians 2:9b NLT, 2nd ed.~

“Amazing Grace”

 

Third Thursday – Thursday at 6:30 at the Cabin;  We look forward to see who will be here this month.

 

Mission Project – The children’s missions class invites you to bring red beans and rice during the months of April and May.  The food will be taken to a food pantry.

 

North America needs Jesus!  The Annie Armstrong Offering helps take the gospel message to those who are lost.  Help get the Good News out to people in Canada and the US.

 

Jesus is the reason for the Easter season!  Please be in your church tomorrow or choose one to visit if you do not have a church home.  FBC, Kentwood will have a chose of services tomorrow, 8:15 or 10:30 A.M.  Check a previous post of The Prayer Link for sunrise services.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Good Friday!

Praise be to the God and Father

of our Lord Jesus Christ!

In his great mercy he has given us new birth

into a living hope through the resurrection

of Jesus Christ from the dead,

~1 Peter 1:3~

 

Mike Lee‘s test yesterday showed a 50% blockage.  He was sent home and will be treated with medication.

Gail Smith got a good report!  The cancer has shrunk and was not detected anywhere in her body.  Gail will undergo two weeks of brain radiation which is a preventative step.  The next scan will be done in three months.  The family ask for your continued prayers.

 

Bible Reading – II Kings 15-17 & Psalm 105

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Friday Morning Bible Study – Ezekiel 5  (If you are unable to be there today, you can ask me for the study guides for the next chapters.

 

Remember the reason that this day is special!

Anna Lee

Thursday

LORD, God of my salvation,

I cry out before You day and night.

May my prayer reach Your presence;

listen to my cry.

~Psalm 88:1-2 HCSB~

 

Bessie Hayden broke a toe and is sidelined for a while.  I doubt that keeps her from giving away many more awesome Easter baskets she made.  She sent some to the children at missions last night.

Kenneth Birch is still dealing with severe back pain.  Pray for him as he seeks additional help.

Sissy Oliver continues to improve.  Keep her in your prayers.

Bettye Fussell was able to have her chemo this week.  Pray she begins to feel better today.

Harrell Sharkey, Jr. continues to recover from last week’s surgery.  Keep praying.

Mike Lee will be having an angiogram today at Cypress Point.  Say a prayer for him, please.

Continue to pray for Phillip Strickland as he prepares for surgery next week.

Andy Taylor got a good report Monday on one foot.  The will see the doctor again next Monday concerning the other foot.

Continue to pray for Ora Lee Wilson as she sees a specialist later this month.

Please add Dwaine Creel’s mother, Diane Creel, who is in OLOL with heart issues.

Continue to pray for Jim and Sylvia Watson as they learn more about his problem and make plans for treatment.

 

Easter Sunrise Services

  • 6 A.M. – Line Creek & Greenlaw
  • 7 A.M. – Osyka, Montpelier, Kedron (& Hillsdale), Mt. Zion, Pine Ridge
  • Most services will be followed by breakfast.

Two Services at FBC, Kentwood – 8:15 & 10:30 with Sunday School at 9:15.

 

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Bible Reading – II Kings 12-14 and Psalm 104

Friday Morning Bible Study – Ezekiel 6

Mission Project – Red beans and rice (for a food pantry)

 

MORE THAN BUNNIES, CANDY, AND EGGS

http://www.wmu.com/?q=article%2Fwmu-blog-children-girls-action-royal-ambassadors-children-action%2Fmore-bunnies-candy-and-eggs

“Jesus Loves Me”

 

Keep your focus on the cross this week.  Sunday, we can focus on the empty tomb.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

He is not here; he has risen!

Remember how he told you,

while he was still with you in Galilee:

~Luke 24:6~

Jesus is the reason for the Easter season!

 

 

Please pray for our friend, Chris Primes of Amite.

It is with tons of prayers, guidance by the best Dr around and much research on my on that I have decided to go forward with the knee replacement on my left leg. This won’t be a standard knee replacement as they are going to screw rods in the bones to anchor the knee replacement to. This, despite being more invasive and painful, has a higher success rate. As this is my only leg left, obviously I am extremely worried. However, I’ve given it over to God and will do my best to not worry or question my decision. I tell you all this because I know I have some super prayer warriors out there. I need you guys now! For those that stuck with this post till the end, thank you and God Bless! Please keep Renee Renee Bennett Primes and Chris Primes and Allison Primes in your prayers too as they worry too. The bottom line is I can’t live my life out of a medicine bottle and the pain is too great to not do this.

Estelle Raborn is back in North Oaks.  Please pray for this lady and her extended family.  If you have the opportunity to see her at North Oaks, ask for Mary Raborn.

 

Sunrise Services that I am aware of:

  • Pine Ridge United Methodist Church
  • New Zion Baptist Church
  • Hillsdale Baptist Church

 

Scripture Reading – II Kings 8-11 & Psalm 103

 

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Louisiana Baptist Message – baptistmessage.com

 

Associational WMU Meeting

  • Monday
  • Montpelier Baptist Church
  • Meet our new compassion minister
  • Speaker – Matt Middlecamp from BCM at SLU
  • Leadership meeting at 9
  • Meeting at 10
  • Covered-dish lunch to follow

 

Children in Action

  • 6:00 tonight at FBC, Kentwood
  • Don’t miss the special project by a parent volunteer.
  • Help us with our mission project – Bring read beans and rice for a food pantry.

 

Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.                                             ~Luke 9:23-24 (NIV)~

Anna Lee

 

 

Tuesday

When he had received the drink, Jesus said,

“It is finished.”

With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

~John 19:30~

 

 

Harrell Sharkey, Jr. was feeling a little better Sunday.  Pray for him as he continues to recover from Wednesday’s surgery.

Bettye Fussell was to have been given chemotherapy yesterday.  Let’s pray she was able to do that and is doing well today.

 

Bible Reading for Today – II Kings 4-7 & Psalm 102

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

Wendell and Nikki Rhodus will officially have their first Sunday at church April 23rd.

 

“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”                 ~1 Peter 2:24 (NIV)~

Christ the Lord is Risen Today

 

Jesus is the reason for this season of the year!

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Monday

But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer.

Again the high priest asked him,

“Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”

“I am,” said Jesus.

“And you will see the Son of Man

sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One

and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

~Mark 14:61-62~

 

Phillip Strickland and his wife will be seeing the oncologist today.  Their news, at this point, is that the large tumor he one had is showing up as a much smaller spot.  Phillip will be having surgery on the 18th unless plans change.

Andy Taylor will be seeing a surgeon today about his foot.  Pray for decisions that will be made today.

Margaret Oliver is improving.  She is hopeful of being back at her own home soon.

 

Read the Bible – II Kings 1-3 and Psalm 103

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless,

Christ died for the ungodly.

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person,

though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

~Romans 5:6-8 (NIV)~

“Nothing but the Blood of Jesus”

 

Friday Morning Bible Study – Ezekiel 5

Missions March – April 23rd during morning worship

 

Sunday School (9:15 Sundays),  Kids for Christ (6:00 Sundays) and Children in Action (6:00 Wednesdays) as well as VBS and other activities are really impacting our children in a big way.  May God continue to reap the harvest of the seeds that are planted in young lives.  Two evidences yesterday were another profession of faith and the children’s portion of the program last night.  We are so blessed with precious children who love God.

 

“Jesus, Messiah”, the program last night, was wonderful!!!  The choir is talented and dedicated.  All the support people for narration, technology, etc. highlighted the efforts of the choir.  The children were precious!  It seems like I’ve started to count our blessings.

 

Be blessed and be a blessing this special season of the year.

Anna Lee

 

 

Sunday

This is my blood of the covenant,

which is poured out for many

for the forgiveness of sins.

~Matthew 26:28~

 

Please pray for Wilbur Creel who suffered second and third degree burns on his hands arm and side yesterday.

Pray for Joanne Seymore who began her twelve rounds of chemo Friday.

Pray for Bettye Fussell as she and Fuzzy continue her treatment.

 

Nadine Joiner Anderson

November 05, 1954 – April 07, 2017

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/obituary/nadine-anderson

 

 

Read the Bible – I Kings 20-22 & Psalm 100

Easter Cantatas

  • Spring Creek Baptist Church – this morning
  • Kentwood FBC – 7 P.M. tonight

 

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.                             ~Hebrews 1:3 (NIV)~

The reminds me of our Easter cantata which will be tonight.  David and I watched the practice last night.  I hope you can attend tonight.  The children are singing two songs.  There is a variety of music from the adults, some familiar and some new.  Come be blessed.  It will begin at 7:00 tonight.

The Children in Action are leading a mission project for an area food pantry.  They are collecting bags of red beans and rice.  Please support them by bring some too!

It’s Annie Armstrong Easter Offering time.  Our missions march will be one week from today.

Have an extra meaningful day this Palm Sunday.

Anna Lee

 

 

Saturday
Devotional image from Rick Warren

“Get up, cry out in the night,

even as the night begins.

Pour out your heart like water in prayer to the Lord.”

~Lamentations 2:19a NCV~

 

Margaret “Sis” Oliver is at her daughter, Sandra’s, house.

 

Nadine Anderson of Amite passed away Thursday morning.

Charles Cleborn “Cleve” Tidwell

January 30, 1933 – April 07, 2017

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=obituaries.obit_view&o_id=4186584&fh_id=10545

Huey Dalton Morgan

December 20, 1935 – April 06, 2017

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=obituaries.obit_view&o_id=4186579&fh_id=10545

Read the Bible – I Kings 17-19 and Psalm 99

Waylon Bailey – waylonbailey.com

Thom S. Rainer – thomrainer.com

 

Operation Christmas Child will have plastic shoeboxes, in red and green, printed and available for packing this year.  This will make the box a lasting gift to go with the gifts inside.

Remember this:

Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way

will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.

~James 5:20~

“Rescue the Perishing”

 

“Jesus Messiah”, Easter cantata, tomorrow night at FBC, Kentwood at 7 P.M.

Everyone is invited to attend.

Anna Lee