Category: Bible Study

Sunday

…. those who hope in the LORD

will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles;

they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint.

~Isaiah 40:31~

 

Jadon’s Journey

Jadon’s walkaide appointment went better than expected yesterday. We were able to get his foot to move in the direction we wanted it to move. He was nervous at first but with some help from his brother he put it on. He then thought it was hilarious that it was making his foot move. We go for our 2nd appointment July 7 to see if he can walk using it. We also have an appointment for the bioness device July 12. We will compare the 2 and see what works best for him.

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – Philippians 1-2

 

Devotional, Scripture, a Quote, and a Song

  • “A Voice in the Night” –  http://odb.org/
  • The Lord who made heaven and earth bless you.                                                                                                                                                        ~Psalm 134:3~

Lord, show me how I can be an encourager of others who might feel they are in a “small” place. Let them know that their lives leave an eternal impact on those they serve.”                                                                                                      ~Our Daily Bread~

“Have Faith in God” – http://www.hymnary.org/text/have_faith_in_god_when_your_pathway_is_l

Bible Study next Friday morning – Rahab

Breakfast at Pine Ridge at 8:00 this morning. – I may be mistaken about who is the beneficiary today.  It doesn’t matter though.  It will be a worthy individual or cause.

Frozen Food for Families – Next Sunday!

Be a blessing to others today!

Anna Lee

Friday

But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you,

then choose for yourselves this day

whom you will serve,

whether the gods your forefathers served

beyond the River, o

r the gods of the Amorites,

in whose land you are living.

But as for me and my household,

we will serve the LORD.”

~Joshua 24:15~

Nathan Daniels

Please continue to pray for Nathan this week as he deals with the aftereffects of his surgery.  I know he and his family will appreciate your prayers.

James Rimes

James is now back at home.  He and his family are also very appreciative of your prayers.

VBS Continues

This must be a very special time for children of our area as many of them attend another VBS.  Neither I or my children ever did this, but I know many children who do.  The best part is that a number of churches are reporting record breaking attendance!  Attendance is necessary for young lives to be changed through VBS.  Some area churches have not had their VBS yet, but will in the next month.  If you have children or grandchildren, “keep your ears open”!

Ladies’ Night – The highlight of our “F.R.O.G.” meeting last night was the testimonies shared and the special music by Bubba Roberts.  We now have a new acrostic:

W – Working

A – At

T – Trying

T – To

F – Fully

R – Rely

O – On

G – God

None of us are 100% yet, so let’s keep striving to F.R.O.G.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Ezekiel 13-18

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • Hidden Mysteries – odb.org

  • Do not fear,                                                                                                                                                       for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.                                                                                                                                                    ~2 Kings 6:16~
  • “For the Beauty of the Earth” 

 

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

Bible Study – Women of the Bible

  • Miriam
  • 10:00 this morning in the fellowship hall of FBC,K
  • Everyone is invited.

 

Bro. Stan is in need of a chaplain trained by Disaster Relief to work today and tomorrow. Contact the missions office if you are trained and available.

 

May you find some ways to bless others today, just as you have been blessed by so many others.  I call that “Passing it On”.

Anna Lee

 

Thursday

“So get rid of your old self,

which made you live as you used to —

the old self that was being destroyed

by its deceitful desires.

Your hearts and minds must be made completely new,

and you must put on the new self,

which is created in God’s likeness

and reveals itself in the true life

that is upright and holy.”

~Ephesians 4:22-24 TEV~

 F.R.O.G. 

     F – Fully

     R – Rely

     O – On

     G – God

Ladies, tonight at 6:15 we will gather at the fellowship hall of FBC, K to celebrate dependance on God.  All ladies from 3-103 in our general area are invited to come. There is no charge.  Let’s celebrate our God who walks each step of the way with us.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Proverbs 7

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, Thought, and a Song

Friday Morning Bible Study 

  • 10 A.M. in the morning in the fellowship hall of FBC,K
  • Women of the Bible – Miriam
  • Exodus 2:1-10; 15:20-21; Numbers 12:1-15

May you depend on God to help you get through this very day!

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Sunday

You say, ‘I am rich;

I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’

 

But you do not realize that you are wretched,

pitiful,

poor,

blind

and naked.

Revelation 3:17

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – Ephesians 4-6

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • Billy Graham’s Devotional for Today – “Tears of Repentance” – http://billygraham.org/devotion/tears-of-repentance/
  • Now change your mind and attitude to God                                                                                 and turn to him so he can cleanse away your sins                                                                    and send you wonderful times of refreshment                                                                      from the presence of the Lord.
                                                                      ~Acts 3:19 (TLB)~              

You say, ‘I am rich;                                                                                                                                            I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’                                                                               But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.                                                                                                                                            ~Revelation 3:17~

“Just As I Am” – I know this is very familiar to you, but spend a little time slowly reading and soaking in the words and the message.

 

imb Connecting –  https://my.newsletter4fun.com/index.cfm/fa/mailings.publicviewer&R=6602JA46408E5276A4A0A0441&M=6102JA44408E5470A448A0441

 

Women’s Ministry Opportunities this week

  • Tuesday – Ladies’ Birthday Party
  • Thursday – Ladies’ Night (FROG – Fully Rely on God)
  • Friday – Bible Study – Miriam

 

Have a great day of learning more from God.  Practice sharing God’s love.

Anna Lee

Friday

“This God—his way is perfect;

the word of the Lord proves true;

he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.”

~2 Samuel 22:31, ESV~

 

Macy Gueldner & Martha Drago (Grandmother)

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/macygueldner/journal/view/id/5582effaf020650c682e7d5a?utm_source=JEN&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JEN+email&utm_content=visitsite

Summer Mixon

Update on Summer: she had her biopsy and they drained the area where her gallbladder used to be. She is in some pain but doing well. Hopefully we will get some answers soon! Thanks again for the prayers and well wishes! We love y’all!!

Brantley Williams

Just got some amazing news we won’t be needing eye surgery he is making good progress

Koltyn Gafford

Please check the Facebook page “Team Koltyn”.

Third Thursday at the Cabin

We were happy to welcome two new people to our group last night.  One was from East Fork and the other from New Zion.  If you haven’t been coming, please know you are welcome to join us any Third Thursday.  Last night, we had to say goodbye to a special lady who will be moving to Mass. next week.  She blessed us with her presence in the group and with her kind remarks.  We had a special night last night.

Hope Center

Thanks to people from East Fork, New Zion, and Kentwood Hope Center has men on site and much accomplished.  Next week, men will again be needed.  Food will not be given out next Friday, so that will make for an easier week, but we still need some men to be there each day.  Please let me know by Monday if you can go one day or a portion of a day.  Thanks!

The Friday Morning Bible Study will meet at the cabin at 10:00 this morning.  Join us if you can.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Ezekiel 7-12

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, & a Song

  • “Look at the Tassels” – http://odb.org/
  • Remember all the commandments of the Lord and do them.                                                                                                                                             ~Numbers 15:39~
  • “I Surrender All” –  http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/s/isurrend.htm

Have a blessed day AND be a blessing to someone else today.

Anna Lee

Thursday

“Be careful how you think;

your life is shaped by your thoughts.”

~Proverbs 4:23 TEV~

 

Summer Mixon 

Summer is having more tests in New Orleans.  They are checking her pancreas now. She is still at Tulane Medical Center.   Please continue to pray.

Mike Miller

Mike has improved enough to speak.  Please pray for continued improvement.

Zane Dean (Son of Mike Dean)

Zane is in Children’s Hospital in New Orleans.  Pray for Zane and his family.

Betty Taylor

Betty’s knee is better, but it will require surgery.  Pray for her as she has surgery one week from today in Hattiesburg.

VBS

Pray for the VBS at several of the local churches this week.  I know four churches sharing Jesus through VBS this week.  May children meet Jesus in each one.

Third Thursday at the Cabin

  • Tonight at the cabin
  • 6:30
  • Come join us.
  • We look forward to the group God is sending here tonight.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Proverbs 5-6

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, Quote, and a Song

  • “Failure Is Not Fatal” – odb.org

  • You are the Christ,                                                                                                                                         the Son of the living God.                                                                                                                                                       ~John 6:69~
  • “Failure is not fatal.  God lovingly restores those who turn back to Him.”

       ~Our Daily Bread~

Coming Soon – Law Enforcement-First Responders Appreciation Day

  • FBC, Kentwood
  • Sunday, July 12th
  • Plan to be there.

Women’s Ministry Opportunities

  • Friday – We will have Bible study at the cabin followed by a salad and dessert lunch.  It’s a good day to visit our group.  Call one of the ladies for more information.
  • Tuesday – “Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party at The Cafe at 11:00 – We will celebrate ladies who have birthdays during June.
  • Thursday – Ladies’ Night – F.R.O.G. (Fully Rely on God) 
    • We begin with finger foods at 6:15.
    • All ladies from 3-103 years in our area are invited.
    • The only cost is your time.
  • Friday – The Bible study group will meet at the Fellowship Hall of FBC, K at 10:00 A.M.

Opportunities!  There’s plenty of opportunities.  Join us!

Anna Lee

 

Wednesday

“Behold, I will do a new thing,

Now it shall spring forth;

Shall you not know it?

I will even make a road in the wilderness

And rivers in the desert.”

~Isaiah 43:19, NKJV~

 

Tom Brister

Tom had surgery Monday.  Where would you expect to find him Tuesday?  At work! If the lab report is good, he will have reconstructive surgery next week.  Keep praying for him.

Sherry Day

Sherry continues to do well.  Thanks for all your prayers for her.

Family of Pat Gill

Please continue to pray for Ray and his family.

Hope Center

Thanks to those, especially men and male youth, who volunteered to work at the Hope  Center Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, as well as those who have been going on a regular basis.  If anyone thinks God might could use them as a male presence in the building today, please let me know.

Another VBS Coming Up

  • New Sharon Baptist Church
  • June 22-26
  • 5:15 – 8:15 P.M.

Third Thursday at the Cabin

  • 6:30 P.M. at the cabin
  • Call of directions.
  • Ya’ll come!

Friday Morning Bible Study

  • 10:00 A.M.
  • At the cabin
  • Bring your BIble
  • All ladies and girls are invited.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Psalm 69-71

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Serve the Lord in any way you can.  He will give you the ability, the opportunities, and the time.  Use them wisely.

Anna Lee

 

Monday

“For we fix our attention,

not on things that are seen,

but on things that are unseen.

What can be seen lasts only for a time,

but what cannot be seen lasts forever.”

~2 Corinthians 4:18 TEV~

 

 

Donna Fay Miller

Donna Fay is again having heart issues.  Pray the doctors can get this under control.

Betty Taylor

Betty was able to come to church on crutches.  She is doing better, but asks that we continue to pray she will not need surgery on her knee.

James Rimes

James will be having a pacemaker implanted next week.  Pray for him as he prepares for this hospital stay/procedure.

Johnnie “Lil Man” Santangelo

Hey everyone! Over the last couple of weeks, Lil Man’s control of his left side has continued to improve. He has graduated from the current therapy program he was in and tomorrow will have his evaluation for the next level therapy program. His vision has still not improved. He had been complaining that he felt like something was in his right eye. So he saw an eye doctor here. The eye doctor found that mucous patches had formed on his right eye, filamentary keratitis, is the medical term for it. This condition is caused from dry eye and can be painful. The eye doctor believes that in Lil Man’s case the dry eye is probably a result of damage to his lacrimal gland from radiation. Right now, it is just affecting the right eye but the doctor is treating the left eye also because it can occur in both eyes. We are praying that once we can get this under control, then he can begin some type of vision therapy to improve his eyesight. His next follow up MRI and doctors appointments are in Arizona next Monday, June 22nd. He has come so far and we have faith he will continue to be healed! Thank you all for your prayers and please continue to pray for continued healing and guidance on this path to complete healing! We love you all! Love, Lil Man and Megan

Sylvester Humphrey

Syl has had surgery following an accident.  He is recovering at home and is down 42 pounds.  He will not be able to return to Hope Center for some time.  Please pray for him and his wife, Shirley.  Also, pray for the need for some men and youth to step up and fill the need while Syl is recovering.  (See below.)

Mrs. Pat Gill

As far as I know, the arrangements for Mrs. Pat Gill have not been made yet.  I think out-of-state family will need to travel here before that is done.  I will post the arrangements when they are available.

Young at Heart 

This group’s monthly meeting will begin at 10:30 in the morning in the Fellowship Hall of New Zion Baptist Church.  Mrs. Yvonne Curtis will share sacred music with us.  Then, there will be a pot-luck meal.  Everyone is invited to attend.

Third Thursday

We will meet at our cabin Thursday at 6:30 for fellowship, a meal, a devotional, and special music.  Come be blessed.

Friday Morning Bible Study

We will also meet at the cabin.  Come for 10:00 or come earlier.  After our study we will share a salad and dessert lunch.  We would be happy to have guests with us.

Hope  Center Needs Men!

Men are needed to “fill the shoes” of Sylvester Humphrey while he continues to recovery from his surgery.  Please read the post from Saturday Evening.  I am coordinating this, so please gather a group of men from your church and volunteer today.  Syl “wore several hats’!  I’m not asking anyone to give as much time as he did, just a day or portion of a day at a time.  Please contact me for more information.  Help is needed Tuesday-Friday, especially on two Tuesdays and three Fridays of the month.

I was blessed to have a call from one church immediately after I posted the need last night.  I hope to hear from other churches today.  Remember, Hope Ministry is an associational ministry, not just the responsibility of a few people.  Men, please step up to meet the need.

Read the Bible in 2015

Leviticus 1-3

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Look Up” – odb.org/
  • My help comes from the Lord,                                                                                                                 who made heaven and earth.                                                                                                                                                 ~Psalm 121:2~
  • “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”

Today is a new day with a fresh start.  Make it a rewarding day in God’s sight.

Anna Lee

Sunday Evening

CORRECTION 

Opportunities this Week

  • Tuesday – Young at Heart meets at New Zion Baptist Church at 10:30.  Mrs. Yvonne Curtis will be singing.  You do not have to be a member at NZBC to attend.  Lunch follows the singing.
  • Thursday – Third Thursday begins at 6:30 at the cabin.  Please feel free to come.
  • Friday – Bible study at 10 A.M. at our cabin in the country.  We will have a salad and dessert lunch when we complete our study.

 

Sylvester Humphrey is better, but has a long way to go to be considered “recovered”. Please continue to pray for them.

He is doing better, but still no appetite. Syl has lost 42 pounds. He gained 1 pound back in the last couple of days. I have been like a short order cook trying to make sure he will eat. He doesn’t like Ensure or any of the therapeutic drinks. I make him protein drinks when he will drink them and made some protein bars, which he likes. Just have to make sure what he eats is quality food.  
We really need some male volunteers to help out in the back, etc. If you know of any that can help, it will be appreciated. Syl will be down for quite a while.  
The needs are:
The first, second and third Fridays from 9-1 for food distribution. The first and second Tuesday mornings before the first and second Friday distribution. On those Tuesdays we receive the food and need to put it away. We also need men to keep the grass mowed and to take bags of clothes to the storage and to Hammond to St Vincent DePaul. We need men to take turns picking up boxes at Walmart for food distribution.
I will be compiling a list for each week to be sure we have men there to meet the need.  If you are willing to volunteer, please contact me.  Hope Center has met so many needs in the months it has been open.  Let’s redouble our efforts to make a difference through Hope Center.  Men, we need you!
Charles Douglas McCoy

Born: August 28, 1946
Died: June 14, 2015

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3192499

Sunday

“Throw off your old sinful nature

and your former way of life,

which is corrupted by lust and deception.”

~Ephesians 4:22 NLT, 2nd ed.~

(It’s a choice, just like the people following the ark across the Jordan river –

part of my lesson for Sunday School this morning.)

VBS Opportunities this Week – Osyka, Greenlaw, and Spring Creek (all at night)

Opportunities this Week

  • Tuesday – Young at Heart meets at New Zion Baptist Church at 10:30.  Mrs. Yvonne Curtis will be singing.  You do not have to be a member at NZBC to attend.  Lunch follows the singing.
  • Thursday – Third Thursday begins at 6:30 at the cabin.  Please feel free to come.
  • Friday – Bible study at 10 A.M. in the Fellowship Hall of FBC, Kentwood.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Ephesians 4-6

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Never Stop Learning” –  odb.org/
  • You must continue in the things which you have learned . . .                                                   and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures.                                                                                                                                       ~2 Timothy 3:14-15
  • “Holy Bible, Book Divine” – http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/o/holybibl.htm

Don’t keep the Lord’s Day for yourself!

Anna Lee