Category: Bible Study

Friday

     “You know that you were ransomed

from the futile ways inherited from your fathers,

not with perishable things such as silver or gold,

but with the precious blood of Christ,

like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.”

~I Peter 1:18-19~

 

Theresa Flores says her daughter is doing well following the transplant surgery.  Claire’s cousin, the donor, is also doing well.  Please continue to pray.

Mrs. Hazel Smith will have three appointment next month for more cardiac tests and a final report.  She’s already doing much better after a change of medication.  Pray for this lady who is very faithful to God, her family, and her church.

Rita Tate is doing well in recovering from surgery.  Pray for continued good results.

Sherman Cutrer is now in OLOL with pneumonia and other issues.  Please pray for him and his family.

Richard Navarra has passed away.  Please be in prayer for his family.

Bobby “Marty” Martinez Simpson

Born: November 23, 1970
Died: December 02, 2014

A resident of Kentwood died at 10:42 PM on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at his home. He was born November 23, 1970 in McComb, MS and was 44 years of age. He was a graduate of Sumner High School and later attended Southwest Junior College and Southeastern Louisiana University. He was a Department of Public Safety Officer for the Louisiana State Police and a volunteer fireman with the Kentwood Fire Department for 25 years. He was also a deacon at First Baptist Church of Kentwood. He is survived by wife, Gretchen Varnado Simpson, Kentwood; 2 children, Micah and Sarabeth Simpson, both of Kentwood; father and step mother, Bobby R. and Betty Simpson, Kentwood; 2 sisters, Melissa Johnson, Kentwood and Kay Simpson, Gonzales; 2 nieces, Brooke Speed and husband, Dan, and their children, John and Lily, Chatawa, MS and Kayla Johnson and her fiancé, Tim Evans, New Orleans and father in law and mother in law, Gary and Mary Varnado, Amite. Preceded in death by his mother, Sara Martinez Simpson; 2 nephews, Dustin and Josh Johnson and his grandparents, Oliver and Bertha Simpson and Eloy and Sara Martinez. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 5 PM until 9 PM on Sunday and at First Baptist Church, Kentwood, from 9 AM until Religious Services at 11 AM on Monday. Services conducted by Rev. Joey Miller. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Nyra Perry “Nell” Rigby

NORTHPORT | Nyra “Nell” Perry Rigby, age 80, of Northport, died December 3, 2014, at Hospice of West Alabama. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, December 6, 2014, at Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel with Rev. Greg Strickland and Rev. Joey Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Tuscaloosa Memorial Park with Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Friday, December 5, 2014 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. The body will lie in state one hour prior to services.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Idella Carter and Thomas Edmonds; husband, Rev. Wallace A. Perry; son, Wallace Aubrey Perry, Jr.; second husband, Rev. Carey Rigby; and sisters, Elizabeth King and Joyce Jones.
She is survived by her daughter, Karen Perry Miller (Joey); daughter-in-law, Jan Perry; sister, Mildred White; brother, Thomas Edmonds (Arlene); grandchildren, Chris Smalley (Rebecca), Chad Smalley (Allison), Chaplin Smalley (Leah Ann), Carson Smalley, Christy Mink (John), and Candace Melson; great –grandchildren, Morgan, Madison, Christian, Layla, Chandler, Nate, and Vayda; great-great-grandchild, Carsyn; step grandchildren, Scott Miller (Katie), Sally Ann Shaver (Cory), and Chase Miller; and step great-grandchildren, Brady, Peyton, Eden, and Kodi Grace.
Nell was born on April 24, 1934. She was a retired nurse having worked at Druid City Hospital, Gulf States Paper, Bryce Hospital and Alabama Dermatology. She attended church at Northport Church of God.
Pallbearers will be the grandsons. – See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tuscaloosa/obituary.aspx?n=nyra-perry-rigby-nell&pid=173366933&#sthash.gW4szlN6.Yl6iqFrh.dpuf

Bible Study 

  • This morning at FBC, K at 10:00
  • Naomi
  • Bring your Bible and join us.  Each lesson is independent of all the others.

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

I watched Vestal Goodman sing this song on television last night and decided to use it for my “Song of the Day”.  God provided the devotional I needed to go with it.

  http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-tribute-to-howard-vestal-goodman-mw0000206792

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEuDzUa4nyI

The Goodmans are/were some of my favorite gospel singers!

Lottie Moon Week of Prayer – Day 6

“Music Makes Relationships” – http://www.imb.org/main/lottie-moon/weekofprayerview.asp?PageNavID=112&StoryID=13046&LanguageID=1709

Isn’t God so good?  He took the song I heard last night, arranged for today’s devotional, and provided a LMCO music missionary for us to pray for today – all connected!

Anna Lee

Friday

“God has listened;

He has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.”

~Psalm 66:19, HCSB~

 

Thankfulness: Day 21 – Third Thursday Gatherings 

David and I love to have others come to our Third Thursday gatherings.  As many as we have had, we almost always have some new people (two last night).  We consider ourselves so blessed to have these meetings and know we are blessed more than anyone else.  As I have said before, the meeting is the highlight of each month for us.  That’s saying a lot!  If you were present you know about “JOY”.  I think it leaves with our guests and lingers in our hearts after our gathering.  We are so blessed!  We are very thankful God has blessed us this way!

Macy Gueldner –   http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/macygueldner/journal/view/id/546eb38d4db921a50f7d231d

Karen Miller’s mom, Mrs. Rigby, was readmitted to the hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama yesterday.  Please continue to pray for Mrs. Rigby, her family, and friends.

Friday Morning Bible Study

  • Today – Hannah
  • Next week – no study

Tuesday – Birthday Party at The Cafe  

  • 11:00 A.M.
  • Honors “young” ladies from FBC, Kentwood

Hope Center

  • Three more freezers arrived yesterday.
  • An addition seems to be in our future.
  • Call me to volunteer for the next couple of weeks.

Baptist Press –  bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Have a fantastic Friday!

Anna Lee

Thursday

“Tell to the generation to come

the praises of the LORD,

and His strength

and His wondrous works that He has done.”

~Psalm 78:4b, NKJV~

 

Thankfulness: Day 20 – Today, I want to share how happy I am that God sees and plans the “big picture” of our lives. My newest example is that Boyd and Jennie, who were living in Prague, were offered a job for one year in the States.  God had it all arranged, even though those who do this special assignment are usually older and more experienced.  Since that time, Boyd’s dad was diagnosed with a brain tumor and passed away.  Being stateside made it much easier for the family to have some quality time with his family.  Now, Mallory has been burned and is being treated in one of the best burn centers.  It doesn’t just happen by accident that they are living only 20 miles from one of the best burn units in the country!  God is so good.  He sees the “big picture” and plans our lives in accordance to what is best for us!

Those who need our continue special prayers:

  • Mr. Bud Callihan – North Oaks
  • Mr. Bobby Lawson – home
  • Sherman Cutrer – doing well and soon to come home
  • Theresa Rhodus and her family – Lafayette
  • Mallory Hatchel – Richmond
  • Jimmy Schwartz – completing radiation this week
  • Martha P. Drago – getting ports today for treatment to begin soon
  • Macy Gueldner – home, but continuing treatments
  • Mrs. Nyra Rigby – home in Alabama
  • Ray Blackwell – home
  • John Alan Blackwell – home
  • Susan Rimes –  home
  • Don Dickinson – home
  • Anne Hurst – home

Pray for the youth of many churches as they attend the Youth Evangelism Conference which begins this weekend.

Community Thanksgiving Services 

  • Sunday, November 23rd at 6 P.M.
  • Kentwood Methodist Church
  • Fellowship to follow

Lottie Moon Tea

  • 2 P.M. Sunday, November 30th
  • Fellowship Hall of FBC,K
  • Ladies of all ages from all churches are invited.
  • Music, Skits, Missions, Lottie’s special cookies, etc.
  • Program involves people from a number of churches

Mission Project – Bring postage stamps in multiples of ten and place in the jar on the table under the stairs to the balcony of FBC, K or turn in to Anna Lee or the church office.  The stamps will be placed on Christmas cards for prisoners to send to their families.

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Third Thursday Meeting – 6:30 tonight at the cabin

“Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party

  • 11:00 A.M. Tuesday at The Cafe
  • Honoring Fran Walker, Kim Schwartz, Velma Anthony, Billie Jo Hutchinson, Fay Gehringer, Rita Tate, Ruby Schwartz, Bessie Hayden, Theople Hurst, Kay Forman, and Hazel Smith

Friday Morning Bible Study

  • Meets tomorrow, but not the day after Thanksgiving
  • 10:00 A.M. at Fellowship Hall of FBC,K
  • Studying women of the Bible

Team Kid

  • No meeting on the 23rd due to the community Thanksgiving service
  • Meets of Nov. 30th and Dec. 7th before a Christmas break

Devotional. Scriptures, Quote, and a Song

  • “Can You Help?” – http://odb.org/
  • Faith by itself,                                                                                                               if it does not have works,                                                                                           is dead.                                                                                                                                                      ~James 2:17~                                                                                          

             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8zbLfPjkos

Thanks for praying each day.  After praying, decide how you can best be a doer, not just a hearer, today.
Anna Lee

Saturday

“The Lord is good to everyone who trusts in him,

so it is best for us to wait in patience —

to wait for him to save us.”

~Lamentations 3:25-26 GNT~

 

Mrs. Bobby Lawson was transferred fron McComb to a rehab in Hammond.  Please continue your prayers for him.

“Miss” Judy Liberto was able to be in Bible study yesterday morning.   Let’s pray the change in medicines was all she needs to get well.

Karen Miller’s mom, Mrs. Rigby, is in UAB.  Yesterday, the family learned the cancer has returned.  Please say special prayers.

Nathan Daniels was injured in the football game last night and is hospitalized in Rayville. Please pray for this young man.

Baptist Press –  bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Windfall”  –  http://odb.org/?tz=-06-
  • Give us this day our daily bread.                                                                                                              ~Matthew 6:11~
  • “Living for Jesus” – http://www.hymnary.org/text/living_for_jesus_a_life_that_is_true

Thankfulness – Day 14: Encouragement  –  It is always to have someone speaks words of encouragement to us.  It validates what we do and motivates us to do more, but being the encourager is even better.  It is so special to see a person change right before your eyes as they learn you have noticed and appreciated something they have said and/or done. Today is a perfect day to encourage someone.

Come to Hope Center between 9:00 and 1:00 today.  We would love to see you.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,

for You will answer me.”

~Psalm 86:7, NASB~

(I know God is happy to hear from us during our difficult times,

but surely He is even happier when we talk to Him on regular and good days.)

Sue Lavene, Eleanor’s sister, is doing well.  Sue will be in ICU for 24 hours before going to a regular room.  Thank you for praying for this family.

Don Dickinson is progressing and has been moved to a room in the telemetry unit on the second floor.  His room is 2229.  All the tubes have been removed, but Don is still on a heart monitor.  Thank you for your continued prayers for Don and Judy.

J. Santangelo‘s doctors are again saying they do not see tumor growth.  Join the family in thanking God for his progress.

Mallory Hatchel is progressing very well.  She continues to be at home and monitored by family and a home health nurse.  Keep praying.

Thankfulness: Day 12 – Meals!  Yes, I’m thankful to have food, but I mean the sit-down meals we have with family and/or friends.  What a blessing they are!  Much more important than the food is the company!  Meals with an individual, a small group, or even a large group can be such a blessing if we are focused on the people with us and not distracted by other things such as a television.  Take time to really enjoy some meals this week.

Baptist Press –  bpnews.net

  • Hardened marine ‘rocked’ by loss, surrenders to Christ

As a drill instructor in the Marines, Brandon Graham was fierce, tough and fearless, with crass language and harsh treatment all part of the package. That all began to change, though, when driving to work one day Graham had what he calls a “Damascus Road experience” that left him weeping on the side of the highway.

  • Family with 5 ‘heroes’ reaches out to veterans

For Wes and Judy Pierce, founders of a veterans resource organization called Heroes Night Out, a large family and service to their country go hand in hand.

  • Southern Baptists in Congress now 36

Southern Baptist representation in Congress dropped as a result of the Nov. 4 election, leaving 30 members of SBC churches in the House of Representatives and six in the Senate.

  • Kelly Boggs accepts post at alma mater

Kelly Boggs, editor of the Louisiana Baptist Message, has accepted a development post at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, his alma mater, and is ending his Baptist Press column after 14 years

  • ETS meeting to feature Southern Baptists

Some 90 representatives of Southern Baptist Convention seminaries will make presentations this month to the Evangelical Theological Society, the world’s largest society of evangelical scholars.

  • FROM THE STATES: Okla., S.C., Mich. evangelism/missions news; ‘… desperate prayer and a crying out to God’
  • First-Person – David E. Crosby
    VETERANS DAY: Meditation at a flagpole
  • Jason K. Allen – VETERANS DAY: The ‘war to end all wars’

 Recent News

Iraq war vet to plant church in Washington state
Pro-gay ad blitz aimed at Miss. Baptists
TRUSTEES: IMB’s Platt unfolds five-point strategy
Platt: ‘God saved you to send you’
‘My heart continues to ache,’ Bae says

Friday Morning Bible Study

  • 10 A.M in the Fellowship Hall of FBC, K
  • I Samuel 1:1 – 2:21  (Hannah)
  • Contact me for a study guide if you want one.

Sunday School Lesson (“Bible Studies for Life”) for Sunday

  • “Overcome Bitterness”
  • Genesis 45: 3-11

Hope Center

I’m going to be working on the work schedule for next week, so if you want to sign up, please let me know.  Be a “missionary” here on the home front for a part of a day or a full day at a time.  Be blessed!

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song 

  • Lift up your eyes on high,                                                                                                                                   and see who has created these things.                                                                                                                ~Isaiah 40:26~
  • “I Know Who Holds Tomorrow” –  http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/gospel-songs-chords/i_know_who_holds_tomorrow.htm

 

Thanks for “tuning in” and praying.  You make a difference in many lives.

Anna Lee

Monday

“All Scripture is God-breathed

and is useful for teaching,

rebuking,

correcting

and training in righteousness.” 

~2 Timothy3:16 (NIV)~ 

Thankfulness: Day 10 – Today, I’m thankful for freedom to worship and live according to the teachings I learn at church and through reading God’s Word.  We may not realize what a blessing that is until it is taken from us.  That would be sad, horrible, unsettling, and all the other negative words I can think of.

Macy Gueldner – http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/macygueldner/journal/view/id/545fb1c5cb16b48526b6910e

Please pray for Sue Lavene and her family.  Sue is Eleanor Morris’ youngest sister.  She will have major heart surgery today.

Joe Easley is hospitalized in Greensburg.  It seems when he gets one problem corrected, two more arise.  Pray for Joe and Jean to stay healthy and firm in their faith through this long, difficult time.

Andy Taylor’s sister, Cindy Juban, will be having a heart procedure today in Baton Rouge.  Pray things go well and Cindy’s faith remains strong throughout all the problems with her health that have arisen.

Donna Fay Miller will have a heart procedure a week from today.  Pray for her health issues to “give her a break”.

Friday morning’s Bible Study – “Eve” 

Read Genesis 2: 18-25; 3-4.  Let me know if you wish to have a study guide.

“Six Reasons Your Church Might Not Be As Friendly As You Think It Is” by Thom S. Rainer – http://thomrainer.com/2014/11/08/six-reasons-church-might-friendly-think/

Devotional, Scriptures, and a Song

  • “The Honor of Following” – http://odb.org/
  • Then [Jesus] said to them,                                                                                   “Follow Me.”                                                                                                                                     ~Matthew 4:19~                                                                                           “Lord, I will follow Thee.”                                                                                                                    ~Luke 9:61~      
  • “I Will Follow Thee”            http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/w/f/iwfollow.htm

Pray for God to lead you as you follow and serve Him this week.

Anna Lee

Monday

“Let your light shine before men

in such a way that they may see your good works,

and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”

~Matthew 5:16, NASB~

 

Thankfulness – Day 3: I‘m thankful for Operation Christmas Child because it is a way to send shoeboxes of gifts and JESUS to needy children all around the world.   Being able to share the material goods is a real blessing, but sending Christian literature in the appropriate language and at the appropriate age level is such a ministry.  Thank-you, Rev. Franklin Graham for giving us this opportunity for the past 20 years.

Today is the World Day of Prayer for Christian Women.  Kedron Baptist Church will host us at 10:00 this morning.  After the meeting, we will have lunch together so we can visit.  Pray for Christians around the world as they share Jesus.

Glenda McKean is home recovering from rotator cup surgery.  Pray for her during the six weeks she will be unable to use her right arm.  Thank-God for a God who has provided a way to have our bodies healed from some of the things that slow us down and make us miserable.  As you use your favored arm, please remember her as she tries to do everything with her left arm and hand.

Pray for our friend and neighbor, Sherry Day, as she gets the results of last Wednesday’s biopsy.  She and her family would appreciate your prayers today.

I know of numerous people undergoing medical tests/procedures this week.  Mrs. Ashley Statham, Mrs. Theople Hurst and Mrs. Donna Fay Miller are among that number.  Please pray for them.

Kathy Wales asks us to pray for Chris as he has “a spinal decompression and fusion on Tues afternoon around 3:30 at the BR General on Bluebonnet”.   Pray his recovery time is not difficult and goes by quickly.  Pray for Chris as he tries not to do some of the things he is accustomed to doing now.

There was a fire in the Chesbrough area that destroyed the home a family was renting.  Yesterday, I needed to know a little more before sharing the information.  Last night, God sent the family to The Lord’s Church where I had the opportunity to speak with them.  It was C.J. Williams, Cory Didon’s younger brother.  The family, with six children, is staying with C.J’s mother east of Tangipahoa.  Pray for them today as they look for a place to live and make many important decisions.  Thank God for those who have been willing to help and have already done so.

Gold City and Andy Taylor were both very good last night.  I haven’t “tapped out” so much music in a long time.  What a blessing The Lord’s Church provided to our area last night.  It was good to see so many Christian friends of various faiths in one building.

Devotional, Scriptures, and a Song

  • “Does God Care?” – http://odb.org/?tz=-06
  • Hear, O Lord,                                                                                                                 and have mercy on me;                                                                                             Lord, be my helper!                                                                                                                        ~Psalm 30:10 ~                                                                                           When he was deeply depressed,                                                                             he cried out,                                                                                                                  “Weeping may endure for a night,                                                                          but joy comes in the morning”                                                                                                                      ~Psalm 30:10~
  • “Do Jesus Care when My Heart is Pained?” – https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/695

What comfort in those words!

Friday’s Bible Study – Sapphira

  • Read Acts 5:1-10
  • If you didn’t receive a study guide and want one, please let me know.

Remind the ladies of FBC,K of the birthday party tomorrow at the Cafe at 11:00.  All ladies are invited to attend.

Anna Lee

 

Thursday

“But you will receive power

when the Holy Spirit has come on you;

and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem,

in all Judea

and Samaria,

and to the ends of the earth.”

~Acts 1:8, HCSB~

 

Sherry Day’s surgery went well.  She’s at home now and expecting results of the biopsy Monday.  Pray for her as she waits these long days.  May she receive the comfort and assurance of God’s presence and our love during this time.

Another friend has just learned she has breast cancer.  Please add Martha Pevey Drago to your prayer list.

Cindy Juban, Andy Taylor’s sister, also needs our prayers as she continues her battle.  Doctors now say she needs an angiogram and stent.

Continue to pray for Bobby Lawson, Jimmy Schwartz,  Ray and Beverly Blackwell, Mrs. Theople Hurst, Mrs. Kathryne Kuss, Mrs. Catherine Yarborough, Ed and Jeannette Maghee, Phillip and Annie Bell Harrell, Evelyn Bridges, Susie Wales, and Mrs. Elizabeth Carol New.  All these people are at home.

Some people in the nursing home we can pray for today are:  Maxine Turner, Frances Strickland, Julia Forrest, and Angie Redmond.
Alice Henderson Chapman

Born: September 24, 1933
Died: October 28, 2014

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=2783061&fh_id=10545

Mrs. Eula Jenkins’ service will also be Saturday morning at Kedron.  Pray for her large family.

Pray for our country as election time approaches.  Pray that people will take time to vote and vote as God would have them to.

Friday’s Bible Study

  • Elizabeth
  • Luke 1:5-66
  • 10:00 at FBC, K’s fellowship hall

Gold City Gospel Quartet and Andy Taylor

The Gold City Quartet from Gadsden, AL. will be in concert Sunday November, 2, 2014 at 6:00 PM at The Lord’s Church in Kentwood, LA. This is a non-ticketed event; donations can be made at the door. The Church is located at 1936 Hwy 440 in Kentwood, LA. (4 miles WEST of I-55 off Exit 57) Call 985-514-7757 or email tlckentwood@aol.com for more information.

Andy Taylor will sing when the quartet takes  a break.

If you like gospel music, I know you will be blessed by being there for this event.

Shoebox Packing Party

  • Saturday at 6 P.M. at FBC,K
  • Wear your red and green
  • Bring some Christmas/Christian love to pack in the shoeboxes to share.
  • Bring some Christmas party food.
  • Prepare to be blessed!

Time Change

  • Lose an hour Saturday night
  • Gain an hour Sunday morning
  • Forgetting this will get you to church an hour earlier than you planned!

Baptist Press –  bpnews.org

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • We have this treasure in earthen vessels,                                                                                                 that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.                                                                                                                                                ~2 Corinthians 4:7~                                                  

             And he said to them,                                                                                                                                                          “Go into all the world                                                                                                                                                          and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.                                                                                                                                                                          ~Mark 16:15~                 

  • “Share the Good News that Chirst is Born” – I have been unable to locate the lyrics this morning, but I hope you remember this song and it sticks in you head today.  I suppose it is in my head, not my computer today.  May you be blessed to know and do what the song says.

Remember, “Share the Good News that Chirst is Born” today.

Anna Lee

Tuesday

“I waited patiently for the Lord,

and He turned to me and heard my cry for help.”

~Psalm 40:1, HCSB~

 

Please continue to pray for Mr. Bobby Lawson.  He is at home.

Surprise!  Surprise!  Mrs. Theople Hurst is home from North Oaks too!  She has some appointments scheduled, but can be at home rather than the hospital.

Pray for Nancy Carruth as she has a surgical procedure in Baton Rouge today.

From Cheryl Hughes Green

Raymond Davis, was married to my Aunt Wanda (daddy’s youngest sister).
He passed away yesterday at home in Denham Springs. They will have his
wake tonight at Seale Funeral Home in Denham; from 5pm to 8pm. Funeral
tomorrow at 10am at the funeral home. I am asking for prayers for Aunt
Wanda, Greg and all of the Davis family. Thank you and God bless.

http://www.sealefuneral.com/obituaries.aspx?turl=http://hosting-6068.tributes.com/obituary/show/raymond-ray-martin-davis-101816529

Baptist Press – http://www.bpnews.net/

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Looking ahead this week

  • Friday morning Bible Study at FBC, K at 10:00; Studying Elizabeth (Luke 1:5-66)
  • Christmas Party to pack shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child; Bring your favorite Christmas Party food and  wear red or green.
  • Don’t forget to change your clocks Saturday back one hour when you go to bed.

Reminder: The “Young” Ladies Birthday Party scheduled for today will be next Tuesday due to the funeral of Mrs. Shirley Frazier today.

Thanks-you for you faithful intercessory prayers.

Anna Lee

Saturday

For God so loved the world,

that he gave his only begotten Son,

that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,

but have everlasting life.

~John 3:16~

I saw Nancy Carruth of Greensburg last night.  She asks for prayer between now and a procedure on Tuesday in Baton Rouge.  She also asks for prayer for her doctor to have a good plan for treatment for her.

Susan Rimes is still scheduled to see a surgeon on November 6th to discuss thyroid surgery. Let’s pray for Susan and the surgeon as they get ready for this day.

Susie Sharkey asks for prayer for her grandson, Xander, who was transported to Ochsner because of trouble breathing.  Xander is almost three.

Hope Center had the best day yet yesterday.  Pray for another good day today.  Pray for lives to be helped and hearts touched.  Thank God for another association that donated money to buy the refrigeration units we need in order to give out refrigerated items in our food bank.  We will be open from 9:00 – 1:00 today.  Come see us!

“Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party – Tuesday at the Kentwood Cafe at 11:00 A.M.

Operation Christmas Child Christmas Party to pack shoe boxes is only a week away.  Make your plans to be a part of this exciting time.  If you would like to include a note/letter or a picture of yourself or your family  in some boxes, please bring them with you then.  Sunday School classes devote some time to writing this week or it can be done at home.

Baptist Press –  BPnews.net

Friday Bible Study – Our study of Friday will be on Elizabeth.  Please read Luke 1:5-66.  If you wish to have a study guide, please see me Sunday morning or make arrangements to get a paper in time to help with your study.

Our Sunday School lesson this week is on Overcoming Temptation.  Please read/study Genesis 39: 3-12.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “First Response” – http://odb.org/
  • Be anxious for nothing,                                                                                       but . . . let your requests be made known to God;                                   and the peace of God                                                                                                . . . will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.                                                                                              ~Philippians 4:6-7~
  • “Sweet Hour of Prayer” – http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Sweet_Hour_of_Prayer/

Have a great day.  Be sure to plan some time today to prepare for tomorrow.  Thank you for taking the time to read this post and to pray.

Anna Lee