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Sunday Obituary

Mattie Bridges Lambert

Born: March 22, 1923
Died: May 23, 2014

Mattie Bridges Lambert, a resident of Kentwood, died on May 23, 2014, at the age of 91. She was born on March 22, 1923 in St. Helena Parish as the 8th of 14 children. She was a member of Spring Creek Baptist Church and a member of the Sunshiners’ Choir. Mattie was a homemaker who loved to quilt. As a quilter, she was a member of the Northshore Quilt Trail with her “Cross and Crown” quit block displayed on Highway 38 and worked as a “Rosie the Riveter” during World War II. She is survived by two sons, Mikel E. Lambert and Marlin S. Lambert, both of Kentwood; two daughters, Colleen L. Strickland, Osyka, MS and Orene L. Lea, Kentwood; 14 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren and two sisters, Wilma B. Chand and Bonnie B. McMillan. Preceded in death by her husband, Arvis James Lambert; her parents, William Wilson Bridges and Cassie Bridges; siblings, J. S. Bridges, Will T. Bridges, C.J. Bridges, Mamie Allen, Elaine Pittman, Minnie Pittman, Rucee Crowell, Jack Bridges, Murphy Bridges, Inez Tate and Charles Bridges. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Sunday and continuing at Spring Creek Baptist Church from 9 a.m. until religious Services at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 26, 2014. Services conducted by Dr. Danny Smith. Interment Spring Creek Cemetery, Spring Creek. Pallbearers will be Mikel Lambert, Mark Lambert, Matthew Lambert, Brodie McElveen, Phillip Strickland and Ryan Wicker. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Spring Creek Baptist Church Building Fund. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Saturday

“Let the little children come to Me,

and don’t stop them,

because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these,”

~Luke 18:16b~

Memorial Day

Take time to look at the images in this first link. They will be a reminder of how this holiday is to be celebrated, remembering those who gave their lives in military service! The other links give you a brief history of this solemn holiday.

https://www.google.com/search?q=memorial+day&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS508US509&es_sm=91&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=8UuA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day

http://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday/

http://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday/history.asp?utm_source=3birds&utm_medium=Web&utm_campaign=AUBURNVW_Fun+Facts+About+Memorial+Day

Mrs. Mattie Lambert

Mrs. Mattie Lambert passed away and is now enjoying her heavenly home. I’ll post an obituary when one is available.

God’s Storehouse

We will be concluding our collection of peanut butter at the end of the month. So far, we have sixty jars of peanut, including one four pound container of peanut butter! God’s Storehouse has asked that we collect jelly next, so the month of June will be set aside for that collection.

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Devotional, Scriptures, and a Song

“An Appropriate Name”

http://odb.org/2014/05/24/an-appropriate-name/

You shall call His name Jesus.

~Matthew 1:21~

“Thy Name is as ointment poured forth.”

~Song of Solomon 1:3~

“Jesus is the Sweetest Name I Know”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/i/jisnikno.htm

Thank-you for checking this site daily and praying for the needs that are listed and others that are not listed. You are so important to so many people.

Anna Lee

Friday Addition

Don McDaniel

Both Frankie Gehringer and Jan Yarborough (sister-in-law) sent a request for prayer for Don. He is at St. Elizabeth in Gonzales and will move to OLO to have heart cauterization and kidney function tests. Please pray for Don and his family.

Mrs. Sam Cutrer

James Rimes sent me a note requesting prayer for her. She is having surgery June 2nd. Both she and her husband need your prayers.

Mr. Burnell Simpson

Mr. Burnell has had three heart by-passes. He’s doing well and should be back in Kentwood soon. Please continue to pray.

Charlie “Tony” Carter

Born: September 06, 1930
Died: May 23, 2014

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=2531698&fh_id=10545

Susan “Sue” Williams

Born: December 25, 1940
Died: May 22, 2014

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=2531780&fh_id=10545

Thursday

“Give thanks to the LORD!

Call upon His name;

make known His deeds among the peoples!”

Psalm 105:1

Norman Stuart

A specialist has been called in to help identify the source of the temperature Norman has been running the past couple of days. Please keep praying.

Tom and Gail Brister

Pray for Gail as she gets therapy to begin using her left hand again. Pray for Tom as he prepares for surgery of the arteries in his neck on June 25th.

Macy Gueldner

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/macygueldner/journal/view/id/537d5eaccb16b4ea3bad1374

Homebound – Please say special prayers for these homebound people.

Joe and Othell Williams

Ed and Jeanette McGehee

Phillip and Annie Bell Harrell

Catherine Yarborough

Kathryn Kuss

Shirley Frazier

Betty Catherine Hatcher

Carolyn Sue McKinney Redmond

Born: January 20, 1952
Died: May 20, 2014

http://mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/2527876

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Devotional, Scripture, and Song

“Listening”

http://odb.org/?tz=-07

“Oh, that I had one to hear me!”

~Job 31:35~

“What a Friend We have in Jesus”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/a/f/wafwhij.htm

Have a wonderful day. Take time to do something for someone outside your family. You’ll be richly blessed.

Anna Lee

Tuesday

“I sought the Lord,

and he answered me.”

~Psalm 34:4a~

Rest assured, He hears us and answers in one of three ways – Yes, No, or Wait!

Charles Miller

Charles Miller of Hillsdale, was injured in a hay-fluffing accident yesterday. Thankfully, he will be okay soon.

Johnnie “Lil Man” Santangello

“Lil Man” continues to have good days. He certainly is looking forward to getting to come home from Arizona for a visit. He and his family thank you for your prayers.

Audrey L. Vernon

Born: November 30, 1939
Died: May 18, 2014

http://mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/2525795

Operation Christmas Child (Thanks to Margaret Carter of Tickfaw Baptist Church)

Pray for Operation Christmas Child team delivering shoeboxes this week in the Phillipines. One of the team members is from Bush, La. & is our Area Leader.
“Yesterday I received a thank you letter and photo from 10-year old Ana Mae in the Philippines. She was wearing the pink gathered skirt and yellow and pink top I sent in the shoebox and looked so adorable in it. I was touched by something she wrote. She said she had nothing to give me but she hoped JESUS would give me many gifts. He has and continues to bless me every day.” – Ruthie C.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

“Once Upon A Time”

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Matthew 24:32–44

Parable of the Fig Tree

Mark 13:28–31; Luke 21:29–33

32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that 5it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

Mark 13:32–37; Luke 21:34–36

36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of 6heaven, but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what 7hour your Lord is coming. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what 8hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

“What is it Were Today?”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/h/a/whatifit.htm

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Young at Heart

You are invited to New Zion Baptist Church this morning at 10:30 for their monthly “Young at Heart”. This morning there will be a guest performing followed by a pot-luck lunch.

God’s Storehouse in Amite

We are still collecting peanut butter for God’s Storehouse to share with families who need food. You are welcome to bring your donation to FBC, Kentwood (office entrance) or to deliver it to God’s Storehouse yourself. Thanks for helping to meet a current need.

Thanks for praying today. Your prayers touch many families.

Anna Lee

Saturday Afternoon

Gail Brister

Continue to pray for Gail as she waits for her left wrist to heal and continues to deal with the pain as well as a reaction to her pain medication.

Norman Stuart

The last scan is better than the previous one. The doctor is hopeful! Please keep praying.

Kentucky Disaster Relief

May 12

Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief is deploying two flood recovery units and mud-out volunteers to Paris, Michigan to help with flood response caused by heavy rains and snow/ice melt. Teams will leave early Thursday morning for a week deployment. We are still seeking volunteers to complete these teams.

May 17

Update from Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief Department:
Two of our disaster relief volunteers who are in Michigan responding to flooding were involved in an automobile accident yesterday afternoon, May 16, 2014.
It is with heavy hearts as we share the news that Bob Waldron, a long time Disaster Relief Volunteer passed away yesterday as a result of this accident. Early indications are that Bob suffered a massive heart attack that contributed to the accident. Robert (Bob) Waldron was 79 years old. He resided in Mt. Washington, Kentucky and was a member of Southeastern Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He is survived by his wife Janice.
Buford “Butch” Turley is in stable but critical condition at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His wife’s name is Wanda. They live in Frankfort, Kentucky and are members of Millville Baptist Church.

Coy Webb will be traveling to Michigan this morning to be with the families and the remaining Disaster Relief Recovery Teams who are continuing to serve in the Paris, Michigan area.

Please pray:

For the Waldron and Turley families and those who will be coming alongside and ministering to them in the coming days.

For the remaining teams serving in Michigan for safety and focus as they continue to serve the victims of the flooding in Michigan.

For Coy as he travels today to Michigan.

For the Kentucky Disaster Relief family as they grieve the loss of this DR brother.

At the worksite where Bob Waldron and Butch Turley served yesterday before leaving and before this tragic accident occurred, the homeowner prayed with Butch to receive Christ before they left! Giving our God all the praise for this news amidst this difficult time.

Both work teams that remain in Michigan are out on jobsites today. Please pray for these teams.

Saturday

“To all who did accept him and believe in him

he gave the right to become children of God.

They did not become his children in any human way —

by any human parents or human desire.

They were born of God.”

~John 1:12-13 NCV~

Anne Ellzey

Please continue to pray for Anne Ellzey. She has had another TIA. She’s home now after spending some time in the ER having a lot of tests done. Pray for her family and her caregivers.

Betty Genusa Lomax

Born: April 23, 1943
Died: May 16, 2014

http://mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/2524524

Bobbie Jean Newell Beddingfield Henry

Born: May 06, 1925
Died: May 12, 2014

http://mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/2524393

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Peanut Butter for God’s Storehouse

There is a shortage of peanut butter at God’s Storehouse in Amite. This is one of the staples in their food ministry. Please bring any amount of peanut butter you can to the stairwell by the office entrance to FBC, K. A label with John 3:16 will be applied to each jar before delivery is made. Thanks for helping with this local need.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

“Surfacing”

http://odb.org/?tz=-07

“You, who once were alienated

and enemies in your mind by wicked works,

yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh

through death.”

~Col. 1:21-22~

“Snatch others from the fire and save them.”

~Jude 1:23~

“Rescue the Perishing”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/r/e/rescuetp.htm

Superman Bible Study

Yesterday’s Bible study was one of the best we have done. Join us next week as we learn more about Jesus.

Young at Heart

Young at Heart will meet at New Zion Baptist Church Tuesday at 10:30. Bring a covered dish. You don’t have to be a member at New Zion or even Baptist. Everyone is welcome. Meet some people in our community that you don’t know yet. Then, sit back and enjoy the speaker. Enjoy some great fellowship with other senior adult Christians.

James Rimes and Friends

James will be singing at Roseland Baptist Church Sunday morning. You are invited to join them at 11:00 A.M. Expect to feel God’s presence through the music and the words that will be spoken.

Do something for someone else today. You might visit, call, cook, pray, help with a task that needs to be done, etc. Take that big step today!

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,

Who walks in His ways.”

~Psalm 128:1, NKJV~

Macy Gueldner

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/macygueldner/journal/view/id/53725572a689b49714e4f6af

Logan Remy Pourciau

Born: July 30, 2012
Died: May 11, 2014

http://mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/2522167NOBTS Graduation

Dolores Z. Fritts

Born: June 19, 1934
Died: May 12, 2014

http://mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/2520820

NOBTS Graduate

Wendell Rhodus will receive his undergraduate degree Friday morning at 10:00. God has bless Wendell and given him some wonderful opportunities. God has bless many of us by allowing us to know Wendell. He’s such an inspiration!

Third Thursday Meeting

I hope you are planning to be at the cabin tomorrow night at 6:30. God has really been blessing our gatherings.

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Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

“Looking Good”

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That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.

~Ephesians 3:17~

“Into My Heart”

http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/i/m/y/imyheart.htm

I did not know there was a verse two. I love it!

I have the Lord in my heart. I hope He comes out in all I say and do today!

Anna Lee

Monday

“The next generation will be told about the Lord.

They will come and tell a people yet to be born

about His righteousness.”

~Psalm 22:30b-31a

Gail Brister

Please continue to pray for Gail as he deals with pain from her latest surgery.

Ora Lee Wilson

Pray for Ora Lee and her family as she waits for test results.

Ethel Lea Hilbun

Born: May 17, 1923
Died: May 10, 2014

http://mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/2520292

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

“Words to Live BY”

http://odb.org/2014/05/12/words-to-live-by/

1 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you.

2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.

3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal-peor: for all the men that followed Baal-peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you.

4 But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day.

5 Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as theLord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.

6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

8 And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;

Deuteronomy 4:1-9 NIV

“Tell Me the Old, Old Story”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/e/tellmoos.htm

Yesterday’s Sunday School lesson was about gratitude. This week would be a good time to put that into practice. Thank God and thank those around you that you may have failed to thank earlier.

Anna Lee

Mother's Day

1The sayings of King Lemuel contain this message, which his mother taught him.

2O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows,

3do not waste your strength on women, on those who ruin kings.

4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine. Rulers should not crave alcohol.

5For if they drink, they may forget the law and not give justice to the oppressed.

6Alcohol is for the dying, and wine for those in bitter distress.

7Let them drink to forget their poverty and remember their troubles no more.

8Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed.

9Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice.

A Wife of Noble Character

10Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies.

11Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life.

12She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.

13She finds wool and flax and busily spins it.

14She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing her food from afar.

15She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls.

16She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard.

17She is energetic and strong, a hard worker.

18She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night.

19Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber.

20She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy.

21She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes.

22She makes her own bedspreads. She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns.

23Her husband is well known at the city gates, where he sits with the other civic leaders.

24She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants.

25She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.

26When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness.

27She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness.

28Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her:

29“There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!”

30Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the lord will be greatly praised.

31Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.

Proverbs 31 New Living Translation

Johnnie “LilMan” Santangello

Johnnie has been having some good days. He and his family thank you for your prayers.

Josie Mae Ardillo Lopinto DePhillips

Born: May 26, 1935
Died: May 09, 2014

http://mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/2519939

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

“Mom’s Finish Line”

http://odb.org/2014/05/11/moms-finish-line/

“I have fought the good fight,

I have finished the race,

I have kept the faith.

Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness,

which the Lord . . . will give to me on that Day.”

~2 Tim. 4:7-8~

“Greater love has no one than this,

that he lay down his life for his friends.”

~John 15:13~

“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/a/f/wafwhij.htm

This is the greatest message any mother could share with her children.

Have a wonderful Mother’s Day!

Anna Lee