Category: Devotional

Monday

“So faith comes from hearing,

and hearing by the word of Christ.”~

~Romans 10:17, NASB~

Speaking of the Bible, I heard it referred to as a library full on books last night.  I thought that was a good analogy.

Read the Bible in 90 Days: Day 39 (half way!)

Job 42:1 – Psalms 24:10

Mr. Edward McGehee was hospitalized last week, but is home now.  Remember Mr. Ed and “Miss” Jeannette in your prayers.

Mrs. Rena Cutres (100) fell last week.  Pray for her as she recovers.

Mrs. Helen Robertson (95) has recovered nicely from her broken hip and is now able to get to church with a caregiver.  Thank God for the progress of this amazing lady.

I got to visit with Mrs. Betty Bethel in Amite yesterday.  She looks good and missed people in this area.

Mrs. Magdeline Ford is doing well with her treatments.  Keep praying for her.

World Hunger: The Horn of Africa (Drought Crisis)

http://worldhungerfund.com/Projects.html

Pray for the people in the Hattisburg area the experienced the tornado and for those in the northeast with all the snow.

A little rain doesn’t cover up the Sonshine!

Anna Lee

Sunday

“Your love for one another

will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”

~John 13:35 NLT~

Mrs. Fay Faller is home, but still undergoing tests.  Thank God for the lovely life she lived for so many years.

Jim Walley is home following surgery.  Pray he recuperates well as he waits for biopsy results.

Frances Gay has shingles again.  Pray she will not suffer a great deal and that they go away soon.

Pray for Dan Turner as he makes the adjustment to living at home again.  Pray for his caregivers to adjust to the new environment.

90 Days of Bible Readings: Day 38

Job 25:1 – Job 41:34

Human Needs Ministries: World Hunger Fund

http://worldhungerfund.com/

May you allow Him to lead you today on His day!

Anna Lee

Monday

“And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should,

how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.

May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully.

Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.”

~Ephesians 3:18-19 NLT~

 

 

Nikki Miller, wife of Josh Miller, will have knee surgery tomorrow in Covington.  Please pray for a good outcome and a complete recovery.

Gordon Price is still at rehab in Kentwood.  Pray for him and for his caregivers.

Edward Bridges
(April 17, 1932 – February 2, 2013)

A resident of Kentwood, he died at 4:22 p.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at AMG Specialty Hospital in Denham Springs. He was born April 17, 1932 in Kentwood and was 80 years of age. Visitation at Bethel Baptist Church, Kentwood, from 11 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Services conducted by Rev. Clay Spinks. Interment Pine Ridge Cemetery, Kentwood. He is survived by his wife, Carol Jean Bridges, Kentwood; daughter, Rene’ McDaniel and husband, Rodney; son, Richard Bridges and wife, Candace; sister, Mildred Emily Bridges; 2 grandchildren, Iley McDaniel, Madeline Bridges; 2 great-grandchildren, Austin L. McDaniel and Jonathan C. McDaniel; numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by, parents, William Otis and Nina Young Bridges; infant brother, Frank Bridges; brother, William J. Bridges; sister, Virgie C. Bridges. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bethel Baptist Church. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

IMB – Coffee Cup O’Faith

 

http://www.imb.org/main/give/lmw/Story.asp?StoryID=7068&LanguageID=1709

90 Day Bible Reading

1 Chronicles 24:1 – 2 Chronicles 7:10

May you be able to see the many ways God has blessed you today!

Anna Lee

 

Saturday

 

Pray for the local guys in the National Guard who are headed to Afghanistan again.  Included in that number are Dawson and Chris (Dawson’s nephew) Primes.  They go to serve because of the love they have for those here in the States.  Pray for this group on a regular basis.

From Jeanne B. Tate

Please pray for a two year old girl, Laney Wilson.  She was born with a rare
brain disorder.  One of the problems is that is causes her sodium levels to
rise.  That is happening right now.  She is in the ICU in McComb, Ms.  If it
gets too high she can have seizures and at the worst a coma.  They have to
bring it down slowly or she could have seizures for going down too fast.
Her family would appreciate your prayers.  Thank you for your prayers.  May
the Lord be glorified.

From Frances Gay

Jim (Walley) is having surgery Monday at 7 a m (in Baton Rouge).  Pray that he has a good outcome and also pray for the Drs and caregivers. . . He will be in hospital for 3-4 days.

Jesse Dean‘s surgery went well.  He is home and recovering as expected.  Pray he heals well and the surgery was successful.

Jones Family

http://gavincarrie.blogspot.com/

IMB: Worth the Risk

http://www.imb.org/main/give/lmw/Story.asp?StoryID=8707&LanguageID=1709

90 Day Reading of the Bible

1 Chronicles 10:1 -1 Chronicles 23:32

Baptist Press

BPNews.net

Pray for our country!

Anna Lee

Monday

“More than that,

I count all things to be loss

in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.”

~Philippians 3:8a, NASB~

From my lifelong friend JoEllen Frohn Carruth

My brother, Robert Frohn will be having carotoid surgery tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. FB friends please pray for him to have no compliations. His two brothers, Dick and Bill and daughter Alison will be with him. Nancy Frohn and I will be with Jennie (Frohn) who is now at Hood’s Hospital. Please continue to pray for her too.

Donald and Jane Duncan request continue prayers for their son-in-law, Brian Dugas, who has pneumonia again and has lost a lot of weight.

Frances M. Gay requests prayer for a friend, Jim Walley, who will have  lung surgery in Baton Rouge.  Pray the doctor can identify his problem.

Jesse Dean will have carpal tunnel outpatient surgery Friday at North Oaks.  Please be in pray for the surgery and for the recovery time.

90 Day Bible Readings – Day 25

I Kings 7:38 – I Kings 16:20

IMB: Open Door in the Rubble

http://www.imb.org/main/give/lmw/Story.asp?StoryID=8753&LanguageID=1709

Let your light shine today!

Anna Lee

Sunday

“It is God himself who has made us what we are and given us new lives from Christ Jesus;

and long ages ago he planned that we should spend these lives in helping others.”

~Ephesians 2:10 LB~

 

IMB: Faith by Sight

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

90 Day Bible Reading – Day 24

2 Samuel 22:19 -1 Kings 7:37

Remember, this is the Lord’s Day.  Don’t try to keep it for yourselves!

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

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Share the Good News with someone today!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

“Bear one another’s burdens,

and so fulfill the law of Christ.”

~Galatians 6:2~

Some of you may be interested in another retirement.  Rev. Bobby Eads, former youth minister at Kentwood and currently senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Hazel Grove, Alabama, announced his retirement Sunday.  Bro. Bobby has served there for 18 years.  His official date of retirement is April 7th.

Today is Day 19 of our 90 ( really 88 ) days of Bible readings.  I love the format of reading only in one book of the Bible each day.  Also, it is so easy to see your progress with this plan.

Judges 15:13 – 1 Samuel 2:29

Another IMB missions story for our students

“Like Father, Like Son”

 http://www.imb.org/main/give/lmw/Story.asp?StoryID=9859&LanguageID=1709

Please continue to pray for the many who have been listed, especially the grieving families.

Have a blessed day!

Anna Lee