Category: Devotional

Monday

“I have compassion on the crowd,

because they’ve already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

I don’t want to send them away hungry;

otherwise they might collapse on the way.”

~Matthew 15:32b, HCSB~

Mrs. Mary Alice Blackwell is still in Ponchatoula.  It is too wet in Moss Point to move in their new mobile home.  Continue to remember her and Mr. John Alan in your prayers.

Mrs. Judy Liberto was in Sunday School yesterday – neck brace and all.  It was so good to see her back in her class.  Please continue to pray for her.

Keith Womack is also wearing a neck brace following surgery.  Pray for him to heal nicely so he can continue his active live.

Mrs. Evelyn Bridges is continuing to have health issues.  An injection in her back recently gave her trouble.  Pray for the sweet lady as she deals with health issues.

Mrs. Pauline Strickland is doing better than she has in months.  Thank God for her progress.  Thank God for her family that has cared for her during this time.

Pray for Mrs. Mary Womack as she goes to New Orleans Tuesday for additional tests.  She will be very appreciative of your prayers.

Pray for the Houeye family (Charles, Bea., and Jennifer) as health issues abound.  Pray for those who go into their home to help care for them.

VBS begins tonight at the Tangipahoa Baptist Church and at FBC, Greensburg.  VBS will be a great way to end the summer before school begins again.

Pray for the school system employees as they go back to work this week.  It’s hard to believe their summer is over and another year is beginning.  Pray for a good school year for everyone.

Pray for Jimmy Schwartz, Marsha Bankston, Danny Horne, Butch Miller and others who are hospitalized.

15 Things God Won’t Ask  (continued)

  • 10.  God won’t ask what you did to help yourself, but will ask what you did to help others.
  • 11.  God won’t ask how many friends you have, but will ask how many people to whom you are a true friend.
  • 12. God won’t ask what you did to protect your rights, but will ask what you did to protect the rights of others.

Have a great day.  Remember what really important in life!

Anna Lee

Saturday

“By the grace of God I am what I am,

and his grace to me was not without effect.

No, I worked harder than all of them—

yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.”

~1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV~

Heart to Heart with Holley: Hey You, Taking that Brave Step

http://holleygerth.com/2012/07/hey-you-taking-that-brave-step-720/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dayspring%2FaSfH+%28Heart+to+Heart+with+Holley%29

Baptist Press (Great Christian News Stories!)

BPNews.net

Hymn of the Day: “Since Jesus Came into My Heart”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWOqINa80C4

Have a great day of preparation for the Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Friday

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,

because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.”

~Romans 8:1-2 NIV~

Marsha Chambers Bankston now has hospice care.  Pray she is comfortable.  Pray for Larry and the boys too.

Angela and Little Adrian are both doing better.  Keep them on your prayer list for now.  Adrian has a long hospital stay ahead of him.

Danny Rae Horne is in ICU at North Oaks.  Keep him in your prayers.

Jimmy Schwartz is undergoing tests at North Oaks to see if a different problem can be located.  Keep praying for him.

Rain didn’t stop a great Third Thursday night at the cabin.  James shared through music and word.  Sherman Cutrer came to back James up on the mandelin.  We were all blessed.

James Rimes shared “15 Things God Won’t Ask” (no author listed on the paper).  I will share three a day so you can slowly let them soak in.

#1.  God won’t ask what kind of car you drive, but will ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation.

#2.  God won’t ask the square footage of your house, but will ask how many people you welcomed into your home.

#3.  God won’t ask about the fancy clothes you had in your closet, but will ask how many of those clothes helped the needy.

The quarterly WMU meeting will be this morning at New Zion Baptist Church.  I trust I will see some of you at 10:00.

Baptist Press has great articles again.

BPNews.net

Have a great day!  Be a blessing to someone today!

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness,

and seeking to establish their own righteousness,

have not submitted to the righteousness of God.”

~Romans 10:3, NKJV~

Mrs. Linda Graves is recovering very well from her broken hip.  In fact, the physical therapist said she was doing too much.  Thank God for her progress and her desire to return to her normal routine,

Several churches from our area have youth or children at camp this week.  Pray each person who goes to camp “grows”!

Baptist Press has good articles, as usual.

BPNews.net

Devotional: The Best Things in Life

http://odb.org/

I’m feeling so blessed.  What about you?
Anna Lee 

Tuesday

“For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and His ears are open to their prayers;

but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

~1 Peter 3:12~

Rev. Milton Kliesch resigned as pastor of Osyka Baptist Church Sunday.  He’s going to be semi-retired and living in his home in Franklinton.  Thank God for his time in Osyka.  Pray for him as he moves to the next step of his life.

‘Guilty as charged,’ Cathy says of Chick-fil-A’s stand on biblical & family values

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=38271

The Cathy family is from Rome, GA, where my Jason lives.  I’ve seen some of his ministries there and heard about people who work in some of his ministries there.  Let’s pray more businessmen will follow his example and give back in such a positive way.

Infant, Shannon Nicole Faylynn Gurney

Infant Shannon Nicole Faylynn Gurney was born July 8, 2012 and passed away at 12:21p.m., Monday, July 16, 2012 at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond.

She is the infant daughter of Michael Gurney and Samantha Howell.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

Devotional

http://odb.org/

Thanks for praying today.  Your prayers are important!

Anna Lee

Monday

“Let the Spirit change your way of thinking.”

~Ephesians 4:23 CEV~

The unit of Sunday School lessons on the Holy Spirit is eye-opening!

 We had another good church fellowship last night.  Next week, we’re having watermelon.  See you at 5:30 Sunday night.

The cabin will be the location of our monthly gathering to fellowship and hear from James Rimes.  He always has such good devotionals.  He’s also bringing his guitar.  Join us at 6:30.  We would love to have you.

A devotional thought for today:

http://www.proverbs31.org/devotions/

Learn to depend on God and the Holy Spirit more this week.

Anna Lee

Friday

“For it is when the Lord thinks well of us that we are really approved,

and not when we think well of ourselves.”

~2 Corinthians 10:18 TEV~

Becky Tanner Nowell’s young daughter who is having surgery today is Carrie.  Keep Carrie and Becky in your prayers.

Baptist Press

BPNews.net

Today’s devotional is certainly food for thought (and action)!

http://www.devotions.net/devotions/07july/13.htm

Have a fantastic Friday!

Anna Lee

Thursday

“Now this is the confidence we have before Him:

Whenever we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

And if we know that He hears whatever we ask,

we know that we have what we have asked Him for.”

~1 John 5:14-15, HCSB~

Continue to pray for Mrs. Evelyn Bridges as she continues to undergo outpatient tests.

Mrs. Judy Liberto is still waiting for the result of Monday’s MRI.  Pray for her as she continues to wait.

Pray for Keith Womack as he continues to recover from his last procedure.

Mrs. Mary Womack is continuing to undergo tests.  Keep her in your prayers.

Mrs. Angie Redmond is now at home with sitters.  Pray for a good recovery.

Pray for Gretchen Simpson’s uncle, Freddie Varnado, in northern Louisiana. He now has hospice at home.

Mrs. Shirley Frazier told me she is seeing some improvement.  Please continue to pray for more improvement.

Pray for Mr. Gordon Price.  He is having several health issues.

Wade Boone will have surgery July 25th.  Begin to pray for him now.

Mr. Wayne Forrest continues to have medical problems.  Pray for his family as they help with his care.

Pray for Bock Sims improvement at the rehabilitation facility in Nebraska.

Becky Tanner Newell’s daughter will have her tonsils removed tomorrow.  Becky is concerned about her daughter who has a heart problem.  Pray for peace for Becky and her family as they prepare to surrender the little girl to medical staff tomorrow.

My niece, Kristin Eudy, is home from her mission trip to Haiti.  Pray her heart and life will be forever changed due to this wonderful opportunity she had.

The Lord’s Church is having VBS this week.  David and I have noticed the number of vehicles there.  Thank God for the 105 children and staff there last night.  May God touch hearts because of the VBS this week.

Mark the website of the Upper Room for excellent devotionals.

http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2012-07-12

Thanking God for the much needed rain!

Anna Lee

Monday

“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God,

and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.”

~1 John 5:1, ESV~

I saw (and ate) a lot of chocolate last night at church.   We had another great Sunday fellowship night.  Now, we have to wait until Sunday to have “Pie in the sky”.  I also have to decide what kind of pie to make.  Come join us at FBC, Kentwood if you are not in another church at that time.

The youth and children from FBC, Kentwood will be attending camp soon.  Please begin to pray for them now.

Please pray for Mr. and Mrs. John Alan Blackwell as they make the move to Moss Point, MS.  She is almost finished with the radiation treatments, but has more chemo to continue.  Pray this move works well for all the family.

Today, I would like to introduce you to a site that has devotionals (and other things) for children.  I hope you will explore such sites to share with your children and grandchildren.  Maybe, some of them will also touch our hearts.  Give it a peep.

http://www.truthforkids.com/kids-devotions-online/

I’m thankful for the forecast that says more rain.  Isn’t God good?

Anna Lee

Saturday

From the Sunday School lesson last week:

“But when he, the Spirit of truth,

comes, he will guide you into all the truth.

He will not speak on his own;

he will speak only what he hears,

and he will tell you what is yet to come.”

~John 16:13 NIV~

I’m thankful for rain.  We have had a good, soaking rain for two days now.  According to the weather report I read, we may get more rain in the next few days.

Jason and Ellen VandeVuss have made it back to the states.  I’m thankful for their willingness to go and tell.

Our Jason and Becki (and Mojo, the dog) ate on the way home.  I’m thankful for their brief visit and for Braden and Peyton getting to stay a few extra days.  I’m thankful for new memories!

Becki mom, Donna Robinson of Gonzales, visited the hospital for a while yesterday.  Thankfully, they only determined she was dehydrated.  She back home again.

Daddy, Grant Smith, enjoyed seeing my company yesterday.  I enjoyed him being here and getting to watch him eat fresh fish that the family caught yesterday morning.

Everyone’s life and experiences are different.  What part(s) of you little would are you thankful for this morning?

I thankful for Christian writes like Holley Garth who can express their thanks to God so well.

http://www.holleygerth.com/heart-to-heart-with-holley/2010/11/24/when-your-heart-just-needs-to-say-thanks.html

Brian K. Holmes
(October 16, 1972 – July 5, 2012)

Brian K. Holmes was born October 16, 1972 and passed away at 7:32 a.m., Thursday, July 5, 2012 at his residence. He was 39, a native of Anderson, SC and a resident of Springfield, LA.

Brian is survived by his wife, Melissa N. Holmes; 2 daughters, Meagan Laurel Holmes & Sarah Abigail Holmes; father, Robert Holmes and wife Bonnie Jean; mother Cassandra Holmes; brother, Robert M. Holmes; 2 sisters, Melanie H. Douzat and husband Willis & Carole Jones; numerous aunts, uncles and extended family.

Preceded in death by his grandparents, Bennie Reese & Dorothy Ann Holmes.

Visitation at McKneely and Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Sunday, July 8,12 from 12:00 noon until Celebration of Life Services at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home Chapel with Rev. Darryl Miller officiating. Interment in Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite, LA

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely and Vaughn Funeral Home is located at I-55(Exit#46) and Hwy. 16W. behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash, Bond Eye Clinic & Holiday Inn Express.

 Tomorrow evening we (FBC, Kentwood) will celebrate again worship in the fellowship hall at 5:30.  The food theme will be Chocolates’ Dream.  I hope you will join us if you do not have other church plans.

 

Have a fantastic Saturday!

Anna Lee