Category: Devotional

Sunday – Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day!  
God gives each of us to the right mother when we are born.

For the word of the LORD

is right and true;

he is faithful in all he does

~Psalm 33:4~

Thom S. Rainer– http://thomrainer.com/blog/

Waylon Bailry –Waylonbailey.com

 

Scripture Writing – Psalm 7:6-14

Southern Baptist Texan (Similar to Louisiana Baptist Message) – http://texanonline.net/archives/5293/ – Interview with three candidates who will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

 

Don’t forget the Annie Armstrong Offering for North America Missions and Operation Christmas Child for who might otherwise miss the joy and reason for Christmas!

Anna Lee

Saturday

For the word of the LORD is right and true;

he is faithful in all he does.

~Psalm 33:4~

Cindy Knight Edwards‘ surgery went well yesterday.  Now, pray for the report she will be waiting to receive.

Macy Gueldner took the last chemo pill Thursday night.  Thank you for praying for her during her 941 days of treatment.

Jimmy  Williams is coming home from the hospital today.  I know Linda will be glad. Thank God for Jimmy’s improvement.

 

 

Louisiana House Bill to Protect Pastors – http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=bd94f33605ae55cbd614b6717&id=e283cbe2c0&e=778127713b

Scripture Writing – Psalm 27:1-5

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Ponder Anew – www.patheos.com

Operation Christmas Child will be a six month project this year.  The needs for the month of May can be found on the four OCC wreaths hanging at the church.  Please do your share by selecting some cards listing purchase needs.  Items you purchase can be brought to the Sunday School classroom next to the choir room.  Thanks for helping.

Friday Morning Bible Study will be on John 6.  Please ask me for a study guide if you didn’t get one yet.

 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song 

 

Make today special for someone.

Anna Lee

 

 

Friday

“Love sincerely ….

Hold on to what is good.

Be devoted to each other like a loving family.

Excel in showing respect for each other.”

~Romans 12:9-10 GW~

 

Today, I would appreciate you praying for my daughter’s mother-in-law, Ginger Hatchel, who lives in Texas.  She’s having some health issues possibly associated with medication.

 

Pray for Andy Taylor as he sees his doctor again today.  Pray he gets a good report on his last procedure.

Pray for Cindy Knight Edwards, formerly of Amite, but now living in Livingston Parish. Cindy is a young wife and mother who will be having surgery today.  I ask you to pray for her.

 

Scripture Writing – John 14:15-21

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Friday Morning Bible Study – We’re completing John 5.  Come get a study guide for chapter 6.

Operation Christmas Child – If you were not at church Sunday, but will be shopping today or tomorrow, stop by the church today to pull some cards from the OCC wreaths in the auditorium.  Our gifts will bless some young boys and girls who might not otherwise have any Christmas gifts.  Best of all, they will have literature and opportunities to learn about Jesus because of the “shoebox” we send.

 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “No Greater Joy” – http://odb.org/2016/05/06/no-greater-joy/

  • I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.                                                                                                                                                        ~3 John 1:4~

     

  • “Share the Good News”

Have a blessed Friday.  Be an encourager every day of the week!

Anna Lee

Thursday

He has delivered us from such a terrible death,

and He will deliver us.

We have put our hope in Him

that He will deliver us again.

~2 Corinthians 1:10 HCSB~

 

Today, let’s focus our prayers on the faces and names of those who were once more active than they are now, the homebound.  Let’s not follow the old saying, “Our of sight, out of mind!”.  They are not limited to this quick list I made this morning.

  • Othell Williams
  • Philip and Annie Bell Harrell
  • Evelyn Bridges
  • Hazel Smith
  • Ed and Jeanette McGehee
  • Catherine Yarborough (Kentwood Manor)
  • Jimmy Schwartz
  • Frances Strickland (Landmark Nursing Home)
  • Angie Redmond (Greensburg Nursing Home)
  • Lucy Goings (Landmark Nursing Home)

Pray for those graduating from high schools, colleges, and seminaries this month.  I’ll not attempt to list them all.

Today is the National Day of Prayer across our nation.  Most towns/communities/cities will have a celebration of some sort.  If you cannot participate at the set time and location, please set aside some time to have prayer with those at your home or even alone.  In Amite, the event will be at the city hall at 11:30 this morning.  In Kentwood, the ceremony will begin at noon.  Join them if you can.

 

Scripture Writing – John 14:1-4

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Friday Morning Bible Study – Completing John 5 tomorrow
Operation Christmas Child – Today is a good day to get your card(s) with items you will purchase for the shoeboxes that will be packed in October.
Be sure to place yourself “Near to the Heart of God” today.
Anna Lee

Wednesday

 This is what the LORD says:

“Cursed is the one who trusts in man,

who draws strength from mere flesh

and whose heart turns away from the LORD.

~Jeremiah 17:5~

 

Jeff Tolar’s fourth back surgery went well yesterday.  Pray for him as he recovers from the process.

Southern Baptist Missionary, Randy Hentzel, 48, a member of First Family Church in Ankeny, Iowa, – http://www.bpnews.net/46787/missionary-slain-in-jamaica-was-iowa-so-baptist

Leslie James Wall

Born: September 02, 1941
Died: May 02, 2016

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?       action=public%3Aobituaries.view&o_id=3698668&fh_id=10545

Richard Drake Tullos

Born: March 04, 1989
Died: May 01, 2016

     http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3698631

 

Scripture Writing – Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Ponder Anew – http://www.patheos.com/blogs/ponderanew/2016/01/08/dear-traditional-worshipers/   (I intended to post this site with Waylon Bailey’s and Thom S. Rainer’s.)

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Operation Christmas Child has officially begun for 2016.  Check one of the four OCC wreaths, select some cards, make your purchases, and turn them in to my Sunday School classroom.  Each card represents gifts costing $10 or less.   Additional cards will be added in each month.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

 

Be a spark!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

Two Missionaries Killed in Jamaica: http://www.christianpost.com/news/american-missionaries-found-brutally-murdered-jamaica-163181/

If we are thrown into the blazing furnace,

the God we serve is able to deliver us from it,

and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand.

 But even if he does not,

we want you to know, Your Majesty,

that we will not serve your gods

or worship the image of gold you have set up.”

~Daniel 3: 17-18~

I didn’t look for this verse to go with that article.  It came to my computer.

Let’s continue to pray for Jeff Tolar as he has back surgery, his fourth one, today.

Caleb Smith, son of Dr. and Mrs. Danny Smith of Spring Creek, was ordained to the ministry Sunday and serving at Bethany of Baywood Church.   Let’s pray for this young man and for the church where he will be serving.  I heard him speak a couple times and felt he was sharing from a tender heart.

Wanzie Spring

Born: April 19, 1927
Died: May 01, 2016

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3690960

 

Scripture Writing – I Thessalonians 5:16-22

Baptist Press – bpnews.net and http://baptistmessage.com/all-i-can-do-is-thank-god-i-was-spared-says-baptist-music-minister-who-survived-brussels-terror-attack/

 

For all graduates, families, and friends: “The Don’t of Graduation” – http://waylonbailey.com/2016/05/02/the-donts-of-graduation/

 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

 

How will God touch your life today?  How will he touch the heart of those around you?

Anna Lee

 

 

Monday

“I will live in the house of the Lord forever.”

~Psalm 23:6b NLT, 2nd ed.~

 

Chris Faller, a yound, distant cousin

Tomorrow I start a five day stretch of the most powerful MS med on the market, Lemtrada. The infusions alone last five hours but then I have to wait 4 hours forobservation before I can leave. I’m gonna have some loooong days this week. I’m really hoping I’ll finally be able to get out of this wheelchair and be able to walk outside with my daughter come fiday

Gabriel Estay injured a knee playing football Friday.  Pray for him as he sees a specialist.
Andy Taylor and Firma Kay Schneeweiss were both feeling better and able to be at church yesterday.  Thank God for their improvement.
Margaret Oliver is regaining use of her right hand.  Pray for her as she continues to improve through therapy.
Please remember these appointments:
3rd – Jeff Tolar‘s fourth back surgery
5th – National Day of Prayer and Susan Rimes‘ appointment
6th – Cindy Knight Edward‘s surgery and Andy Taylor‘s appointment
27th – Susan Rimes’ appointment
Scripture Writing – Colossians 3:15-17
Baptist Press – bpnews.net
I forgot to include these sites over the weekend.

Friday Morning’s Bible Study – completing John 5

Operation Christmas Child – Check a wreath at church for a small card with a need for out shoeboxes.  Bring items to me or take to my Sunday School class.  Let’s pack some wonderful boxes for children who might otherwise not have Christmas.  Always remember, appropriate Christian materials in the child’s language are included in each box.  Your box could be the very one to introduce a child to Jesus.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song 

It’s going to rain again today.  That’s okay because “The is the day the Lord has made”.  Let you light shine, rain or shine!
Anna Lee

Sunday

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,

but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

~Proverbs 13:12~

 

The National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May 5, 2016.  Make plans to participate in some way.

Scripture Writing – Colossians 1:3-7

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Have a great Lord’s day!

Anna Lee

Saturday

for everyone born of God overcomes the world.

This is the victory that has overcome the world,

even our faith.  

~I John 5:4~

 

Jennie made it safely home to her family.  We are still thanking God for our brief visit together.  It was almost a year since we last saw her.  That’s the shortest time ever!  Yes, we were greatly surprised and thrilled!  We are so appreciative of all the family and friends who were “in on the secret” and helped it to happen.  What a blessing!

Rene Deck Terrell’s uncle passed away.  She was close to him.

http://www.lusainmemorial.com/obits/jamesdeck.htm

Jimmy “Doobie” Koleszar

Born: August 19, 1957
Died: April 28, 2016

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public%3Aobituaries.view&o_id=3680454&fh_id=10545

Hunter McGregor – I cannot find an obituary for Hunter yet.

Scripture Writing – Psalm 150:1-6

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

 

Today is the day to be sure you have everything lined up for tomorrow (Bible study, clothing, lunch plans, etc.) so tomorrow morning flows smoothly.

Anna Lee

Friday

 The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid.

What can mere mortals do to me?  

~Psalm 118:6~

 

Betty said that Bobby Simpson got a good lab report from the recent procedure on his back.  Join them in thanking God.

Jeff Tolar will have his fourth back surgery on Tuesday, May 3rd.

Cindy Knight Edwards will have surgery to remove a large, precancerous mass on Friday, May 6th.  Please join me in praying for Cindy.

 

Scripture Writing – John 14:1-4

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

 

Bible Study this morning at 10:00 – John 5

 

Today is a new day – a new start!

Anna Lee