Category: Devotional

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

Wednesday

“Casting all your care upon Him,

for He cares for you.”

~1 Peter 5:7, NKJV~

 

Mrs. Theople Hurst is thankful to be home.  Today, she will have some testing done as they try to determine what her problem was.  Pray all goes well.

Jadon’s Journey

As a parent with a child with a rare diagnosis, I can so relate to this. I have spent many hours researching in order to find the best help possible for Jadon. I’m very thankful that his doctors not only listen to me, but research themselves to find the best treatments and therapies for Jadon. If it wouldn’t have been for the research we have done, Jadon wouldn’t be where he is today. So thankful!

Maggie Lee Henson passed away due to injuries she suffered when the church bus she was riding on had a tire issue that caused a wreck.  Her parents kept us updated as we all prayed for healing.  God healed Maggie Lee in heaven.  Her parents have made good things happen because of the years they had Maggie Lee living with them.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/maggieleehenson/journal/view/id/54505f21f0206591577fa637

Edwin Merrell Morris

Born: February 14, 1929
Died: October 26, 2014

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=2777072&fh_id=10545

Packing Party for Operation Christmas Child (Shoeboxes for worldwide distribution)

  • If you have additional items to turn in, please do so this week.
  • The packing party will begin at 6 P.M. Saturday night in the fellowship hall of FBC.
  • Bring you favorite Christmas party food.
  • Wear Christmas colors.
  • Be a blessing to many children!

Our Daily Bread

Yesterday, someone asked me about Our Daily Bread.  Check out the information on this page and the other pages you can link to by clicking on items at the top of the page.

http://odb.org/about/#

Baptist Press –  bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Shadowed” – http://odb.org/
  • The Lord is my light and my salvation;                                                           whom shall I fear?                                                                                                                                                         ~Psalm 27:1~
  • “The Light of the World is Jesus” – http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/w/lworldij.htm
    • Be sure to read the introduction.

Life if busy, but life is good.  Retirement has allowed me to do so many special things.  I thank God for this time in my life.

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

Monday

“Seek the Lord while He may be found,

Call upon Him while He is near.”

~Isaiah 55:6, NASB~

 

From Lloyd Hayden

Please add my neighbor Jimmy McNeese, to the prayer list. He starts
his chemo on monday the 27th.

`Susie Sharkey’s little grandson, Xander, is home.  More prayers are needed.

Update on Xander! He is home. Has to keep doing the treatments every four hours and make an appointment with a pulmonary specialist. Please keep him your prayers.

Continue to pray for Mrs. Theople Hurst.  She’s in room 4103 at North Oaks.

Countdown to the first Christmas Party – 5 days!

  • FBC, K at 6 P.M. Saturday
  • Packing shoeboxes for needy children
  • Wear red and/or green.
  • Bring your favorite Christmas party food.
  • Let’s begin praying for each child who will be receiving a shoebox.
  • Write a letter and/or bring a picture for some of the boxes.
  • How many boxes will be pack?  I know it will be more than ever before.
  • Join the excitement.

The “Young” Ladies Birthday Party for October has been postponed for a week due to “Miss” Shirley’s service.

One week from today, our annual “Day of Prayer” will be held at Kedron Baptist Church at 10 A.M.  We will conclude with a potluck lunch.

Devotional, Scriptures, and a Song

  • “New to the  Family” – http://odb.org/
  • There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents   than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.                                                                                                                     ~Luke 15:7~                                                                                                                                                  “He rejoiceth more of that sheep,                                                                  than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.”                                                                                                                         ~Matthew 18:13~
  • “The Ninety and Nine” – http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/n/i/90_and_9.htm

I remember hearing this song for the first time.  I was at Natalbany Baptist Church.  Uncle Charles Tolleson was leading the music for revival.  After church, I asked my parents why 99 sheep would be left alone just so one could be saved. That very night, I learned how important each and every person is to God.  I was five or six years old and have loved the song every since.  I just shared the story with David for the first time.  I’m glad the devotional for today triggered this memory.

I hope this “favorite” sticks with me today and that I remember the value of each person to the kingdom forever.

Anna Lee

Sunday

“Our fathers trusted in You;

they trusted, and You rescued them.

They cried to You and were set free;

they trusted in You and were not disgraced.”

~Psalm 22:4-5, HCSB~

 

Don’t forget the potluck lunch following worship this morning at FBC, Kentwood.

Tonight, there will be a Fall Family Fun Night at FBC, Kentwood.  Hot dogs, chili, and popcorn will be served.  This begins at 5:30 P.M.

Revival plans for FBC, Kentwood

  • Nov. 7-9, 2014
  • David Talley and the Crusader’s Ministry

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Make a U-Turn” – http://odb.org/2008/10/27/make-a-u-turn/
  • All we like sheep have gone astray;                                                             we have turned, every one, to his own way;                                             and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.                                                                                                               ~Isaiah 53:6~
  • “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” – http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/I_Have_Decided_to_Follow_Jesus/

I’ll update you on the new plans for the “Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party.  We will change our plans this month due to the conflict with the time of the funeral for “Miss” Shirley Frazier.

Have a great Lord’s Day!  He’s great every day!

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

Friday

“God reigns over the nations;

God is seated on his holy throne.”

~Psalm 47:8, HCSB~

 

Bobbie said Glen Magee, Jr. walked out of the hospital where he had surgery yesterday.  Let’s pray the surgery was very effective and Glen will be pain-free when he gets home.

Bobby Lawson – Continue to pray for him.

Cindy Carmadelle (wife of the of Mt. Nebo pastor) will have surgery Monday at St. Tammany to take care of a bleeding problem in her leg.  She is on bed rest now.

Friday Bible Study

  • Today – Rachel
  • Next week – Elizabeth (See me if you would like a study guide.)

“Young” Ladies Birthday Party 

  • 10:00 A.M. Tuesday
  • Kentwood Cafe

Christmas Party to Pack Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

  • Saturday, November 1st at 6:00
  • Wear a Christmas shirt or sweater (red/green)
  • Bring a Christmas party food

Coming Soon

  • Annual Lottie Moon Tea
  • Focus on Lottie Moon and the annual offering for international missions
  • 2:00 on Sunday, November 30th at FBC, K
  • Ladies and girls from all churches in our association are invited.

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, Quote, and a Song

  • “Tiny Island” – http://odb.org/
  • Speak evil of no one,                                                                                            . . . be peaceable,                                                                                                     gentle,                                                                                                                   showing all humility to all men.                                                                                                                    ~Titus 3:2~
  • Your witness is only as strong as your character.
  • “This Little Light of Mine” – http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/t030.html

(How sweet it was to see and hear this song from the ladies and girls at Ladies’ Night:  Fill My Cup, Lord last night!  We were sharing our memories of songs we learned at church as a child.)

Hope Center – I’m working on the schedule for the next two weeks.  If you would like to volunteer to work for a half day, please let me know.  I’ll be there this afternoon and tomorrow morning (247-2235).

Yesterday, I read an article about the 10 items people do not receive at food banks, but would like to get.  They are:

1. Spices.

2. Feminine Products.

3. Chocolate.

4. Toiletries.

5. Canned meats and jerky.

6. Crackers and tortillas.

7. Baby toiletries.

8. Soup packets.

9. Socks.

10. Canned fruit other than pineapple.

Read More: 10 Things Food Banks Need But Won’t Ask For | http://1027kord.com/10-things-food-banks-need-but-wont-ask-for/?trackback=fbshare_top&trackback=tsmclipRemember to keep your “little light” shining brightly today!

Anna Lee

Thursday

“The kings of the earth set themselves,

and the rulers take counsel together,

against the Lord and against His Anointed,

saying, ‘Let us break Their bonds in pieces

and cast away Their cords from us.’

He who sits in the heavens shall laugh ….”

~Psalm 2:2-4~

 

Today, let’s focus on the homebound. It surely must be a difficult change to accept.

Mrs. Susie Wales

Mrs. Evelyn Bridges

Mrs. Pat Gill

Mr. Bobby Lawson

Mrs. Hellen Morris

Mrs. Catherine Yarborough

Mr. and Mrs. Ed McGehee

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Harrell

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williams

Others, whose names are not coming to me this morning

Ladies’ Night, “Fill My Cup, Lord”, is tonight at 6:15.  I hope to see many of you tonight at FBC,K.  Come, have a good time with a room full of ladies.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Clean the Closet” – http://odb.org/?tz=-06
  • Search me, O God,                                                                                                                                               and know my heart.                                                                                                                                                         ~Psalm 139:23~                                                                                                                                              “Wash me,                                                                                                                                                                 and I shall be whiter than snow.”                                                                                                                                                              ~Psalm 51:7~
  • “Whiter than Snow, Lord” – http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/h/i/whiterts.htm

Baptist Press –  BPnews.net

I hope you are enjoying the new format.  I am.

Friday Morning Bible Study – Join us at 10:00 at FBC, Kentwood for a study of Rachel.

  • Genesis 29: 6 – 35
  • Genesis 30: 22 – 24
  • Genesis 35:15 – 20
  • Next week, Elizabeth.  (See me for a study guide.)

Have a fantastically blessed day!

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised;

He is to be feared above all gods.

For all the gods of the peoples are idols,

But the Lord made the heavens.”

~Psalm 96:4-5, NKJV~

 

I have many friends who received important medical results this week.  Some got reports better than they expected, but other reports were not as good.  Please pray for these unnamed people and all others who are having tests and facing possible serious health issues.

Pray for Porgy Scarle of Fluker as he is in the midst of his second week of radiation.  Pray for Joanie as she faithfully stays by his side each day.

Continue to pray for Bobby Lawson.  Yesterday, his sister said she expected him to be released from North Oaks to return home.  His still has health issues.  Your prayers will be much appreciated.

Pine Ridge United Methodist Church

  • Pine Ridge will hold their monthly breakfast Sunday at 8:00 A.M.  Donations will benefit a worthy cause.
  • You are invited to the Pine Ridge UMC Fall Revival October 26-28. We will have supper together each night at 5:45PM followed by worship at 6:30 PM. Matt Rawle, pastor of The Well UMC in Ponchatoula, will be our guest preacher. His theme will be “Alive Again” and we will be looking at the lives of people who became alive again after meeting Jesus. We will also have special guest musicians each night, with a special choir on Sunday night, Lori Foster on Monday night, and Katie Hutto McElveen on Tuesday night. Sunday at 4 PM, we will have a special old fashioned Hymn Sing, where you can hear and request some of your favorite hymns old and new before our supper and worship services.Pine Ridge UMC is located 6 miles west of I-55 on LA Hwy 440 (exit 57), at the corner of Hwy 440 and Tut Blades Rd. Contact Kevin Smith if you have any questions. Please help us spread the word and we would love to see you at our revival services. If you are unable to make it, please pray that God would move among us in a mighty way.
 Ladies Night: “Fill My Cup, Lord”

Ladies from three  years old to 103 are invited to attend this special event at FBC,Kentwood.  We begin at 6:15 with hot coffee, chocolate, and apple cider as well as coffee cakes. The programs includes music, a devotion, and a surprise demonstration.  You will need a clean plastic container (an old water bottle, juice bottle, or milk container).

Baptist Press – BPnews.net
Devotional, Scripture, and a Song
  • “One Who Understands” – http://odb.org/?tz=-06
  • The Lord searches all hearts                                                                                     and understands all the intent of the thoughts.                                                                                                       ~1 Chronicles 28:9~
  • “Near the Cross” –  http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Near_the_Cross/

(Favorite hymn of my grandmother, Jennie Wilkinson Draughon)

We don’t know what this day holds for us.  It may or may not be all good, but we know if we stay next to Jesus and allow Him to “walk” with us it will all work out according to His purpose for our lives.  May we learn to accept both the good and the bad days with our eyes on Jesus.

Anna Lee

Tuesday

Nothing is wrong here, I just got side-tracked.

I sought the Lord,

and he answered me.”

~Psalm 34:4a, HCSB~

Mrs. Eula Jenkins of north Louisiana is hospitalized.  Some of her children have been our friends for years.  “Miss” Eula is 101 and looking forward to her November birthday.  She visited in this area last month.

Glen Magee, the younger one, is in Florida for neck surgery.  Let’s pray for successful surgery and a great recovery so Glen will not have so much pain each day.

Sherry and Tommy Day will be seeing a surgeon today.  They are checking on a possible reoccurrence of her cancer.  Say some special prayers for her as she faces another battle.

Macy Gueldner

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/macygueldner/journal/view/id/5445aa44a689b49757001b83

The Lord’s Church is hosting Gold City Quartet at 6 P.M. on November 2nd.  Donations will be received, but no tickets sold.  You are invited to enjoy the service with them.

Virginia Lou Webb Brabham

Born: December 29, 1940
Died: October 20, 2014

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=2751896&fh_id=10545

Baptist Press

BPnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Undeserved Praise” – http://odb.org/?tz=-06
  • I have not come to call the righteous,                                                   but sinners, to repentance.                                                                                                                                       ~Luke 5:32~
  • “Serve the Lord with Gladness” http://www.hymnary.org/text/serve_the_lord_with_gladness_in_our_work

This hymn has been published in 19 hymnals.  That speaks highly of the song.  I hope it rings in your heart and hears throughout the day.

Young at Heart – New Zion Baptist Church at 10:30 this morning.

Have a wonderful fall day!

Anna Lee