Category: FBC

Saturday (Early Edition)

“For everything that was written in the past

was written to teach us,

so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures

and the encouragement they provide

we might have hope.”

~Romans 15:4 NIV~

Baptist Press

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Plan now to change your clocks so you won’t be late for Sunday School and worship Sunday.  We will spring forward. so you will lose an hour’s sleep.

Heart to Heart with Holley

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The Beth Moore study of James is going very well.  We have thirty-four ladies working on this.  Thank God for each lady willing to set aside the time and put forth the effort to learn the Scripture better than before.

Thanks for praying for so many people..  Look back over the list of names for the last week and continue to pray for the same names.

Anna Lee

Thursday

 “I commit you to God and to the Word of his grace,

 which can build you up

and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.”

~Acts 20:32 NIV~

Bill Parsons is home.  He has several new stents and is very blessed.  Keep him in your prayers.

Betty Catherine Hatcher will have cataract surgery in Hammond today.  Pray for her as she goes through the next couple of weeks.

Barbara Hutchinson will be having an angiogram Friday.  Keep her on your prayer list.

Frances Strickland will be seeing a doctor Friday to determine if and when she will have cataract surgery.

Naomi Tolar has had cataract surgery.  Pray for her as she recovers.

Remember Andy Taylor’s upcoming surgery on March 13th.  Pray for continued relief from the shingles.

Renee Deck will be having some medical tests today.  Pray for Renee who has blessed us so in Kentwood.

Debi Bales has been having some health problems.  Pray for her to find the relief she has been searching for.

Pray for Robbie Lynn Callihan Kirby as she has her disability hearing today.

Pray Marsha Bankston gets a correct diagnosis for her liver problem.  Pray for a liver donor to be found.

Debra Faye Bateman Johnston, (Keith Womack’s aunt) 55, of McComb, died March 6, 2012, at her residence.

Arrangements are incomplete at Jones Family Funeral Services in McComb.

Allen Thomas Capdeboscq, Sr.
(September 10, 1939 – March 7, 2012)

Allen Thomas Capdeboscq, Sr. was born September 10, 1939 and passed away at 10:35 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was 72, a native of Algiers and a resident of Amite. Allen served our country in the US Air Force.

Allen is survived by his wife of 50 years, Lucy Liuzza Capdeboscq, Amite; 2 daughters, Carolyn C. Waller and husband James, Pine Grove & Louanne C. Bertrand and husband Brett, Mandeville; son, Allen Thomas Capdeboscq, Jr. and wife Jody, St. Louis. MO; 5 grandchildren, Peyton Waller, Andrew Bertrand, Cooper Capdeboscq, Eli Capdeboscq & Emma Claire Capdeboscq; brother, John Capdeboscq, Jr., LaPlace; sister-in-law, Josephine Capdeboscq, Amite; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family, and his 4 legged friend Millie.

Preceded in death by by his parents, J’ean Marie & Sylvia Shally Capdeboscq, Sr.; 2 brothers, Roy Capdeboscq & Bernard Capdeboscq; sister-in-law, Janice Capdeboscq.

Service times will be added later today, Thursday, March 8, 2012

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

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home is located at I-55N (Exit 46) & LA Hwy 16W (60100 Westway Drive)behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash, Bond Eye Clinic and Holiday Inn. Express

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Thought for the Day: Showing through

Stan Buck tells the story about a little girl who, on the way home from church, turned to her mother and said, “Mommy, the preacher’s sermon this morning confused me.”

The mother said, “Oh! Why is that?”

The girl replied, “Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. Is that true?”

“Yes, that’s true,” the mother replied.

“He also said that God lives within us. Is that true, too?”

Again the mother replied, “Yes.”

“Well,” said the girl. “if God is bigger that us and he lives in us, wouldn’t he show through?”

I like that little girl’s way of putting it. If God lives in us, then there’s no way of keeping Him from “showing through.” That’s the essence of Christian living — living in such a way that people around will see God in our lives.

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16)

A simple question as you live this day: Is God “showing through” in your life?

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee

The Thursday night group of the Beth Moore study of James will meet at 6:00 tonight.  I love to hear the ladies tell how meaningful the study is to their lives.

Have a wonderful day!

Anna Lee


Monday @ Midday

The WMU meeting at East Fork was well attended.  Kentwood was represented by seven ladies.  We enjoyed hearing Rev. Fred and Mrs. Janice Day share.  They are always so informative and pleasant.  If you missed this meeting, please try to join us for the next meeting.

 

Mr. Bill Parsons is in Lakeside Hospital for stents.  Please be in pray for him, the medical staff working with him, and for the family.  Thanks!

 

Mrs. Rebecca Moak is still at North Oaks, but should be moved to a rehab facility soon.

 

Mrs. Pauline Strickland is home and slowly improving.  Keep praying for her and for her caregivers.

 

Billy Carl Strickland is still waiting for approval to begin treatment.  Keep him in your prayers.

 

Continue to pray for Cora Morris and Andy Taylor who have had a bad time with shingles.

 

Cynthia Vining Smith told me this morning that her sister, Susan, who was by classmate is being evaluated for future treatment.  I’ll update you on Susan later.  Begin praying now.

 

Marsha Chambers Bankston is having tests run at North Oaks today.  Her internal bleeding has been stopped, but the cause of her problem has not been clearly identified.  Keep praying for Marsha and her family.

UPDATE ON MARSHA: Marsha has a large mass in her liver.  Marsha has been released to come home, but will need a liver transplant.  In the meantime the liver biopsy will be further diagnosed. 

 

Shelby Seymour Reid, III was born August 24, 1938 and passed away at 2:00 p.m., Sunday March 4, 2012 at Oschner Health Center-Baton Rouge. He was 73, a native and resident of Amite.

Shelby is survived by 4 brothers, Larry Reid and  wife TJ, Amite, Jimmy Reid and wife Marsha, Roseland, Mike Reid, Roseland & Charles M. Reid and wife Cindy, Amite; 4 nieces, Suzette Alack and husband Greg, Hammond,  Laura Lea Benetti and husband Marcello, New Orleans; Taylor Sharkey, Amite & Shelby K. Reid, Amite; 5 nephews, Billy Reid and wife Jeanna, Florence, AL, Brian Reid and wife Monica, Roseland, Brent Reid and wife Cheryl, Ponchatoula, Captain Morgan Reid, Washington, D.C. & Scott Reid, Hammond; numerous great nieces, great nephews and extended family.

Preceded in death by his parents, Shelby S. Reid, Jr. and Doris Gaines Reid; sister, Doris Elizabeth Reid.

Visitation at McKneely and Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home Chapel with Deacon Mike Agnello of St. Helena Catholic Church officiating in the Catholic Funeral Liturgy. Interment in Amite Cemetery, Amite, LA.

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

Friday Addition

Mr. Ralph Lewis passed away early this morning.  Please be in prayer for the family.

Despite the deaths in our church and other complications, we still had twenty-eight for the Beth Moore study of James.  Thanks to the ladies who shared groceries and cleaning supplies for students who struggle financially at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.  Your help just might keep a future pastor, counselor, musician, etc. in the seminary and on the road God has chosen for them.  Don’t forget your service project for week two.

Thursday

“The Lord is my shepherd;

I have everything I need.

He lets me rest in fields of green grass

and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water.”

~Psalm 23:1-2 GNT~

Scott and Katier Miller have a new baby girl, Eden Paige Miller.  Thank God for this child’s arrival.

I want to share the good news that two young children in our are are making the “first steps” in learning to walk.  If you know Rafe Cutrer or Jadon Pailot, you will understand the excitement and joy of the families and friends.  These young boys we have prayed for are taking steps to greater freedom of movement which touches our hearts and reinforces the need for our continued prayers.

Please look at the picture on “Miss” Katherine’s obituary and see  what our church will look like with the steeple addition that “Miss” Katherine wanted.  The steeple is not there yet, but the picture lets you see “Miss” Katherines dream.

http://www.mckneelys.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1409466&fh_id=10545

Tonight, we will have week two of the Beth Moore study of James for the Thursday group.  We will meet at 6 P.M. in the basement area under the auditorium.  The study is amazing as it leads us to fresh understanding of the Scripture.  It’s not too late to join us.

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Thought for the Day: The reason we remember great people

These are reported to be actual epitaphs on tombstones:

Here lies
Johnny Yeast
Pardon me
For not rising. (Ruidoso, New Mexico)

Here lays Butch,
We planted him raw.
He was quick on the trigger,
But slow on the draw. (Silver City, Nevada)

Anna Wallace
The children of Israel wanted bread
And the Lord sent them manna,
Old clerk Wallace wanted a wife,
And the Devil sent him Anna. (Ribbesford, England)

Margaret Daniels
She always said her feet were killing her
but nobody believed her. (Richmond, Virginia)

Anna Hopewell
Here lies the body of our Anna
Done to death by a banana
It wasn’t the fruit that laid her low
But the skin of the thing that made her go.
(Enosburg Falls, Vermont)

Harry Edsel Smith
Born 1903–Died 1942
Looked up the elevator shaft to see if
the car was on the way down. It was. (Albany, New York)

An anonymous tombstone:
I was somebody.
Who, is no business
Of yours. (Stowe, Vermont)

In Memory of Beza Wood
Departed this life
Nov. 2, 1837
Aged 45 yrs.
Here lies one Wood
Enclosed in wood
One Wood
Within another.
The outer wood
Is very good:
We cannot praise
The other. (Winslow, Maine)

How sad to come to the end of your life and others not have anything good to say about you! Hebrews 11 could be viewed as a collection of epitaphs of many who had died. The chapter starts with these words:

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.” (Hebrews 11:1-2)

I like how the New Century Version translates verse 2: “Faith is the reason we remember great people who lived in the past.” That’s true, isn’t it? Every single person in the Bible we regard as “great” was a man or woman of faith. That faith made a difference in the way they lived and responded to God. That’s why we remember them.

May your life be characterized by faith in God so that those who prepare your tombstone won’t struggle with finding something kind to say.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee

Trusting you will see the fruits of some of your prayers today,

Anna Lee

Wednesday Afternoon

 

We received a call today from the hematologist. The lab work for Boyd showed no evidence of a blood clotting disease – either hereditary or acquired. He will stay on the blood thinner medication for an additional six weeks. We are anticipating a return to Europe in early May. Thank you for your prayers.

Marsha (Mrs. Larry) Bankston of Arcola has been sick for a few days.  She was taken from the doctor’s office to the hospital via ambulance.  She has internal bleeding.  Please keep her in your prayers.  Pray they can locate and solve the problem quickly.

The BCM lunch at SLU was great today!  They had a lot more students than last year.  The jambalaya was delicious.  Thanks to Marty and Gretchen Simpson, James Rimes, David and Anna Lee Alford, Bro. Joey Miller (speaker), Eleanor Morris, Judy Fowler, Fay Shoemaker, Ora Lee Wilson, and all those who contributed salad, beans, dessert, tea, or rolls.  Five of us chopped food for more than two hours last night to have everything ready to this morning.  The Simpson home STRONGLY smelled of onions.  We all had tears in our eyes and smiles on our faces.  Today, one  BSU student asked how often our church prepares the meal.  I told him we do it every year.  He sadly said, “Only once?”.

The last word I received about Cliff Titus was that he was “about the same”.  Keep praying for the family.

Kathryn Sandifer Sanders
(February 4, 1919 – February 28, 2012)

Kathryn Mae Sandifer Sanders died Tuesday morning at the age of 93. Born on Feb 4, 1919 to Floyd and Alice Willson Sandifer, Kathryn lived her childhood in Osyka, MS until her family moved to Kentwood where she became a member of the Kentwood High School Class of 1936. She worked for Rodgers Grocery in Bogalusa until she married her high school classmate, Woodrow Sanders, in 1939. Together they owned and operated the Kentwood Ice Plant, later Kentwood Feed Mill, until their retirement in 1974. A committed member of her community, Kathryn was involved in all aspects of town life. She served as president of the Kentwood Music Club, a group to which she belonged since the 1940’s, Worthy Matron of the Ira Chapter of the Eastern Star, President of the Band Boosters Club at Kentwood High School, President of the PTA, a Rotary Ann, and a Cub Scout den mother. An inspiring member of First Baptist Church where she was a member since 1935, she served as Sunday School teacher, on several committees, and was secretary to the primary grades at the time of her death. She was honored as Kentwood Ledger’s first Mother of the Year in 1981 and as Grand Marshall of the Kentwood Christmas Parade in 2006.On the occasion of her 92nd birthday, the town of Kentwood proclaimed February 4, 2011 as “Kathryn Sanders Day.” She was preceded in death by her husband Woodrow, her parents, her son, Sandy, her brother, Bill, and sisters, Meryl and Mildred, and daughter-in-law, Jo. She is survived by her children, AliceMary and husband, Donnis Honeycutt, Chuck Sanders, and Kathemarie and husband, Larry Humphreys; grandchildren, Kris and Joy Honeycutt and Kate and Pat Gray, Alison and Ryan Nesbitt and Charlie Humphreys, and Chad Sanders; great-grand children Logan Honeycutt, Regan and Jared Gray, Ava Kathryn, Quinn, and Grant Nesbitt; and daughter-of-the-heart, Shirley Jackson. Beloved by all who knew her, she was a great friend and support. Kathryn’s joys were her community, her church, and her family. She was “Mama Kat” to an entire town. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 12 Noon until religious services at 4:00PM Friday, March 2, 2012. Services conducted by Rev. Joey Miller. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the church of your choice or the Kathryn Sanders Steeple Fund at First Baptist Church in Kentwood. For an online guest book, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Wednesday

“Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins?

And not one of them is forgotten before God.

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

~Luke 12:6-7a, NKJV~

Pray for Chris Sasson today as he has surgery.

Continue to pray for the Titus family as they keep watch over Cliff.

Pray for people who are dealing with a virus that is going around.

Jadon Pailot was “walking” with his mother holding his hand.  Thank God for continue progress for this young man fallowing his recent brain surgery.  He’s still free of seizures.  Thank God for that too!

Kathryn Sandifer Sanders
(February 4, 1919 – February 28, 2012)

A resident of Kentwood, she died at 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born February 4, 1919 in Progress, MS and was 93 years of age. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 12 Noon until religious services at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012. Services conducted by Rev. Joey Miller. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood.

Completed information will be added on Wednesday.

 

 

Thought for the Day: Had lunch yet?

Dr. Harold Urey, Nobel prize winner in Chemistry, was walking along a sidewalk one day when he ran into another professor. They chatted for a few minutes, then, as they parted, Dr. Urey asked the other, “John, which way was I going when I met you?” “That way,” said the other, pointing. “Oh, good. That means I’ve already had my lunch,” muttered the professor as he walked away.

I have to confess to being somewhat absent-minded myself. That’s one of the advantages of growing older — every year, I have a more acceptable excuse for forgetting things. I forget where I’ve left my keys, I forget others’ names, and perhaps most irritating of all, I sometimes forget where I’ve left the remote control for the TV (how in the world did people ever cope with having to get up to change the channel? — but that’s another subject)!

All of those forgotten things bother me, but what bothers me even more is that I have a tendency to forget God. Not so much when times are rough (I need Him then!), but when times are good. God knew that might happen. That’s why He warned the Israelites before they entered the land of Canaan:

“Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God..lest — when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt.” (Deuteronomy 8:11-14a).

Would you forget your head if it wasn’t screwed on tight? Just don’t forget who your Head is!

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee

If you have a child or grandchild at SLU, remind them to attend the BCM (Baptist Christian Ministry) today for a jambalaya lunch provided by FBC, Kentwood.

 

Have a wonderful day!

Anna Lee


Tuesday

“But you are a chosen generation,

a royal priesthood,

a holy nation,

His own special people,

that you may proclaim the praises of Him

who called you out of darkness

into His marvelous light.”

~1 Peter 2:9

A friend who went to North Oaks last night reported the Jimmy Schwartz was doing well and would be able to go home today.  He also said Mrs. Katherine Sanders is scheduled for surgery today.  Please continue to pray for these families.

Pray for the family of the young man killed in the PHS accident yesterday as well as the eight other people and their families.  Pray also for the faculty and student body at PHS  and the Ponchatoula area residents.  They have had a several tragedies lately.

Pray for the family of Cliff Titus as they hope and pray for improvement.

Thought for the Dat: The beauty of the scar

The following story by Lih Yuh Kuo appears in “Chicken Soup For the Soul”:

A little boy invited his mother to attend his elementary school’s first teacher-parent conference. To the little boy’s dismay, she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar that covered nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.

At the conference, the people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother despite the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. He did, however, get within earshot of a conversation between his mother and his teacher, and heard them speaking.

“How did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked.

The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, so I went in. As I was running toward his crib, I saw a beam coming down and I placed myself over him trying to shield him. I was knocked unconscious but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. “This scar will be permanent, but to this day, I have never regretted doing what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt an overwhelming sense of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.

In a similar manner, Jesus Christ bears a scar — many scars, in fact. There are those who find that somewhat embarrassing (“You mean to tell me you worship a man who was crucified?”). However, realizing that his ugly scars are the result of his efforts to save me, they suddenly take on a special beauty.

Those scars led Thomas to say, “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:28). They lead me to say the same thing. I’m so thankful that something so ugly and horrible has taken on such beauty, because of the great love that Jesus Christ had for me.

“He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed.” (Isa. 53:5)

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee

I’m looking forward to ministering with some others from my church as we prepare and serve lunch to the BCM students at SLU tomorrow.  If you are bringing food to the church, be sure to have it there by 9 A.M.  Thanks for helping.

The Beth Moore study, “James: Mercy Triumphs” is going very well.  The home assignments teach so much and the service projects are truly meaningful.  It is great to be able to go through this study with so many special ladies.

Have a wonderful day.  Be careful out in the wet weather.  Show God’s love to those you meet today.

Anna Lee

Monday

“Teach a youth about the way he should go;

even when he is old he will not depart from it.”

~Proverbs 22:6, HCSB~

Continue to pray for Jimmy Schwartz and Mrs. Katherine Sanders who are at North Oaks.  Thank God for all the qualified medical people at church yesterday who stepped up to help when needed.  What a blessing to have had them there to begin helping immediately.

Mrs. Barbara Erwin is having some problems walking.  Pray she only overdid it last week and that she doesn’t have a bigger problem with her artificial hip.

The Beth Moore study of James is in week two.  Last night four additional people joined us.  I’m already looking forward to the Thursday night group.

Thought for the Day: Storms of life

The following quote comes from Kim Sherer:

“One night while my young son, Ryan, was sleeping, a storm began brewing outside. After a loud clap of thunder, I heard him wake up so I headed toward his room to comfort him. He asked me to stay with him until he fell asleep. As I lay there I realized he hadn’t asked me to make the storm go away, but to stay with him. How many times, I wondered, have I asked God to take away the storms of life, when instead I need to ask him to stay with me and help me weather them more peacefully?”

What a beautiful thought!

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

Father, we do indeed pray for your comforting presence in the storms of our lives. As much as we might desire for the storms to go away, it is much important to us that you remain with us and see us through the storms. Thank you for your assurance that you will do that for us. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee

Have a wonderful Monday.  Remember, He is with you during the storms of life!

Anna Lee