Category: FBC

Saturday

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus,  

the author and perfecter of our faith,

who for the joy set before him endured the cross,

scorning its shame,

and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

~Hebrews 12:2~

Sammy Broyles
I saw Sheila yesterday.  She said Sammy is in physical therapy now which will, hopefully, maintain the movement he has.  Pray for all the family as they continue to “travel this road”.
Eleanor Idella Bond Naul

Born: July 05, 1927
Died: June 11, 2015

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=3237432&fh_id=10545

Read the Bible in 2015 –  https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+19-20&version=NLT

 

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

 

Today’s big reminder – Come to the special service and lunch/reception to honor the first responders of our area.

  • FBC, Kentwood
  • Sunday, July 12
  • 10:30 A.M.

 

Be sure this day includes a time of prayer!

Anna Lee

 

Friday

“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh.

Is there anything too hard for Me?”

~Jeremiah 32:27, NKJV~

 

Macy Gueldner, Mary Catherine Gueldner. & Martha P. Drago

Macy’s counts are very low, during a week where they should’ve doubled. I guess the increase in chemo finally caught up to her. So, her chemo this week is on hold. They’ll check again next week, and hopefully she can get back on track. She’s in good spirits; she just doesn’t have much immunity. So we’re hoping to stay germ free.As for me (Mary Catherine, Macy’s mom), my doctor ordered an MRI of my entire spine. He’s afraid I have ruptured a disc underneath my fusion. He said, “You are a tiny person, and Macy is not so tiny.” We’re both hoping that my lower back problem is just temporary. We’ll see…I have some good news: my mother in law (Martha) has only 4 radiation treatments before the end of her cancer journey 🙂

Mission Trips
  • East Fork Baptist Church -> Brazil
  • Lewiston Baptist Church -> Atlanta

 

 

Vacation Bible School – Friendship Baptist Church

  • July 19-24
  • 6 – 88:30 P.M.

 

 

Read the Bible in 2014 – Proverbs 25 – 30

 

 

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Help for a Heavy Load” – http://odb.org/
  • [The men] shall bear the burden of the people with you,                                                             that you may not bear it yourself alone.                                                                                                                                                                      ~Numbers 11:17~
  • “Reach Out to Jesus” –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiStcVpkCok

 

 

Ladies’ Friday Morning Bible Study – Women of the Bible: Jael

 

 

Operation Christmas Child

We all know how hot it is this time of the year, but cooler weather and Christmas will be rolling around in a few months.  Now is the time to purchase the boxes to pack the Operation Christmas Child boxes.  Brown paper sacks with items listed on them are available in the fellowship hall at First Baptist Church.  You return your items and place them under the table when you have made your purchases.  Thanks for blessing some little lives and for introducing the children to Jesus.

 

 

Mark your calendar!

  • July 20th at 10 A.M.
  • Hillsdale Baptist Church
  • Two Rivers Associational WMU Meeting
  • Speaker – Jennie Alford Hatchel, Missionary
  • Potluck lunch to follow.
  • Everyone is invited.

 

 

At times, our load (burdens) seem to get  too heavy.  That is a good time to “Reach Out to Jesus” and to Christian friends.

Anna Lee

 

Thursday

“I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere,

lifting up holy hands,

without wrath and doubting.”

~1Timothy 2:8, NKJV~

The bigger the issue, the bigger the need for prayers.

Koltyn Gafford

Wish I could put a GoPro camera on Koltyn to show you guys just how much he is rolling back and forth and how his hands and feet are everywhere. (Written by his mother, Kristin)

God continues to hear the prayers for this child and is honoring then.

Jimmy Schwartz

Ruby asks for pray for Jimmy who is having problems related to diabetes.  As you pray for him, please also pray for her.

Darin Fontz

After several months of chemo and lots of answered prayers, my brother Darin will have major surgery in the morning to remove the cancer. We are so thankful for all the prayers that have been lifted up for him and his family. I am asking all my Fb family and friends to please pray for his surgery, the doctors, and a complete healing for him!! Thanks so much! (Written by Jill Brister, Darin’s sister, but the request  from the entire extended family.

Mike Miller (formerly of Roseland)

Beverly Rohbacker has been keeping us updated on her cousin.  We knew him as he grew up in the Roseland area.  Mike was in ICU and not expected to live about a month ago.  Now, he is home.  Thank God for this major improvement.

Mary Frances Campo Ardillo

Born: October 26, 1932
Died: July 06, 2015

     http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3233995

 

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Read the Bible in 2015 – Proverbs 10

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Grace in Our Hearts” –  odb.org
  • Let your speech always be with grace.                                                                                                                                              ~Colossians 4:6~
  • “In Loving Kindness, Jesus Came” –   https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/320

 

Law Enforcement – First Responder Appreciation

  • FBC, Kentwood
  • 10:30  A.M. Sunday morning
  • Lunch/Reception to follow the service
  • Officers and families will be honored.
  • Church members are encouraged to join the lunch/reception after the worship service.

 

As the usual case, there are others in need of our prayers today.  For various reasons, they are not listed here.  Pray for them if you know other needs.  If not, pray in general.

Anna Lee

Monday

   “Command those who are rich in this present age

not to be haughty,

nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God,

who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 

Let them do good,

that they be rich in good works,

ready to give,

willing to share,

storing up for themselves a good foundation

for the time to come,

that they may lay hold on eternal life.”

~I Timothy 6:17-19~

 

Betty Taylor

Betty’s surgery Thursday was on her knee, not her eye.  I was confused because her eye appointments are always on Thursdays.  Let’s pray for her knee and her eye problems.

 

Joey and Rory

  • This Life I Live (thislifeilive.com)
  • Rory has been writing this for a year and a half to document their life.
  • You may want to follow this couple, their joys, and their struggles.
  • I started at the bottom of the list of posts and worked my way to the top.
  • Plan to have your heart touched.

 

The Pine Ridge UMU – The breakfast benefit WAS for Martha P. Drago.   Let’s continue to pray for her.  She has a wonderful attitude about her cancer and her granddaughter’s (Macy Gueldner’s) cancer.

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – Lev. 7-9

 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Rescuing the Reluctant” – odb.org
  • The men took hold of his hand,                                                                                                               . . . the Lord being merciful to him,                                                                                                       and they . . . set him outside the city.                                                                                                                                             ~Genesis 19:16~
  • “Day by Day” – https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/713                                                        The church youth came back from camp one summer with this song.

 

Friday Morning Bible Study

  • We WILL meet Friday morning.
  • Women of the Bible: Rahab

 

Food for Families

  • Bring quart size bags of frozen food to Sunday School Sunday.
  • Food will be delivered Sunday afternoon.

 

Two sermons about prayer yesterday!

  • Bro. Stan Statham – The Prayer of a Disciple (Proactive praying) – Luke 11:1-4
  • Bro. Mike Drurry – Prayer and Worship (Timothy in Ephesus) – I Timothy 2:1-8

 

Today is a good day to begin improving my prayer live!  Today is a good day to begin improving your prayer life.  

Anna Lee

Friday

But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you,

then choose for yourselves this day

whom you will serve,

whether the gods your forefathers served

beyond the River, o

r the gods of the Amorites,

in whose land you are living.

But as for me and my household,

we will serve the LORD.”

~Joshua 24:15~

Nathan Daniels

Please continue to pray for Nathan this week as he deals with the aftereffects of his surgery.  I know he and his family will appreciate your prayers.

James Rimes

James is now back at home.  He and his family are also very appreciative of your prayers.

VBS Continues

This must be a very special time for children of our area as many of them attend another VBS.  Neither I or my children ever did this, but I know many children who do.  The best part is that a number of churches are reporting record breaking attendance!  Attendance is necessary for young lives to be changed through VBS.  Some area churches have not had their VBS yet, but will in the next month.  If you have children or grandchildren, “keep your ears open”!

Ladies’ Night – The highlight of our “F.R.O.G.” meeting last night was the testimonies shared and the special music by Bubba Roberts.  We now have a new acrostic:

W – Working

A – At

T – Trying

T – To

F – Fully

R – Rely

O – On

G – God

None of us are 100% yet, so let’s keep striving to F.R.O.G.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Ezekiel 13-18

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • Hidden Mysteries – odb.org

  • Do not fear,                                                                                                                                                       for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.                                                                                                                                                    ~2 Kings 6:16~
  • “For the Beauty of the Earth” 

 

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

Bible Study – Women of the Bible

  • Miriam
  • 10:00 this morning in the fellowship hall of FBC,K
  • Everyone is invited.

 

Bro. Stan is in need of a chaplain trained by Disaster Relief to work today and tomorrow. Contact the missions office if you are trained and available.

 

May you find some ways to bless others today, just as you have been blessed by so many others.  I call that “Passing it On”.

Anna Lee

 

Thursday Addition

James Rimes

James is doing very well following getting a pacemaker.  No pain, but a good appetite!

 

Tom Brister

Tom went back to his doctor.  The lab report was good, so the doctor did a skin graft and repaired Tom’s ear.  He will be healed before too long.

 

Betty Taylor

Betty will be having an eye procedure today in Hattiesburg.  Pray for the procedure to work and the drive to be uneventful.

 

F.R.O.G.

The fellowship hall at church has never looked so “froggy”!  Come see for yourself.  We start at 6:15 tonight.

Thursday

“So get rid of your old self,

which made you live as you used to —

the old self that was being destroyed

by its deceitful desires.

Your hearts and minds must be made completely new,

and you must put on the new self,

which is created in God’s likeness

and reveals itself in the true life

that is upright and holy.”

~Ephesians 4:22-24 TEV~

 F.R.O.G. 

     F – Fully

     R – Rely

     O – On

     G – God

Ladies, tonight at 6:15 we will gather at the fellowship hall of FBC, K to celebrate dependance on God.  All ladies from 3-103 in our general area are invited to come. There is no charge.  Let’s celebrate our God who walks each step of the way with us.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Proverbs 7

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, Thought, and a Song

Friday Morning Bible Study 

  • 10 A.M. in the morning in the fellowship hall of FBC,K
  • Women of the Bible – Miriam
  • Exodus 2:1-10; 15:20-21; Numbers 12:1-15

May you depend on God to help you get through this very day!

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Wednesday

“Don’t worry about anything,

but in everything,

through prayer and petition with thanksgiving,

let your requests be made known to God.”

~Philippians 4:6, HCSB~

 

James Rimes

Pray for James and his family as he has a pacemaker implanted this morning at St. Tammany Hospital.

Nathan Daniels

Nathan had outpatient back surgery yesterday.  Pray for him and his family as he recovers. Pray for positive results.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Psalm 72-74

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Women’s Ministry – Ladies’ Night

  • Tomorrow at the fellowship all of FBC, Kentwood at 6:15
  • All girls and ladies between the ages of 3 and 103 are invited.
  • F.R.O.G. – Fully Rely on God

Do something to encourage someone and/or to introduce them to God’s great love for them.

Anna Lee

Tuesday

I will sing about the LORD’s faithful love forever;

I will proclaim Your faithfulness

to all generations with my mouth.”

~Psalm 89:1, HCSB~

 

 

“Lil Man” Santangello

Update from Megan: “Hey everyone! Today we met with Lil Man’s neuro oncologist and radiation oncologist to go over his MRI. The MRI scan looked great! The doctors were amazed at how well he is doing when a month ago he couldn’t even walk. He responded wonderfully to the chemo and radiation that he completed on May 22nd! He will follow-up in August with another MRI. But until then, he will continue with oral chemotherapy and his IV Avastin (IV chemo). He will now be getting the IV Avastin every three weeks instead every 2 weeks!! All the glory be to God, for without him Lil Man would not healing like he is!! Thank you for all the prayers, love, and support! Keep the prayers coming, God hears them! We love you! ” Megan

VBS at FBC,Amite

The attendance report is that there are more children than they have had in a long time!  Yeah!   That means more children who hear “the greatest news/message of all times”!

VBS at EFBC

I don’t have a count, but many tote bags were packed last week at East Fork because of VBS giving.  The gift bags are being delivered to flood victims in north Louisiana.  Great work, EBBC!  May each recipient find God’s love and encouragement in their bag as well as many items you purchased!

Breakfast at Pine Ridge United Methodist Church

  • Sunday at 8:00 A.M.
  • Benefits Martha P. Drago,  a cancer patient and mother-in-law of Meghan Sharkey Drago

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

Read the Bible in 2015 – I Kings 14-18

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scriptures, and  Songs

  • “Shopping with Liam” – odb.org

  • Those He redeemed from the hand of the foe,                                                                           those He gathered from the lands,                                                                                                   from east and west,                                                                                                                               from north and south.                                                                                                                                                                          ~Psalm 107:2~                                                                                                   Holy, Holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;                                                                                               the whole earth is full of His glory.                                                                                                                                                      ~ Isaiah 6:3~

“Young” Ladies, I will be looking forward to the June birthday party at 11:00.  Ladies being honored today are Barbara Hutchinson, Sandra Arnold, Betty Fussell, and Alcyon Hayden.

Anna Lee

 

Monday Addition

Larissa Dean

Pray for Larissa as she begins another busy day and tries to find ways to get off her broken foot.

 

Jesse Dean

Pray for Jesse as he has a MRI on his neck Thursday.

 

Ronnie Byrd

Linday Frazier’s brother continues to have problems following his heart surgery.  Please keep praying for him.

 

Joe Easley

It was good to have Joe Easley at church yesterday.  He has been sick for quite a wile.

 

Johnnie “Lil Man” Santangello

“Lil Man”, his wife, and his mother are in Arizona today for him to have a reevaluation of his condition/progress.  Pray for them.

 

Church Youth

  • TLC – Pray for these youth as they are attending camp this week.
  • FBC, K – Pray for these youth in Shreveport for a mission trip.