Category: FBC

Thursday

“A word aptly spoken

is like apples of gold in setting of silver.”

~Proverbs 25:11~

 

Today, let’s pray for categories of people.

  • Those who do not know Jesus as their Savior.
  • Those who are hungry or lacking housing and other basic needs.
  • Those who have difficult family or work relationships.
  • Those who are lonely (sometimes even though there are many people around them).
  • Those who have major decisions and lack the knowledge or judgment to make good decision.
  • Those whose lives seem to be a series of poor choices.
  • Those who live in the past or present, but cannot relate to both.
  • Those who are hurting, seemingly without relief.
  • Those who are homebound.
  • Those who do not have relationships/conversations with other people all day.
  • Those who have sent a loved one away to college, a job, etc.
  • Those who are family caregivers.
  • Other situations as they come to your mind….

God love each of these people.  He has placed us here on earth to fill in for Him to minister to these people.  Let’s find ways, daily, to help others.

Operation Christmas Child

  • Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. – Psalm 4:1 (NKJV)
  • “This is the beginning of our “sort”, just getting things in the appropriate aged boxes, next step to actually pack them so all the goodies fit inside nicely! There are 35 here and we probably have enough stuff to do a lot more. Feeling blessed to be able to share these with kids all over the world!” – Kari B.
  • Sophia, the daughter of a Pastor in Belize, received a shoebox gift in her church 5 years ago. Sophia was then a young teenager and was excited to be receiving a gift. Sophia saw her parents organize the event and saw the impact on the children. She became more involved in her church eventually helping to lead the youth ministry. This year when OCC came back to her community, she was the main coordinator for the event in her church and also encouraged and assisted her parents to mobilize other churches in the community to participate in the program. She is now actively involved in community activities and is doing her degree at the local university so that she can bring change to her community.
  • After his life is spared, a boy comes to faith in Christ when he receives a shoebox gift from Operation Christmas Child.
  • If you like to include a picture in your shoebox gift, … (a) DIY frame would be a fun addition! Encouragement, comfort, and support go a long way in helping people get through the difficult days of their lives.  
  • “Super proud of our family’s “stash” for Operation Christmas Child!
    We have everything from school supplies, toys, clothes, and hygiene products! We set a goal to fill twice as many boxes as last year and I’m pretty sure we’ll end up packing more than that!” – Dora L.

Frozen Food for the First of the Month

If you have not put up some frozen food to share this month, it’s not too late.  You can also send small packs of vegetables/fruit you froze when the food was harvested.  Another option is to purchase suitable frozen food. Think about different food groups,  What would you want to eat?  Some other ideas would be breakfast foods, desserts, and cooked meat.  Be sure to package or purchase small quantities.  There will be only two people in each of the families we are sharing with this month.

Bring your food to my Sunday School classroom before class this week.  The food will be delivered Sunday.

Thank-you to those who have shared.  You certainly have been a blessing to those who cannot or no longer could prepare good meals for their themselves and their loved ones.

Hope Center
First, let me say I’m so thankful for volunteers who have signed up to help.  There were four more from my church today.  I know they will be blessed each day they volunteer.  Our volunteer list is up to fifty, but that we will need and be thankful for more volunteers as new services are added.  Next week, that will be the food delivery to people who qualify.
Today, applications will again be taken for our first food delivery.  Applications will be taken at Home Center in Roseland from 1:00 – 5:00.  It is a simple process.
The first delivery of food to the center will be some time Monday.  Volunteers will be needed Tuesday – Thursday to organize the food and to pack the boxes.  Other volunteers will be needed to assist in the delivery of food on Friday.  Let me know if you can be one of these volunteers or call 247-2235 and leave your name and day/time with them.
God blesses!  That’s a guarantee!
If you have volunteered, let me compliment you on the way you talked and worked with those who came into Hope Center.  You have each displayed a tender, Christian heart of service.  Others have been blessed each and every day!
I need to share something else that touches my heart every day.  There is a large magazine rack of Bibles and other Christian literature that is free to anyone who chooses to make some selections.  I have seen this happen each and every day I was there.  I always had it provided by my family and my church, but that is not true for some people.  That’s another ministry of Hope Center .
Baptist Press –  http://www.bpnews.net/
I trust you are enjoying the new format.  I am.
Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

What a comforting thought and song!

Cindy Milton McIntyre

Born: October 12, 1959
Died: September 29, 2014

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/2732628

Have a blessed day by being a blessing to someone else!

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

being justified freely by His grace

through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”

~Romans 3:23-24, NKJV~

Betty Cox Trahan

Born: January 15, 1934
Died: September 29, 2014

      http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/2729160

Robert ” Tuffy” L. Jackson

Born: October 17, 1942
Died: September 29, 2014

      http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/2731950

Sunday, the first one of the month, is the day to bring frozen food to my Sunday School classroom.  It will be distributed to families Sunday.  Thanks so much for your support.  You touch lives by doing this.  If you have some vegetables you put in the freezer this year and are willing to share them, please know they will be going to someone who has a special need/request.  The other cooked and frozen foods will be shared as usual.God bless your generosity!

Hope Center signed up twenty-two families the very first day!  They will receive food on the 10th.  Tomorrow, Thursday, applications will be taken from 1-5 P.M.  Come shop and/or volunteer with us!  Contact me or the Hope Center (247-2235) to be put on the schedule.  Food will be arriving Wednesday for distribution on Friday.  We will need special help boxing the food next week.  I post more about that next week.

Friday’s Bible Study is on Sarah.  These are the Scriptures you might want to read in preparation for our discussion.

  • Genesis 11: 29 – 12: 20.
  • Genesis 16
  • Genesis 23: 1-2

Baptist Press –  http://www.bpnews.net/bpfun.asp?id=JM 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

A special verse and song for some friends and family members today.

  • “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; “

                                                                                                 ~Psalm 55:22a~

Anna Lee

Saturday

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
~Proverbs 3:5-6~

 

Mr. Bobbie Lawson is home from North Oaks.   I’m sure he is thankful to be back in Kentwood.

Nancy Carruth‘s nodule on her lungs is NOT cancerous.  An appointment is scheduled for Wednesday so her doctor can keep up with her kidney stone problem.  She’s looking good.  hank you for praying for her during time.

Operation Christmas Child

  • In a country searching for salvation, OCC shares the hope and love of Jesus Christ through shoebox gifts!
  • In 2006, OCC delivered over 568,000 shoebox gifts to children in the Ukraine! — with Maria Sullivan Galyta.
  • “Two of my great grandchildren ages 4 and 7 and I do this each year. They love shopping for the boxes to send to other children. It does my heart good to hear them say it’s for kids who need a Christmas present. It’s something I love doing with them.” – Pat J.
  • My mother is 86 and she has been sewing bags for our shoeboxes for the last few years. She also has been sewing the little tic tac toe games. She does quilting and uses the scraps. It gives her something to do and it is a blessing for our church.” – Karen C.

    You can make tic tac toe boards for your shoebox gifts too! Check out the instructions here: http://bit.ly/OCCtictactoe

  • “What an honor to work with these students from McDowell Early College as they partnered with Operation Christmas Child to make over 100 bracelets, 50 cards of encouragement and 100 notepads for shoebox gifts this year. One student shared ‘It is such a blessing to send encouragement to others!’” – Nicole S.
  • It’s time to answer another frequently asked question! Today’s question – where do the boxes go?

    OCC delivers shoebox gifts to over 100 countries, which vary from year to year. You can Follow Your Box and learn the country it is delivered to by making your $7 shipping donation online: http://bit.ly/FollowYourBox1

  • The boxes are collected during National Collection Week, which is Nov.17-24 this year. A zip code locator will be available on our website after Oct. 1, so you can find your nearest drop-off location. During National Collection Week, more than 4,000 local drop-off sites will open, so there should be one near you. http://www.samaritanspurse.org/operat…/drop-off-locations/
  • In Chad, the children and their families are thankful for the ministry of OCC there. “We have gotten many things we need for our school year (pen, notebooks, pencils, clothes and so on). We pray that God, the Almighty, blesses all those who remembered us this year” they declared.

Craft Day for Operation Christmas Child

  • 1:00 P.M. today
  • FBC,K’s fellowship hall
  • All materials provided
  • Join us and be blessed

Hope Center Volunteers

Contact me at home or at Hope Center to schedule  your day/hours.  The number at Hope is 247-2235.

Bible Study – We studied Dorcus yesterday.  The challenge is for each of us to be more and more like her. (Acts 9: 36-42)

Baptist Press –   bpress@sbc.net via dbmsgs.us 

‘Kept here for His glory,’ Abedini writes   

http://www.bpnews.net/43443/kept-here-for-his-glory-abedini-writes

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

 

Thank-you for checking this site and for praying.  Join us for craft day if you can.  Be in the church of your choice Sunday.  Us the other days to “Do Something!”.

Anna Lee

Thursday

“Whoever can be trusted with very little

can also be trusted with much…”

~ Luke 16:10~

 

From Rev. Franklin Graham

Join Rev. Franklin Graham, Naghmeh Abedini, and many others as they pray for Pastor Saeed Avedini tonight at 5:00 tonight.  Pastor Saeed has been imprisoned for two years because of his Christian faith.  Now, the danger has increased as fellow prisoners, ISIS militants, are threatening his life.

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace,                                                           that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need”                                                                                                                                  ~Hebrews 4:16, NKJV~

Bobbie Lawson continues to be at North Oaks where he has been undergoing tests.  Please keep him in your prayers.

Jean Easley is home, but Joe is in ICU at North Oaks again.  Keep praying for this couple.

Maxine Turner and Frances Strickland are in room 602 at Landmark Nursing Home.  I’m sure they would appreciate you writing or visiting them.

James Allen has been unable to attend church lately.  I’m sure he would appreciate a card, a visit, or a call.

Continue to pray for Jimmy Schwartz.  Some of his days are better than others.

As you continue to pray for Robbie Lynn, please be sure to pray for her parents, Robert and Linda Callihan.

Continue to pray for the families who have lost some of their loved ones lately.

Also, pray for families of those who have not yet decided to follow Jesus.

Pray that Christians will be focused on telling about Jesus and doing something to help others both physically and spiritually.

Bible Study 

  • Tomorrow at 10:00 in the fellowship hall
  • Dorcus – Acts 9:31-42
  • Theme – Generosity
  • After the Bible study, we will eat together at Osyka Seafood
  • There’s always room for one more!

Craft Day for Operation Christmas Child

  • Saturday at 1:00 in the fellowship hall
  • Craft supplies provided
  • Ladies of all ages are invited

Hope Center (Sponsored by the 29 Churches of Two Rivers Baptist Association)

  • Call 985-247-2235 to volunteer (men and women).
  • Drop by to see for yourself.
  • See those who are being blessed, both customers and volunteers.
  • Donations of furniture, appliances, tools, kitchen items, wall decorations, clothing, etc. appreciated
  • Tuesday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00 & Saturday, 9:00 – 1:00

Baptist Press –  bpress@sbc.net via dbmsgs.us

Devotional, Scriptures, and a Song

  • “The Wise Old Owl” –  http://odb.org/2014/09/25/the-wise-old-owl/
  • He who restrains his lips is wise.                                                                                                                                                      ~Proverbs 10:19~                                                                                                              Be swift to hear,                                                                                                                                             slow to speak,                                                                                                                                                   slow to wrath.                                                                                                                                                                                                  ~James 1:19~                                                                                                                     

           God is in heaven,                                                                                                                                                                   and you on earth;                                                                                                                                                                 therefore let your words be few.                                                                                                                                                                                 ~Eccl. 5:2~ 

Don’t forget the prayer vigil for Pastor Saeed Abedini  tonight at 5 P.M. our time.
Anna Lee

Monday

“With men this is impossible,

but with God all things are possible.”

~Matthew 19:26, HCSB~

 

Operation Christmas Child

  • “For a long time we wanted to start a Sunday school ministry in our church but somehow just couldn’t get around getting started. Samaritan’s Purse has made that possible with the OCC shoeboxes distribution and the TGJ discipleship courses in the church. Today we have a Sunday school of forty-five and they are consistent in their attendance. Thirty of those children are involved in The Greatest Journey course. We have recently started Sunday night meetings with the parents of many of those children. There has been a refreshing in the assembly after gift distribution. Thanks to Samaritan’s Purse and glory to God.” – Pastor Bholaram, Guyana
  • “I wanted to share this awesome story with you all. One of our Connect team members received a call from Boone last year asking him to help a local woman with her boxes. It was July of last year and Todd showed up at Maria’s house to help her by picking up the shoeboxes she had already packed. Her apartment AND her friend’s apartment were overflowing. Maria came here from Brazil as a child. She first started filling shoeboxes about 7 years ago after visiting Brazil. She went to a school while there and was devastated by what she saw. A little boy was so excited to have a NEW pencil. She watched the teacher take the pencil and break it into lots of pieces for the other kids to share. She was so affected by this that she came home and started packing. She packs over a box a day and does each box individually. Last year she packed over 600 boxes and Todd has already picked up over 300 for this year. Oh, did I mention she is in her late 70’s? This is one inspirational lady!!” – Stephanie S.
  • “I received a box this year and I was so excited because it was my first time. I was happy because when I opened it there were things inside that were not just for me, there were some that I could share with my nephew. I just hope that you all will put pictures, letters or address so that somehow, we can say thank you to you.” – Shannon C., shoebox recipient
  • “Can You Make a Box for Me?” –  http://kidzmatter.com/can-you-make-a-box-for-me/
  • Do you include letters in your shoebox gift?  One more shoebox, one more gospel opportunity!

 

  • At FBC, Kentwood, we are progressing on collecting items for our boxes.
  • We will have our second and last craft day Saturday at 1:00 P.M.  Join us!
  • November 1st is the date for our packing party.  Everyone is invited to a Christmas party during which time we will fill the shoeboxes for shipment.
  • What a blessing this has been to me!  What a blessing this will be to many little children!  We can all be a part of “growing the Kingdom”!

Hope Center

  • It is so rewarding to be a part of this ministry.  I wish I could be there every minute the doors are open!  It will only get better!
  • We still need household items, furniture, appliances, food donations, and people to work!
  • Call and volunteer.
  • Drop in and see the progress!

Georgia Barnett Offering for Louisiana Missions

(from the website –http://georgiabarnette.org/)

  • Each year, the Georgia Barnette State Mission Offering draws attention to God’s work being carried out across Louisiana. Your church has the opportunity to join God in His work, but now is the time to start preparing your leadership and membership for this incredible challenge.

 In recent years, superhero movies have been incredibly popular. Every manner of super-powered crime fighter has been battling bad guys on big screens across the country—and there’s no end in sight.

But when you really sit back and look at what defines a superhero, one quality sticks out above the rest: the willingness to do something. After all, the ability to fly or climb walls or outsmart criminals really means nothing if the one given those gifts decides to stay home and watch TV instead of hitting the streets and making a difference in the world.

  • This year’s goal is $1,945,000, and we need your help to make that goal a reality. As always, the funds raised in the Georgia Barnette Offering will go toward assisting missionaries around Louisiana in sharing the good news of Jesus through spoken words and loving actions. It will help them be devoted to “doing good” by being Jesus’ hands and feet in a world that needs to know Him.  (Each church sets it own goal every year.)
  • “Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good …                                                                                                                       ~Titus 3:14~

Devotional, Scripture, a Quote, and a Song

  • “Repeat Warnings” –  http://odb.org/
  • I marvel that you are turning away so soon                                                       from Him who called you in the grace of Christ,                                             to a different gospel.                                                                                                                                                                   ~Galatians 1:6~                    
  • Only one road leads to heaven— Jesus Christ is the way.                                                                                                                                                    ~Our Daily Bread~
  • “Jesus Saves” –  http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/e/jesussav.htm

Scriptures about Discouragement

  • Psalm 34:17-19 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
  • Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
  • Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
  • Isaiah 41:10 fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
  • Isaiah 40:31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
  • Isaiah 42:16 And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them.
  • Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
  • Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
  • Romans 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
  • 1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.
  • 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
  • 2 Corinthians 5:7 for we walk by faith, not by sight.
  • Galatians 6:9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
  • Philippians 4:1-9 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Peter 1:6-9 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Opportunities for the Week

  • “Young” Ladies Birthday Party @ the Cafe Tuesday at 11:00 A.M.
  • Prayer Meeting in the Fellowship Hall Wednesday at 6:00 P.M.
  • Ladies’ Bible Study  Friday at 10:00 A.M.(Dorcus – Acts 9:36-42)
  • Craft Day for Operation Christmas Child Saturday in the Fellowship Hall at 1:00 P.M.
  • Hope Center in Roseland – Call 247-2235 for a time to work.  Visit any time they are open.

 

“For we walk by faith, not by sight”

                                ~ 2 Corinthians 5:7 ~

Anna Lee

Saturday

“Ask of Me,

and I will make the nations Your inheritance

and the ends of the earth Your possession.”

~Psalm 2:8, HCSB~

 

Mrs. Hellen Morris is now in Kentwood, at Lauree’s.  Pray for a good adjustment for the whole family.

Mrs. Virgie Morgan will have an angiogram October 2.  Please begin praying for her now.

Michael Laciura was burned at work this week.  He’s home now, but has lots of healing ahead.  Please pray for him and his caregivers.

Georgia Barnette – Day 7

Baptist Press –  http://www.bpnews.net/BPCollectionNews.asp?id=178

John Sullivan is a long-time family friend.  He and my uncle served together at two churches in Texas.  My aunt and cousins evacuated to their house after a hurricane. Momma and I went to get them.  He has a real passion for the Lord!

Planning Meeting

Ladies, if you are interested in being involved in planning the next Ladies’ Night, please attend the planning meeting Sunday afternoon in my classroom.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Rooted” –  http://odb.org/2014/09/20/rooted/
  • Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord                                          all the days of Jehoiada the priest.                                                                                                                                    ~2 Chronicles 24:2~
  • “The Solid Rock” –    http://nethymnal.org/htm/m/y/myhopeis.htm

Hope Center will be open from 9:00 to 1:00 this morning.  Drop by to take a look and pick up some flyers to put up in your area.

Operation Christmas Child

  • Still collecting items for the shoeboxes
  • Craft party a week from today (1:00 – 3:00)
  • Accepting donations to pay the shipping charger of $1,400.00
  • Packing Party – November 1st at 6 P.M.

“Young” Ladies Birthday Party

  • Tuesday
  • Kentwood Cafe
  • 11:00 A.M.
  • Ladies being honored
    • Yvonne Birch
    • Susie Wales
    • Ann Smith
    • Laura Joiner
    • Jan Yarborough
    • Mary Y. Miller
    • Glenda Schillings
    • Betty Simpson

Have a fantastic Saturday.  Be sure it includes some prayer time time and Bible study time.

Anna Lee

Friday

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit,

but test the spirits whether they are of God;

because many false prophets

have gone out into the world.”

~I John 4:1~

 

We had another good night at the cabin for the Third Thursday Meeting.  We’re already looking forward to next month.  God continues to richly bless us.

Bible Study this morning at 10:00.  We’re studying Martha and Mary.

The monthly Ladies Birthday Party will be Tuesday at the Cafe at 11:00.

Hope Center is progressing a little each day.  The phone number is 985-247-2235.

Today, I would like to suggest you look in the kitchen for things you no longer use                        (dishes, pots and pans, dish towels, mixing bowls, serving pieces, glassware, etc.).                      Thanks to those who have already dropped off items at Hope Center.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Those who would like to volunteer can call the number above and give contact                             information so you can be called when needed.

Baptist Press – I hope you signed up for the new Baptist Press.  Today, we got our first devotional based on the Explore curriculumhttp://bpnews.net/43388/bible-study-september-21-2014).  At the end of the article you will find a link to information for various age groups.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “On Being Known” –  http://odb.org/2014/09/19/on-being-known/
  • I acknowledged my sin to You . . . .                                                                 I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”                       and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.                                                                                                                                              ~Psalm 32:5~                     “Look, the Lamb of God,                                                                               who takes away the sin of the world!”                                                                                                                   ~John 1:29~
  • “Just as I Am” –  http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/u/justasam.htm

Georgia Barnette – Week of Prayer for Louisiana Missions – Day 6

     The Grove, Prairieville –  http://georgiabarnette.org/day-6/

Thanks for “tuning in” today.  I trust you will find something useful to your prayer life today.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me,

because I am gentle and humble in heart,

and you will find rest for yourselves.

For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

~Matthew 11:29-30, HCSB~

 

Caysen Tyne Miller has arrived and weighed in at six pounds, ten ounces.  Both parents and baby are doing well.  I know all the grandparents and great-grandparents are vey excited.

Nancy Carruth‘s procedure went well yesterday.  Lab results will be in in about two weeks. Later, Nancy had to be admitted to the hospital because of pain and nausea.  Please pray for Nancy and her family.

Macy Gueldner

 http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/macygueldner/journal/view/id/5418aa5eaf3d79fe037b5eed

Georgia Barnette Week of Prayer, Day 4 -http://georgiabarnette.org/day-4/

  • I met Pat at a WMU meeing in Ponchatoula recently.
  • She was a good speaker and certainly is devoted to this new ministry.

Baptist Press –  BPNews.net

Hope Center Hours

  • Tuesday – Friday – 9:00 – 5:00
  • Saturday – 9:00 – 1:00

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Giving it to God” –  http://odb.org/2014/09/17/giving-it-to-god/
  • [He] went away sorrowful,                                                                             for he had great possessions.                                                                                                                ~Mark 10:22~
  • “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” –  http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/y/myfluptt.htm

Reminders

  • Third Thursday meeting – this week at the cabin at 6:30
  • Ladies’ Night Planning Meeting – Sunday afternoon
    • I have met a new family.  That is not unusual, but the lady will be doing the demonstration for our next meeting.  I know you will be happy to see what she does.  There’ll be no more hints for now.
    • Share the date and time.
  • Young Ladies’ Birthday Party – one week from today
  • Craft Party for Operation Christmas Child
    • Sept. 27th at 1 P.M.  
    • Bring broken crayons, the more the better.
  • Food for Hope Center can be taken to the church today or by Sunday.  I will do pickups Wednesday night and the first of next week.
  • Friday’s Bible Study will focus on Mary and Martha.  Please readLuke 10: 38-42 and John 11:1-44; 12:1-8 before that time.

Look for God’s blessings in your life today.  Thank God for each one.  Let God use you to be a blessing to others.

Anna Lee

Monday

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel,

for it is the power of God for salvation

to everyone who believes,

to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”

~Romans 1:16, NASB~

 

Please continue to pray for the family of Ray and Beverly Blackwell.  I’m sure it is much more difficult to have two patients than to have only one.  Pray for the health of these two and strength and knowledge for those making decisions and helping care for them.

Connor Corkern is having a difficult time, but hoping to get better without going into the hospital.  Pray for him and for his family as they continue the battle.

Please continue to pray for Mike Hurst as he battles cancer.  Pray for the family with him and the family many miles away.

Mrs. Norma Varnado passed away last night.  The last months have been difficult for her and her family, but she is at peace now.

Operation Christmas Child

  • Thirteen million shoeboxes have been distributed since OCC began.  That many boxes placed end-to-end would circle the world 855 times!
  • When Hannah Bell met Yuri Lopez, who received a shoebox in a Honduran orphanage, at an OCC event in Scottsdale, AZ last year, she was inspired to collect shoeboxes herself. She set a goal of 100 shoeboxes, which she met by reaching out to her church’s youth group, a local preschool, her dad’s co-workers, and out of state friends. Eight year old Hannah collected 116 shoeboxes and donations to support the cost of shipping. “I learned that helping children can make a difference in the world…helping is the big picture in my heart!” –Hannah Bell, Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Working with Operation Christmas Child is a true blessing.  Every box is a gospel opportunity and will change a life forever!  -Sharra K., OCC supporter
  • “My name is Uma from Nepal. I am 13 years old and I’m in 9th grade. I have 7 siblings and it’s very difficult to attend school regularly because we cannot get enough school supplies. I was so excited to see school supplies in the gift box. I did not have any to go to school, but Operation Christmas Child provided me with them. I am so happy to get these. Now I can be regular in my school!”

Week of Prayer for Georgia Barnett Offering for State Missions Sept. 14 -21

   “Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good.” Titus 3:14

The WMU of Two Rivers Association will celebrate this week at FBC, Kentwood at 10:00 this morning with Sylvester Humphrey, volunteer coordinator of the new Hope Center, as our speaker.  Hope will open at 9:00 in the morning in Roseland with a thrift store and a Second Harvest Food Bank.  Applications for the food can be completed beginning in the morning. The dates of food distribution are not schedule yet, but I will keep you update.

Today, final preparations of the building are being made.  Later, volunteers will be needed to work each day.  Hope Center will be open Tuesday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00.  What a blessing Hope Center will be to people of our area!  What is blessing each volunteer will receive!

You may ask how Hope Center and the Georgia Barnett Offering are related.  Some of the start-up funds have been provided through our state missions office.  Additional funding will be provided by the churches of Two Rivers Association and by individuals.

Third Thursday – We will be meeting Thursday at the cabin at 6:30.  Join us for a wonderful evening of food, fellowship, devotional, prayer, and music.

Devotional, Scriptures, and Songs

            The Lord judge between you and me.

                                                             ~Genesis 16:5~                                                                                                                      “Where sin increased,                                                                                                                                                         grace increased all the more,                                                                                                                                      so that, just as sin reigned in death,                                                                                                                        so also grace might reign through righteousness                                                                                            to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”                                                                                                                                                                      ~Romans 5:20~

Thank-you for reading this today and for praying.  You are so important.  Remember our 2014 Georgian Barnett theme, “Do Something”.  

Anna Lee

Sunday

“He comforts us when we are in trouble,

so that we can share that same comfort

with others in trouble.

We share in the terrible sufferings of Christ,

but also in the wonderful comfort he gives.” 

~2 Corinthians 1:4-5 CEV~

 

Mrs. Maxine Turner and her sister, Frances Strickland, are now living at Landmark Nursing Home in Hammond.  Please pray for them and for the family as they make the adjustment.

Hope  Center Thrift Store

  • Tuesday – Friday 9 A.M.  – 5 P.M.
  • Grand Opening Ceremony – Tuesday at 9 A.M.
  • Second Harvest Food Program Coming Soon

Devotional, Scriptures, and a Song

  • “Gentle Jesus” –  http://odb.org/
  • “Unless you are converted and become as little children,                                                               you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.”                                                                                                                                                                   ~Matthew 18:3~                                                         “Let the little children come to Me,                                                                                                            and do not hinder them,                                                                                                                                    for the kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these.”                                                                                                                                                            ~ Matthew 19:14~
  • “Jesus Loves the Little Children” –  http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/e/jesloves.htm

Looking Ahead – Opportunities

  • Tonight – Team Kid @ FBC, K at 5:30.
  • Monday – Fall Food Round-Up for La. Baptist Children’s Home                                                                    Associational WMU at FBC, K @ 10:00; Covered Dish
  • Tuesday –  Opening Ceremony for Hope Center @ 9:00                                                                                       Young at Heart @ New Zion Baptist Church @ 10:30
  • Thursday – Third Thursday @ The Cabin at 6:30 P.M.  
  • Friday – Bible Study @ 10:00  – Mary and Martha –                                                                                              Read Luke 10: 38-42 and John 11:1-44; 12:1-8
  • Sunday – Breakfast at Pine Ridge United Methodist Church to benefit a needy family – 8 A.M.

Team Kid – Tonight at FBC, K at 5:30

Operation Christmas Child

  • Craft Days
    • Sept. 13 – Great day of ladies working together for a common purpose
    • Sept. 27 @ 1 P.M. – Next craft day
  • Packing Day – November 1 

Have a great Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee