Category: Hymn of the Day

Sunday

For the wages of sin is death,

but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

~Romans 6:23~

 

Mr. Charles Miller, Bro. Darry’s dad, had some complications yesterday and was still in ICU.  Please continue to pray for Mr. Charles, his family, and the medical staff.

Last night at 9:30, Bobbie Magee called to say her sister, Mrs. Theople Hurst, was at Hood Memorial where it was determined she needed gall bladder surgery.  There was a question about where she was going for the surgery.  I’ll post later with that information.

Please continue to pray for and support the hurricane victims and those who are working to help them.

 

 

Don’t forget to bring your food and cleaning supplies in for the LA Baptist Children’s Home to church today.  They will be picked up early in the morning.  Tonight, will not be too late.

Revival begins this morning at FBC, Kentwood.  Worship service is at 10:30 this morning.  A nursery will be provided for all services.  There will be no classes for children tonight or Wednesday night so that the children can participate in revival services.

The Georgia Barnett Offering for Louisiana missions is being collected in all area churches.  Please support this offering.  Disaster Relief is one of the benefactors of the gifts we give through Georgia Barnett.

Operation Christmas Child –  Today, we are collecting small toy trucks, cars, tractors, and planes.  Next week, we will be collecting wash cloths and soap.

This week is Third Thursday at the Cabin.  We are looking forward to seeing you at the cabin Thursday.  If you have been considering us, come on.  We begin at 6:30.

 

Read the Bible – Mark 7-8 & Psalm 106

 
Today is the Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Thursday

 “I give you a new command.

Love one another.

You must love one another,

just as I have loved you.

~John 13:34 (NIRV)~

 

Pray for the people of Florida as they prepare for Hurricane Ione, the people of Texas and SW Louisiana as they slowly recover from Hurricane Harvey, and the many people in the western USA who have fires burning in their area.

Do you remember the Baton Rouge fireman who was electrocuted a couple weeks ago? He has had his third surgery at Baton Rouge General.  Pray for  Michael Doughty and his family.

Mr. I. W. Simmons had a reoccurrence of cancer.  Please add him to your prayer list.

Bro. Darryl Miller’s dad will be having a stent put in his heart Friday of next week. Please add him to your prayer list too.

Please continue to pray for Summer Clemons Blades on St. Kitts island.  It is not know yet when she will be able to return home.  Pray for her and Megan as they wait for the airport to be repaired and/or a possible Hurricane Jose to travel their way.

Pray for Diane Simmons as she has a procedure.

Bettye Fussell had a good day yesterday.  Pray for her, her medical staff, and for her family.

Phillip Strickland got a good  report.  Pray for him and his family as he continues his treatment.

Michelle LaBarbera Murphy of Amite as she begins the next phase of her treatment.

Pray for our political leaders on all levels.

 

 

Read the Bible – Mark 5-6, Psalm 97, & video “Kingdom” found at http://jointhebibleprooject.com

Friday Morning Bible Study – Fellowship hall of FBC, Kentwood – Ezekiel 22

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net

 

Two Rivers Associational WMU Meeting – Monday at 10 at FBC, Amite; Rev. Don Meadows will share with us.

 

Last night, I noticed donations for Disaster Relief and for La. Baptist Children’s Home at the office entrance to FBC.  The deadlines for both of these will be soon, so please add your donations soon.

 

“Near to the Heart of God” – I remember my maternal grandmother telling me this was her favorite hymn.  That’s one of the reasons it is special to me too.

 

Prayer is never old-fashioned or out-of-date!  I love working with the children at church as they learn to pray!

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

Look at the birds of the air;

they do not sow or reap or store away in barns,

and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.

Are you not much more valuable than they? 

Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

~Matthew 6:26-27~

 

 

Summer and Meg have had some sleep in the midst of the storm!  Summer and I texted about three this morning.  Please continue to pray for them and others who will be visited by Hurricane Irma.

 

As we think about the hurricane, let’s also remember other who have or will soon face a hurricane.  In addition, our country has numerous fires burning out of control in the western states.  To top that off, we have political issues within our country and with other countries.  I want to put my hymn of the day here today.

 

 

“Master, the Tempest is Raging”, also know as “Peace, Be Still”

 

Read the Bible – Mark 1-2, Psalm 95, and video on Mark (http://thebibleproject.com)

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net

 

 

Missions class for children –  Tonight at 6 P.M. at FBC.Kentwood . Adults will be meeting in the sanctuary and youth in the lighthouse.

 

 

Operation Christmas Child – FBC, Kentwood will be collecting $1.00 flashlights with three extra batteries for a replacement;  Can be found at Walmarts

 

 

Summer and Megan’s Hurricane Irma adventure (most pleasant word that comes to mind now) has had many of us praying endlessly.  I’m thankful.  There are always needs – lack of salvation, unchurched people, missionaries, new church work,  thankfulness, sickness, etc.  Let’s buckle down and improve our prayer life, beginning today.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

Blessed are all who fear the LORD,

who walk in obedience to him.

You will eat the fruit of your labor;

blessings and prosperity will be yours.

~Psalm 128:1-2~

 

Please pray for Summer Clemons Blades and her daughter, Meg, who are on St. Kitts Island and in the path of Hurricane Irma.  They are having trouble getting a flight home.

 

Wayne McNabb‘s will have heart by-passes today at North Oaks.  Pray for him that all goes well today.

 

Please continue to pray for Bettye Fussell who is at Ochsner.  She continues to need our prayers.

 

Please continue to pray for and assist as you can with needs as a result of Hurricane Harvey.  Also, pray for those who are in the path of Hurricane Irma.
Pray for those whose lives are being changed by the massive fires blazing in some parts of our country.

 

 

Taylor Creek Baptist Church ill have a load of building materials delivered at 3:30 today.  If you are available to help unload the materials, please do so.

Taylor Creek will be beginning school next week.  Pray for a good year of homeschooling for them.  Thank God for faithful volunteers who make this possible for the children.

 

 

Read the Bible – Matthew 27-28 & Psalm 94

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net

Louisiana Baptist Message – http://baptistmessage.com

 

 

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms

 

 

Operation Christmas Child – Some of you who have not been able to shop for the needed items for the “shoeboxes” may want to help with the shipping cost which has increased since last year.  Mark your offering envelope Operation Christmas Child.  We will be shipping our boxes in early November.

 

 

We will be having the Third Thursday meeting at the cabin on the 21st at 6:30.  I’m already looking forward to it.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Sunday

     “For you were bought at a price;

therefore glorify God in your body

and in your spirit,

which are God’s.”

~I Cor. 6:20~

 

Today is National Day of Prayer!

 

Bring your Operation Christmas Child items to my classroom or leave in the tote under the balcony stairs at FBC, Kentwood.

 

Bring your items for the LA Baptist Children’s Home to the stairwell at the office entrance to the church.  The truck will be at our church early on September 18th. Items needed include:

Bottled Juice                                              Children’s Cereal

Freezer Bags                                              Kool-Aid

Laundry Detergent                                  Mayonnaise

Napkins                                                     Onion Soup Mix

Pam Cooking Spray                                 Rice

Two Rivers Associational WMU will meet Monday, September 11th at 10 A.M. at FBC, Amite.  Rev. Don Meadows will be our guest speaker.  We will be learning about mission work in Louisiana and the Georgia Barnett Offering.  All ladies from the churches in our area are invited to attend.  We will end with a potluck meal in the fellowship hall.

 

 

Tomorrow night at 6 P.M., the adults, youth, and children will meet at FBC, Kentwood.  The children will have a Bible Drill class.  All elementary age children are invited to attend.

 

 

Sunday School begins at 9:15 each week.  We have classes for all age groups.

 

 

Read the Bible today – Matthew 23-24 & Psalm 92

 

 

“Blessed  Be the Name”

 

Please continue to pray for, donate to, and do the disaster relief work needed in Texas and Louisiana because o Hurricane Harvey.

Anna Lee

 

Wednesday

“A Game-changing Attitude”

Dr. Waylon Bailey

http://waylonbailey.com/2017/08/29/a-game-changing-attitude/“

“And for this I rejoice.

And I shall rejoice.”

~Philippians 1:18b~

 

Hurricane Harvey is still a big prayer concern.  As we have watched the new, we see places we where a week and a half ago as we returned from Baylor.  This is hard to imagine and surely extremely difficult to live through.  Let’s keep praying for the areas of Texas where Harvey has invaded.  Today, we can add areas of Louisiana to the list. There are numerous ways to help the people.  I’ve been updating my Facebook page with helpful information so you can participate in helping those affected by this storm.  Over and over. I hear requests for prayer.

Some, if not all, of the area schools are closing for the day because the storm is moving more to the east as it enters Louisiana.  Check the website of specific schools if you need more information.

Even though it has been raining here for some time, the newest forecast shows the arrival of the rain and wind in our area to be around 8 A. M. today.  

May God calm the fears and concerns about the storm.

 

 

KK Huckaby shared this post about Josiah yesterday.

 Day 175: Wow…did I really just put 175??? Crazy! Josiah is doing well. He’s kind of plateaued the last couple of weeks with his oxygen requirements so they are going to increase his dosage of steroids to see if this will help wean him off of the oxygen because he’s still on the bubble CPAP. We are still waiting to hear what the plan is for his right kidney. There has been some back & forth about whether he can handle a major surgery without it causing more harm than good. So the alternative to reconstruction for the obstruction is to put in a nephrostomy tube/catheter to bypass the obstruction & save the function of his kidney. Hopefully we will have a plan in place tomorrow. As far as his “milestones”, he started laughing 2 weeks ago and it is the sweetest thing. He has no sound to his laugh but his face is so expressive! He started taking his pacifier some this week. He’s been working hard on holding items in his hands and on holding his head up. He doesn’t like to sleep when he knows there is stuff going…he’s just so social & doesn’t want to miss a thing! 💙💙💙

 

Pray for Koltyn Gafford and his mom as they travel to New Orleans today for a check-up.

 

 

Read the Bible – Matthew 15-16 & Psalm 89

Children’s mission class will meet tonight at 6 P.M. at FBC, Kentwood. Youth and adults will also be meeting.   Everyone goes to the sanctuary to begin.  The nursery is available.

Items being collected at FBC, Kentwood

  • Operation Christmas Child – Hairbrushes & Combs
  • LA Baptist Children’s Home – Salad Dressings, Mayonnaise, Napkins, Freezer Bags, Cooking Oil, Canned Fruit, Hand Soap/Sanitizer, Body Wash, Cleaning Supplies, etc.
  • Disaster Relief – Square Shovels, Gallons of Bleach, Work Gloves, Pry Bars, etc.

 

 

This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

~Psalm 118:24 NKJV~

 

“This is the Day the Lord Hath Made”

 

 

God created this day.  Let’s give back to Him a portion of our day.

Anna Lee

 

 

Tuesday

May God be praised!

He has not turned away my prayer

or turned His faithful love from me.

~Psalm 66:20 HCSB~

 

 

Yesterday morning, I mentioned the LA Baptist Disaster Relief. Yesterday evening on television, I got to see the organization and some personal friends as they prepared for ministry in Texas.  You can go to http://www.basela.org/disaster-relief

or

https://www.facebook.com/louisianadisasterrelief/

for more information, ways to help, reports of previous opportunities, etc.

Samaritan’s Purse – https://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/relief-units-rolling-texas-hurricane-harveys-punch/?utm_source=Ggl&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=m_YGHH-B17V_HHSP

 

“Crying on the Inside” by Jim Faughn

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15e28bbd578d9d49

 

 

Read the Bible – Matthew 13-14, Psalm 87, & video on Matthew 14-28 found on http://bibleproject.com

 

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net

 

 

“When We All Get to Heaven” 

 

Will you be the person to recognize when someone is crying on the inside and then do something to help?

Anna Lee

 

Monday

If then you have been raised with Christ,

seek the things that are above,

where Christ is,

seated at the right hand of God.

 Set you minds on things that are above,

not on things that are on earth.

~Col. 3:1,2~

 

Rev. Bobby Eads’ mother, Glenda Eads, is critically ill.  Please pray for the Eads family.

 

Miss Fay Shoemaker was feeling well enough to be in church yesterday.  I’m thanking God for her progress.

 

Read the Bible – Chronicles 32-34 & Psalm 79

“Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party – Tuesday at 11:00 at The Cafe

 

“There is a Name I Love to Hear/O How I Love Jesus”

 

The children in Bible Drill Class learned more about their Bibles last night and read & discussed the story of the creation.  If you have a boy/girl or grandson/granddaughter, ask them to tell you about the creation.  They can tell you the story and locate it in their Bible.  They are so amazing to teach.  Thank you for Betty Simpson and Susan Frazier for faithfully helping with the children of Sundays and Wednesdays.

 

Thank-you to those who brought calculators for Operation Christmas Child.  We could use some more of the $1.00 calculators that can be found at the dollar stores.  This week, we will be shopping for colorful bandanas.  Some very pretty ones have already been turned in.  Yesterday, three individuals gave me cash to shop for them.  David and I will do that and give a copy of the receipts to the donors.  Yesterday morning and afternoon, I was able to work on organizing the items given so far.  Our grandson has given time periodically this summer.  Last night, after helping before church, our daughter decided to work while I was teaching class to finish up some things.  Later this week, I will be able to list items we are running short on.

 

 

I would love to pop out of the shoeboxes as they are opened in a couple of months.  What joy they must experience as they receive the gifts and the opportunity to learn about Jesus!

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

He heals the brokenhearted

and binds up their wounds.

~Psalm 147:3~

 

Please pray for Bobby Forbes of Arcola who will be having possible cancer surgery in the morning at North Oaks.  You may remember he recently had heart surgery.  Pray for Bobby, his family, and medical team.

George Cutrer of Osyka will be having back surgery September 5th in Covington.  Pray for him each day from now to then as he endure pain and waiting.

Pray for “Miss” Ruby Dillon as she gets out to see her doctors tomorrow.

 

 

Read the Bible – II Chronicles 13-17 & Psalm 74

Baptist Press – Http://bpnews.net

 

Coming Events

  • Prayer meeting, youth, and Children in Action (missions) tomorrow at 6 P.M.
  • Pack backpacks tomorrow night after prayer meeting.
  • No Bible study Friday morning.
  • Saturday – Work day at FBC, Kentwood beginning at 9 A.M.
  • Saturday night – Two Rivers Associational Revival at FBC, Amite.
  • Sunday School at 9:45 Sunday
  • Worship service at 10:30
  • Evening service, youth, and Bible drill class at 6 P.M.
  • Tuesday @ 11 A.M.  – “Young” Ladies Birthday Party at The Cafe
  • Collecting Operation Christmas Child items at the church at any time that is convenient with you

 

 

“‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus”

 

 

“Anabel and a Personal Note” – https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/shoeboxstories-anabel-and-a-personal-note/

 

 

Getting involved at church is so important.  No matter what church you attend, be involved in more than just one hour of worship!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

 

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father,

who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 

encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.

~2 Thessalonians 2:16-17~

 

Miss Fay Shoemaker is improving at home.  Keep her in your prayers.

Minnie Lou Travis Hutchinson

September 28, 1924 – August 10, 2017

Visitation

Saturday, Aug 19, 2017
9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Funeral Service
Saturday, Aug 19, 2017
11:00 AM

http://www.mckneelys.com/obituary/minnie-lou-hutchinson?fh_id=10545

Iris Faye Peek Langford

February 20, 1953 – August 11, 2017

Visitation
Saturday, Aug 19, 2017
6:00 PM-7:00 PMMemorial Service
Saturday, Aug 19, 2017
7:00 PM

  • Read the Bible – II Chronicles 9-12 & Psalm 73
  • “Young” Ladies Birthday Party – one week from today
  • FBC, Kentwood has a workday planned for Saturday at 9 A.M. Take gloves, tools, and a willing attitude.
  • Update on the backpack challenge given by Bro. Darryl Sunday:  All 33 papers were taken and money was given to pack 14 additional backpacks.  That’s 47 children who will now have needed school supplies!
  • Operation Christmas Child – We could use some more pens and pencils for the shoeboxes. Sunday, we will be collecting $1.00 calculators.  Check the area dollar stores.  I’ve found them in blue, green, pink, etc.  Black is always good.  They will last for years, so this is a good purchase.  Mark our packing date on your calendar.  It will be Saturday, November 4th this year.

 

 

Who will you check on today?  What will you do for others today?  Who will you add to this prayer list?

Anna Lee