Category: Hymn of the Day

Monday

“Epaphras … always prays for you

that you will grow to be spiritually mature.”

~Colossians 4:12a NCV~

 

Summer Mixon

….(Summer’s kidney) functions have improved slightly and should continue on an upswing. She is still critical but stable all vital signs are good. Vent is still at 70%.  She is showing some fluid outside the lungs due to the heavy amount of fluids they have been giving her. They will watch and drain if necessary. She is still heavily sedated. Thank you for all the prayers and support for our family and Summer.  Jesus has His hand on us.

Sylvester Humphrey

Syl is doing better, but is stuck in ICU.  The doctor said Saturday that Syl still has quite a way to go and that it will be a slow process.  Shirley, his wife, is a good caregiver.

Susie Wales

“Miss” Susie is still at Ginger’s.  The phone number there is 225-292-2932.  It seems like she will be back in St. Helena in a few days.  Thank you for praying.

 

Koltyn Gafford

The Gafford family is seeing amazing progress with Koltyn that they thought a few months ago would not be possible – with greater muscle control and the revival of his personality. Please continue to pray that the seizures will end and that this sweet fella will continue to touch the lives of all he meets. And continue to pray for Kristin and Brad and the rest of the family as they face new challenges in the days to come. “This is amazing grace…that I would be set free. Oh, Jesus I sing for all that you’ve done for me.”

Devotional, Scripture, & a Song

Read the Bible in 2015 – Exodus 29-32

Have a great day celebrating the memory of those who gave their all for our country,

Anna Lee

Sunday Evening

I didn’t include this when I posted this morning, so here it is now.

 

I think there is a little “chipmunk” in all of us.

Devotional, Scripture, & a Song

  • “Chipmunk Chatter” – odb.org
  • Fear not;                                                                                                                                                                     I will help you.                                                                                                                                            ~Isaiah 41:13~

“If anyone says to this mountain,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’                                                                                                                    and does not doubt in his heart                                                                                                                     but believes that what he says will happen,                                                                                               it will be done for him.”                                                                                                                                                                                    ~Mark 11:23~

 

Saturday

But these are written

so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah,

the Son of God,

and by believing you may have life in His name.”

~John 20:31, HCSB~

 

 

Pray for Brian and Tamara Richards as they continue the process to adopt a child from Haiti.

Please pray for Summer Mixon, the daughter of a former student Terry, who is in critical condition in ICU.  Pray for the medical staff as they try to reduce the amount of oxygen she is using following gall bladder surgery.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Stuck In The Mud” –  odb.org

  • He . . . brought me up out of . . . the miry clay,                                                                                   and set my feet upon a rock.                                                                                                                                                              ~Psalm 40:2~                                                                                                                                          “Justified by His blood,                                                                                                                          we shall be saved from wrath through Him.”                                                                              ~Romans 5:9~ 

  • “Saved” –  cyberhymnal.org                                                                                                                                                                          

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Read the Bible in 2015 – Luke 5-6

East Fork Baptist Church Vacation Bible School 

  • “Journey Off the Map”
  • June 22-26
  • Preschool – 6th Grade
  • 5:00 – 8:30 P.M.
  • Commencement – Sunday, June 28th @ 6 P.M.

Pray for safety for those who are traveling this holiday weekend.  Remember those who gave their lives providing and protecting the freedom of citizens of our country.

Don’t forget the 90th birthday celebration for Mrs. Kathryn Kuss at FBC, Kentwood from 1:00 – 3:00 this afternoon. 

Anna Lee

 

Friday

Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth,

no one can enter the kingdom of God

unless he is born of water

and the Spirit.  

~John 3:5~

 

Read the Bible in 2015:  Jeremiah 42-46

Hope Center will need some men , especially those who have helped some in the past, to step up and volunteer to work in Sylvester Humphrey’s place while he is recovering from yesterday’s surgery.  If you can take a turn, please call 247-2235 to get your name on the schedule.

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Third Thursday Meeting

We were blessed again to have a great group of people at the cabin for the Third Thursday meeting.  There was certainly a sweet, sweet spirit tonight.  Thanks to all of you who came, including one new person.  My God be honored!  What a special ending we had with “God Bless America” being sung by everyone.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Wisdom Seekers” –  http://odb.org/
  • Blessed are those who find wisdom.                                                                                                                                      ~Proverbs 3:13 NIV~          
  • “Open My Eyes that I May See” 

Reminders

  • Tomorrow, Saturday, will be the 90th birthday celebration for Mrs. Kathryn Shaw Kuss at FBC, Kentwood from 1:00 – 3:00.  Invitations were not sent to people who reside in the Kentwood area, so feel free to stop by to speak with her and her family.  She requests no gifts, just your presence.
  • The monthly “Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party will be Tuesday of next week.  Join the ladies at The Cafe at 11:00 A.M.  The ladies meet in the side room.

Be a blessing to someone by your words and actions today.

Anna Lee

Thursday

“Be humble and give more honor to others

than to yourselves.”

~Philippians 2:3b NCV~

Doug Toney

Wednesday May 20, 2015

Doug stayed awake a little more today. He sat in a cardio chair about two hours. He tries to talk,but really needs to let his vocal cords heal. He was on the vent 12 days before it was removed. He was reintubated for gall bladder surgery, but thankfully just for a few hours. He still has a very long healing time ahead. Please continue to pray for Doug….

Joe Easley

Joe is back at home.  He has great friends who help him with his needs.  Please keep him in your prayers.

Patricia Travis McKnight

Born: July 21, 1949
Died: May 20, 2015

     http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3114971

Euell O. “Junior” Jones, Jr.

Born: June 03, 1939
Died: May 19, 2015

     http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3114143

James “Jimmy” Eldridge Morris

Born: March 17, 1931
Died: May 19, 2015

     http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3114983

Ann Gayle Darouse

Born: December 29, 1940
Died: May 17, 2015

     http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3114430

Read the Bible in 2015 – Job 41-42

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Bible Study will be this morning at 10:00.  We’re studying “Women of the Bible: Leah”.

Coming soon- VBS!

  • FBC, K – June 1-5, 8:30-11:30
  • New Zion Baptist Church – Third week of June in the evenings

Thank-you for reading and praying today.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“Let the peoples praise you, God;

let all the peoples praise you.”

~Psalm 67:5, NKJV~

https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/8

Please continue to pray for Sylvester Humphry.  He is in St. Tammany and very sick.  I know your prayers will be greatly appreciated.  As you are praying for him, thank God for his vision and dedication to the Hope Center.  Without him, Hope Center would not exist.  Pray for those who are “stepping up” to try to fill the shoes of Sylvester and Shirley while they are not able to be there.

I was blessed to see Mr. James W. Frazier and Miss Shira Easley yesterday.  They have come a long way since their surgeries.  Even though they have not been released by their doctors yet, they both are in God’s house and very thankful to be there.

Someone special to pray for today – Mrs. Hazel Smith

She tends to be rather quiet, but if you spend some time with her, you’ll soon see how important God has been and continues to be in her life.  Her faith is strong!  She is such a blessing to know.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Psalm 57-59

Devotional, Scriptures, and a Song –

  • “Guard Your Focus” –  http://odb.org/
  • Looking unto Jesus,                                                                                                                                 the author and finisher of our faith.                                                                                                                                               ~Hebrews 12:2~                          

               I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.                                               So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything,                                               but only God, who makes things grow.                                                                                                                                                The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose,                                                       and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.                                                                                For we are co-workers in God’s service;                                                                                                           you are God’s field, God’s building.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ~1 Corinthians 3:6-9 (NIV)~

Don’t forget:

  • Operation Christmas Child – Pray for the collection process and those who will be sorting, delivering, and receiving the “shoeboxes:.
  • Third Thursday at the Cabin – This week at 6:30 P.M.
  • Friday Bible Study – MEETING THURSDAY THIS WEEK!
  • VBSs are fast approaching.  Pray for those who are planning and studying and those who will attend.
  • Frozen Food for Families – Put some food up each week in quart size bags.  The food is appreciated so much by those who are benefitting from it.
  • Other opportunities to learn and serve – Find your slots for service.

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

” Serve the Lord with Gladness” today!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

Bible Study Change – Bible study at FBC, Kentwood will be Thursday at 10:00 this week.  Please pass the word.

 

“Faith is confidence in what we hope for

and assurance about what we do not see.”

~Hebrews 11:1 NIV~

 

Doug Toney

Monday May 18, 2015
Doug is getting great care here at Northshore Specialty (Covington). He has a bit of a temp and his back is hurting, so he just got something to help with that.  (Sandy)

Please continue to pray for Doug, Sandy, and the other members of the family.

Brantley Williams

Brantley’s medication was reduced for a couple of hours today allowing him to wake up briefly.  Please continue to pray for this two year old.

Read the Bible in 2015 –

Baptist Press – bpnews.org

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “The Great Healer” –  odb.org
  • I am the Lord, who heals you.                                                                                                                                              ~Exodus 15:26~
  • “The Great Physician”  –  https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/990

Reminder – Toni Holland Fitzgerald will be speaking about nursing homes, home health, hospice, physical therapy, etc. at New Zion Baptist Church this morning at 10:30.  There is no charge.  Everyone is invited to attend.  A question/answer session will follow the information she gives.

Bible Study Change – Bible study at FBC, Kentwood will be Thursday at 10:00 this week.  Please pass the word.

Prepare to make a choice about this day.  Will you be helpful? an encourager? a friend? a helper? a good listener?  a friend?  an intercessor?  etc.

Anna Lee

 

 

Monday

“. . . the gospel is God’s power for salvation

to everyone who believes. . . .”

~Romans 1:16, NKJV~

 

 

Mr. James Frazier was in attendance in church both Sunday morning and Sunday evening.  When a person who attends church as regularly as he does misses for five weeks due to a health issue, they feel so blessed to be back in God’s house.  Thank you for praying for him.

I’ve been faithful to keep up with some of my “blessings” daily this year.  Yesterday, among other blessings of the day, I was blessed to see pictures of graduates being recognized in several area churches and baptisms in several area churches.  The blessings in the lives of others blessed me as I thought of the opportunities open to those who have completed school and the greater opportunities open to those who have accepted Christ as their personal Savior.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Exodus 25-28

Devotional, Quote/Prayer, Scripture, and Songs

  • “One Step Closer” –  http://odb.org/ (Doesn’t that tie in perfectly with my “blessings” that I just shared?  God verifies so many things in our lives, doesn’t He?  I’m blessed daily!  You are too!)
  • Dear Lord, may I, for the joy set before me, endure with patience the                hardship of the trail.                                                                                                                               When my journey is over, I will see You face to face and live with You forever.                                                                                                                                          ~Our Daily Bread~
  • “Though your sins are like scarlet,                                                                                                 they shall be white as snow.”                                                                                                                                                                  ~Isaiah 1:18~
  • “Jesus Paid it All” – http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/p/jpaidall.htm                    

 “Heaven Came Down” – http://gospelyrics.blogspot.com/2007/09/heaven-came-down-and-glory-filled-my.html

Women’s Ministry – Opportunities for the Week

  • Operation Christmas Child – purchase some items for the “shoeboxes” we will be sending to children around the world in October.  The greatest value of the boxes is not the various items that go into the box, but the opportunities the children will have to learn about Jesus.   Make some purchases this week.  It doesn’t involve large amounts of money, just large amounts of love and and a desire to share Jesus with others.  Don’t miss this opportunity to help!
  • Annie Armstrong Offering for North American Missions – It’s never too late to give to missions!  Never forget that people in our own country, and Canada, need to make that great decision for themselves.  That’s what this offering funds.
  • Women of the Bible: Leah.  If you didn’t get a study guide, see Lauree or me for one.  We will meet Friday morning at 10:00 in the fellowship hall.

Opportunities of the Week

  • Tuesday – Learn about nursing homes, home health, hospice, physical therapy, etc. at New Zion Baptist Church as Toni Holland Fitzgerald shares with us.  She has had so many experiences in working in these areas that she has a wealth of knowledge to share.  If you are interested, she will be sharing at 10:30 in the fellowship hall.  You do not have to be a member at NZBC to attend.
  • Thursday – Third Thursday at the Cabin – David and I invite you to come to our cabin to enjoy sweet Christian fellowship, a bountiful, delicious meal, and a time of music topped off with a devotional and prayer.  We begin at 6:30.  Please ask me if you need directions.
  • Saturday – Help to honor Mrs. Kathryn Kuss as she celebrates her 90th birthday at the fellowship hall of FBC, Kentwood from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M.  She requests no gifts.  Everyone is invited.  I was requested to invite you because no invitations were mailed to people in Kentwood .
  • Sunday – the Lord’s Day!

Try some new opportunities and be blessed!

Anna Lee

 

Sunday

When I woke up early this morning, I unplugged my computer because of the lightning.  I think it has slacked up a little, so here is a brief post.

Happy Lord’s Day!  This is our commission today, and every day!

“You will be my witnesses,

telling people about me everywhere.”

~Acts 1:8b NLT~

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – 2 Corinthians 9-10

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Power in Praise” – odb.org
  • Praise the Lord,                                                                                                                                           for His mercy endures forever.                                                                                                                                            ~2 Chronicles 20:21~
  • “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” –  http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/r/praisegf.htm

Women’s Ministry

  • Ladies’Night Planning Meeting today in my S.S. classroom at 5 P.M.
  • Check out the Operation Christmas Child boxes to find something you would like to purchase this month.  The boxes are in the hallway of the fellowship hall at FBC,K.  Let’s make sure we have enough items to fill the shoeboxes in October.

Have a wonderful Lord’s Day.  My S.S. lesson is on service.  Be sure you include plenty of that each week.  It is the best “vitamin” you can take.  Oh, how it boosts your spiritual outlook!

Anna Lee

 

Saturday

“You are standing side by side

one strong purpose —

to tell the Good News.”

~Philippians 1:27 TLB~

 

Macy Gueldner

Macy completed Pre-K at Franklinton Primary School.  She was able to attend school regularly except when she had treatments or was hospitalized.  It was a good year for her.  Continue to pray for this sweet, young lady.

Miss Fay Shoemaker is home and doing very well.  Her progress in two weeks following shoulder surgery is amazing.
Hopefully, Miss Shira Easley and Mr. James W. Frazier will also be enjoying some recovery time at home soon.
Please continue to pray for Joe Easley as he continues his battle.  As you pray for him, please also pray for his family and friends.
Jessie Myrl Brecheen Rushing

Born: September 26, 1913
Died: May 15, 2015

     http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3111265

Baptist Press – bpnews.org

Read the Bible in 2015 – Luke 3-4

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Motivated by Love” –  http://odb.org/
  • God is love.                                                                                                                                                      ~1 John 4:8~                                                                                                                                                       The love of Christ compels us.                                                                                                                                       ~2 Corinthians 5:14~
  • “Love is the Theme” –  http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/t/lthethem.htm

Some extra opportunities next week:

  • Young at Heart at New Zion Baptist Church
    • 10:30 A.M. Tuesday
    • Speaker – Toni Holland Fitzgerald – sharing about services available to senior adults in our area
  • Third Thursday at the Cabin
    • 6:30 Thursday evening
    • Supper, fellowship, devotional, and gospel music
    • Contact me if you need directions.
  • Bible Study
    • Women of the Bible: Leah
    • Friday morning at 10:00
    • Fellowship Hall of FBC,K
  • 90th Birthday Party for Mrs. Kathryn Kuss
    • Saturday afternoon
    • Fellowship Hall of FBC,K

Life, even is retirement, is full of opportunities.  Make the most of the life you are given!

Anna Lee