Category: Ladies’ Night

Thursday

“A new command I give you:

Love one another.

As I have loved you,

so you must love one another.

~John 13:34~

 

Continue to pray for Harrell Sharkey.  Recovery can be a long process.

Please add Mr. George E. Lee to your prayer list.  He has been “under the weather” for about a week.

Pray for James Allen.  He is beginning treatment.

Kathy Dale Forrest could use some prayers.

 

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Scripture Writing – I John 4: 17-21

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Women’s Ministry

  • There will be no Bible study tomorrow morning due to the number of ladies in our group who will be keeping grandchildren.  We will meet again February 26th.
  • Coming soon – Third Thursday, February Birthday Party, Ladies’ Night, and Week of Prayer for North American Missions

 

This can be a day of forgiveness!

Anna Lee

Wednesday

Taste and see that the LORD is good;

blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

 

 

Robbie Lynn C. Kirby had back surgery yesterday.  All seems to have gone well.  Please continue to pray for her during the recovery time.

Please continue to pray for Susan Rimes.  She is also undergoing treatment on her back.

Pray for the families who have had family member pass away lately.  There seems to have been a large number of grieving families.

Pray for families who have members who are unsaved.  It’s extra sad when an unsaved member passes away.

 

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Scripture Writing – II Corinthians 12:9-10

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

 

Updates on a few recent events

  • The Third Thursday gathering at the cabin last week went very well despite the rain.  Rain did not hamper the abundant meal, the sweet fellowship, the wonderful music, or the special devotional that was shared.
  • The breakfast at Pine Ridge was well attended.  A nice offering was taken that will be helpful to a local family.
  • The movie, “War Room”, was well attended at New Zion Baptist Church Sunday night.
  • The ladies of Pine Ridge completed Bad Girls of the Bible Monday night.  Next month, they will begin “War Room”, the study.  Contact Jana Smith or any lady of the church if you need more information.
  • The “young” ladies of FBC, Kentwood had a large number at The Cafe yesterday for the birthday party.

Looking ahead

  • The ladies of FBC, Kentwood will study the last verses of John 1 Friday at 10 A.M.
  • It’s never too late to contribute to the Lottie Moon Offering for International Missions.
  • The next Frozen Food collection/delivery date is Sunday, February 7th.
  • The next Third Thursday Gathering will be February 18th at 6:30.
  • The next Ladies’ Night will be February 25th at 6:15 at FBC.Kentwood.

 

Do something to help a family that is hurting.  You’ll be blessed more than they will.

Anna Lee

 

Saturday

For I know the plans I have for you,”

declares the LORD,

“plans to prosper you and not to harm you,

plans to give you hope and a future.

 

Mrs. Mary Nell Kliesch has been moved to North Oaks Rehab and will begin physical therapy Monday.  Please keep her in your prayers.

 

Johnnie Shotts Byrd

Born: February 01, 1931
Died: January 14, 2016

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=3559248&fh_id=10545

 

It seems like our area has had a large number of deaths lately.  Please remember all these families in your prayers.  Today, in the Kentwood area, two large families, Wales and Blackwell, will honor their loved ones.

 

Scripture Writing – Philippians 4:4-9

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    Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

     

    Looking Ahead

    • Sunday and Wednesday – services in our local churches
    • Two River’s Quarterly meeting at EFBC Monday at 10:00
    • Third Thursday at the cabin – Thursday at 6:15
    • “Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party – January 26th at 11:00
    • January Bible Study (2 Corinthians) – New Zion Baptist Church – Sunday-Wednesday
    • Ladies Night – February 25 at 6:15 at FBC,K
    • Bible Study at FBC, K – Fridays at 10 A.M.

     

    The more you serve, the more you grow!

    Anna Lee

    Sunday

    Scripture shared by Dr. Waylon Bailey, pastor of FBC, Covington (The Purpose and Values of Life – http://waylonbailey.com/2016/01/08/the-purpose-and-values-of-life/)

    “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability,  

    but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape,

    that you may be able to endure it.”

    ~1 Corinthians 10:13~

    Mrs. Susie Wales – The last I heard from the Wales family was that the family would not learn anything else last night.

    Joey and Rory Feek – http://thislifeilive.com/

     

    Scripture Writing – Mark 12:28-33

     

    Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

     

    Weekend Favorites

     

     Ministry Announcements

    • This afternoon at 3:30, we will meet in my classroom to plan for our next ladies’ night.  
    • The Friday Morning Bible Study of John will meet Thursday due to school being out for the grandchildren of three members of the class.
    • Monday, January 18th, we will have out quarterly WMU meeting to honor the lives of WMU ladies who passed away in 2015.  Mrs. Hellen Morris was the WMU leader at FBC,K for many years.  Come honor her life.  We will be at EFBC.  The meeting begins at 10:00 and ends with a potluck lunch about 11:00.  I hope you will come.
    • Tuesday, January 26th, the “young” ladies from our church with January birthdays will be honored at our monthly birthday party.  We meet at The Cafe at 11:00 A.M.  Mrs. Barbara Hutchinson will be in charge this month.

     

    God provides sunshine and rain, even colder temperatures.  Get out and go to His house today to thank him for this day!

    Anna Lee

     

     

     

    Saturday

    Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,

    he is a new creation;

    the old has gone,

    the new has come!

    ~2 Corinthians 5:17~

     

    Mrs. Mary Nell Kliesch did not get transferred yet.  She is still in room 3222 at North Oaks.

    Mrs. Mary Varnado, Gretchen Simpson’s sweet momma, will have a heart procedure at North Oaks Monday.  Please keep her in your prayers.

     

     

    Please call the church to sign up for the blood drive for Mr. James Miller.  It will be at FBC, Kentwood on Sunday, January 23rd from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. in the fellowship hall.  It is important to sign up so the blood center will be properly prepared.

     

     

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    Scripture Writing – I Peter 1:3-9

    Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

    Women’s Ministry Announcements

    1. We will meet in my classroom Sunday afternoon at 3:30 to plan for the February Ladies’ Night.  If you would like to be a part of the planning, please come.
    2. The Friday morning Bible study will meet on Thursday due to three ladies who will be keeping grandchildren on their school holiday.  Join us Thursday at 10:00 to continue the study of John 1 beginning at verse 19.

     

    Have a wonderful day today.  God gave everything a nice shower last night.  Get out and enjoy the change in temperature we will be getting today.

    Anna Lee

    Sunday

    “[God] shows how to distinguish right from wrong,

    how to find the right decision every time.”

    ~Proverbs 2:9 TLB

     

    Upcoming Surgeries

    • Monday – Angie Nielson’s mom
    • Tuesday – Freida Jones, Kenny Ray Gill, & Kenneth Birch

     

    Joey and Rory Feek – http://thislifeilive.com/a-bus-full-of-joy/

     

    Read the Bible in 2015 – I Peter 4-5

    Waylon Bailey – http://waylonbailey.com

    Thom S. Rainer – ThomRainer.com

     

    Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

     

    Thankfulness: Day 15

    “[God] shows how to distinguish right from wrong,

    how to find the right decision every time.”

    ~Proverbs 2:9 TLB

    What I do is them my decision.  I’m thankful He is there to offer guidance in the large and small decisions of my life.  

    It’s Lottie Moon Christmas Tea Sunday.  I can only  invite you and encourage you to attend.  You have to make the final decision.  (God helps with decision making.  See the verse above.  Ask Him if you and yours should attend the tea.)

     

    Friday

    For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness

    and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,

    in whom we have redemption,

    the forgiveness of sins.

    Miles Hatchel has a splint on his broken wrist and will get a cast Monday.  The next day, the younger brother, Mason, sprained his right arm/wrist (?) and also has a splint.  That makes three of my six grandchildren injured is a week and a half.  Please pray for healing for all.

    Mose Guzzardo, Amite, will have a complete shoulder replacement today in Baton Rouge.  Pray for him during the surgery time, but also during the long recovery he is facing.

    Mr. James Miller will be going to St. Tammany today.  Pray for him and “Miss” Mary.

    Continue to pray for Jesse Dean following his surgery.

    Dan Turner’s latest update:  

    Well, my last 20% dosage increase on 11/2/15 did not yield any improvement. I wasn’t any better; however, I wasn’t any worse, either.

    Today (11/12/15), I had another appointment. The good news: although, subjectively, I have felt no improvement over the last 10 days and the objective data gathered while testing my H and M reflexes, today, also showed no improvement from 10 days ago, the subjective assessment by my nurse practitioner (NP) revealed improvement in my deep tendon reflexes (DTRs) and improvement in the abnormal propensity for my left foot to invert or turn inward. My DTRs have been abnormally hyper-reflexive until now. Today, my DTRs of both legs were normal and equal—that was encouraging to hear, for sure.

    I will return on 11/30/15 to repeat the process. So, I have 18 days of tracking progress before going back.

    I’m getting close to finding my “magic dose,” but still need a little more tweaking. My dosage is now at 289 mcg/day after the 20% increase today. The researchers and my NP are confident that we will find it. As you know, the act of breathing is possible because of the accessory muscles of the rib cage and the muscle, known as the diaphragm—breathing muscles can be affected by Baclofen just like the muscles in my left leg and arm. So we don’t want to overdo it. But laughingly, the researcher, Tony, said that knowing they could give me enough Baclofen to make me stop breathing, he felt sure they were going to be able to relax the remaining spasticity in my left arm and left leg. I thought that was a funny way to inspire confidence, but it worked!

    Also, after talking to Tony today, I think I have a shot at winning the award for the most resilient H & M Reflexes ever seen at Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center. I’m not real sure that I want that award.

    Thanks for reading and God bless you all.

     

    Read the Bible in 2015 – Zechariah 1-7

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    Women’s Ministry

    • Friday Morning Bible Study – today at 10:00 followed by decorating for Lottie Moon Tea
    • Lottie Moon Christmas Tea – Sunday at 2:00 at FBC, Kentwood
      • If you are female and between the ages of 3 and 103, you are encouraged to participate.
      • If you are male and interested in missions, come ahead and join us.  The missionary speaker will be interesting for all of us.
    • Stamped Christmas Cards for Prisoners – 2 ways to help
      • Bring your stamped cards to the tea Sunday or get them to me in the by November 29th.  I will deliver them for you.
      • Bring books of stamps.  I will place them on cards that were shared with me.
    • “Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party
      • November 24th at 11:00 A.M. at The Cafe
      • Honoring ladies with November birthdays
    • Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes
      • Shoebox collection being Monday
      • Contact me if you need information about where your boxes can be taken.  Our boxes will go to Franklinton, FBC.
    • Coming Soon – Lottie Moon Week of Prayer and Christmas Offering for international missions.
    • Potato Bar (Donations Only) – Sunday, November 15 at New Zion Baptist Church at 12 Noon

     

    Devotional, Scripture, and a Prayer

     

    Thankfulness: Day 13

    Today, I’m thankful for the love of my church families.  They love, support, encourage, etc. me in so many ways.

     

    Thank you for loving others enough to pray daily.

    Anna Lee

     

     

    Tuesday

    No one who denies the Son has the Father;

    whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

     

    Our granddaughter, Peyton Alford, had a good half-day of school yesterday, so she will get to go a full day today and to begin to do all that make-up work that comes with missing a week of school.

     

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    Read the Bible in 2015 – 2 Chronicles 33-36

     

    Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

    Thankfulness: Day 10

    Today, I’m thankful for all of God’s creation, including the sun.  I am not one who enjoys the heat of the year or getting a sunburn, but have an appreciation for the light. I love the order of the days and seasons.  I’m thankful for the sunshine that returns each day.  Even more than that, I’m thankful for the “Sonshine” in my life.

    Women’s Ministry

    • Lottie Moon Christmas Tea – Sunday at 2 P.M. at FBC, Kentwood.  This is for ladies from 3-103 and throughout the association.  Contact me for more information.
    • Friday Morning Bible Study – 10 A.M. at FBC, Kentwood.  We will be studying the Syrophonecian Woman who is discussed in Matthew 20 and Mark 15.  We are almost finished with our study of Women of the Bible.  We are choosing our next topic now.
    • Stamped Christmas Cards for Prisoners – Each year the women of Two Rivers Baptist Association collect these to give to the parish prisoners of St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes.  I have a supply of card that were given to me, so all you have to do to help is bring a book(s) of stamps.  I will deliver them to the jail at the end of the month.  You can bring your stamps to me at the Lottie Moon Tea Sunday or any time before the end of the month.  If you choose, you can stamp your own cards and decide between delivering them yourself or having me deliver them for you.  I’m sure the family members who receive cards at Christmas are thankful for them and appreciative of those who provided them.

     

    Let the Son shine through you today!

    Anna Lee

     

     

    Thursday

    “Then everyone will fear

    and will tell about God’s work,

    for they will understand what He has done.”

    ~Psalm 64:9, HCSB~

     

     

    Thank-you for praying for Bill Frazier yesterday.  He’s better already.  Please continue to pray.

    Frieda Jones  has a surgery date now – November 17th.  That gives us time to say prayers for her for several weeks.

    Connor Corkern needs our continued prayers.

    Flo Hatcher enjoyed her first day at home.  Keep praying for her and her caregivers.

    Barbara Hutchinson was to have been moved to rehab in Hammond.  Pray for her continued improvement.

     

     

    Read the Bible in 2015 –   Ecclesiastes 1-2 – https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+1-2&version=NIV

    Baptist Press – bpnews.net (Timely articles)

    Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

     

    Reminders

    • Tonight – Ladies’ Night: Count Your Blessings –
      •  6:15 at FBC, Kentwood
      •  Ladies (3-103 years old)
      •  Bring a friend.
    • Saturday – Operation Christmas Child Packing Party
      • 6 P.M. Saturday
      • Bring your favorite Christmas treats to share.
      • Wear Christmas colors/sweaters.
      • Bring someone with you.
      • Pray for the children who will receive one of our shoeboxes.
    • Tuesday – “Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party
      • The Cafe
      • 11 A.M.
      • Honors ladies who celebrate/celebrated birthdays this month.

     

     

    I’m so thankful for the cooler temperatures and looking forward to some rain.

    Anna Lee

    Tuesday

    My heart’s desire

    and prayer to God concerning them

    is for their salvation!”

    ~Romans 10:1, HCSV~

     

    Please pray for Lisa W. Carruth who will require treatment after her recent surgery.  Pray  for her family.  May they know the presence of God walking each step with them.

    Pray for Scarlett W. Broussard who broke her yard in an accident at home.  She is the daughter of Margie and Rufus Williams.  Surgery is scheduled for 8:30 in the morning.

    Pray for Hannah S. Wilkinson and her unborn baby, Rivers.  Pray for the medical people working with Hannah as they treat her.

    Pray for Josh Yarborough as he awaits hip surgery and his wife, Lauren, as she prepares to give birth to their son, Luke.

    Mrs. Flo Hatcher did not get to go home Monday.  Maybe, today is the day….

     

     

    Read the Bible in 2015 – 2 Chronicles 11-20

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    Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

     

     

     

    Update – The WMU meeting yesterday was well attended and inspiring.  If you missed it, I trust you will make a bigger effort to be there next time.  I’m thankful to all who attended and their focus on missions.

     

     

    Looking Ahead 

    • Today – Young at Heart at New Zion Baptist Church at 10:00 followed by a potluck meal.
    • Thursday – “Ladies’ Night: Count Your Blessings”
      • FBC, Kentwood at 6:15
      • For ladies from three to one hundred three
    • Friday
      • No Bible study this week
      • Instead, preparation for OCC Packing Party
    • Saturday – Shoebox Packing Party
      • FBC, Kentwood at 6:00
      • Wear your Christmas colors/sweaters
      • Bring Christmas finger foods to share
      • You may bring a picture or letter to a child
      • Bring someone to share the joy of packing the shoeboxes for children somewhere in the world.
    • Tuesday – “Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party – 11:00 A.M. at The Cafe

     

     

    What joy there is in being a Christian!  If you don’t know that joy, please ask me or someone else to help you find that joy.

    Anna Lee