Category: Praises, Requests, & Updates

Tuesday

One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision:

“Do not be afraid;

keep on speaking, do not be silent.  

For I am with you,

and no one is going to attack and harm you,

because I have many people in this city.”

~Acts 18:9-10~

 

Gafford Family

The family continues to receive encouragement from many people.  They are looking at progress Koltyn has made and great milestones for the rest of the family.  Please continue to pray.

 

Gueldner Family

We had a really great holiday weekend, with new friends and family. Unfortunately, Macy got really sick. For the first time in a long time she had lots of vomiting and diarrhea, in addition to the usual pain that she gets with the chemo she received Thursday. We were just about to bring her to the hospital when she gradually started improving. She’s feeling much better now, and her appetite has increased each day.
I have an important appointment Wednesday, so some extra prayers would be comforting. I’m starting to realize that handling Macy is putting a big toll on my body. She’s more than a third of my weight, and if you’ve held her before, you know she’s a sack of bricks. My neck has some new issues and my lower decided that it was jealous and that it needed some attention too. We’ll see how bad it is soon.
Cate is enjoying summer. For her, it’s consisted of swimming, camping, and gymnastics. Jeremy is enjoying his new job, and his new hobby (smoking meats.) We don’t mind taste testing smile emoticon  Thanks for the prayers, as always! We’re making it through… one day at a time.

 

Doug Toney

Monday July 6, 2015
Doug is doing so much better. He does physical therapy twice a day. They have him sit in a chair for two hours a day, which helps with strength. The back wound is healing .
We enjoyed several visitors the last few days. Please continue to pray for complete healing. God is good.  (Sandy)

 

VBS 

  • This week – Montpelier Baptist Church (5-8) & Roseland (5:30-8:00)
  • Next week – New Zion Baptist Church (Week of July 13)
  • Following week – Tangipahoa Baptist Church (Week of July 20th)

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – 2 Kings 1-5

 

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

Dr. Waylon Bailey – http://waylonbailey.com/2015/07/07/when-you-feel-like-giving-up/

 

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

 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “The Slow Walk” –  http://odb.org/
  • I will pray the Father,                                                                                                                             and He will give you another Helper,                                                                                             that He may abide with you forever.                                                                                                                                                      ~John 14:16~
  • “Breathe on Me”  – http://www.hymnary.org/text/holy_spirit_breathe_on_me

 

Make this day count for others because of Jesus!

Anna Lee

 

 

Monday

“Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened,

that it cannot save;

nor His ear heavy,

that it cannot hear.”

~Isaiah 59:1, NKJV~

Thank-you!

I hear a number of reports of how God answers prayer.  I want to pass a big “Thank-you!” on to those who read and pray.  You bless so many people.  Keep on praying, please.

Nathan Daniels 

Nathan’s back surgery is healing.  He will have surgery on the other side of his back in a couple of weeks.  Pray for him as he deals with pain and soreness from surgery.

Betty Taylor

Betty continues to have knee problems despite her recent surgery.  Pray for her as she sees a doctor again on Wednesday.

Frozen Food for Families 

The frozen food was delivered yesterday and was greatly appreciated.  Thank-you to those who prepared and shared the food.

Vacation Bible Schools

VBS will be held this week in Roseland and the following week at New Zion.  It is so good to hear of many making professions of faith following VBS and/or summer camps.  I have been blessed to see photographs of many baptisms in the last few weeks.  God is blessing many area churches with these additions.

Two Rivers Quarterly WMU Meeting

I’m am so blessed to be able to say my daughter will be speaking at the July 20th meeting at Hillsdale Baptist Church which begins at 10:00 A.M. and is followed by a covered dish lunch.  Eight days later they will return to their mission field.

Read the Bible in 2015 

Yesterday’s reading should have been Philippians 3-4.  https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+3-4&version=NLT

Today’s reading is Leviticus 10-12.                              https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+10-12&version=NLT

Friday Morning Bible Studies

The next three studies will be Jael, Delilah, and Michal.  Let me know if you would like to have a study guide.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Darkness and Light” – odb.org
  • You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,                                                                                  . . . nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness.                                                                                                                                                  ~Psalm 91:5-6~
  • “Out of My Bondage, Sorrow, and Night”
    •  https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/1050
      1. Out of my bondage, sorrow and night,
        Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
        Into Thy freedom, gladness, and light,
        Jesus, I come to Thee;
        Out of my sickness, into Thy health,
        Out of my want and into Thy wealth,
        Out of my sin and into Thyself,
        Jesus, I come to Thee.
      2. Out of my shameful failure and loss,
        Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
        Into the glorious gain of Thy cross,
        Jesus, I come to Thee;
        Out of earth’s sorrows, into Thy balm,
        Out of life’s storms and into Thy calm,
        Out of distress to jubilant psalm,
        Jesus, I come to Thee.
      3. Out of unrest and arrogant pride,
        Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
        Into Thy blessed will to abide,
        Jesus, I come to Thee;
        Out of myself to dwell in Thy love,
        Out of despair, into raptures above,
        Upward for aye on wings like a dove,
        Jesus, I come to Thee.
      4. Out of the fear and dread of the tomb,
        Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
        Into the joy and light of Thy home,
        Jesus, I come to Thee;
        Out of the depths of ruin untold,
        Into the peace of Thy sheltering fold,
        Ever Thy glorious face to behold,
        Jesus, I come to Thee.

What ways will God give you opportunities to bless others today?  Let’s be eager to see how God will use us.  Don’t miss the opportunities!  You might not get a second chance to make a difference in some lives.

Anna Lee

The Lord's Day

You, my brothers, were called to be free.

But do not use your freedom

to indulge the sinful nature;

rather, serve one another in love.

~Galatians 5:13~

 

Dr. Waylon Bailey –  “Is it Time to Reread the Constitution of the United States?’ – http://waylonbailey.com/2015/07/05/is-it-time-to-re-read-the-declaration-of-independence/

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

Frozen Food for Families –  Don’t forget to bring your frozen food to my classroom before Sunday School this morning.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Come to Me” – http://odb.org/
  • I am the bread of life.                                                                                                                                     He who comes to Me shall never hunger.                                                                                                                                                       ~John 6:35~
  • “The Lily of the Valley” – a favorite of many people
    • http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Lily_of_the_Valley/                                       I’ve found a friend in Jesus,                                                                                                         He’s everything to me,
      He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul;
      The Lily of the Valley, in Him alone I see
      All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole.
      In sorrow He’s my comfort, in trouble He’s my stay;
      He tells me every care on Him to roll.
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhXW5QD8N1g

Have a great “Lord’s Day”!

Anna Lee

Fourth of July

“Proud to be an American” –

“God Bless America” & “This Land is Your Land”

https://www.k-state.edu/english/nelp/american.studies.s98/god.bless.and.this.land.html

Psalm 33:12-22
12 What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord,                                             whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.                                    
13 The Lord looks down from heaven                                                                       and sees the whole human race.                                                             14 From his throne he observes
    all who live on the earth.
15 He made their hearts,
    so he understands everything they do.
16 The best-equipped army cannot save a king,
    nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.
17 Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory—
    for all its strength, it cannot save you.

18 But the Lord watches over those who fear him,
    those who rely on his unfailing love.
19 He rescues them from death
    and keeps them alive in times of famine.

20 We put our hope in the Lord.
    He is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
    for we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord,
    for our hope is in you alone.

Dr. (Rev.) David Luce, posted by his daughter, Debbie (Smithdale, MS area)

Got a call from my mom. She and dad are on their way back home from NY. Dad was fine after his surgery in May, but now his surgical sight is infected. Dr. Homayuni in McComb wants to see dad Monday. I’m asking yall to pray for them as they travel home as well as for Dad’s health. It may be just a simple infection, and doc in NY put Dad on antibiotics. If it is more serious, then at least he will be here with his heart doc.

Betty Taylor

Betty is doing well walking, not perfect, but getting there.

J.D. Smith

Mr. J.D. continues to have problems with dizziness.  So far, the doctors have not solved the issue.  Please pray for an improvement.

Correction of the July Mail-out from FBC, Kentwood

The quarterly WMU meeting on Monday, July 20th will not be at Hillcrest in Franklinton (Washington Association), but at Hillsdale Baptist Church, west of Amite (Two Rivers Association).

Reminder – Frozen Food for Families tomorrow morning!

Operation Christmas Child 

We will be collecting school supplies for the shoeboxes.  Be sure to keep your eyes open for sales.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Luke 17-18

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Have a great holiday.  Remember the reason for the holiday and pray for our nation today!

Anna Lee

Friday Addition

Last night, David Brabham shared this link.  I’m passing it on to you.

http://waylonbailey.com/

I have been in Dr. Bailey’s church for a few special events, weddings, missionary speakers, etc.  and was always impressed by Dr. Bailey and his church.  This is what his biographical information says:

   http://waylonbailey.com/about/

You may want to check into these two pages.  You may also want to include him in your prayers.

Thursday

I will walk about in freedom,

for I have sought out your precepts.

~Psalm 119:45~

Today, let’s thank God for all the freedoms we have

and ask him to continue to “walk” with us.

I pray we find the plan he has for us and stick with it.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Proverbs 8-9

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Thom S. Rainer’s recent articles – http://thomrainer.com/

Baptist Press –  bpnews.net/

Timely, interesting, motivating!

Thanksgiving 

  • Too many blessing to name today or any day
  • Christian leaders who are bold enough to keep on speaking out
  • Christian visionaries who can look into the future and seek God’s leadership
  • Political leaders who have sought God’s guidance, not popular opinion
  • God-given opportunities we all have
  • Trials in life that help us grow stronger

Prayer Requests

  • All those who have been named lately
  • Our country
  • Our political leaders
  • Our church/Christian leaders across the country
  • Each of us – to have a heart to serve God (not ourselves) and others, just as He would have us to do
  • God’s continued blessing on our country

Thank you for “tuning  in” and knowing the importance to prayer.  Pray for me as I write this blog each day.  Thank-you!

Anna Lee

 

Monday

   “Command those who are rich in this present age

not to be haughty,

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

who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 

Let them do good,

that they be rich in good works,

ready to give,

willing to share,

storing up for themselves a good foundation

for the time to come,

that they may lay hold on eternal life.”

~I Timothy 6:17-19~

 

Betty Taylor

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

 

Joey and Rory

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

 

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

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – Lev. 7-9

 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

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

 

Friday Morning Bible Study

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

 

Food for Families

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

 

Two sermons about prayer yesterday!

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

 

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

Anna Lee

Sunday

…. those who hope in the LORD

will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles;

they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint.

~Isaiah 40:31~

 

Jadon’s Journey

Jadon’s walkaide appointment went better than expected yesterday. We were able to get his foot to move in the direction we wanted it to move. He was nervous at first but with some help from his brother he put it on. He then thought it was hilarious that it was making his foot move. We go for our 2nd appointment July 7 to see if he can walk using it. We also have an appointment for the bioness device July 12. We will compare the 2 and see what works best for him.

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – Philippians 1-2

 

Devotional, Scripture, a Quote, and a Song

  • “A Voice in the Night” –  http://odb.org/
  • The Lord who made heaven and earth bless you.                                                                                                                                                        ~Psalm 134:3~

Lord, show me how I can be an encourager of others who might feel they are in a “small” place. Let them know that their lives leave an eternal impact on those they serve.”                                                                                                      ~Our Daily Bread~

“Have Faith in God” – http://www.hymnary.org/text/have_faith_in_god_when_your_pathway_is_l

Bible Study next Friday morning – Rahab

Breakfast at Pine Ridge at 8:00 this morning. – I may be mistaken about who is the beneficiary today.  It doesn’t matter though.  It will be a worthy individual or cause.

Frozen Food for Families – Next Sunday!

Be a blessing to others today!

Anna Lee

Saturday

“It’s crucial

that we keep a firm grip on what we’ve heard

so that we don’t drift off.”

~Hebrews 2:1 MSG~

 

James Rimes

James felt well enough yesterday to work!

 

Barrett Travis

Barrett will be having some procedures done, so please pray for him and his family.

 

Baptist Press (Supreme Court Ruling) – bpnews.net

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – Luke 15-16

 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “The Whole Story” –  http://odb.org/
  • Philip opened his mouth,                                                                                                                     and beginning at this Scripture,                                                                                               preached Jesus to him.                                                                                                                                                                          ~Acts 8:35~
  • “Tell Me the Story of Jesus”

Pine Ridge United Methodist Church 

  • Monthly breakfast benefit
  • Encouraging and supporting Martha P. Drago this month
  • 8:00 A.M. tomorrow

Have a great day.  Be a blessing to someone today.

Anna Lee