Category: Praises, Requests, & Updates

Sunday Night

Please be in prayer for Jimmy Schwartz.  He is not improving yet.

Mrs. Evelyn Bridges was in Sunday School this morning.  She has to have more tests.  Keep praying for her.

Paul and Whilene Howell are now living in a nursing home in Baton Rouge.  Pray for them as they make the adjustment.

Andy Taylor will be having eye surgery Wednesday.  He had a reaction to his medication for shingles.  Keep praying.

Lindsey Sanders is home and slowly improving.  Keep praying for her.

Mr. Raymond Anthony is continuing his treatments.  They have been hard on him.

Eugene Travis will have surgery Tuesday.  Add him to your prayer list.

Billy Carl Strickland is waiting for more tests to see if he has healed enough for treatment.  Keep praying for that healing.

Pray for Jason and Ellen van de Vuss as they prepare for a mission trip this summer.

 

Sunday Afternoon

From my sister, Julie

Lisa Watts, a young lady from Ponchatoula, whose wedding is this coming Saturday, is very sick and needs your prayers. She went to the after hours clinic this morning, has had shots and been put to bed. We need GOD to intervene and heal her for her to walk down that aisle this coming Saturday. Thanks!!

It was so good to have Andy Taylor in church today even though his arm was still hurting.  It was a blessing to watch him as he enjoyed “Testify’s” music as they shared with us today.  David and I were blessed to be sitting near the organ and saw many smiling faces, not just Andy’s!

Susan Rimes was also in church today.  I pray her kidney stone problems are all in the past.  Thank God for getting her though some difficult months.

Mike Neyland will be admitted for an angiogram in the morning.  Pray for the medical staff as they make decisions about what Mike needs to have done.

Sherry Simpson will again be having surgery in Tennessee.  Her brother said the surgery will be difficult.  Pray all goes well so Sherry can return to being Sherry.

Sunday

“You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. 

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

~John 8:31-32 NLT~

John Orr, my Texas aunt’s husband, will be having knee replacement surgery Monday.  Pray all goes well during the surgery and for a quick, effective recovery period.

Continue to pray for Carol Jean Gill as she makes baby-step size improvements.  Pray for her family, friends, and church as they continue to support Carol Jean.

Thought for the Day: Words of wisdom

A first grade teacher collected some old, well-known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb, and had him/her come up with the rest. Here are the results:

As You Shall Make Your Bed So Shall You… Mess It Up.

Better Be Safe Than… Punch A 5th Grader.

Strike While The… Bug Is Close.

It’s Always Darkest Before… Daylight Savings Time.

You Can Lead A Horse To Water But.. How?

Don’t Bite The Hand That… Looks Dirty.

You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New… Math.

If You Lie Down With The Dogs, You’ll… Stink In The Morning.

Love All, Trust.. Me

An Idle Mind Is… The Best Way To Relax.

A Penny Saved Is… Not Much.

Two’s Company, Three’s… The Musketeers.

Don’t Put Off Tomorrow What… You Put On To Go To Bed.

Laugh And The Whole World Laughs With You, Cry And… You Have To Blow Your Nose.

Children Should Be Seen And Not… Spanked Or Grounded.

If At First You Don’t Succeed… Get New Batteries.

You Get Out Of Something What You… See Pictured On The Box.

When The Blind Leadeth The Blind… Get Out Of The Way.

Ah, the “wisdom” of children! That’s exactly what proverbs are intended to be — an expression of wisdom, the result of years of experience expressed in a few concise words.

The Bible talks much about the importance of wisdom — not the wisdom of the world, but God’s wisdom. Wisdom is the ability to make right choices, and of course the only way to make right choices is to guide our lives by God’s Word.

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.” (Psalm 110:10)

May God bless you with wisdom as you open your heart today to His will.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Boone Church of Christ
Boone, NC

Have a great day in the Lord’s house today.  See the truths found in the Word.

Anna Lee

Saturday

“Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly.”

~Colossians 3:16a NIV~

 

From Linda Frazier

Please add Kathy Stillwell to the prayer list,
thanks,

Linda

Ms. Grace Helen was released from the hospital to attend BJ’s wake and again to attend the funeral.  When she went back after the funeral, she was officially released to come home with home health care.  Please pray for Mr. Kenneth Felker and Ms. Grace Helen.

Thought for the Day: Theme songs for Bible characters

Someone has suggested the following theme songs for Bible characters (Warning: some of these are real oldies!):

Noah: “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head”

Adam and Eve: “Strangers in Paradise”

Lazarus: “The Second Time Around”

Esther: “I Feel Pretty”

Job: “I’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues”

Moses: “The Wanderer”

Jezebel: “The Lady is a Tramp”

Samson: “Hair”

Salome: “I Could Have Danced All Night”

Daniel: “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”

Joshua: “Good Vibrations”

Peter: “I’m Sorry”

Esau: “Born To Be Wild”

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: “Great Balls of Fire!”

The Wise Men: “When You Wish Upon a Star”

Elijah: “Up, Up, and Away”

Methuselah: “Stayin’ Alive”

Nebuchadnezzar: “Crazy”

There was no theme song suggested for Jesus Christ. May I suggest the following song, entitled “A New Song,” first sung by those two famous groups, “The Four Living Creatures” and “The Twenty-Four Elders”:

“You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; For you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth…..Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” (Rev. 5:9-10,12)

I look forward to joining them someday in this great song of praise. Worthy is the Lamb!

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee

What is your theme song?

  • Near to the Heart of God
  • To the Work
  • Because He Lives
  • Just as I Am
  • Sweet Hour of Prayer
  • I Love to Tell the Story
  • Serve the Lord with Gladness
  • O Happy Day
  • Love Lifted Me
  • Up from the Grave He Arose
  • _________________________

Feel free to fill in that blank.

Anna Lee

Friday

“Then He said to His disciples,

‘The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.’”

~Matthew 9:37-38~

From Ashley Raborn

Please keep Sammy Ott in your prayers. They will travel to Jackson in the morning (Friday) to see whether or not he will have a platelet transfusion. We are hoping they will not stop chemo again. As of now, he is in partial remission. We are praying he moves closer and closer towards remission. Please pray for him. Thank you

Pray for Kenneth Birch as he has back surgery today in Baton Rouge.  His sister, Shirley Frazier, has surgery scheduled for the 28th,  Cover these siblings with your prayer.

Testify will be singing at FBC, Kentwood Sunday morning.

http://tangilena.com/view/full_story/17873706/article-Testify-to-appear-Sunday–March-18-at-First-Baptist-Church–Kentwood?instance=Lifestyle+Home+Page

Heart to Heart with Holley Gerth

Thanks for being brave with me…

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 06:29 AM PST

We’ve been talking about overcoming fear for the last couple of weeks.

And if you’re still here, still reading, still trying…

I just wanted to whisper, “thank you.”

You are braver than you realize, my friend.

Stronger than you know.

Loved more than you can even imagine.

I looked again at all the times God said, “do not fear” and almost always he said those words when someone wasalready afraid. Isn’t that reassuring?

As long as we live in this world, we will struggle with fear at times. That simply means we’re human. But we don’t have to stay in fear forever.

Together we will get braver, bit by bit, day by day, finding more courage as we go.

Thanks for walking this path with me and with Jesus.

You being here means more than you know…

–Holley

Blessings to you and yours today,

Anna Lee

Thursday

What a beautiful day it has been.  Take time to thank God for providing it for us.

Chase Sharkey’s hand is much better.  He should be “good as new” in about two weeks.

Ms. Laura Joiner and many others have been suffering with allergies related to pollen.  Pray they will be feeling better like Laura Ms. already is.

Pray for Mrs. Rebecca Moak (grandmother of Stephanie McKenzie) and for Mr. John “Jack” Birch (brother of Jane Blades) who are both home and very sick.  Pray for family members, especially the caregivers.

 

Thursday

 

“We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks!

For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.”

~Psalm 75:1~

Pray for Kenneth Birch as he as a procedure Friday to help with with his back pain.

Mrs. Evelyn Bridges still is not up to her usually perky self.  Pray for her to feel better soon.

Janet Phillips Myers is now is remission and at home.  Thank you for praying for her.

Bill Parsons is home and doing much better.  Continue to pray for him as he recovers from surgery.

Mike Price was preparing for lung surgery, but has learned he has heart issues that are worse than the lung issues.  Pray for Mike and Nyla.

The monthly Third Thursday meeting will be tonight at 6:30 at the Alford’s cabin.  Join us for supper, fellowship, a devotional, and prayer.  You’ll be blessed by being with other Christians.

Thought for the Day: How disgusting!

The story is told of a principal of a small middle school who had a problem with a few of the older girls starting to use lipstick. When applying it in the bathroom they would then press their lips to the mirror and leave lip prints.

Before it got out of hand he thought of a way to stop it. He gathered all the girls together that wore lipstick and told them he wanted to meet with them in the ladies’ room at 2 pm. They gathered at 2 pm and found the principal and the school custodian waiting for them.

The principal explained that it was becoming a problem for the custodian to clean the mirror every night. He said he felt the ladies did not fully understand just how much of a problem it was and he wanted them to witness just how hard it was to clean.

The custodian then demonstrated. He took a long brush on a handle out of a box. He then dipped the brush in the nearest toilet, moved to the mirror and proceeded to remove the lipstick.

That was the last day the girls pressed their lips on the mirror!!!

I know……that’s disgusting!!!! But sometimes it takes something disgusting for us to recognize the seriousness of what we have done. Like my sins, for example. I’m often tempted to take them lightly (“they’re not really so bad”). Sometimes I need to be shocked by the realization of what happened on the cross because of my sin. The spit running down Jesus’ face, the blood gushing out, the excruciating agony of spikes being driven into his flesh. It’s not a pretty sight. In fact, it’s disgusting! But it is in that disgusting sight that I find the strength to turn from the sin I may be contemplating.

“Then they struck him on the head with a reed and spat on him; and bowing the knee they worshiped him. And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.” (Mark 15:19-20).

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Boone Church of Christ
Boone, NC

Don’t forget about praying for and giving to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American (US & Canada) Missions. 100% of the money given will go to those who serve as missionaries.

Have a terrific Thursday.

Anna Lee