Mrs. Judy Wilson, wife of Doug Wilson, passed away this morning. I’ll post an obituary later. In the meantime, pray for her family.
Mrs. Wanzie Williams is back at home. Please pray for her and her family as they stay close to her side.
Please continue to pray for Chuck Pittman as he continues his battle with cancer. Pray for his family too.
Pray for Robert Callihan and Rev. Butch Reviere as they see doctors this week for their health issues. Your prayers will be appreciated.
Jack Allen’s surgery went well yesterday. He will have by-passes next week. Please continue to pray for this family.
From Vicki Graham Allen
But the basic reality of God is plain enough.
Open your eyes and there it is!
~Romans 1:19 (MSG)~
Mary Criswell sent this message.
Wayne Criswell is back at home and doing well. Thanks for your prayers.
CaringBridege
Today, many people are again traveling so they can be at home/church for the weekend and back to their regular schedule/work on Monday. Be extra careful as you travel.
For those of you who participated in Operation Christmas Child and those who are considering participating next year, please read http://www.baptistmessage.com/articledetail.php?articleID=e0bb2084d3cc581256d7c5331ed76e39
Thank-you for your participation. If you did not participate, pray about participating next year.
A MAN IN his sixties was walking down the street of a modern subdivision…
In his hand was a scrap of paper from a doctor’s office with a name and address scribbled in pencil. As the man approached the house, he waded the paper and pushed it into his pocket. He made his way to the front door, pushed the doorbell button, and waited anxiously.
Earlier that day, the man had been reading a medical journal in a doctor’s office wiating room when he came across an interesting article about organ donation. He was reading how so many people were on waiting-lists for kidney transplants, and how some would surely die waiting. As he closed the journal, still waiting for his name to be called, he imagined what it would be like too be dying in a waiting room. Right then, he made the decision to donate one of his kidneys.
An hour after asking his doctor for a lead, he was standing out in the cold on the doorstep of a complete stranger. As he herd the door being unlocked from the inside, he was eager to look upon the face of the one who would benefit from his sacrifice. The door pulled open.
“If you’re selling something, I’m not interested.” The first response was automatic. The man inside was middle-aged and appeared somewhat annoyed by his uninvited guest. “No, I’m not selling anything sir,” the older man answered back. “Actually, I guess it might seem odd why I’m here, but you see, I was just out walking and this air is terribly cold, so I thought perhaps you would allow me to step in for a few moments to warm up…” The man inside hesitated for a couple of seconds, glancing back and then sighing with a hint of frustration. “Alright, come on in.” The invitation was cold and half-empty.
The older man stepped into the warm house, and for the next few minutes, he did everything he could to carry on small-talk with the stranger. More than anything, he just wanted a glimpse of who this man was, a peek at the life he would spare. But it soon became evident that this man was ready for his guest to leave. “Sorry, but I’ve got something planned, so I’m afriad you’re going to have to be on your way now.”
The older man generously offered his thanks and quickly stepped back out into the cold. As he walked away from the house, he paused and looked back. Through the large front window, he watched as the man inside plopped down in front of a television and reclined back in his chair. It was precisely at this moment, as he looked upon the undeserving man, that he smiled and said to himself, “This is the man I want to help.”
Why choose to help someone who doesn’t deserve it? When Jesus came to this earth, he voluntarily sacrificed himself to offer us hope — and certainly not because we deserved it. As Christ hung on the cross, He looked down upon an undeserving crowd of spectators and cried, “Father, forgive them…” Thank God that His desire to save the hopeless was not detoured by rejection. Alan Pitchford
“For scarcely for a righteous man will one die;
yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.
But God demonstrates His own love toward us,
in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:7-8
Posted by Mike Benson
Thank-you for praying as you read The Prayer Link each day. Have a great weekend!
Anna Lee
Please continue to pray for Mr. “Cete” Dillon and his eye problem. He’ll be going back to the doctor Monday.
Pray for Mrs. Doug (Judy) Wilson who is hospitalized. She and her family will be very appreciative of your prayers.
Pray for Wesley Wilson who also has serious health problems.
Continue to pray for Mrs. Wanzie Williams. She is still hospitalized in Baton Rouge. Her health issues are becoming more complicated. Keep her family and friends in your prayers too.
Continue to remember Mrs. Kathrine Sanders as well as Alice Mary and Donice Honeycutt as he faces surgery in Philadelphia.
Pray for Frank and Mary Alice Fox as they visit in Kentwood and continue to travel to attend a wedding in DeRidder. Pray for all the others who have miles to travel in the next few days.
“A simple life in the fear-of-God
is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches.”
~Proverbs 15:16, Msg~
Thank God for Jesus who was born, died, and rose again that we might have our sins forgiven and the opportunity to have eternal life in heaven.
Pray for those who will be traveling home from their holidays during the next few days.
Thank God for gatherings with family and/or friends you may have enjoyed during this CHRISTmas season.
CaringBridge: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/larkindorris
Baptist Press
December 30, 2009
TEXAS–END TIMES: Views vary, but fall within orthodoxy. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31963
MARYLAND–Navy linebacker serves Christ. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31968
TEXAS–END TIMES: Humility essential in debate. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31964
TEXAS–END TIMES: Is there a generational gap? http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31965
TEXAS–END TIMES: Scholar explains dispensationalism. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31966
TEXAS–END TIMES: Book outlines major views. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31967
TENNESSEE–Fear no excuse for not sharing faith, Fay says. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31969
TEXAS–FIRST-PERSON (Gary Ledbetter): Eschatology does matter. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31970
KANSAS–FIRST-PERSON (Phil Boatwright): The best and worst movies of 2009. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31971
VIRGINIA–WORLDVIEW (Erich Bridges): A decade in which God moved. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31972
Charles R. “Buddy” Genovese, Jr.
(February 14, 1935 – December 30, 2009)
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Charles R. “Buddy” Genovese, Jr. a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather was born February 14, 1935 and passed away at 4:15 a.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Buddy was 74, a native of New Orleans and a resident of Amite.
Mr. Buddy is survived by his wife of 24 years, Shirley “ Shelly” Taillon Genovese; Amite ; 4 daughters, Barbara G. Bellaci, and husband, Ronald, Kenner; Victoria “Vicki” Cotaya , Kenner; Patricia “PT” Cowart, and husband, David, Abita Springs; Diana “Dee” Edwards Cato and husband, Kenny , Amite; Step Children , Lisa King and husband, Robert, Hammond; Brian Simoneaux and wife, Courtney, Ponchatoula; Angela Jacob and husband Barry, Reserve; David Simoneaux , Covington; Rene Simoneaux and wife, Paula, Albany; Kelly De`Agano and husband, Drake, Metairie; 2 brothers, Stanford C. Genovese, Sr. and wife, Julia, Kenner; Gerald W. Genovese and wife, Raphael, Kenner; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, 15 step- grandchildren, 6 step-great- grandchildren.
Preceded in death by his parents, Charles Raymond, Sr. and Hazel Hope Genovese; brother, Louis Genovese, sister, Hazel Pinkerton; grandson, Terrence Michael Cotaya, Jr.
Mr. Buddy was a member of the Kenner Volunteer Fire Department, Living Water Baptist Church, LaPlace, LA, LA Thoroughbred Breeders Association & HBPA, Owner of Buddy’s Air Condition & Refrigeration, a US Naval Reserve and a Retired General Superintendent with Jefferson Downs Racetrack.
Visitation will be at Living Water Baptist Church, LaPlace on Saturday, January 2, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. until Religious Services at 12:00 Noon with Rev. Stanford Genovese, Jr. officiating. Interment will be in the St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery, New Orleans.
In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to Living Water Baptist Church, LaPlace, LA.
An on-line Guestbook and to view a Video Tribute is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com
McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.
Have a blessed day!
Anna Lee
God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world,
but to save the world through him.
~John 3:16-17 NLT~
CaringBridge
Baptist Press
December 29, 2009
NEW MEXICO–Religious freedom loses one, wins one against ‘gay rights.’ http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31949
TENNESSEE–Quick answers to some giving questions. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31950
TENNESSEE–Faith guides Vols’ Crompton through tough times. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31951
CALIFORNIA–Model biblical leadership, Golden Gate grads told. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31952
LOUISIANA–Choose God’s direction, not yours, Kelley says. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31953
NORTH CAROLINA–Akin tells grads to run faithfully. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31954
KENTUCKY–‘Build upon the foundation,’ Mohler urges. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31955
TEXAS–Follow Joseph’s example, Southwestern grads exhorted. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31956
GEORGIA–FIRST-PERSON (Richard H. Harris): Reaching the world … together. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31957
Anna Lee
John J. “Joe” Cutrer
(January 21, 1933 – December 28, 2009)
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John J. “Joe” Cutrer a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather was born January 21, 1933 and passed away at 6:15 p.m., Monday, December 28, 2009 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Joe was 76, a native of Montpelier and a resident of Greensburg. He also served St. Helena Parish as a Constable for 30+ years and was the 2002 St. Helena Parish Forest Festival King.
Mr. Joe is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Lou Johnson Cutrer; daughter, Mary Jo Cutrer, Greensburg; 2 sons, Joey “Buck” Cutrer, Jr., Colyell and Richard “Ric” Cutrer and wife Donna, Greensburg; sister, Mary Rogers, Fort Worth, TX; brother, Ray Cutrer and wife Dorothy, Chicago, IL; 8 grandchildren, Joshua Freche’ and wife Mary Beth, Joey Cutrer, III, Drew Cutrer and wife Lauren, Brittany Cutrer, Carly Lou Cutrer, Baylor Cutrer, Ashley Woodward & Justin Cutrer; 2 step-grandchildren, Kayla & Kyle Hayden; 3 great-grandchildren, Reed Joseph Freche’, Rylee Hope Freche’ and Ava Cutrer.
Preceded in death by his parents, John Thomas and Hazel Redmond Cutrer; 2 sisters, Myrtle Ficklin Fiorello and Annie Mae Albritton; 3 brothers, Dewitt, Edward and Walter Cutrer.
Visitation will be at Greensburg First Baptist Church on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. until Religious Services at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Luther Stanford officiating. Interment in the Greensburg Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Joshua Freche’, Drew Cutrer, Baylor Cutrer, Justin Cutrer, Greg Carruth & Robert Albritton.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Don Carter, Freddy Carter & Fred Lynn Armstrong.
An on-line Guestbook and to view a Video Tribute is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com
McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.
Dear friends, let us continue to love one another,
for love comes from God.
Anyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
~1 John 4:7 (NLT)~
John J. “Joe” Cutrer
(January 21, 1933 – December 28, 2009)
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John J. “Joe” Cutrer a loving husband, father, brother, and grandfather was born January 21, 1933 and passed away at 6:15 p.m., Monday, December 28, 2009 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Joe was 76 and a resident of Greensburg.
Arrangements will be added on Tuesday, December 29, 2009.
An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com
McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W next to Bill Hood Chevrolet and Mr. Tom’s Car Wash.
Baptist Press
December 28, 2009
GEORGIA–GPS: An audacious vision to reach North America. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31944
GEORGIA–10 steps for implementing GPS. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31945
WASHINGTON—Adult stem cells continue advances. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31946
TEXAS–FamilyNet sold again. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31947
TEXAS–FIRST PERSON (Rob Phillips): Why some people miss the kingdom of heaven. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31948
PUT IT TO DEATH
“Mommy, my turtle is dead,” the little boy, Freddie, sorrowfully told his mother, holding the turtle out to her.
The mother kissed him on the head, then said, “That’s all right. We’ll wrap him in tissue paper, put him in a little box, then have a nice burial ceremony in the back yard. After that, we’ll go out for an ice cream soda, and then get you a new pet. I don’t want you….” Her voice trailed off as she noticed the turtle move.
“Freddie, your turtle is not dead after all.”
“Oh,” the disappointed boy said. “Can I kill it?”
Using the mind of a child, it’s easy to see why Freddie felt that way. In his immature mind, the “blessing” of an ice cream soda more than made up for any loss suffered through the death of a pet.
There is a sense, though, in which the benefits of death far outweigh any sadness we might feel. The apostle Paul frequently wrote of the need to “put to death” the sinful behavior that once characterized our lives. We’re well aware of what he’s talking about because we constantly struggle with temptation. Just when we think we’ve given our sins the death blow, they resurface with new life. Putting them to death is not an easy thing to do. It helps to be reminded of the benefits of doing so:
“For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” (Rom. 8:13)
The thought of “living” with God far outweighs any sadness I might experience from putting to death those “deeds of the body.”
Father, as I look at my sinful behavior which resurfaces from time to time only to hurt and disappoint you so much — that behavior which you hate even more than I do, enough to sacrifice your only Son — I have only one question: Can I kill it?
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina
May you recognize the blessings of this day.
Anna Lee
… That you may love the LORD your God,
listen to his voice,
and hold fast to him.
For the LORD is your life,
and he will give you many years in the land
he swore to give to your fathers,
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
~Deuteronomy 30:20, NIV~
Continue to pray for Mrs. Wanzie Williams. She was home briefly, but had to be taken back to the hospital. She is Baton Rouge now. Pray for her family as they help care for her.
Randy Meadows was released from the hospital and is now on his cruise. Pray he is well enough to enjoy this time.
CaringBridge
EVERY MORNING GOD doles out a limited amount of time to every soul on the planet…
86,400 seconds, 1,440 minutes, or 24 hours–depending upon how you count time. We can do what we want with this daily allotment: spend it, use it, waste it, kill it, invest it, or just ignore it. Whatever we do it it, our time for that one day will be gone There is no way to save any of it.
“The day of our lives are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off and we fly away.” Psalm 90:10
Posted by Mike Benson
Make the most of today!
Anna Lee
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