Category: Scripture Writing

Monday

“You were taught . . . to put off your old self,

which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

to be made new in the attitude of your minds;

and to put on the new self,

created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.”

~Ephesians 4:22-24 NIV~

 

 

Please pray for Brandon McElveen. 46 and formerly of Roseland, as he has bypass surgery today.  His parents are GG and Cathy McElveen.  Also, please pray for the medical personnel who will be working to get the bypass done successfully.

 

 

Please add Cora Morris of the the Kedron area to your prayer list.  Just as she was recovering from back surgery, she broke an ankle.

 

 

Pray for Andy Taylor of Osyka as he has cataract surgery this morning.  Pray for Betty as she continues to care for Andy.

 

 

Pray for Nancy Stokes’ daddy.  His blood pressure is very low, so he will be having surgery.

 

 

Bobby Slaven

December 02, 1943 – January 27, 2019

A resident of Osyka, MS, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at McComb Nursing and Rehab Center in McComb, MS. He was born December 2, 1943 in Bogalusa, LA and was 75 years of age. He is survived by his wife, Debbie “Deb” Slaven; son, Jack Daniel Lowry; 3 daughters, Toni Slaven, Melissa Slaven, and Shandra Lowry; brother, Billy Slaven; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents, Cleve and Carrie Slaven; 6 brothers and 3 sisters. Graveside Services will be held at Slaven-Rohner Family Cemetery on Hickory Lane East of Amite, LA at 4:00PM on Monday, January 28, 2019. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

 

 

 

Read the Bible – Psalm 119: 60, 61, 93, & 106

If you would like to receive a hard copy, please check at FBC, Kentwood for a paper on the readings for February.

 

 

 

Don’t forget cans of soup for “Soup”er Bowl Sunday.  The soup will be given to Hope Center to distribute.

 

 

 

Stay alert to the cold weather we have coming.   Help someone who may not have adequate heating for the low temperatures we have coming our way.

Anna Lee

Sunday

Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid;

do not be discouraged.

Be strong and courageous.

This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight.”

~Joshua 10:25~

 

 

 

Wanda Smith asked us to pray for her daughter-in-law, Courtney Bruce.  She was in an automobile accident a while back and is still in pain.  Pray the surgery Tuesday will relieve her pain.

 

 

Pray for David as he meets a new health-care provider tomorrow.  He will see a liver specialist in Baton Rouge.

 

 

 

Read the Bible – Psalm 119: 7-8, 16, 44-46

 

 

Jennie and I are looking forward to breakfast at Pine Ridge United Methodist Church at 8:00 this morning.

 

 

 

Don’t forget your soup for the Hope Center.  The soup can be placed on the organ any time between now and “Soup”er Bowl Sunday.  Thanks for helping the Youth on Mission with with project.

 

 

 

Prepare for the cold we are having early this week.  You may need to help someone get ready for the cold temperatures.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday

Taste and see that the LORD is good;

blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

~Psalm 34:8~

 

 

BIble Reading Plan

  • Psalm 118: 17 & 19
  • Psalm 118: 21 & 28

 

 

I’ve noticed there are usually a number of deaths in January.  This year is no exception.

Joshua ” Fat Cat” H. Pierre

November 03, 1976 – January 24, 2019

Joshua “Fat Cat” Harrison Pierre, a resident of Loranger, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at his home. He was born November 3, 1976 in Independence and was 42 years of age. He was a member of New Hope Pentecostal Church and had passion for 18 wheelers and trucking. He is survived by his wife, Mandy Miller Pierre; 2 sons, Steven and Caleb; parents, William and Gloria Pierre; and a sister, Rebecca Pierre. Preceded in death by grandparents, Nace Harrison Pierre, Gertrude Ard Pierre, Howard Spears, and Berta Moore Spears. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Sunday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 28, 2019. Interment New Hope Pentecostal Cemetery, Uneedus, LA. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Floyd Joseph Ardillo, Jr.

February 4, 1973 – January 23, 2019
FLOYD JOSEPH “JOE” ARDILLO, JR. AGE 45

And a resident of Franklinton died early Wednesday morning January 23, 2019 at St. Tammany Parish Hospital. He was a former resident of Amite during his younger years and attended Amite High School. Joe worked in the retail grocery business for many years. He formerly lived in Texas and later lived in Kentucky, where he worked at the Ford Motor Company assembly plant, before moving back to Louisiana and settling in Lake Charles for several years. Joe had recently moved to Franklinton to be nearer to his family. He loved fishing and always enjoyed hanging out with his friends while camping on a river bank or just spending all day at any good fishing hole.

Survived by:

Children: Cassidy Ardillo, Seth Ardillo and their mother Erin Collins of Port Neches, TX,
Samantha Ardillo, Isabella Ardillo and their mother Laci Ewing of Lake Charles,
Gage Ardillo and his mother Katherine Walker of Spurger, TX

Companion and Friend: Theresa Ardillo of Poplarville, MS

Mother and Step-father: Margaret Bailey King and Mike King of Franklinton

Sisters: Victoria A. Varnado,
Beth Ann King both of Franklinton,
Lisa and Chris Fussell of Kentwood

Brothers: Corey Joseph Easley of Baton Rouge,
Chad Easley of Springfield

Aunts and an Uncle: Carole Armstrong of Pine Grove,
Steve Bailey,
Judy Lambert both of Zachary

Also numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by a daughter Alice Danielle Ardillo, father Floyd J. Ardillo, Sr., step-mother Judy A. Holden, grandparents Bill and Rena Lambert, Floyd and Pearl Ardillo, uncle Randy Bailey, aunt Lois Bailey.

A memorial service for family and friends will be planned at a later date.

Obituaries can be viewed online at www.crainfh.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

FBC, Kentwood – Don’t forget you cans of soup today!  Let’s make “Soup”er Bowl Sunday count for the Hope Center.

 

 

The Pine Ridge United Methodist Church will host their monthly breakfast benefit tomorrow morning at 8 A.M.   David and I are honored to know they will be doing this in his honor this time.  Thank-you to our Methodist friends.

Anna Lee

 

Monday

The name of the LORD is a fortified tower;

the righteous run to it and are safe.

~Proverbs 18:10~

Eleanor Morris will be going to North Oaks early this morning for hip surgery.  Pray her health insurance company and her hospital can get together and be ready for the surgery.
Frances Gay is still scheduled for knee surgery in Covington tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Molly Carter has been diagnosed with dementia.  If you would like to call her or to send a card, please call 514-6757 to get the number or the address.
Pray for baby Bennett Brabham and his mom, Katie, as they both have procedures scheduled for this week.
Pray for Eric Lee and Bryan Tate as they continue with medical testing at M.D. Anderson.
Pray for Majel Dean.   Her sister passed away last week.
Please continue to pray for Phillip Strickland, Glen Magee, Sr., and Ferrie Gene Blackmon.
Pray for our daughter-in-law, Becki, as she drives home today leaving Jason to stay with us for the week.  Join us in thanking God for all they did to help us during the past few days.  Pray for David as we see his oncologist today.
Read the Bible today.
  • Psalm 91:2
  • Psalm 101: 1-4
  • I have enjoyed working with some of the youth in reading this passages, marking the “I wills….”, and discussing the passages.

 

 

It was good to see someone bring in a cans of soup last night at church.  We are collecting until “Souper” Bowl Sunday.  Then, the delivery will be made to Hope Center to help those who might need some groceries during the cold winter days.

The associational WMU meeting will be at 190 this morning at East Fork Baptist Church.  The memory of two ladies, Betty Lou Guy (Spring Creek) and Martha Traylor (Greenlaw), will be honored for their service to WMU.
Tuesday, the “Young” Ladies of our church will meet at 11:00 at the Burger Basket in Osyka to honor ladies with birthdays.
It’s always a good day to talk with the Lord and to know he is always available to communicate with us.
Anna Lee

Sunday

“Everyone assembled here will know that the LORD

rescues his people,

but not with sword and spear.

This is the LORD’s battle,

and he will give you to us!” 

~1 Samuel 17:47 NLT~

 

 

Frances Gay‘s orthoscopic surgery has been rescheduled for January 22 at 5:30 A.M.  Please pray all goes well.

 

 

 

Please pray for baby Bennett Brabham and his mom, Katie.

Bennett is scheduled to get tubes on Monday, but he also has a terrible cough so we may reschedule! I’m also having surgery on Thursday. Please keep us both in your prayers this week! 🙏🏼

 

 

Sue Ellen Pearson

Sue Ellen Pearson

January 17, 2019

Sue Ellen Russell Ford Pearson, of Amite Louisiana passed away January 17, 2019 at the age of 70; after a long battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Shelby Oscar Russell and Elizabeth Hyde Russell Stevens. She leaves behind her husband Craig Pearson, one daughter Tracye Ford, three sons Hoyt Ford, Russell (Rusty) Ford and Lonnie O’Dell (Dell) Ford II. Six granddaughters Trista Suzanne Ford, Brianna Nicole Gayle, Brianna Danielle Ford, Janie Lynn Fannin, Stefan Renee Ford, Corey Nicole Ford and 1 grandson Dade Scott Ford. Also left to cherish her memories are great-grandchildren David, Lyle, Sofia, Harley, Lannon, Leigh Ann and Maci Lee. She is also survived by two sisters, Terry Russell Pye and Paula (Tot) Russell Hodges. The family would also like to thank her brilliant oncologist Dr. Scott Boniol, and his munificent staff, for blessing us with several more beautiful years with this precious woman. Also many thanks to the wonderful doctors and nurses at Christus Highland and Life Care at Willis-Knighton Pierremont, who so loving cared for all of her final needs. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite Tuesday January 22, 2019 from 12 noon until Religious Services at 1:00 p.m. Services conducted by Bro. Dale Ziebarth. Interment Russelltown Cemetery, Roseland.

 

 

 

Read the Bible daily.  Mark the “I wills”.

  • Psalm 86:12
  • Psalm 89:1-2

 

 

Don’t forget the WMU meeting in the morning at East Fork Baptist Church at 10.

 

 

If you are at FBC, Kentwood this morning, you will observe the soup being collected for Hope Center.  Soup of any kind is acceptable.  Place your soup on the organ.  This is a project of Youth on Mission.  The collection will end ‘Souper” Bowl Sunday.

 

 

 

Have a wonderful Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Saturday

9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 

10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator

~Colossians 3:9-10~

 

 

Continue to pray for Mrs. Bessie Hayden.  She’s home and learning more and more about living independently.

 

 

 

Continue to pray for those who are homebound.  Make a call, deliver a meal, send a card, or just visit them.  You will both be blessed.

 

 

 

David had two medical visits yesterday.

  • He learned his blood level has increased since Tuesday.  The Procrit must be working.
  • He went to a dentist because he was having trouble eating and his gums were sore,  He will begin some new dental work Tuesday.  I think the dental issue is a result of the fall he had outside on Christmas evening.
  • We never know which way this journey will take us, but we know God is with us on the journey.

 

 

 

 

Hazel Elizabeth McKnight

May 14, 1939 – January 03, 2019

Hazel Elizabeth “Beth” McKnight, 79, born in Clinton, LA and a resident of Zachary, went to her eternal home on Thursday, January 3, 2019. She worked for Nunn Electric Supply for 21 years before retiring.
Visitation will be at Zachary United Methodist Church on Monday, January 7, 2019 from 9:00 am until service time at 11:00 am conducted by Dr. Greg Davis, Rev. Harold Babin and Rev. Rickey Willis. Burial will follow in Day’s cemetery, Greensburg.
Beth is survived by her husband of 62 years, Kenneth Charles McKnight, nieces and nephews, Denise Dyer Stewart(Blake), Rickie McKnight(Kelli), Randy McKnight(Kelli), Todd Castello(Desiree) and Earl Allen (April) and special great nieces, Ashby Warren(Steven) and Aley Stewart.
She is preceded in death by her father, Toler Hurst, Mother, Hazel Hutchinson Hurst and sister, Beverly Hurst Dyer.
Pallbearers will be Mark Hurst, Rick Hurst, Blake Stewart, Rickie McKnight, Randy McKnight and Todd Castello. Honorary pallbearers are Terry Travis, Donald Duncan and Mike Ray. She was a member of United Methodist Women for many years, Emmie Montegeudo Circle and loved greeting all of her church family on Sundays.

 

 

 

Read (and Write) the Bible

  • Psalm 17:15
  • Psalm 18:49
  • Psalm 22:22

Be sure to underline “I will” in each part.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The college and career class of First Baptist Church returned from “Passion” in Atlanta.  Thank God they were able to go to the event and grow from the experience.  Also, thank God for their safety.

 

 

 

The items to bring during January for Operation Christmas Child are scarves, hats, and gloves.  You can bring them to my Sunday School classroom.  Thanks!  It’s time to start over for the boxes we will send toward the end of the 2019 year.

 

 

 

You never know which way your journey of life will take you, but you can know God is with you.  If you don’t have that assurance, contact a local pastor or church member.  That could be the best decision you make during your lifetime.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

Friday

A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

~Proverbs 31:10~

 

 

Update on Josiah Huckaby written by his mom, KK

Update: Josiah is doing really good. They put him on the home vent Friday, and it’s the one we have been requesting. He’s doing great with it! They are going to start a very very slow wean of his steroids. The goal is to get back down to a dose that they know he has done well with. Cardiology came by while I was there Tuesday. His echo that was done last Thursday showed his pulmonary hypertension pressures were stable & pretty much the same as his April echo. So now we are looking at weaning off 1 of his pulmonary hypertension meds. Thanks for the continued prayer. God is so good!!!

 

 

Update on Joanne Seymour written by a friend, Charlotte Bryant

Hi my family and Facebook friends, a much better update on Joanne for today. She and I talked on the phone and she sounded great and said she was feeling much better. Becky (her sister) is staying with her and taking great care of her. They both seemed as if they are having fun in the big Apple. Please continue Joanne in your prayers, they are definitely being felt and we all appreciate them. Thanks

 

 

Rev. Lonnie Wascom, director of missions (DOM) for Northshore Association is retiring in a few months.  He is the only DOM they have had!  Pray for him and his wife as they peacefully move into retirement.

 

 

 

 

Read the Bible 

  • 2 Samuel 13-14
  • Job 1
  • Acts 2

 

 

Bible Study – Romans 8 this morning

 

 

Graduation season is upon us.  Please pray for all the graduates and their families.

Anna Lee

 

 

Monday

 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”

Micah 5:2

Mike Strickland is hospitalized with both flu and pneumonia.  Please pray for him.
Several people, whom I will not name, have had surgeries or procedures in the last week.  Pray for them as a group unless you know the individual situations.
Read the Bible – Revelations 10-11 & Psalm 43
The “Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party will be at 11 A.M. tomorrow at The Cafe.
Third Thursday at the Cabin – We will meet this week at 6:30.  Come join us.
Contributions to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering are being accepted at all Southern Baptist Churches.
The Friday Morning Bible Study will not meet this week, but plans to meet the following week.
Christmas is a wonderful time to help meet needs.
Anna Lee

Monday Addition

Please add Melissa Bryan’s daughter, Shelbie Travis, to your prayer list.  She had her second child a little over two weeks ago and has been sick since then.  She is now at Lakeview Hospital in Covington and facing possible surgery to locate and remove the source of infection.  Baby girl, Austyn, is fine and with Melissa.  As you pray for Shelbi, please pray for Melissa too!  Thanks for your prayers for this situation as you think about this family today.