Category: Third Thursday

Wednesday

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,

continue to live your lives in him,

 rooted and built up in him,

strengthened in the faith as you were taught,

and overflowing with thankfulness.

~Colossians 2:6-7~

 

Ryan “Rufus” Williams continues to improve.  Please continue praying.

Phillip Strickland‘s surgery went well.  Phillip will have chemo later.

 

Mrs. Helen Robertson. 97, of Amite passed away.  She was a special lady and someone I can honestly say I have known all my life.

Brenda Ryals Adams

June 03, 1942 – April 18, 2017

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/obituary/brenda-adams

Marie Lorraine Distefano

February 13, 1938 – April 18, 2017

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/obituary/marie-distefano

Bible Reading – Isaiah 5-8 & Psalm 110.

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

Third Thursday at the Cabin – 6:30 this Thursday

 

“If they had wanted to,

they could have gone back to the good things of this world.

But they didn’t want to. They were living for heaven.

And now God is not ashamed to be called their God,

for he has made a heavenly city for them.”

~Hebrews 11:15-16 TLB~

“Higher Ground”

 

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering – FBC, Kentwood will have a special time to support this offering Sunday during worship service.

 

Thank-you for checking this site and for praying.  

Anna Lee

 

Tuesday

“Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the LORD.

“Though your sins are like scarlet,

they shall be as white as snow;

though they are red as crimson,

they shall be like wool.

~Isaiah 1:18~

 

Pray for Phillip Strickland and his family.  He is having surgery at 8:00 this morning at Ochsner.

The good news about Ryan “Rufus” Williams is that he was able to be taken off the ventilator yesterday morning.

 

You are invited to East Fork Baptist Church tonight at 7:00 to participate in a Prayer Harvest meeting.

 

Bible Reading – Isaiah 1-4, Psalm 109, & video on Isaiah at jointhebibleproject.com

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

Third Thursday Gathering at the Cabin – You are invited to the cabin at 6:30 Thursday for food, fellowship, music, and a devotional.

 

There will be a missions march for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Sunday during the worship service.

Don’t forget to bring bags of red beans and rice to FBC, Kentwood.  These items will be collected until the end of May and them donated to two local food pantries to help meet immediate needs of people.

 

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”

and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,

you will be saved.

For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified,

and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

~Romans 10:9-10 (NIV)~

“Saved, Saved”

 

Enjoy some time in God’s beautiful world today!

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

Saturday

God has raised this Jesus to life,

and we are all witnesses of it.

Exalted to the right hand of God,

he has received from the Father

the promised Holy Spirit

and has poured out what you now see and hear.

~Acts 2:32-33~

 

Carry the Cross – Meet at FBC to be transported to Smokehouse where the walk will begin at 9:00.  It will end at FBC about 10:00.  There will be a brief celebration in the parking lot at that time.

 

Ruth Stewart Cutrer got a good report at the cancer center in McComb.  Join me in thanking God for her good report.

Ora Lee Wilson will be seeing a specialist this week.  Keep her in your prayers.

Phillip Strickland will have surgery this week.  Please remember him and him family.

Bessie Hayden‘s broken toe is allowing her to walk a little more.  Continue to pray for her.

 

Omar “Britt” B. Kennedy

September 18, 1947 – April 14, 2017

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/obituary/omar-britt-kennedy

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Bible Reading – II Kings 18-19 & Psalm 106

 

“No eye has ever seen, no ear has heard,

and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him”

~1 Corinthians 2:9b NLT, 2nd ed.~

“Amazing Grace”

 

Third Thursday – Thursday at 6:30 at the Cabin;  We look forward to see who will be here this month.

 

Mission Project – The children’s missions class invites you to bring red beans and rice during the months of April and May.  The food will be taken to a food pantry.

 

North America needs Jesus!  The Annie Armstrong Offering helps take the gospel message to those who are lost.  Help get the Good News out to people in Canada and the US.

 

Jesus is the reason for the Easter season!  Please be in your church tomorrow or choose one to visit if you do not have a church home.  FBC, Kentwood will have a chose of services tomorrow, 8:15 or 10:30 A.M.  Check a previous post of The Prayer Link for sunrise services.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Friday

Blessed is the one

who does not walk in step with the wicked

or stand in the way that sinners take

or sit in the company of mockers.

~Psalm 1:1~

 

Roberts Wilson is improving from pneumonia.  Keep him in your prayers.

Krista Easley, daughter-in-law of Donnie and Teri Easley, apparently had a stroke yesterday.  The family requests prayer for this young woman.

Please continue to pray for Linda K. Graves.  She is not sitting around since she moved from Kentwood, but using her wonderful voice to bless others in her new church and back in Kentwood.  One of her songs last night was “Beulah Land”.  I’m so glad she continues to use her talent for the Lord.

 

Thanks to those all those who came to the cabin last night.  We are so blessed to have this special time at the cabin.

 

Join us for Bible study this morning at 10:00.  We will be studying Ezekiel 1.

 

If you have PAPERBACK Bibles to share with prisoners at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail, please bring them to the church in the next few days.  Delivery will be made Thursday.  The Bibles can be new or used.

 

I’m excited about M-Jam for the children who attend missions class.  This will be their first opportunity to go to a state meeting like this.  Please pray for those who will be going to learn more about missions and to have their hearts encouraged to be a part of mission work at their young age.

 

Read the Bible today – Ruth and Psalm 77

 

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

     “Praise the LORD!….Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light! 

Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens! 

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He commanded and they were created….

Fire and hail, snow and clouds; stormy wind, fulfilling His word;

mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all cedars; beasts and all cattle;

creeping things and flying fowl….

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted;

His glory is above the earth and heaven.”  

~Psalm 148:1a,3-5,7-10,13)~

“How Great Thou Art”

 

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering – “POET SHARES THE GOSPEL WITH NYC ARTS COMMUNITY” – https://www.anniearmstrong.com/mission-central/carvens-lissaint-makes-disciples-nyc

Don’t we all want a Christian nation and continent?  This offering is one great opportunity to help that process.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”

made his light shine in our hearts

to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory

displayed in the face of Christ.

~2 Corinthians 4:6~

My high school friend, Sandy Wilcox Toney, is back in the hospital.  Pray for her as doctors at St. Tammany try to determine her health issue.

We were tole that Mr. Phillip Harrell is home.

Naomi Tolar broke a foot.  Pray for her as her foot heals.

Margaret Oliver is now at St. Helena Hospital.  Pray for her as she continues her recovery.

 

“Compassion for Others: My Journey with God”

https://www.anniearmstrong.com/mission-central/compassion-for-others

 

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Read the Bible – Judges 19-21 & Psalm 76

 

Reminders

  • Tonight – Third Thursday Gathering at the Cabin 6:30
  • Bible Study at 10:00; Ezekiel 1
  • Saturday – M-Jam for children grades 1-6 in New Orleans; Meet at the church at 7 A..M.
  • The PAPERBACK Bibles will be delivered to the Tangipahoa Parish Jail.  If you have some to send, please get them to FBC, by Wednesday.  There is also a big need for Christian magazines such as Home Life.  You can put them in the same bin with the Bibles.  Thank you for your support with this local mission project.

 

Therefore, as God’s chosen people,

holy and dearly loved,

clothe yourselves with compassion,

kindness,

humility,

gentleness

and patience.

 ~Colossians 3:12 (NIV)~

Pray for missions in North America!

Anna Lee

 

Wednesday

“ ‘ “The LORD bless you and keep you; 

the LORD make his face shine on you

and be gracious to you; 

the LORD turn his face toward you

and give you peace.” ’

~Numbers 6:24-26~

 

Please pray for Rev. Jeff Mizell of Line Creek Baptist Church.  He had throat surgery yesterday to remove a polyp from his lungs.  Can you imagine being a pastor and unable to talk for the next couple of weeks?  Please pray for him and his caregivers.

 

Louise Martin Chambliss

February 09, 1947 – March 09, 2017

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=obituaries.obit_view&o_id=4164387&fh_id=10545

Read the Bible – Judges 16-18 and Psalm 75

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Louisiana Baptist Message – baptist message.com

 

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering – “What to Pray for in 2017” – https://www.anniearmstrong.com/mission-central/what-are-you-praying-for-in-2017

 

Reminders

  • Third Thursday at the Cabin at 6:30 tomorrow night
  • Friday Morning Bible Study – Ezekiel 1
  • M-Jam for Children in grades 1-6 Saturday in New Orleans
  • Sunday School Sunday mornings in nearby churches

 

Then know this, you and all the people of Israel:

It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,

whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead,

that this man stands before you healed.

Salvation is found in no one else,

for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

~Acts 4:10,12 (NIV)~

“Ye Must be Born Again”

 

I hope you have been born again.  If not, find a pastor or church leader who can guide you.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Tuesday

“I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise,

and have been saved from my enemies.

~2 Samuel 22:4~

 

Read the Bible – Judges 13-15  and Psalm 74

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

Third Thursday at the Cabin – 6:30 this week!

Friday Morning Bible Study – Ezekiel 1

 

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering – WHY DO MISSIONARIES NEED HELP FROM AAEO? – https://www.anniearmstrong.com/mission-central/why-do-missionaries-need-help-from-aaeo

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness;

and to goodness, knowledge;

and to knowledge, self-control;

and to self-control, perseverance;

and to perseverance, godliness;

and to godliness, mutual affection;

and to mutual affection, love.

For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure,

they will keep you from being ineffective

and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

~ 2 Peter 1:5-8 (NIV)~

“Faith is the Victory”

 

Thank you for checking this site and praying today.

Anna Lee

Monday

But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.

~Malachi 4:2~

Please pray for Glen Magee, Jr. as he has a heart ablation in Oshsner in New Orleans.

Please pray for Lea Smith’s brother, Johnnie, who will be transferring from the hospital to rehab following back surgery.

Pray for Wanda Smith’s cousin, Shelly Dominique, who is battling a malignancy.  Your prayers will be greatly appreciated.

Betty Fussell had both good and bad days last week.  She doesn’t have much of an appetite.  Pray for her as she has her second chemo today.

Andy Taylor has a foot problem that will keep him at home a little longer.  As always, Andy has a positive attitude.

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering – “Death to Life” – https://www.anniearmstrong.com/mission-central/marshals-story-from-death-to-life-through-baptism-video

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Reading the Bible – Judges 9-12 and Psalm 73

Third Thursday Gathering – 6:30 Thursday at the cabin – Everyone is welcome.

Friday Morning Bible Study – 10 A.M. – Ezekiel 1

Please pray for the children and adults who will attend M-Jam in New Orleans Saturday.  Pray the meeting will be both informative and encouraging.  Pray for a safe trip on the church bus.

Deaf Peoples – Three new workers recently arrived in two different countries to serve among the Deaf. The teams they are joining are excited to have these new co-laborers join them and are looking forward to seeing how the Father is going to use them to reach Deaf for His glory. Pray for a smooth adjustment to their new cultures, and ask that they will quickly form relationships with the Deaf people they meet. As they begin to learn the local sign language (yes, sign language is different around the world!), ask the Father to give them opportunities to share His stories with others. Pray that they will be patient with themselves and others as they persevere, trusting the Father to meet their needs. Pray that their lives will reflect the joy and peace found only in Jesus and that they will honor Him in every situation.  (IMB)

     “All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. 

The grass withers, and its flower falls away, but the word of the LORD endures forever.”

~I Peter 1:24-25~

“The Solid Rock”

 

Christ is that solid rock that helps us get through our lives both on a daily basis and during the hardest days.

Anna Lee

Sunday

Then God said,

“Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness,

so that they may rule over the fish in the sea

and the birds in the sky,

over the livestock and all the wild animals,

and over all the creatures

that move along the ground.”

~Genesis 1:26~

 

If you didn’t set your clock ahead one hour, do so now.

 

Read the Bible – Judges 6-8 and Psalm 72 . (We gave read almost 1/4 of the Bible so far with this plan.  If you haven’t been with us since January 1, I’m happy to tell you you can start any day of the year.  Let me know so I can get you a form or share a link.)

 

Waylon Bailey – Waylon Bailey.com

Thom S. Rainer – ThomRainer.com

“The Wonder of Sunday Morning” – https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/trevinwax/2015/03/23/the-wonder-of-sunday-morning/

 

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering – “Death to Life” – https://www.anniearmstrong.com/mission-central/marshals-story-from-death-to-life-through-baptism-video

 

Mark your calendar for the Third Thursday Gathering at the Cabin.  We meet at 6:30 this week.  Call or see me for more information.  Some you you may be interested in knowing that Linda K. Graves, among others, will be here to sing.  She is living out her testimony!

 

“For the word of the Lord holds true,

and we can trust everything he does.”

~Psalm 33:4 NLT, 2nd ed.~

“Trust and Obey”

 

What will we do today to “Trust and Obey”?

Anna Lee

Saturday

“Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again.

But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again.

It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”

~John 4:13-14 NLT, second edition~

 

 

Today is a day of choices because there are so many things happening,

The time change is not optional!  Move your clock forward today/tonight.

 

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North America – DAN & AMANDA COLEMAN – https://www.anniearmstrong.com/missionaries/dan-amanda-coleman

 

Bible Reading – Judges 4-5, Psalm 71, & video on Judges found at jointhebibleproject.com

 

Looking Ahead

  • Third Thursday at the Cabin at 6:30 this week
  • Bible Study of Ezekiel chapter one – Friday at 10:00
  • Children in Action – Wednesday at 6 P.M.; M-Jam Saturday
  • Much more!

 

Know therefore that the LORD your God is God;

he is the faithful God,

keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations

of those who love him and keep his commandments.

~Deuteronomy 7:9 (NIV)~

“His Name is Wonderful”

 

Be an encourager today.

Anna Lee