Category: Third Thursday

Friday

The LORD your God is with you,

the Mighty Warrior who saves.

He will take great delight in you;

in his love he will no longer rebuke you,

but will rejoice over you with singing.”

~Zephaniah 3:17~

 

Please continue to pray for Bettye Fussell and Darren Fontz and their families.

 

The Third Thursday Gathering was last night.  We had one of out biggest crowds ever.  It included two couples who have never come before and guests from eight different churches .  Our four musical guests including two who have been out due to illness.  David’s devotional on “Faith” fit perfectly.  It was a wonderful night!  We will meet again on the third Thursday of March.

 

Bible Reading Plan – Numbers 25-27 and Psalm 48.

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Louisiana Baptist Message – baptistmessage.com

 

Bible Study – 10 A.M. this morning; John 19

“Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party – February 28 at 11 A.M. at The Cafe

 

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

~Romans 8:35,37 (NIV)~

“The Love of God”

 

I trust that if you don’t know “that wonderful love”,  you will contact someone who can introduce you this very day.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday

For God so loved the world

that he gave his one and only Son,

that whoever believes in him

shall not perish but have eternal life.

~John 3:16~

 

 

Bettye Fussell is at Ochsner where the doctors are hoping to begin chemo Monday.  Please continue to pray.

James Allen is back at home.  Pray for him.

Phillip Strickland is scheduled for his final treatment today.  Pray all goes well.

Juanita Booty, Ora Lee Wilson’s sister and Betty Simpson’s sister-in-law, is better.  Thank-you for your prayers for her and her family.

 

Bible Reading – Numbers 22-24 and Psalm 67

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true

and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives.

It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.

God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.”

~2 Timothy 3:16-17 NLT~

“The B-I-B-L-E”

 

I hope to see many of you tonight at 6:30.

Anna Lee

 

Wednesday

I’m sorry to be late.  I had to wait for Jason to restart the server.

Love is patient,

love is kind.

It does not envy,

it does not boast,

it is not proud.

~1 Corinthians 13:4~

Don Meadows‘ surgery went well.  He’s home and doing well.  Thank you for praying for him.

Bettye Fussell‘s daughter shared this yesterday.

We just want to say a special “THANK YOU” to everyone that has called, text, sent flowers/cards and come to visit my Mom during this hard time. We are amazed at all of the love and support that everyone has shown her. Just to update everyone, she will hopefully be transferred this afternoon from Southwest to Ochsner’s in New Orleans to begin her chemo treatment. Please keep sending prayers her way as she begins this new journey. We know God is in control and we are ready to fight this fight!! Thank you and We love you all!!

Melinda Russell recently joined her husband in China where he is working.  Her mother passed away in Texas, so now she is flying back.  Pray for her as she travels and as the family celebrate her life.

Bro. Stan Statham requests prayer for a volunteer.

BASELA Family- please be praying for Bro. Michael, a Disaster Relief Volunteer from Arkansas who fell from a roof in New Orleans East yesterday while working on a home. He has significant injuries but is in good spirits. I will update after I visit him in the hospital later this morning. -Bro. Stan

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Bible Reading Plan – Numbers 19-21 and Psalm 46

 

Bro. Stan shares information about Hope Center.

This will be our last week of 1/2 off our winter clothes, shoes and coats. We will be putting out our Spring/Summer clothes February 21st. Come visit us this week for some great values!! Open Tuesday – Friday from 9:00 to 5:00. 985-247-2235

 

This is love: not that we loved God,  

but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

~1 John 4:10 (NIV)~

“Jesus is the Sweetest Name I Know”

 

Mark your calendar for these extras.

  • Tonight – Children’s missions at 6 P.M.
  • Tomorrow  – Third Thursday Gathering at 6:30
  • Friday – Bible Study of John 19 at 10 A.M.
  • Tuesday – “Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party at 11 A.M.

 

Enjoy a little cooler weather.

Anna Lee

Tuesday

Though the mountains be shaken

and the hills be removed,

yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken

nor my covenant of peace be removed,”

says the LORD,

who has compassion on you.

~Isaiah 54:10~

 

I talked with Ginger Landry about her daughter, Debbie Landry, who was Jennie’s friend in elementary school.  Debbie’s recent test showed no cancer following surgery.  Please pray for Debbie’s health issues to improve.

Tammy Meadows is doing much better now.  Thanks for praying for her as she recovered from surgery.

Please continue to pray for Bettye Fussell, her family, and her medical caregivers as tests are done and options for treatment are discussed.

 

Gloria McClanahan McKinnon

April 12, 1923 – February 11, 2017

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=obituaries.obit_view&o_id=4107784&fh_id=10545

Bible Reading for Today – Numbers 17-18 and Psalm 45

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

“A new command I give you: Love one another.

As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples,

if you love one another.”

~ John 13:34-35 (NIV)~

“Love is the Theme”

 

Reminder – Please make plans to join us Thursday at 6:30 at the cabin.  

 

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Anna Lee

 

 

Monday

Be completely humble and gentle;

be patient, bearing with one another in love.

~Ephesians 4:2~

 

Two updates

  • Buddy Bel of Amite is continuing to improve from his recent heart surgery.
  • Jeffrey Brister who had a motorcycle accident in improving from his surgeries.

 

Today’s Bible Reading – Numbers 14-16 and Psalm 44

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

Monday
• Read Numbers 14-16
• Read Psalm 44
Tuesday
• Read Numbers 17-18
• Read Psalm 45
Wednesday
• Read Numbers 19-21
• Read Psalm 46
Thursday
• Watch Torah Series: Numbers
• Read Numbers 22-24
• Read Psalm 47
Friday
• Read Numbers 25-27
• Read Psalm 48
Saturday
• Read Numbers 28-30
• Read Psalm 49

 

For God so loved the world

that he gave his one and only Son,

that whoever believes in him

shall not perish but have eternal life.

— John 3:16 (NIV)

“Whosoever Surely Meaneth Me”

 

Third Thursday – We will meet at 6:30.  Mr. Harlon Toney is planning to be back with us following his recent illness.  I hope to see you Thursday.

Anna Lee

Saturday

“A new command I give you:

Love one another.

As I have loved you,

so you must love one another.

~John 13:34~

 

Jamie Lynn’s daughter, Maddie, was able to come home yesterday afternoon.  She is doing very well!  Thanks for all the concern and prayers for her.

 

Today’s Bible Reading – Numbers 8-10 and Psalm 42

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Waylon Bailey – waylonbailey.com

Thom S. Rainer – thomrainer.com

 

Friday Morning Bible Study was wonderful yesterday.  We had a great discussion of John 18.  Join us next week for John 19.

 

Love is patient, love is kind.

It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,

it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

~1 Corinthians 13:4-5 (NIV)~

I Corinthians 13 is a good chapter to read.  It is full of reminders we need periodically.

“Others” Lyrics – http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Others/

 

Have a great day today as you prepare for serving in at Bible Study and worship tomorrow.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tonight – Valentine Banquet at FBC, Kentwood @ 6 P.M.

Thursday – Third Thursday at the Cabin @ 6:30

 

Friday

 

The Sovereign LORD is my strength;

he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

he enables me to tread on the heights

~Habakkuk 3:19~

 

Pray for Carol Jean Gill of Spring Creek.  She will be undergoing testing for a problem she has had for a while.  The doctors want to prevent it from getting worse.

The others whom have been listed this week seem to be doing well.  Thank you for praying for them.

Gloria Gill had her medication changed again.  She will have her heart closely monitored to watch for additional problems.

 

Harold Owens McDaniel

January 26, 1930 – January 18, 2017

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public%3Aobituaries.view&o_id=4079435&fh_id=10545

 

This morning – Bible study – John 15.

Bible Reading Plan – Exodus 10-12 and Psalm 20

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

“Ask of Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance

and the ends of the earth Your possession.”

~Psalm 2:8 HCSB~

“I’m Bound for the Promised Land”/”On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand”

 

We had a good night at the cabin last night.  Join us some Third Thursday.

Anna Lee

Thursday

You will keep in perfect peace

those whose minds are steadfast,

because they trust in you.

~Isaiah 26:3~

Jeffrey Brister is progressing following his knee and shoulder surgeries.  Pray for the pain he has to ease a little more.

Luther Terrell is back home.  His surgery was less complicated than expected, which is a good thing.

Tish Fairburn and Gail Pittman McDaniel are both scheduled to return to Kentwood today if all continues to go well for them today.

Pray for Gloria Gill as she sees her cardiologist today.  Her A-fib was improving with the drip medication.

 

 

Bible Reading Plan – Exodus 7-9 and Psalm 19

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Third Thursday – Tonight at the Alford cabin at 6:30 P.M.

I read that Mike Pence is going to have the Bible open to II Chronicles 7:14 tomorrow when he is sworn in as vice-president.

But they make themselves humble in my sight.

They pray and look to me.

And they turn from their evil ways.

Then I will listen to them from heaven.

I will forgive their sin.

And I will heal their land.

After all,

they are my people.

Hymn of the Day – Sung at church last night – “Set My Soul Afire”

I think that is a perfect request for the beginning of a new day.

Anna Lee

 

Wednesday

God is our refuge and strength,

an ever-present help in trouble.

Therefore we will not fear,

though the earth give way

and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

though its waters roar and foam

and the mountains quake with their surging.

~Psalm 46:1-3~

 

Luther Terrell – Surgery early this morning

 

 

Bible Reading Plan – Exodus 4-6, Psalm 18, and video (Exodus 1-18 @ https://thebibleproject.com/)

 

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

Announcements

  • Tonight at 6 – Missions for Children
  • Thursday – Third Thursday at the Cabin at 6:30
  • Friday – John 16
  • Tuesday – “Young” Ladies Birthday Party

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind.

And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.

But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

~ 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)~

“Yield Not to Temptation” – What a message!

 

If you read the “story” about you’ll understand “He’ll carry you through”.  There are numerous times in our lives when we need Him to do just that!

Anna Lee

 

Tuesday

So do not fear, for I am with you;

do not be dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you and help you;

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

~Isaiah 41:10~

 

Good report!  Gail Pittman McDaniel‘s surgery is reported to be very successful.  She will be at North Oaks until Thursday, is all continues to go well.  Please continue to pray.

Tish Cooper Fairburn will have her kidney surgery this morning.  She has a very positive attitude and is also expected to be in the hospital until Thursday.  Please pray for her.

 

Luther William Davis

February 23, 1930 – January 16, 2017

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public%3Aobituaries.view&o_id=4072868&fh_id=10545
Kevin Hurst Gill

February 02, 1957 – January 15, 2017

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public%3Aobituaries.view&o_id=4072019&fh_id=10545

Margie Lee Renner Truex

May 13, 1935 – January 14, 2017

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public%3Aobituaries.view&o_id=4070398&fh_id=10545
Bible Reading Plan – Exodus 1-3 and Genesis 17
Baptist Press – bpnews.net
“Come to Me,
all of you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest.”
~Matthew 11:28HCSB~
“Come, Christians, Join to Sing”

 

Children in Action 

  • Wednesday at 6 P.M.
  • Meet in FBC Sanctuary
  • We’re studying about the Good Samaritan.

 

 

David and I hope to see many of you Thursday for the Third Thursday at the Cabin.  We begin at 6:30 P.M.

 

Be a “Good Samaritan” today.

Anna Lee