A driver with a car is needed to transport a lady from the McComb area to a doctor in Brookhaven one day the last week of each month. She is willing to pay well for your time and treat you to a nice lunch. Her next appointment is July 25th, but that can be adjusted, if necessary. Contact me for her phone number.
Friday
“Enter through the narrow gate.
For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction,
and many enter through it.
But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life,
and only a few find it.
~Matthew 7:13-14~
Mr. J.D. Smith was released from Hood Memorial yesterday afternoon. He’s recovery from shoulder surgery is progressing nicely. Keep on praying.
Mr. Harlon Toney is continuing to see doctors about his health problem. Let’s continue to pray for this man of joy because of our Lord.
Mrs. Bessie Hayden shared that her sister’s 19 year old grandson went to get his physical for college last Friday and has learned he has cancer. He’s already had his first chemotherapy. Pray for Gage Parker of the Jackson, MS area.
Read the Bible – Ezekiel 34-36 & Psalm 41
Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net
Operation Christmas Child – “Nadia and a Doll” – https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/shoeboxstories-nadia-and-a-doll/
“Count Your Many Blessings”
- Lyrics – http://hymnary.org/text/when_upon_lifes_billows_you_are_tempest
- History – http://www.soulshepherding.org/2012/11/count-your-blessings/
- YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZefhHmJg6E
On your darkest days, you still have many blessings to count!
Anna Lee
Thursday
Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul
and with all your mind
and with all your strength
~Mark 12:30~
Deborah Bales asked me to let you know the memorial service for her mother, Mrs. Mildred Jacobson, will be at 1 P.M. Sunday in the fellowship hall of FBC, Kentwood. There will be no graveside service due to the heat.
Read the Bible – Ezekiel 31-33, Psalm 40, & video on Ezekiel 31-33 found at http://joinbibleproject.com
Baptist Press – http:///bpnews.net
Friday morning’s Bible study will be on Ezekiel 16. I hope you can join us in the fellowship hall at 10 P.M.
There will be an associational WMU meeting Monday morning at FBC, Kentwood at 10 A.M. I hope to see lots of ladies there to hear Rev. Bobby Spinks share about the mission trip to the Amazon area he recently completed with NOBTS.
I’ve had requests for suggestions for out Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. School supplies will be going on sale, so pick up any of these items as you find them. You can bring your purchases to my Sunday School room before Sunday School any Sunday morning.
Thank-you for checking this site and praying.
Anna Lee
Wednesday
“Therefore I exhort first of all that
supplications, prayers, intercessions,
and giving of thanks be made for all men,
for kings and all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life
in all godliness and reverence.”
~1 Timothy 2:1-2~
Good news from Rev. Rod Smith! Under the watchful eyes of a speech therapist, Rod was able to swallow honey and chocolate pudding. He will have 12 more sessions of speech therapy. Pray for continued improvement.
Jim Brent passed away. From Mary Criswell: My last brother joined the rest of my family around 4 am. Jim was with his family and slipped away peacefully! Any oldtimers that may be so inclined may wish to make donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation or a charity of their choice! A Memorial Service will be held at a later date!
Robert “Nick” Lea, Jr.
November 09, 1949 – July 10, 2017
Read the Bible – Ezekiel 28-30 & Psalm 39
Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net
Operation Christmas Child – “Dana and the Hygiene Items” – https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/shoeboxstories-dana-and-the-hygiene-items/
Missions for elementary children – Tonight at 6 P.M. at FBC, Kentwood
We will be learning about missionaries who live in the desert area. Bring your children for fun learning experiences.
Judgement House – Anna, the church secretary at FBC, Kentwood will be happy to share dates and times for the Judgement House at Woodland Park Baptist Church in Hammond. Call her at 229-8111.
Children at Camp Living Waters will be returning today. Let’s continue to pray for their young lives and for the children who will be going to camp for the remainder of the week.
Song of the Day – “I Was Glad”
- Lyrics – http://lyricstranslate.com/en/Worship-Songs-I-was-glad-lyrics.html
- History – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_was_glad
- YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLaEO0aDk2s
(This is not exactly what I was looking for, but you can probably sing it the way I learned it as a child.)
How wonderful it is for parents to recognize how much their children are learning at church, but it is only because of parents who faithfully see that their children are present that churches can teach their children. Let’s take time to thank God for parents who faithfully get their children to classes (Sunday School, Missions, Bible Drill, VBS, etc.). What a blessing it is to see families sitting together, sometimes three or more generations of a family, on a regular basis at church. As you thank God for those who are present, pray also for other families who have opportunities to begin this wonderful experience for their children.
Anna Lee
Tuesday
Bettye Fussell will be having surgery at the end of the month. She’s looking forward to getting it done and moving on. Pray for her, her family, and many friends.
Hal King has had complications to his heart surgery last week in McComb. Please pray for his improvement.
Glenda McKean will be having shoulder surgery at the end of the month. Pray for her as she goes through the steps in preparing for the “big day”.
Kristi Womack’s dad passed away. Please be in prayer for the entire family as they face the coming days.
Read the Bible – Ezekiel 25-27 and Psalm 38
Operation Christmas Child – “Shanika & Sherika and the Notebooks”
Continue to pray for the boys and girls attending the area Vacation Bible Schools this week as well as children and youth at church camps. It is a busy, but wonderful, season in our churches!
Enjoy this great time of the church year as so many things are happening for our children, weddings are taking place, new babies are being born, shoeboxes are being packed, etc.
Anna Lee
Monday
But Peter and John replied,
“Which is right in God’s eyes:
to listen to you, or to him?
You be the judges!
As for us, we cannot help speaking
about what we have seen and heard.”
~Acts 4:19-20~
Pray for Brock Forrest who hurt his knee Friday and is having to have injections to help his blood clot.
Prayers please for my last brother, Jim (Brent)! He has Chronic Lymphocitic Leukemia! Currently on ICU in an Austin hospital! Outlook is not encouraging. Prayers for his wife Marty and family! Mary Criswell
Please pray for Fay Shoemaker and Gloria Gill who were unable to attend church yesterday.
Continue to pray for our friends who now live in nursing homes. I’ve especially had thoughts this weekend about Debbie Miller who is in Greensburg.
Read the Bible – Ezekiel 22-24 & Psalm 37
Baptist Press – http://www.bpnews.net
Pray for the children from some of our local churches who are at Camp Living Waters for the next few days. Thank God for the adults who have gone to supervise them.
Much was earned at Bible Drill Class last night. I’m so thankful for parents who get their children to church so the children can learn how to use their Bibles and understand what the Bibles is teaching us.
I’m already looking forward to teaching children in missions class Wednesday night. They are so precious as they learn.
Have a great week of telling others about Jesus or at least inviting others to church.
Anna Lee
Sunday
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying,
“Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
~Isaiah 6:8~
Josiah Huckaby – Today our little man is 4 months old…he has been in the NICU for 123 days now. He started having some more trouble breathing and they had to put him back on the vent Thursday night. The nurse practitioner assured us he should be fine and that this is just part of his pulmonary hypertension. The drastic changes in breathing are common in babies with this diagnosis until they recover which can take months. It can be a constant up & down battle. Josiah will most likely be in the hospital for several more months. As far as his feedings, he is doing really well with the g-tube. This has been a fast & long journey so far but so very worth it. We appreciate your continued prayers! God is so good & faithful!!! Written by KK Huckaby
Eloise H. “Weesie” Sharkey
October 11, 1932 – July 08, 2017
http://www.mckneelys.com/obituaries/view/id/4299237?fh_id=10545
(David worked with her. I taught her twins.)
VBS at Tangipahoa and VBS Camp at EFBC next week. Contact these churches if you have questions.
Rev. Darryl Miller will be at FBC, Kentwood tomorrow in view of a call as pastor. Please pray for this special day.
Read the Bible – Ezekiel 19-21 & Psalm 36
Two Rivers Associational WMU quarterly meeting will be held at FBC, Kentwood on July 17th. Please share this information with your ladies. Rev. Bobby Spinks will be with us to share about his recent mission trip to the Amazon in South America.
Don’t forget to bring your Operation Christmas Child items to my Sunday School class before Sunday School. If you need someone to shop for you, we will be glad to do that.
Thanks for reading this post and praying.
Anna Lee
Saturday Addition
Mrs. Mildred Jacobson passed away this morning, on Beverly’s birthday. Please pray for the many members of her family who will now depend on their precious memories of her.
Saturday
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision:
“Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.
For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.”
~Acts 18:9-10~
Read the Bible – Ezekiel 16-18 & Psalm 35
Baptist Press – http://www.baptistpress.com
Mr. J.D. Smith is now at Hood Memorial Hospital. Thankfully, he’s making good progress. Please keep him in your prayers.
Taylor Creek Baptist Church is hosting a prayer time for the harvest. It will be Tuesday, July 11.
Tonight, Rev. Darryl Miller will be introduced to the members of FBC, Kentwood. Tomorrow, Bro. Darryl will be preaching at FBC. You are invited to attend.
Continue to pray for the children of FBC, Kentwood who will be attending camp next week at Camp Living Waters
Operation Christmas Child – Waiting until the Christmas season will be too late to pack a shoebox for OCC distribution this year. Now, is the time to do so. We pack our boxes together at a packing party, but items need to be purchased now. Suggestions are: flashlights with extra batteries, dolls, deflated soccer balls with a pump to inflate them, $1,00 calculators from a dollar store, and hairbrushes. This year we cannot include candy or toothpaste. Items you purchase can be brought to me at my Sunday School room before Sunday School. I will store them until our packing party.
Operation Christmas Child – “Vladimir and the Dental Floss” – https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/shoeboxstories-vladimir-and-the-dental-floss/
Last night, I heard an adult tell a teenager how blessed he was to have been born in America. This true story reinforces that idea. Even better, is to be born again and to have a future home in heaven forever with Jesus!
Anna Lee
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Friday
Mrs. Anne Hurst has had a difficult time since her injury, but hopefully has found the source of the problem and an adequate treatment. Please continue to pray for her.
Mr. Jimmy Tolar is home and recovering from the problems he developed Sunday. Keep praying for him, please.
Mrs. Eliazbeth Carol New continues to improve. Keep praying.
Iley Thomas Mixon, Jr.
December 21, 1949 – July 01, 2017
http://www.mckneelys.com/obituaries/view/id/4294484?fh_id=10545
Read the Bible – Ezekiel 13-15 & Psalm 34
Friday morning Bible study – Ezekiel 16. part 1
Baptist Press – http://www.bpnews.net
Thanks for checking in and praying today.
Anna Lee
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