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 Afternoon

Phillip Strickland‘s surgery went very well.  He will be in the hospital for several more days.  Later, he will have chemo.  Please keep praying.

 

Ora Lee Wilson sees the specialist in Jackson tomorrow.  Please keep her and her family in your prayers.

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

 

 

 

 

Monday

For if we have been united with him in a death like his,

we will certainly also be united with him

in a resurrection like his.

~Romans 6:5~

 

Bettye Fussell got through some difficult days last week and celebrated Easter by eating at Middendorf’s yesterday.  Join her in thanking God for a good day in one of her favorite places.

Wendell Simmons is doing well and is expected to be able to come home today.  Thank you for your continued prayers for his recovery.

Phillip Strickland will be having surgery tomorrow at Ochsner on Jefferson.  They expect to be gone for the entire week.  Pray for good results for the surgery and for the girls during this week.

Ora Lee Wilson sees an oncologist tomorrow.  Pray for her and her family as they are anxious to get this behind them.

Ryan “Rufus” Williams is making good progress following his stroke.  He’s successfully reducing the amount of dependence on the ventilator.

 

James Donald Spring

April 28, 1938 – April 15, 2017

http://www.jonesfamilyfuneralservices.net/home/obituary/4199697

 

 

Bible Reading – II Kings 23-25 and Psalm 108

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Two Rivers Associational WMU Quarterly Meeting – 10:00 this morning at Montpelier Baptist Church.  The leadership meeting will be at 9:00.

 

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.

The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;

~John 11:25~

“Behold the Lamb” (in honor of Andy Taylor)

Remember our Lord has risen and is waiting for us to join Him in Heaven one day.

Anna Lee

Sunday Afternoon

Wendell Simmons had emergency surgery at North Oaks last night to remove his appendix.  Please pray for Ginger and Wendell.

Jim Watson passed away last night.  Please be in prayer for Sylvia, Jeremiah, Noah, and other family members family.

Services for Donald Spring

Monday night 5-8 and Tuesday 9-11 everything at East Fork Baptist Church.

Easter

Let no debt remain outstanding,

except the continuing debt to love one another,

for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.

 ~Romans 13:8 (NIV)~

 

 

Mr. Donald Spring passed away yesterday.  What a wonderful time of year to move to a heavenly home!  Please pray for the family members.

 

Sunrise and regular worship services available all around our area.  I hope you can be a part of celebrating the real meaning of this day.

 

Bible Reading Plan – II Kings 20-22 & Psalm 107

 

‘You have a guard;

go your way, make it as secure as you know how.’ 

So they went and made the tomb secure,

sealing the stone and setting the guard.”

~Matthew 27:62-66~

“Up from the Grave He Arose”

I look forward to singing this hymn on Easter morning every year!

 

This is the most important day of our religious history.  Celebrate it in the Lord’s House!

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

 

 

 

Good Friday!

Praise be to the God and Father

of our Lord Jesus Christ!

In his great mercy he has given us new birth

into a living hope through the resurrection

of Jesus Christ from the dead,

~1 Peter 1:3~

 

Mike Lee‘s test yesterday showed a 50% blockage.  He was sent home and will be treated with medication.

Gail Smith got a good report!  The cancer has shrunk and was not detected anywhere in her body.  Gail will undergo two weeks of brain radiation which is a preventative step.  The next scan will be done in three months.  The family ask for your continued prayers.

 

Bible Reading – II Kings 15-17 & Psalm 105

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Friday Morning Bible Study – Ezekiel 5  (If you are unable to be there today, you can ask me for the study guides for the next chapters.

 

Remember the reason that this day is special!

Anna Lee