Tuesday

 Blessed is the man

who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked

or stand in the way of sinners

or sit in the seat of mockers.

~Psalm 1:1~

 

Pray for our neighbor, Sherry Day, as she sees a doctor Thursday to make plans for future treatment/surgery.  Pray for Sherry and her family as they face what God has ahead for them with faith and courage.

Pray for the Harold Stokes family of Amite as Harold has open heart surgery today.  Pray for comfort and patience during the surgery/recovery time.
Eric John Rowdon

Born: September 27, 1979
Died: March 13, 2015

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=3008762&fh_id=10545

Jane Wood Hallmark

Born: November 13, 1951
Died: March 15, 2015

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=3008889&fh_id=10545

Young at Heart will meet at New Zion at 10:30 this morning.  There will be speakers to talk about mission work in Africa and then a potluck lunch.
Read the Bible in 2015

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

I’ve loved this hymn and related to its message for years, but never known of its origin.  This explains the words I have loved and needed so much at times.

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions

Thom M. Rainer’s

  • Homepage – http://thomrainer.com/
  • This site always contains thought-provoking articles!  You might want to begin checking it on a regular basis.

Friday Morning Bible Study – “Women of the Bible – Anna”

Live each day like it might be your last day.  That is true for all of us, no matter our age or current health situation.

“The best use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it.”

Anna Lee

Monday (posted early)

“O God, save me by your name,

and vindicate me by your might.

O God, hear my prayer;

give ear to the words of my mouth.”

~Psalm 54:1-2, ESV~

 

Please pray for the Strickland family and their many friends.

This week has the Third Thursday of the month, so we will be gathering at the cabin at 6:30.  Remind someone else that this is the week.

Ladies, don’t forget the mission study at 10 this morning at Montpelier. You’ll get to learn more about how the Annie Armstrong offering is used in Canada and the United States.

Don’t forget about the Annual Assoc. Meeting tomorrow evening at First Baptist Church of Amite tomorrow night at 6:30. Come enjoy the choir and orchestra from William Carey and preaching by the LBC President, Steve Horn.

The Friday Bible Study will meet at 10 A.M. Friday.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Secondhand Faith” –  http://odb.org/2010/05/19/secondhand-faith/
  • Another generation arose after them                                                                   who did not know the Lord                                                                                           nor the work which He had done for Israel.                                                                                                                         ~Judges 2:10~
  • “Faith is the Victory” –  http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Faith_Is_the_Victory/

This is a new week.  Be sure to give God His share of your time and efforts this week.

Anna Lee 

Sunday Addition

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 the glory of God in the face of Christ.

~2 Corinthians 4:6~

 

Henry J. Hoffstadt, Jr.

Born: June 26, 1932
Died: March 13, 2015

Henry John Hoffstadt, Jr. (82) died on Friday, March 13, 2015 at Richard Murphy Hospice House in Hammond, LA. He was born in New Orleans, LA. Henry served in the US Navy during the Korean War, worked as District Manager of South Central Bell in Baton Rouge, and founded Hoffstadt Farms in 1977. Henry is survived by his wife of 52 years, Florence Moate Hoffstadt; two sons, Henry J. Hoffstadt, III and Harrell M. Hoffstadt and daughter, Holly Hoffstadt Strong; seven grandchildren, Brittany Hoffstadt, Hank Hoffstadt, Jonathan Hoffstadt, Nicholas Hoffstadt, Charlie Strong, Shelly Hoffstadt and Alaina Strong and sister, Lynda Hoffstadt Walker. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry John Hoffstadt, Sr. and Alma Harrell Hoffstadt and four sisters, Alma Hoffstadt Neal, Blanche Hoffstadt Montz, Camille Hoffstadt Casey and Earllea Hoffstadt Perez. Rosary begins at 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at St. Helena Catholic Church in Amite, La. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. in the church hall and funeral Mass to follow. Interment will be at Hoffstadt Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Richard Murphy Hospice Foundation, 1109 S. Chestnut Street, Hammond, LA 70403. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “God is Listening” – http://odb.org/
  • My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;                                                   in the morning I will direct it to You,                                                                        and I will look up.                                                                                                                                                                                            ~Psalm 5:3~
  • “Sweet Hour of Prayer” – http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/h/shop.htm

 

Ladies, you are all invited to Montpelier Baptist Church at 10:00 in the morning to learn more about the Annie Armstrong Missions Offering.   Following the meeting, there will be a pot luck lunch.

 

 

Sunday (posted early)

 “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit,

but with humility of mind

let each of you regard one another

as more important than himself,

do not merely look out for your own personal interest ,

but also for the interests of others.”

~Philippians 2:3-4 ~

Ashley Bridges
Pray for Ashley Bridges and members of her Strickland and Bridges families as they make adjustments to her newly diagnosed seizure problem.  She has started on medication that will hopefully help get the problem under control.
Philip Morgan (Written by his mom, Virgie)
Put Philip  back in the hospital this afternoon. He has spinal leakage from the surgery and it is giving him terrific headaches. He will have a drain put in his back in the morning and will have to lie flat of his back for at least 5 days. Please continue to pray for him and for his healing. Thanks.
Anne Newton Ellzey

Born: May 15, 1937
Died: March 13, 2015

Anne Newton Ellzey, a loving mother, sister and grandmother, was born on May 15, 1937 and passed away at the age of 77 on Friday, March 13, 2015 at her home in Roseland. Anne was a retired school teacher and librarian, a member of First United Methodist Church of Amite and owner of A&J Mini Storage. She is survived by two daughters, Becky Ellzey Lambert and husband, Edward P., Horn Lake, MS and Mandy Ellzey Wootan and husband, Evan P., Roseland; son, Jerry “Lynn” Ellzey Jr. and wife Cindy, Roseland; grandchildren, Jerry Lynn Ellzey, III and wife, Rachel, Rocklin, CA, Rosanne Ellzey, Watson, James Hunter Ellzey and fiancé, Joanne Burkett, Ponca City, OK, Sarah Elizabeth Lambert and Rachel Rebecca Lambert, both of Horn Lake, MS, Victoria Michelle BonneCarrere and Abigail Nicole BonneCarrere, both of Roseland; great-grandson, Connor James Ellzey, Ponca City, OK; brother, Bert Newton and wife, Vivian and their daughter Natalie, Roseland. Preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Lynn Ellzey Sr. and her parents, Elbert H. Newton and Mildred Thrash Newton. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite,
from 6 pm until 9 pm, Monday and from 8 am until religious services at 11 am Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Services conducted by Rev. Byron Humphrey. Interment Arcola Roseland Cemetery, Arcola. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Have a great Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Saturday


” ‘ “The LORD bless you and keep you;  

the LORD make his face shine upon you

and be gracious to you; 

the LORD turn his face toward you

and give you peace.” ‘

~Numbers 6:24-26~

 

Anne Newton Ellzey of Roseland moved to her heavenly home to join her husband, Jerry, and other family and friends.  Pray for her children, grandchildren, friends, and many former students in the Amite area.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Mark 1-2 – https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1-2&version=NIV

  • If you are following this, you have now read five books of the Bible and parts of six others.  Aren’t you thankful you have done this?
  •  If you haven’t started reading, the year is not lost, begin today.

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Annie Armstrong Offering for North American Missions – http://www.sbhla.org/bio_anniearmstrong.htm

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “The Go-Between” – http://odb.org
  • The people stood afar off,                                                                                                                             but Moses drew near . . .                                                                                                                         where God was.                                                                                                                                       ~Exodus 20:21~
  • “Sweet, Sweet Spirit” 

This is your day to make some preparations for the Lord’s Day.  Doing some today will make tomorrow a better day.

I trust you have had a great week, despite the weather, the job, some of the problems  in your life, etc.  It is the week God gave you.  He had a purpose.  Did you handle it the way He wanted you to?

Anna Lee

Friday


“The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few.

Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest

to send out workers into His harvest.”

~Matthew 9:37-38, HCSB~

 

Chip Caraway

Chip is doing well and is at home.  Thanks for praying for him.

Eddie Muse

Eddie is much better.  Thank-you for praying.

Harold Stokes

Harold, of Amite, will be having heart surgery at OLOL Tuesday.  Please begin praying for him and his family.

CaringBridge – Macy Gueldner

We are now more than halfway done with the last phase of Macy’s treatment!!! 7 weeks of induction, 8 weeks of consolidation, and 61 out of 120 weeks down of maintenance… only 59 weeks to go! Macy’s counts were good again today. This marks several weeks of good counts, so I’m expecting an increase in chemo soon. She got Vincristine today and started her week of steroids… YUCK! This should be her “bad week,” but last month’s wasn’t too bad, so please pray for a not-so-bad bad week.

All in all, we’re enjoying our semi-normal, crazy life. I don’t know about y’all, but I’m counting down the days until Spring break!! It can’t get here soon enough! We’re loving the warmer weather, but could stand to dry out a bit. Where’s the sun? Has anyone seen it?

Cynthia Vining Smith

Born: July 21, 1942
Died: March 11, 2015

A resident of Kentwood, died at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born July 21, 1942 in New Orleans and was 72 years of age. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah Smith Cooper and husband, Andre, Memphis, TN; son, James Leslie Smith, East Fork; 3 grandchildren, Mitchell Dane Smith, Memphis, TN, Jordan Andre Cooper, Memphis, TN and James Dakota Smith, Ft. Smith, AR; 1 sister, Susan Johnson and husband, Lonnell, Amite; and 3 nephews, many cousins and other family members. Preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Ray Smith; father, John Tillman Vining; mother, Essie Mae Morris Vining and sister, Johnnie Mae Vining. Visitation at East Fork Baptist Church, Kentwood, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Services conducted by Rev. Mike Shumock. Interment East Fork Cemetery, Kentwood. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Obituary for W. Nix Miller

Nix Miller, age 68, of Tuscaloosa, AL died March 10, 2015 at Hospice of West Alabama. The memorial service will be at 2pm Friday, March 13, 2015 at Pinkard Funeral Home, Haleyville, Alabama. Burial will follow at Winston Memorial Gardens. Visitation will precede the service at 1pm.

Nix was preceded in death by his parents Marguerite & Huey Miller Sr, & brothers Huey Miller Jr, and Brent Miller of St. Helena Parish, La. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Beverly G. Miller, his daughter Miranda Miller Little, John Boone Little(grandson), Johnny Zeb Little(son by marriage) all of Tuscaloosa, Al.; sister Wanda(Earl)Callender, West Feliciana Parish, La, brother Stan(Kathy)Miller, East Baton Rouge Parish, La, Hardy(Lisa)Miller, Baton Rouge, La, and John(Juvelyn)Miller of St. Helena Parish, La. Brother in law, Thomas(Susan)Graham, Highland Village, TX & Max(Dianne)Sanders, Haleyville, Al. He has countless other beloved cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.

Mr. Miller was awarded a football scholarship to the University of Louisiana-Monroe & earned a BA & MA degree at the University of North Alabama, Florence, Al. He was an educator with the Haleyville City School system for 14 years. He was also an entrepreneur and the founder of Miller’s Seafood of Haleyville, Al and owned Miller’s Seafood, Inc. DBA D’Johns Restaurant, St. Francisville, La for a collective 27 years. He was a member of the Tuscaloosa County Cattleman’s Association and First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa. He is presently a member of First Baptist Church, Haleyville, AL.

Nix was a very loving & compassionate husband, daddy, grandfather, father in law, son, brother, uncle, teacher, employer, & friend to many. He will be missed by all of his former students, customers, and friends, but mostly by his family. To know him, was to love him. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Hospice of West Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Al. For more information visit www.hospiceofwestalabama.com

Pallbearers will be: Tim DeLaney, Cody DeLaney, JJ Summers, Nathan Dobbs, Will Romine, Bobby Taylor, Will Walker, and Shane Cook
Online condolences may be left at www.pinkardfh.com.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Isaiah 56-61

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Giving Up Our Mirrors” –  http://odb.org
  • [Bezalel] made the laver of bronze and its base of bronze,                                                                  from the bronze mirrors of the serving women.                                                                          ~Exodus 38:8~
  • “Spirit of the Living God” –  http://www.hymnary.org/text/spirit_of_the_living_god_fall_fresh

Annie Armstrong Mission Offering –  http://www.sbhla.org/bio_anniearmstrong.htm

Some people just try to endure/get through Fridays.  Do better than that.  Make today really count for God, others, and yourself.

Anna Lee

Thursday

 But for you who revere my name,

the sun of righteousness will rise

with healing in its wings.

And you will go out

and leap like calves released from the stall.

~Malachi 4:2~

 

Please pray for Cynthia Smith of the East Fork community.  She is in North Oaks.

Pray for Anne Ellzey of Roseland.  She is also in North Oaks and not doing well.

Mrs. Oma Zachary of the Hillsdale area is also in need of our prayers.  Of course, as you pray for these ladies, pray for their families.

Eddie Muse has been admitted to North Oaks.  Pray for his family, Eddie, and the medical staff caring for him.

Philip Morgan had a spinal surgery that is now requiring another procedure.  Pray this is successful.

Skip Caraway’s surgery went well.  Please continue to pray for him during the recovery period as he waits for the pathology report.

Pray for Kentwood senior adults who have been on our prayer list a number of times lately.  For example, Mr. Bobby Lawson, Joe Easley, Mrs. Catherine Yarborough, Mrs. Hellen Morris, Mrs. Cecile Alford, Mrs. Mildred Birch, and others.

Mr. Edward Garner

http://webapp2.meaningfulfunerals.net/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3001825

Baptist Press  – bpnews.net 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Hand Me The Binoculars!”  –  http://odb.org

  • The heavens declare the glory of God;                                                                                            and the firmament shows His handiwork.                                                                                ~Psalm 19:1~                                                                                                                                                     

Read the Bible in 2015 – Job 21 – 22

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions 

http://anniearmstrong.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2015-AAEO-NAMB-Funding-Chart.pdf

The BCM lunch at SLU went well yesterday.  There was plenty of help and all the food people/classes was delivered to the church on time.  Also, the helpers who went did a good job.  Let’s prepare to do it again next year….

Take in the beauty of the world God created.  Choose something like the clouds, a tree, a rainbow, a leaf, a bird, or a horse to admire.  Think what a a mess you would have made if you had tried to create anything.  Thank God for His creation.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

Then God said,

“Let us make man in our image, 

in our likeness, 

and let them rule over the fish of the sea

and the birds of the air, 

over the livestock,

over all the earth, 

and over all the creatures

that move along the ground.”  

~Genesis 1:26~

 

Please pray for the families and friends of the eleven military personnel who apparently crashed last night.

Please pray for Martha Pevey Drago, mother-in-law if Meghan Sharkey Drago.  Martha is having surgery for a cancer issue.

Skip Caraway, a former student, is also having surgery today.  Please add him and his family to your prayer list.

Deborah Bales is getting some improvement with her knee and nerve issues.  Thanks for praying for her, but please continue.

Devotional – “Shocking Accessibility” – http://odb.org

Read the Bible in 2015 – Psalms 23-27

Annie Armstrong Offering for North America

http://anniearmstrong.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Annie-Armstrong-Easter-Offering-Fast-Facts.pdf

What does God have on your schedule today?  Make it a priority!

Anna Lee