Wednesday

“I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”

~Philippians 4:13 NIV~

Pray for the LaBauve family today as they face a difficult day.

Caring Bridge

Looks

ajesus.jpgTHE BIBLE DOES describe the physical appearance of many people…

Moses was said to be a beautiful child. People spoke of King Saul as being handsome, standing a head taller than anyone in Israel. David and Solomon were both “ruddy,” handsome men.

But what of Jesus?

Nothing. Zilch. Zero. Not a word about a regal nose, handsome visage, or muscular body. In fact, the Bible tells us virtually nothing about Jesus’ looks. Only that he “has no form or comeliness; and when we see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him” ( Isa. 53:2 NKJV).

From those words we might presume Jesus wasn’t handsome, at least not in the way modern artists portray Him. Apparently, in the mind of God, this was a nonissue. Jesus’ words and character and love drew people to Him, not His dashing good looks. (Mark Littleton)

THOUGHT: We probably put too much emphasis on a person’s outside.

KneEmail: But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart” ( 1 Sam. 16:7; cf. v. 12).

Posted by Mike Benson

Thanks for “tuning in” today.  Don’t forget to pray for the needs mentioned today and in recent days.

Anna Lee

Monday Evening – Even Later

Jerry L. Ellzey
(Died November 3, 2009)

Jerry L. Ellzey passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at North Oaks Medicial Center, Hammond. He was 72 and a resident of Roseland.

Arrangements will be added later on Wednesday, November 4, 2009.

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash & Bond Eye Clinic.

Monday Evening

Pray for Mrs. Joyce Frazier.  She developed a problem while being treated for a health issue.  She is hospitalized now.  I know she and her family would appreciate your prayers.

Mrs. Lois LaBauve, mother of Sharon Martin, had a stroke mid-morning.  She is at Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge.  Pray for Mr. Earlo, his three children, and the grandchildren as they face the next few days.

Continue to pray for Mrs. Faye Price and her family as she continues to fight the various health issues that have been a part of her life for the last eleven months.

Tuesday Afternoon

Good news: David Allen got to come home yesterday!  Continue to pray for him.

Leonard “Bubber” Clement LeBlanc, Jr.
(August 21, 1924 – November 3, 2009)

Leonard

U.S. Veteran Died on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at his residence near Kentwood. He was a native of White Castle and a U. S. Navy Veteran of World War II. Age 85 years. Visitation at St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite, from 12 Noon until religious services at 2 p.m. Friday. Interment services will be held on Saturday at St. Francis Assisi Cemetery, Donaldsonville. He is survived by wife of 64 years, Jeannette Keegan LeBlanc, Kentwood; 4 daughters, Eve Lynn LeBlanc Ory and her husband, Rodney J. Ory, LaPlace, Sheryl Jean LeBlanc, Duncanville, TX, Jennifer Marie LeBlanc, LaPlace and Pamela LeBlanc Wintter and her husband, Christian J. Wintter, Slidell; 6 grandchildren, Sean Leonard Ory, Matthew John Ory, Christopher Michael Ory, Sr., Jennifer Ory Donaldson, Christian J. Wintter, III and Megan Jeannette W. Reese; 14 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mary Louise Dirks and Lola Fortner. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard Clement LeBlanc, Sr. and Neola Robert LeBlanc; a sister, Rose Mary Sandoz; a brother, Michael Paul LeBlanc.

Dennis Marshall Konzelman
(October 4, 1955 – November 3, 2009)

Dennis Marshall Konzelman

Dennis Marshall Konzelman was born October 4, 1955 and passed away at 3:35 a.m., Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at his residence in Kentwood. Dennis was 54 and a native of Amite.

Dennis is survived by his loving wife of 18 years, Cynthia Coxwell Konzelman, Kentwood; parents, John E. “Jack” Konzelman, Jr. and Dorothy Binder “Dotsy” Konzelman, Amite; 2 brothers, Jackie Konzelman, Amite and Randy Konzelman and wife, Ruth, Kentwood; 2 sisters, Julie Bennett and husband, Wayne, Amite and Carroll Jo Miller and husband Lane, Kentwood; father-in-law & mother–in-law, Sidney and Cookie Currier Coxwell, Amite; sister-in-law, Lynne Coxwell, Amite; brother-in-law, Chuck Coxwell and wife, Paula, Mobile, AL; nieces and nephews, Tyler Coxwell, Destiney Coxwell, Mark Konzelman and wife, Elizabeth, Sarah Konzelman, Matthew Konzelman, Shellie Miller, Lanny Miller, Brandon Blades, Kim Webb & husband Wil; great-nephew, Baylor Travis; great-niece, Emilee Webb; god children, Denver, Lundyn & Kiley Harrelson; and a good friend, Mrs. Betty Harrelson

Preceded in death by grandparents, Joe & Nina Binder and Margaret & John E. Konzelman, Sr.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. until Religious Service in the Funeral Home Chapel at 1:00 p.m. with Deacon Roger Navarra officiating. Interment in Amite Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Don Kent, Mike Harrelson, Wayne Spears, Karl Kent, Sal Santora and Bo Bo Hood.

In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to American Cancer Society, New Orleans Office 2605 River Rd., New Orleans, LA 70121

An on-line Guestbook and to view a video tribute is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash and Bond Eye Clinic.

Tuesday Addition

David called to say he saw Jim Slaven early this morning at the donut shop.  He will be treated with medication.

Dennis Marshall Konzelman
(October 4, 1955 – November 3, 2009)

Dennis Marshall Konzelman

Dennis Marshall Konzelman was born October 4, 1955 and passed away at 3:35 a.m., Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at his residence in Kentwood. Dennis was 54 and a native of Amite.

Arrangements will be added later today.

An on-line Guestbook and to view a video tribute is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash and Bond Eye Clinic.

Tuesday

“You are better off to have a friend than to be all alone . . .

If you fall, your friend can help you up.

But if you fall without having a friend nearby,

you are really in trouble”

~Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 CEV~

Missions Rally

FBC, Kentwood

Tonight at 6:30

Dr. and Mrs.  Jerry Rankin

Dr. Rankin leads the International Mission Board.

His extended family has served for many years as missionaries

and continues to do.

This will be once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!


Continue to pray for Mrs. Faye Price.  She’s still at North Oaks.  Pray for her family as they continue to stick by her day-by-day.  It has now been eleven months since “Miss” Faye had heart surgery.

Thank God that Jim Slaven’s heart is not damaged from the problems he had Staurday.

Pray for the many people with viruses and different forms of the flu.  Pray they will recover completely without spreading what they have.

Continue to pray for David Allen and his family.

There have been several updates for some of the children we have been praying for.  You may need to read the journal section  of the links below.  Caring Bridge sites:

Ruth Konzleman sent word this morning that Dennis Konzleman just passed away.  Arrangements will be posted when they become available.  Your prayers for the family will be appreciated.

I think I may have shared this devotional before, but as I think of long-term illnesses like some I have mentioned today I realize we may need this reminder.  I hope some of you can relate to this or share the message with someone else who is weary and needs encouragement.

Weary

football.jpgTHE WORST DEFEAT in a college football game came on October 7, 1916, when Georgia Tech played Cumberland College of Tennessee…

The final score was 222 to 0. The much smaller Cumberland players were mauled.

Cumberland had discontinued its football program before the season, but was not permitted to cancel its game against the Engineers. The fact that Cumberland’s baseball team had crushed Georgia Tech earlier that year 22-0 (amidst allegations that Cumberland used professional players) probably accounted for Georgia Tech coach John Heisman’s running up the score on the bulldogs.

Cumberland received the opening kickoff and failed to make a first down. After a punt, the Engineers scored on their first play. Cumberland then fumbled on their next play from scrimmage, and a Tech player returned it for another touchdown. The Bulldogs fumbled again the next time they had the ball, and Tech took two plays to score its third touchdown. Cumberland lost nine yard on its next possession, then gave up a fourth touchdown two plays later.

The Engineerss led 63-0 after the first quarter and 126-0 at halftime. Tech added 54 more points in the third quarter and 42 in the final period. Cumberland’s longest play during the game was a 10-yard pass (on 4th and 22). Tech scored on every one of its drives.

Sometimes our situation seems hopeless. We’ve dropped the ball and we don’t feel like picking it up again and running with it. We’ve been knocked down time and time again, and we just want to quit the game. But what we feel like doing and what we should do are two different things.

“Let us not become weary in doing good,

for at the proper time we will reap a harvest

if we do not give up.”

Galatians 6:9 NIV

Posted by Mike Benson

Have a fantastic day.  Be sure to schedule in 6:30 for the Missions Rally!

Anna Lee

Monday Night

Shirley Mae Egan
(July 15, 1931 – November 1, 2009)


Shirley Mae Egan

Mrs. Shirley Mae Egan a loving mother, sister and grandmother was born on July 15, 1931 and passed away at 5:20 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 78, a native of New Orleans and a resident of Amite.

Mrs. Shirley is survived by 3 daughters, Ruthelene Egan, Amite, Mary E. Semel & husband, Gerard, Metairie, and Eva E. Whitworth and husband, Chuck, Kentwood; 2 sons, John Egan. & wife, Vicki, Amite and Alvin Egan, Jr., Amite; 5 sisters, Jo Ann Davis & husband, Donald Ray, Loranger, Edna Whitaker, Amite, Betty Loupe, Amite, Diane Tate, Loranger, Annabelle Warner, Loranger; 2 brothers, Clarence Jones & wife Eva, Amite and Bobby Jones & wife Gail, Loranger; 2 grandchildren, Gerard Semel, Jr., Metairie and Daisy Egan, New Orleans.

Preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Egan, Sr.; a daughter, Barbara Egan; 2 brothers, Cecil and Leroy Jones.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. until Religious Services in the Funeral Home Chapel at 9:30 a.m. with Rev. Don Meadows officiating. Interment in the Ford Cemetery, Loranger.

An on-line Guestbook and to view a Video Tribute is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash and Bond Eye Clinic.

Monday

“And He Himself gave some to be apostles,

some prophets,

some evangelists,

and some pastors and teachers,

for the equipping of the saints.”

~Ephesians 4:11-12a, NKJV~

Mrs. Faye Price continues to be at North Oaks.  Please keep her in your prayers.

Tomorrow night at 6:30, Dr. Jerry Rankin will be the speaker at FBC, Kentwood.  Dr. Rankin has served as a missionary for many years and is now president of the International Mission Board.  You are invited and encouraged to attend.

Panic

panic2.jpgTHERE WERE SOME anxious moments at our house as my daughter and I prepared for our mission trip…

Late in the packing process we discovered that my passport that had been set out earlier, was not a current passport! That current passport was not where we expected it to be.

For about an hour, we gave the term ransack new meaning. God answered our fervent prayers and we found the all-important document.

Those who travel understand the seriousness of misplacing a passport. This document shows you are a citizen of the United States and have been cleared for travel to other countries. Without it I would have been denied admission to Peru. Actually, I wouldn’t have been allowed onto the plane headed for Peru. I would have been left behind.

As I reflect upon that nerve-wracking episode, I think of a more vital appointment. Jesus spoke about it in Matthew 25:31,32:

“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and
all the holy angels with Him, then He will
sit on the throne of His glory. All the
nations will be gathered before Him, and He
will separate them one from another, as a
shepherd divides his sheep from the goats”
(NKJV).

Following the pronouncement of judgment, only two destinations will await those who have been sentenced. Of the two, heaven and hell, all know the destination to which they want to go.

Earlier in that chapter (verses 1-13), Jesus spoke the parable of the wise and foolish maidens. Ten young women anxiously awaited the arrival of the bridegroom. The wait was longer than expected and five of them found that their supply of oil for their lamps was not sufficient. While they were away buying oil, the bridegroom came and the door was shut. The five foolish maidens were barred from the celebration they had dreamed about. They should have made better preparation.

There will be those at the Day of Judgment who will experience panic far worse than I recently felt. They will assume they’re ready for the coming of Jesus — but they won’t be. For them there will be no second chance. The sound of heaven’s door closing will be heard, and it will prompt “weeping and gnashing of teeth” ( Matthew 25:30). As you read this, realize one thing: You have this opportunity to make preparations for the coming of the Lord. You may not have another opportunity. We urge you out of genuine Christian love to prepare your soul for the certain arrival of Jesus Christ! Tim Hall at http://forthright.net

Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them.” Matthew 25:1-3

Posted by Mike Benson

A great week awaits us.  Let’s get going!

Anna Lee

Sunday Evening

Debbie Miller called to share a prayer concern.  Clayton” Booger” Sibley has been hospitalized in Baton Rouge with heart issues.  Please be in prayer for “Bogger”, his wife, Lynda, and other family members.  Your prayers will be appreciated.

Susie Sharkey thanks you for praying for her as she had finger surgery.  She’s doing well as she waits for some healing time now.  Continue to pray as her finger continues to heal.

Pray for our your friend Kacy Walker, daughter of Rev. Dennis Walker, as she is involved in women’s prison ministry Thursday through Sunday.  Pray she is a good witness to the inmates there as she shares her testimony and ministers to their spiritual needs.