Wednesday

“But you will not even need to fight.

Take your positions;

then stand still and watch the Lord’s victory.

He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem.

Do not be afraid or discouraged.

Go out there tomorrow, for the Lord is with you!”

~2 Chronicles 20:17 (NLT)~

Joan B. Hagan’s surgery has been changed from 7:30 to 8:30 this morning. Joan expects to be in the hospital overnight and return home tomorrow. Please pray for Joan today.

Mr. Henry Harris continues to be at North Oaks. As you pray for him, pray for “Miss” Emma as she faces the days before her.

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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” (Philippians 2:10).
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“HERE IS A great eternal truth…

Life cannot be divided into compartments in some of which God is involved and in others of which He is not involved; there cannot be one kind of language in the church and another kind of language in the shipyard or the factory or the office; there cannot be one kind of conduct in the church and another kind of conduct in the business world. The fact is that God does not need to be invited into certain departments of life, and kept out of others. He is everywhere, all through life and in every activity of life. He hears not only the words which are spoken in His name; He hears all words; and there cannot be any such thing as a form of words which evades bringing God into any transaction. We will regard all promises as sacred if we remember that all promises are made in the presence of God.” (William Barclay)

“That you may approve the things that are excellent,

that you may be sincere and without offense

till the day of Christ.”

~Philippians 1:10~

Tuesday Afternoon

Claudie Mae Harrell
(May 9, 1935 – April 28, 2008)
A loving and dedicated wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother, she was a housewife in Amite County for 30 years and a native of Kentwood, LA for 10 years. She was born May 9, 1935, and passed from this world to the arms of her Savior on April 28, 2008. She was 72 and a member of Line Creek Baptist Church. Visitation at Line Creek Baptist Church, Kentwood, LA on Tuesday, April 29, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation resumes at the Line Creek Baptist Church on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. conducted by Pastor Ken Irvin. Preceded by husband, Robert Lane Harrell, Sr. and grandson, Matthew Harrell. Survived by 2 sons, Robert Lane Harrell, Jr., McComb, MS and Hansel Harrell, Springfield, LA; a daughter, Rachel Harrell, Osyka, MS; 8 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren. Also survived by 2 sisters, Doris Davis, Hillsdale, LA and Pauline Wayne, Amite, LA; brother, J.P. Nobles, Walker, LA; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Charles Harrell, Joseph Harrell, Jeremy Stewart, Hansel Harrell, Jr., Jason Harrell, Dustin Fair, Kenneth Phillips, and James Dillion. In Lieu of Flowers, please make donations to the Heart and Lung Foundation.

Tuesday

“Ask, and you will receive,

that your joy may be full.”

~John 16:24~

Mr. Jimmy Tolar is home and doing better. Thanks for your prayers.

Mr. Gene Ott of Osyka has cancer. Pray for him as decisions are made regarding his care.

Mrs. Gloria Boone has moved in with Wade east of Arcola. Pray for them as they make adjustments to living together again.

Joan Hagan had her pre-op visit yesterday. She is scheduled to have surgery at 7:30 Wednesday morning in Slidell. Joan is very happy to be having this surgery. Pray for her and all those caring for her during this time.

 

Joan’s lifelong friend, Charlsee, was planning to take her to Slidell Wednesday, but has pneumonia. Pray for Charlsee to get well soon.

Annie Armstron Easter Offering

FBC, K Goal – $13,000.00

Received so far – $11,181.85

 

 

DAILY RESOLUTION

 

At the beginning of a New Year, a high school principal decided to post his teachers’ New Year’s resolutions on the bulletin board.

As the teachers gathered around the bulletin board, a great commotion started. One of the teachers was complaining. “Why weren’t my resolutions posted?” She was throwing such a temper tantrum that the principal hurried to his office to see if he had overlooked her resolutions. Sure enough, he had mislaid them on his desk. As he read her resolutions he was astounded.

This teacher’s first resolution was not to let little things upset her in the New Year.

Maybe this is a good time to see how you’re coming on your New Year’s resolutions (if indeed you made any). The above story demonstrates why making resolutions may not be such a good thing and, in fact, may be detrimental to our spiritual growth. What happens when we make resolutions? At some point, the resolution is likely going to be broken. It may be a matter of days, weeks, or months, but eventually we tend to falter.

If your resolution involves dieting, there will likely come a day when you’ll sneak a piece of fudge. If your resolution is quitting smoking, there will likely come a day when you’ll reach for that cigarette you’ve been craving. If your resolution is reading the Bible every day, there will likely come a day when things are so hectic that you miss your reading.

And once the resolution is broken, it becomes even easier for it to crumble further. The incentive that kept you going (“I’ve maintained my commitment to this point”) is now gone. One slip leads to two which quickly leads to three, and before long we have the attitude, “I’ve messed up so much that it’s not even worth continuing to try.” So what is there left to do? For most of us, we set our sights on January 1, 2009 and determine when that day rolls arounds, we’ll try it again (“and NEXT time I’ll do it!”).

Allow me to suggest an alternative. Instead of yearly resolutions, what if we made daily resolutions? Begin each day with this prayer:

“Father, today I want to live for you. I want to dedicate to you my time, my energy, my passion and my resources. Today, I will seek to add one quality that will make me more like You. Today, I will seek to eliminate something in my life that doesn’t please you. I will seek to be more conscious of You in my life. I will try to be more appreciative of the blessings I receive from Your hand, and I will look for opportunities to show You glory in the way I deal with people and in the way I react to situations I face.”

Make it your resolution to end the day a little bit closer to God than you began. The goal is spiritual growth…

“…Till we all come to the unity of the faith

and of the knowledge of the Son of God,

to a perfect man,

to the measure of the stature

of the fullness of Christ…

speaking the truth in love,

may grow up in all things into Him

who is the head — Christ.”

~Ephesians 4:14,16~

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Grow some today! That’s grow in the Lord today!

Anna Lee

 

Monday Afternoon

Dear prayer partners, Joe and Julie Silby and their children were scheduled to start orientation at the International Learning Center (ILC) this week. However there was an outbreak of the Noro virus at ILC recently and more than 70 people became ill. Directors of ILC have made the decision to close ILC for two weeks to completely disinfect it before beginning a new orientation session. Please pray for the Silbys and others during this delay.

Jennie

Please pray for missionaries and others that recently became ill with the Norovirus (virus that cause the “stomach flu” or gastroenteritis). They were at the International Learning Center going through orientation. Pray for the ones that are sick that they will recover without any lasting problems. Pray for the cleanup crew that will be disinfecting the ILC buildings. Pray for families waiting to attend orientation that they will not get stressed out by this and as they prepare to head out to all corners of this world to be used by the Lord in his ministry.

Thank you for praying!

Melinda

Monday

Sometimes it takes a painful experience

to make us change our ways.

Proverbs 20:30 (GNT)

 

Thursday, May 1, 2008 has been set aside for National Day of Prayer. The official website is located at http://www.ndptf.org/home/index.cfm?&Flash=1 Spend a little time on the site to learn various ways you can become involved in praying. In Kentwood, you can join others at te monument by the city hall at 12:30 Thursday. If you cannot be there, pray wherever you are.

Mrs. Micky Cade’s grandson, James (21), had an accident in the fog Friday morning. Pray for him as he receives treatment for his injuring.

Curt Martin was able to work on his job and with On Mission in Kentwood. He said the problem in his leg is much better. Please continue to pray for complete healing.

Jesse Dean is about the same. Pray for him as he continues therapy.

The youth of FBC, Kenwood will have a spaghetti fund raiser to earn money for summer camp. It will be takeout only and donations only.

If you have not already volunteered for VBS, please contact the church office or Judy Fowler. Mark your calendar for June 9-13 8:30-11:30 A.M.

Deacons for the week will be Robert Callihan and Bubba Hulkaby. Please feel free to call them if you need them.

 

 

Honesty

KneEmail
“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” (Philippians 2:10).
Mike Benson, Editor

“Truth is so scarce that nearly everyone is suspect…

Business people, advertisers, commentators, clerks, salesmen, lawyers, doctors, tradesmen, teachers, writers, politicians, and even many, if not most, preachers are suspect. Our whole society is largely built on a network of fabrication, of manufactured “truth.” We shade the truth, we cheat, we exaggerate, we misrepresent income tax deductions, we make promises we have no intention of keeping, we make up excuses, and betray confidences-all as a matter of normal, everyday living.” (John MacArthur)

“But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one” (Matt. 5:37).

 

 

Have a wonderful week.

Anna Lee

Sunday

People who cover over their sins will not prosper.

But if they confess and forsake them,

they will receive mercy.

Proverbs 28:13 (NLT)

Thanks to all of you who participated in On Mission in Kentwood. It was a very meaningful day for those volunteered and for those whose homes and yards were improved in any way.

Please pray for Glenda Schilling. She has several health issues and still manages to check daily on her mother in the nursing home.

Please pray for Frann Clark, a native of Kentwood.


I have five of my 18 sessions of the prescribed physcial therapy remaining. It has definitely not helped me. In fact, I am not doing as well as I was at my first session. Hopefully, the remaining ones will help me. Please pray for this to happen.

May 6 I will see an eye doctor to discuss cataract surgery. William Mixon “Bill in Lake Charles” is in the clinic. Unfortunately, he is not the one who does the surgery. Please pray for me, the doctor, and the staff as these plans are made.

Pray for all of us as Riley continues to need more care. I need to be well so I can provide more assistance to him.
thank you for praying
Frann Smith Clark


Gary Virgil Travis died at 9:15 a.m. on Friday, April 25, 2008, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. He was 66, a native of Roseland and a resident of Kentwood. Mr. Travis was a class of 1959 graduate of Amite High School. He received a degree from LSU School of Banking. His banking career began at First Guaranty Bank, Amite, in 1966, and spanned 42 years at Central Progressive Bank, Kentwood and First Guaranty Bank, Kentwood, as manager and vice president. He was a member of Amite City Lodge 175, F&AM and was owner of The End of the Lane Mountain Biking Trail, Kentwood. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday and at Roseland Baptist Church, Roseland, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 5:30 p.m. Monday. Services conducted by the Rev. John Scaffner, the Rev. Gary Wieborg and the Rev. Neal Barr. Special music will be performed by Denny Barr. Sunset service will be held at Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Roseland. Survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Gilbert and Susan Travis, Fort Smith, Ark.; nephews, Mark Travis and his wife, Jennifer, Fayetteville, Ark., and James Travis and his wife, Sarah, Fort Smith; great-nephew, Luke Travis, Fayetteville; great-niece, Helen Travis, Fayetteville; longtime family friends, Craig T. Martin, Connie Thomas and Candy Dyson; and man’s best friend and faithful companion, Sweetie. Preceded in death by wife, Joyce Wynn Travis; and parents, Hardy Virgil Travis and Ethel Rutland Travis. Pallbearers will be Mark Travis, James Travis, Chuck Reid, Peyton Travis, Tom Evans, M.D., Advell Ricks, Stan Dameron and William L. Travis III. Honorary pallbearers are Danny Richardson, Wayne Verbene, Ronny Hayden, Mitchell Massey, Frank Broussard and Michael Lofaso. Memorial contributions may be made to Joyce Travis Memorial Scholarship Fund at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Decision Magazine Weekly E-mail Devotional


He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved (Psalm 62:2, NKJV).

A Word From Billy Graham

If you are saved from sin, you are saved through a personal faith in the Gospel of Christ as defined in the Scriptures. Though it may at first seem dogmatic and narrow to you, the fact remains that there is no other way. The Bible says, “I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you. … For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:1, 3-4, NKJV).


Have a wonderful Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Saturday

“This is what the Lord Almighty says:

Judge fairly and honestly,

and show mercy and kindness to one another.

Do not oppress widows, orphans,

foreigners, and poor people.

And do not make evil plans to harm each other.”

~Zechariah 7:9-10 (NLT)~

On Mission in Kentwood begins at 8:00 this morning. Even if you are late, come.

Curt Martin’s leg is better. Curt and his family will be among those eagerly participating in On Mission in Kentwood.

Thank God for allowing Curt to improve so he can work today.

David loves to work outside. This week he experience two potential problems, but God was looking out for him. A few days ago, David tripped and fell into a fire when he was burning some logs. He had a slight injury to one arm that only bothered him for a few minutes. Yesterday, he moved a log and found a swarm of flying insects. David did not get a single sting as they flew past him. Thank you, God!

Praise report on Melinda’s cousin’s wife:

Thank you for praying for my cousin’s wife. The note below was sent Wednesday and received Thursday. We were without internet here at home so I could not send you out the update. God in his infinite glory is showing M, her family, and us all how awesome he is in taking care of her needs. She appreciates everyone praying for her during this time.

We hope you have a great weekend. It is Easter weekend here. Pray for God’s presence to be felt in the hearts of Romanians this weekend. Pray they will truly understand the importance of knowing the Lord personally and walking hand in hand with him in their lives.

Hristos a inviat! (Christ is risen!) Adevarat a inviat! (Truly he is risen!)

Melinda

I just received a phone call from the social worker at the doctor’s office. She informed me that there is a brand new law in the State of Texas that states they have to cover breast and cervical cancer under the Texas State Medicaid!!!!! The paperwork is submitted and this will be completely covered!!! Praise the Lord…burdens have been lifted and prayers are heard!!! Thank you all!!!

Keep praying, please!!!

M

Prayer requests from Melinda

June 8th-28th a team of students from California Baptist University (where I graduated from a long time ago) will be coming to minister in Bucharest. Please pray for them as they prepare to come. Please read Aura’s prayer request below for them for this coming Monday, April 27th and regarding the luggage for the trip.

Thank you for praying!

Melinda

The California Baptist University team is having an art show Monday to raise money for their trip to Bucharest. Many artists have donated art pieces for them, so please pray for that many will come and they will exceed their goal!

Also start praying that they will not have problems with luggage allowance…they were told this week that because many airlines are changing baggage rules, they may only be allowed to bring and take back one piece of luggage. This creates problems for them and me because they were going to take back some suitcases for me. Pray that all will work out well and that the airline they are traveling with will not change their rules before this trip!

thanks!
aura

Pray for Mrs. Paula Jean Wall. She is completing treatment for cancer and trying to regain her strength.

Please continue to pray for Mr. Joe and “Miss” Othelle Williams. They battle continuing health issues.

A DEBT OF $0.00

The following story appears to be an “urban legend,” but is fun to read nevertheless:

In March 1992, a man living near Boston, Massachusetts received a bill for his as yet unused credit card stating that he owed $0.00. He ignored it and threw it away. In April he received another and threw that one away, too.

The following month the credit card company sent him a very nasty note stating they were going to cancel his card if he didn’t send them $0.00 by return of post. He called them, talked to them, they said it was a computer error and told him they’d take care of it.

The following month he decided that it was about time that he tried out the troublesome credit card figuring that if there were purchases on his account it would put an end to his ridiculous predicament. However, in the first store that he produced his credit card in payment for his purchases he found that his card had been canceled. He called the credit card company who apologized for the computer error once again and said that they would take care of it.

The next day he got a bill for $0.00 stating that payment was now overdue. Assuming that having spoken to the credit card company only the previous day and that the latest bill was yet another mistake, he ignored it, trusting that the company would be as good as their word and sort the problem out.

The next month he got a bill for $0.00 stating that he had 10 days to pay his account or the company would have to take steps to recover the debt.

Finally giving in, he thought he would play the company at their own game and mailed them a check for $0.00. The computer duly processed his account and returned a statement to the effect that he now owed the credit card company nothing at all.

A week later, the man’s bank called him asking him what he was doing writing a check for $0.00. After a lengthy explanation, the bank replied that the $0.00 check had caused their check processing software to fail. The bank could not now process ANY checks from ANY of their customers that day because the check for $0.00 was causing the computer to crash.

The following month the man received a letter from the credit card company claiming that his check had bounced and that he now owed them $0.00 and unless he sent a check by return of post they would be taking steps to recover the debt.

The man, who had been considering buying his wife a computer for her birthday, bought her a typewriter instead.

As I read that story, I couldn’t help but think of the debt that we owe because of our sin. “The wages of sin is death” (Rom. 6:23). But, for those who are in Christ, that debt has been canceled — we owe nothing. “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” (Rom. 8:1)

Despite that fact, though, Satan continues to make us feel that we still owe something (he’s not called “the accuser” for nothing!). But listen to these words of comfort:

“Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, ‘Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.’ And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.” (Rev. 12:10-11)

Praise be to the Lamb whose blood makes it possible for us to have a debt of $0.00!

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North CarolinaYour too have a debt of $0.00!

Anna Lee

Friday Afternoon

Please add Kim Jarreau to the prayor list, she is a lab teck. at Greensburg Hospital.

Gary Virgil Travis
(December 7, 1941 – April 25, 2008)

Died at 9:15AM on Friday, April 25, 2008 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, LA. He was a native of Roseland, LA and a resident of Kentwood, LA. Age 66 years. Mr. Travis was a class of 1959 graduate of Amite High School. He received a degree from LSU School of Banking. His banking career began at First Guarnaty Bank, Amite, in 1966 and spanned 42 years at Central Progressive Bank, Kentwood and First Guaranty Bank, Kentwood, as manager and vice-president. He was member of Amite City Lodge #175, F&AM and was owner of The End of the Lane Mountain Biking Trail, Kentwood, LA. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Sunday and at First Baptist Church, Roseland, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 5:30 p.m. Monday. Services conducted by Rev. John Scaffner and Rev. Gary Wieborg. Sepcial music will be performed by Denny Barr. Sunset Services will be held at Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Roseland, LA. Survived by brother and sister-in-law, Gilbert and Susan Travis, Ft. Smith, AR, nephew, Mark Travis and his wife, Jennifer, Fayetteville, AR, James Travis and his wife, Sarah, Ft. Smith, AR, great-nephew, Luke Travis, Fayetteville, AR, great-niece, Helen Travis, Fayetteville, AR, long time family friends, Craig T. Martin, Conie Thomas, and Candy Dyson. Man’s best fiend and faithful companion, Sweetie. Preceded in death by wife, Joyce Wynn Travis, parents, Hardy Virgil Travis and Ethel Rutland Travis. Pallbearers will be Mark Travis, James Travis, Chuck Reid, Peyton Travis, Tom Evans, M.D., Advell Ricks, Stan Dameron, and Michael Lofaso. Honorary pallbearers will be Danny Richardson, Wayne Verbene, Ronny Hayden, Mitchell Massey, and Frank Broussard. Memorial Contributions may be made to Joyce Travis Memorial Scholarship Fund at Southeastern Louisiana University.

I have known Gary all my life. His family lived around the corner from my family. Please pray for those who cared about Gary and will miss him.

Anna Lee

Friday

“The righteous cry out,

and the Lord hears,

and delivers them out of all their troubles.”

Psalm 34:17

 

 

Have you ever had one of those days when everything seemed to go wrong around you and nothing was your fault? That happened to me yesterday. I know a couple other people who also had unusually hard days. The best thing I can say about that is we are not promised to have perfection in our little world. We just have someone who goes with us through those difficult days! He’s always there and loves us through whatever is happening. That’s an assurance I cling to on days such as yesterday.

BIBLE SCHOOLS OF TANZANIA. Pray for the sense of calling of each student and teacher at the Bible Schools to remain clear and strong so that the difficulties they will encounter will not discourage them. Life in a developing country has a full range of challenges at best; but as in all Christian endeavors, when a person makes a commitment to serve in God’s kingdom work, spiritual battles begin. Pray for these called servants to have perseverance and to be at peace with God. Pray for the wellbeing of their families, for their health, for needs to be met, and for relationships to be strong and positive.

HAUSA OF WEST AFRICA (HOW-suh). As the missionary finished sharing a parable with a group of men, one of the men said, “You should start a church in Hausa.” Ask the Lord to give wisdom and direction to this missionary couple as they seek His will concerning where, when, and with whom to start a church among this people group that has traditionally been resistant to the gospel. Please intercede for Hausa seekers who are longing to hear the truth.

BULGARIA. In Eastern Europe, most churches follow the Orthodox calendar for holidays. This means that Easter for Bulgarians is April 27 this year. Please pray for the many people who will go to the churches to carry out rituals without any real understanding of what they are doing or why they are supposed to do it. Pray for the true meaning of this celebration to become clear to them and for the Spirit to soften their hearts and draw them to the cross in repentance. Pray for all believers in Bulgaria to be bold and caring in sharing the truth of the resurrection with all those around them. pray4bg@yahoo.com; http://www.teambulgaria.org/

There are a number of people who are very sick. Many have been listed in the last few days. Please reread those names and pray for each one individually. Also, add other names that may not have been listed.

KOMpray

Kids on Mission Pray

April 25, 2008

“Let the little children come to Me, and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these,” Luke 18:16b

IS IT SWIMMING OR DRIVING? It’s rainy season in Southern Sudan, and it’s really hard to drive down many of the roads. A large SUV is going down the road towards a big puddle of water-it’s as big as a pond! In Sudan, the SUVs have snorkels. That’s usually a tube that helps someone breathe underwater. Have you heard of them? When people go to Hawaii to see the pretty fish and coral, they swim using a snorkel. Can you imagine how funny it would be to have a snorkel on the front of your car? It would help you and your family get fresh air to breathe.

Back to the SUV in Sudan….the SUV gets to the pond in the middle of the dirt road and starts into the water. The muddy water comes up over the hood and covers the windshield. The seatbelts lock to keep passengers in their seats, and the once-white machine bumps and jerks through the water. It’s like an obstacle course with all the potholes. The windshield wipers work frantically while the SUV goes down, down, down into the water. It’s as if the driver is blind. You just can’t see and the snorkel keeps fresh air coming in. Finally, the SUV comes out on the other side and the wipers clear enough of the mud away from the windshield for the driver to see! THAT’s travel in Southern Sudan during the rainy season. Imagine the excitement when people learned that the road is going to be paved!

Please pray for a special family that has been working in this area. They were in the US for awhile and are back. They used to be the only family there, but now there are new workers and they are getting ready for volunteer teams. The family has a lot of work to do to find places for the workers to live; and then they will teach the newcomers how to find good food, how to make friends in this culture, and how to find the best roads. Please pray that they will trust God completely.

MORE PRAYER REQUESTS FROM MISSIONARY KIDS

Pray for my friend NY, he is going through a really hard time now. MARY, age 16 (West Africa)

Pray that Christians be free to tell others about Jesus and that more people will come to Christ. ROBBIE, age 10 (East Asia)

Please pray for me to be a good boy. And pray for my tribal friends to be safe. ZACH, age 5 (Pacific Rim)

I need help speaking the language. Pray for me. PRESTON, age 8 (Central and Eastern Europe)

Thank you for my teachers and all my friends and boys too! HP, age 9 (East Asia)

Please pray for my friend who is confused about the way to heaven. He thinks all religions lead to heaven. Please pray he will learn about Jesus. JOEL, age 13 (South Asia)

My prayer requests are that I will not do bad things, and will be closer to God. JK, age 12 (East Asia)

What you would write if your personal prayer request was next?

Nursery Volunteers for Sunday

  • Scott and Kristi Womack
  • Tammy Borrelli
  • Nancy Stokes

Baptist Press

April 24, 2008

WASHINGTON–Abstinence hearing a one-sided ‘circus.’ http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=27898

TENNESSEE–TobyMac, Casting Crowns win multiple Doves. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=27899

TEXAS–Brandon Heath: missions-minded musician. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=27907

TENNESSEE–Dakota’s Jim Hamilton to be 2nd VP nominee. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=27901

TENNESSEE–Christian students counter Day of Silence. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=27900

MISSOURI–MBC factions hopeful about ‘peace committee.’ http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=27902

NORTH CAROLINA–Crisis protocol will speed disaster response. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=27903

FLORIDA–Evolution academic freedom bill passes in Fla. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=27904

LOUISIANA–FIRST-PERSON (Craig Franklin): Will the Jena revival continue? http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=27905

VIRGINIA–WORLDVIEW (Erich Bridges): Truth with a capital ‘T.’ http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=27906

KneEmail
“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” (Philippians 2:10).
Mike Benson, Editor

IT’S AMAZING HOW the things people say do not always match up with reality…

Consider the person who begins a statement with the words, “I may be wrong, but…”

Usually he really means, “There’s no way that I could be wrong!”

Consider the person who says, “I hate to say I told you so.”

Of course he’s enjoying it immensely!

And what about the one who says, “I’m sorry if I have done anything to upset you.”

What he really means is, “You’re so hypersensitive. This shouldn’t have upset you!”

There are two things which young people find hard to do in sports; winning and losing. It’s hard to lose gracefully, and it’s hard to win graciously. It is also hard in a family – whether it be a church family or a physical one – to win and lose. It’s just so hard to hide that gleam of triumph when you were right after all, the satisfied smirk when your dire prediction of “disaster” came true.

As if you’re glad to see God’s people hurt. That is sad!

Carl Mitchell used to repeat a line that makes a lot of sense: “If you’re wrong, admit it,” he would declare, “and if you’re right, shut up!”

Paul said it this way: “Let your gentleness be evident to all” (Philippians 4:5); and elsewhere, he said, “Do not be overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21).

Being “right” does not justify acting unkindly towards others. You can differ with another without attempting to destroy him. The question I always ask myself when speaking to another is this: Have I equipped him, enabled him, to serve God and God’s people better?

To quote the apostle again, “Everything should be done for edification” (I Corinthians 14:26).

Why should this be? Simply put, because we always view others as being more important than ourselves (Philippians 2:1-4).

Don’t we? (Stan Mitchell)

“Let your gentleness be evident to all” (Philippians 4:5).

That’s one most of us will have to work on!

Anna Lee

Thursday Update

Bro. Joey sent this update.

There seems to have been some confusion regarding the nature of Henry Harris’ surgery. James Miller just called to say that the surgery went well, but that it was a surgery to remove a blood clot & relieve pressure on the brain. Apparently Bro. Henry had a blood clot that went to the brain last night. He did fall but the fall was apparently related to losing control when the blood clot hit the area of the brain. Bro. James said that he did not break anything in the fall. Surgery is complete and he is in CCU