Tuesday

“Be patient with each other,

making allowance for each other’s faults

because of your love.”

~Ephesians 4:2b NLT~

Please pray for my 22-yr-old grandson Dusty who had to go to ER yesterday (Monday) because of bleeding. The scans showed polyps in his colon. He will call a doctor today and I will let you know the date of the appointment.

…
Frann

I received an e-mail from Frann a short while ago and she was asking for prayers as the pain is in her side now and she states it is almost unbearable.
Please remember her in your prayers.

Mary Ann Cutrer

Tuesday – Obituary

Juanita Canton Ridgedell Blount

(December 21, 1914 – February 25, 2008)

Died at 10:10 a.m. on Monday, February 25, 2008 at the home of her daughter, Belle Davidson, in Roseland. She was 93 born December 21, 1914, daughter of Lyle and Lillie Grantham Canton. She was reared in Canton, MS and a former resident of Montpelier. She was retired from Lallie Kemp Hospital where she was a Labor and Delivery Nursing Assistant. She was a member of Magnolia Baptist Church in Montpelier. Survivors include her daughter, Clara Belle Ridgedell Davidson, Roseland, who cared for her for the past two years until her death; son, Joseph P. Ridgedell, Pensacola, FL; 8 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lyle and Lillie Canton; daughter, Lydia Madge Davis Law Musgrave; 4 sisters; 1 brother; first husband, Percy Ridgedell; second husband, Henry Blount. Special thanks to Vital Hospice Staff, Kimberly Hart, Susan Johnson, Brother Leon Dunn, Tom Grosz, Dr. Anthony Zerangue, Tom Terrall with Tangipahoa Parish Coroner’s Office and also to family members who gave unconditional love and care through her illness-Dustin and Mindy Fitch, Danielle Gill, Rhonda Chandler, Brandy Smith and Donna Davidson. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be mad to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center of Hammond or the charity of your choice in her memory. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 10 a.m. until religious services at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Services conducted by Rev. Leon Dunn. Interment Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Loranger. Pallbearers will be Dustin Fitch, Ralph Chandler, Larry Johnson, Nicky Hayden, Joey Davis and Kevin Washington.

Monday’s Devotional

KneEmail

“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” (Philippians 2:10).

Mike Benson, Editor

 

Towel

 

THE IDEA IS shocking…

It is a thought many people have never even entertained. What is it that is so astounding? It is the fact that God hates. Most often we think of God as love (1 John 4:8). Love eliminates hate, right? Wrong. As a matter of fact, appropriate hate is a result of love. For instance, Psalm 119 is a very lengthy expression of love and appreciation for God’s word. It is as a result of that love for God’s instruction that the Psalm expresses hatred for “every false way” (Psm. 119:104, 128).

 

God is love. He loves us as His creation and above all else desires close fellowship with us. That fellowship is destroyed by sin. Sin taints and tarnishes His people and makes association with a holy God impossible. That is why God hates sin. It destroys those whom God loves. How tragic when people become enamored with the very things that ruin their relationship with God, the very things God hates. So, in Proverbs, seven objects of God’s hatred are listed:

  1. haughty eyes
  2. a lying tongue
  3. hands that shed innocent blood
  4. a heart that devises wicked plans
  5. feet that run rapidly to evil
  6. a false witness who utters lies
  7. one who spreads strife among brothers.

 

Yes, God hates these things. And, if we love God, we’ll hate them too. It is no virtue to love everything. If we love what God hates we are estranged from Him (1 John 2:15). That’s the very problem Jesus died to fix.

So, what do you hate? (David Deffenbaugh; Bill McFarland)

“These six things the LORD hates,

Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:

a proud look,

a lying tongue,

hands that shed innocent blood,

a heart that devises wicked plans,

feet that are swift in running to evil,

a false witness who speaks lies,

and one who sows discord among brethren.”

Prov. 6:16-19

 

Don’t let these things get in the way of the service He has called you to do.

Anna Lee

Monday – Travel Schedule

Hatchel Family

  • New Orleans -> Chicago (2:42 P.M. -> 5:09 P.M. Friday)
  • Chicago -> Frankfurt (6:53 P.M. -> 10:15 A.M. Saturday)
  • Frankfurt -> Prague (11:50 A.M. -> 12:55 P.M. Saturday)

All times are local to the city they will be in, not our central time.

Pray for them as they:

  • Complete packing and other final tasks here
  • Travel across seven time zones
  • Go through customs in the States and in Europe
  • Travel through four airports
  • Try to make all connections on time
  • Have seating that does not always keep the family together
  • Try to keep up with the maximum amount of luggage
  • Meet colleagues who will bring their vehicle and help with luggage
  • Make a two-hour drive to Brno
  • Adjust to the change of time zones
  • Continue their ministry in the Czech Republic

Monday – FBC

Deacons for the week:

  • Smiley Conerly
  • Roy Turner

Two names to add to the list of people going to the conference next weekend:

  • Jonathan Hoffstead
  • Amber Bell

March 9th

  • Foods Across America
  • Kick-off for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering.
  • FBC Goal: $13,000.00

Beth Moore Bible studies continue:

  • Tuesday mornings
  • Thursday nights
  • Sunday afternoons

Coming in March: Lunch for BCM students at SLU

Monday

Bro. Butch Reviere was able to be back at church yesterday. Thank God for the progress he has made, but continue to pray for him. Your prayers will be appreciated.

Pray for three local men who are recovering from surgery and/or facing treatment:

  • Sammy Broyles
  • Randy Fairburn
  • Ronnie Cutrer

Mrs. Katherine Sanders was unable to be at church yesterday. Pray for her to be relieved of some of the pain she endures.

Charles Houeye of Roseland is back in North Oaks. Please add him back to your prayer list.

Pray for Boyd Hatchel as he leaves New Orleans today to take some items to Bro. Brady Haynes in Birmingham and then travels on to Memphis tomorrow to sell his vehicle back to the man he purchased it from. He will fly back to New Orleans later Tuesday. Thank God for men who are able and and willing to support missionaries in various ways.

Sunday Evening

I learned I was receiving emails though “Contact” on the new site and not being notified. Jason corrected that today so in the future that should not be a problem. Here are two of the requests that were sent in the last couple of days:

Could you please post something for me? My Aunt by marriage died today of cancer. Her name was Barbara Meiners from Mandeville, LA. I would like to request prayers for her family in their time of need. She lost her daughter on New Years Eve of this year in a car accident so this family has suffered a great loss. Her husbands’ name is Fred. I would appreciate it. She had open heart surgery back in October I believe and ever since then her health declined. We found out yesterday that she was in stage 4 of cancer and today she died.

Thanks
Debbie C Powers

(Feb. 23)

Kirk Lee is having health problems. He has been to the Emergency room and had test in New Orleans yesterday, and will have more today.Please put him on the prayer request and hope that he can be healthy again.

Angela Shockley

(Feb. 20)

Sunday Afternoon – Obituary

Daisy Bridges Walker

(May 12, 1916 – February 23, 2008)

Died on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at her residence in Greensburg, LA. She was a native of Greensburg, LA. Age 91 years. A life-long resident of Greensburg, Daisy Walker was a gracious southern lady. Faith, family, and friends were the mainstays of her life. She will remain in the loving memories of all whose lives she touched. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday and at Greensburg United Methodist Church, from 1 p.m. until religious services at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Services conducted by Rev. Lamariul Cotton. Interment Greensburg Cemetery, Greensburg, LA. Survived by 3 daughters, Mrs. Milton “Elizabeth” Spaulding, Baton Rouge, Mrs. Robert “Theresa” Jeffers, Raleigh, NC, Mrs. Harrison “Jana” Ferris, Raleigh, NC, 4 granddaughters, Beth Tucker Parks, Margaret Tucker c, Julie Tucker Fink, Erin Ferris Schneider, 3 grandsons, B. Walker Jeffers, William G. Jeffers, Joseph P. Jeffers, 3 great-grandchildren, Caroline, Stuart, and May. Preceded in death by husband Ocy Olen Walker, sister, Elizabeth Hanks, 4 brothers, Tom Ed Bridges, Duncan Bridges, Lathan Bridges, William H. Bridges. The family would like to extend a special thanks to her caregiver, Dorothy McGrath. In lieu of flowers, friends are invited to contribute to the Greensburg United Methodist Church, Greensburg, LA.

Sunday – Another Obituary

Jerry Malone Blades

Jerry Blades passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, from pneumonia at age 68 at his residence in Austin, Texas. Born May 2, 1939, in Baton Rouge, Jerry was the second child of Joseph Victor Blades and Audrey Covington Blades, also of Baton Rouge. He graduated from Istrouma High School in Baton Rouge and attended LSU. He is survived by his former wife, Patsy Jo Ann McLeod Fair; son, Cary Glen Blades; daughter, Lynde Jean Blades; brother, Donald Keith Blades and wife; and sister, Betty Jo Blades McQueen and husband; as well as grandchildren, Robert Zachary Dean and Ashley Marie Kincaid; as well as numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and many friends. Jerry spent many years with Montgomery Ward in his younger to mid-years then with Pfizer and Bristol Meyers companies in his latter years. He was employed by several friends who own their own businesses including Rawndy and Randy Pitalo of Tiger Bait, Baton Rouge. He spent his life residing in the states of Louisiana, Texas and Tennessee. A lover of music in his high school years in Baton Rouge, he played the piano with Bonnie Fussell and The Jive Five band and later became a lover of country music. His favorite hobby was spending time hunting and fishing in Louisiana and Texas with family and friends, especially his cousin, David Brabham, of Kentwood. He also had a passion for Native American history. Jerry was a loving father and a wonderful relative and friend to all who knew and loved him. Forever in our hearts and always in our minds, may he find eternal peace and tranquility as his spirit lives on. We love you, Jerry. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Research fund. A memorial gathering of family and friends will be held in Baton Rouge and Austin in the near future. Please contact Cary Blades at (512) 266-7970 or laserelvis@aol.com regarding the times and date.