Prayer Requests- May 25, 2014

Prayer Requests:

Praise:  Jesse Boults had successful by-pass surgery.  Brent Anderson and Emily Causey got to come home.  Archie Poole is doing better and was back in worship with us.  Ricky Philips, Robert Johnson, Dacey Johnson, and Wayne Cook are doing better.  Wally Pullen Smith is doing better after a long battle with cancer.  Mack and Dianne McDonald made it home safely.     

Recent Requests: Clyde Holloway, Ailene Ness, Cecile James, Ben Golman, Jesse Boults, Kirby Guy, Brent Anderson, Cora McDonald, Gail Hearn, Sue Moore, Julie Wright, Kimmy Fix, Ed Grantham, Doris Polk, Chris Griffin, Neiko Bradford, Halyn Smith, Andrew Juneau, Anna Thibadoux, Walter Beard, Paul Bailey, Eric Sipco, Brody Carraway

Pray for your enemies.  (Matthew 5:44)

Continuing Requests: Kowyn Austin, Allan Babb, Aunt Charlene Babb, Roanne Ballio, Makenzie Bankston, Jeff Bedsole, Conner Bouchie, Carl Chellette, Payton Conway,  Marie Cook, Sharon Cook, Lynn Diboll, Sampson Doyle III, Michael Fuller, Travis Gillespie, Bill Goree; Robert Gough, Robert Gunter, Kathryn Hardy, Grady Harper, Velma Hayes, Darlene Holt, George Johnson, James Johnson, Sylvia Johnson, Darwin Jones, Mascel Keith, Drake Martin, Sarah Martin, Mattie McReynolds, Ben Mealer, Dot Melder, Mark Melder, Arvis Midkiff, Billy Joe Monroe, Harvey Paul, Harvey Paul, Jr., Bob Peterson, Carol Pfile, Dewanna Polk, Thelma Polk, Ruth Sheltman, Estelle Simmons, Nathan Snyder, Aiden Stewart, Erica Gillette Stewart, Eva Stewart, Myrtle Strother, Jolee Rayne Terrell, Azaria Thompson, Martha Townsend, Jeanie Winegeart

Deployed Military:  Tyler Bankston, Bowe Bergdahl (P.O.W.), James Chandler; Matthew Droddy, Horace Greene, and those serving in the military

Cancer Patients:  Sylvia Bollock, Myrtis Bond, Larry Book, Shirley Cameron, Kennette Campbell, Gleeta Chamberlain, Jerry Cole, Dorothy Crane, Sally Crooks, Bill Davidson, Donna Dyson, Ruth Ann Fisher, Joe Donald Francis, Murray Ganson, Jared Gordon, Stacy Gough, Darrel Johnson, Leah Johnson, Peggy Sue LeDoux Johnson, Roger Johnson, Virginia Johnson, Mr. Kelly, Angela Kingry, Tessela Laborde, Johnny LaHay, Dot Langston, Liz Latz, Mariliyn Lavisphere, Kaylee Lesta, Braeden Lyberski, Neda Lyberski, Julie Milam, David Monroe, Bob Morrow, Joe O’Neal, Jeanie O’Rorke, Chris Parker, Joan Schneider, Donny Shows, Richard Simmons, Linda Sipco, Connor Smith, Walter Stagg, Glennell Stanley, Jackie Teasely, Cliff Thornton, Dalton Welch, Shane West, Charles Whitten, Britney Wilson, Charles Young

Nursing Homes:  Mary Ann Fuller, John Kenner, Doris Polk

Travelling: Clark and Reeves families; Simmons, Anderson, and Strother familes; Kyron Paul; Luther Paul

Deaths: The families of Lola Melder, Matt Jeffers, Ed Armstrong

Unspoken Requests

The Vineyard- May 18, 2014

The Vineyard

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. – John 15:5

Psalm 16

Pray for God to speak to you through the reading of His word. 

Read the passage. 

-          We are faithful servants

o   Our first job as Christians is to find refuge in God, and to delight in our relationships with those who share our faith.  Is God your source of hope?  Do you seek to build and maintain relationships with others of faith?

o   In order to serve God, we must not run after other gods, or other things.  Are there things you desire more than God?  Has that desire ever brought you grief?

-          God is a faithful Lord

o   God is a giver of wisdom to those who seek it.  Do you search for the wisdom of God, or do you usually rely on your own understanding?

o   God’s promise to the faithful is that he will not allow them to see “corruption”.  In other words, he will not allow our final destination to be the grave.  Do you live life in such a way as to embrace that promise?

Pray that we will be better, more faithful servants of God.    

Pray that we will have more faith in God, and trust him more each day. 

Prayer Requests- May 18, 2014

Prayer Requests:

Praise:  Brent Anderson’s blood clots have shrunk substantially.  Archie Poole is doing better and was back in worship with us.  Ricky Philips, Robert Johnson, Dacey Johnson, and Wayne Cook are doing better.  Haley Anderson is healed up from toe surgery.  Wally Pullen Smith is doing better after a long battle with cancer.    

Recent Requests: Emily Causey, Ailene Ness, Cecile James, Ben Golman, Jesse Boults, Kirby Guy, Brent Anderson, Cora McDonald, Gail Hearn, Sue Moore, Julie Wright, Kimmy Fix, Ed Grantham, Doris Polk, Chris Griffin, Neiko Bradford, Halyn Smith, Andrew Juneau, Anna Thibadoux, Walter Beard, Paul Bailey, Eric Sipco, Brody Carraway

Pray for your enemies.  (Matthew 5:44)

Continuing Requests: Kowyn Austin, Allan Babb, Aunt Charlene Babb, Roanne Ballio, Makenzie Bankston, Jeff Bedsole, Conner Bouchie, Carl Chellette, Payton Conway,  Marie Cook, Sharon Cook, Lynn Diboll, Sampson Doyle III, Michael Fuller, Travis Gillespie, Bill Goree; Robert Gough, Robert Gunter, Kathryn Hardy, Grady Harper, Velma Hayes, Darlene Holt, George Johnson, James Johnson, Sylvia Johnson, Darwin Jones, Mascel Keith, Drake Martin, Sarah Martin, Mattie McReynolds, Ben Mealer, Dot Melder, Mark Melder, Arvis Midkiff, Billy Joe Monroe, Harvey Paul, Harvey Paul, Jr., Bob Peterson, Carol Pfile, Dewanna Polk, Thelma Polk, Ruth Sheltman, Estelle Simmons, Nathan Snyder, Aiden Stewart, Erica Gillette Stewart, Eva Stewart, Myrtle Strother, Jolee Rayne Terrell, Azaria Thompson, Martha Townsend, Jeanie Winegeart

Deployed Military:  Tyler Bankston, Bowe Bergdahl (P.O.W.), James Chandler; Matthew Droddy, Horace Greene, and those serving in the military

Cancer Patients:  Sylvia Bollock, Myrtis Bond, Larry Book, Shirley Cameron, Kennette Campbell, Gleeta Chamberlain, Jerry Cole, Dorothy Crane, Sally Crooks, Bill Davidson, Donna Dyson, Ruth Ann Fisher, Joe Donald Francis, Murray Ganson, Jared Gordon, Stacy Gough, Darrel Johnson, Leah Johnson, Peggy Sue LeDoux Johnson, Roger Johnson, Virginia Johnson, Mr. Kelly, Angela Kingry, Tessela Laborde, Johnny LaHay, Dot Langston, Liz Latz, Mariliyn Lavisphere, Kaylee Lesta, Braeden Lyberski, Neda Lyberski, Julie Milam, David Monroe, Bob Morrow, Joe O’Neal, Jeanie O’Rorke, Chris Parker, Joan Schneider, Donny Shows, Richard Simmons, Linda Sipco, Connor Smith, Walter Stagg, Glennell Stanley, Jackie Teasely, Cliff Thornton, Dalton Welch, Shane West, Charles Whitten, Britney Wilson, Charles Young

Nursing Homes:  Mary Ann Fuller, John Kenner, Doris Polk

Travelling: The McDonald’s; Neiko Bradford; Kyron Paul; Luther Paul; Pat Paul & family

Deaths: The families of Lola Melder, Matt Jeffers, Ed Armstrong

Unspoken Requests

The Vineyard- May 11, 2014

The Vineyard

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. – John 15:5

I Corinthians 15:50-58

Pray for God to speak to you through the reading of His word. 

Read the passage. 

-          We must all change

o   “Flesh and blood” cannot inherit the kingdom of God because it is temporal, while the kingdom is eternal.  Perhaps not only our physical bodies, but also our attitudes and ways of thinking must change to suit life in God’s kingdom.  How can you change your attitude and way of thinking so that it is focused more on the eternal rather than the temporary? 

-          The surprise is the best part

o   We love a good surprise- in the books we read, the movies we watch, surprises build excitement as we see how everything builds to the final scene.  Are you excited about seeing how God will transform us when Jesus comes back? 

-          Resurrection is work

o   While God handles all the work of resurrecting us and transforming us for eternity, the implications of the resurrection mean work for us who profess to follow Jesus.  Is your life a testimony to God’s plan of redemption?  If not, what changes do you need to make?

Pray that God will transform our hearts in anticipation of the day when our bodies will be transformed as well. 

Seek ways to demonstrate your belief in the resurrection.   

Prayer Requests- May 11, 2014

Prayer Requests:

Praise:  George Johnson was with us for worship Sunday morning.  Ricky Philips had successful surgery.  Dustin Lacaze and Rob Johnson were able to go back to work.  James Dunn is doing better.    

Recent Requests: Cora McDonald, Gail Hearn, Sue Moore, Julie Wright, Kimmy Fix, Robert Johnson, Ricky Philips, Dacey Johnson, Haley Anderson, Ed Grantham, Doris Polk, Chris Griffin, Neiko Bradford, Halyn Smith, Andrew Juneau, Wayne Cook, Anna Thibadoux, Walter Beard, Paul Bailey, Eric Sipco, Brody Carraway

Pray for your enemies.  (Matthew 5:44)

Continuing Requests: Kowyn Austin, Allan Babb, Aunt Charlene Babb, Roanne Ballio, Makenzie Bankston, Jeff Bedsole, Conner Bouchie, Carl Chellette, Payton Conway,  Marie Cook, Sharon Cook, Lynn Diboll, Sampson Doyle III, Michael Fuller, Travis Gillespie, Bill Goree; Robert Gough, Robert Gunter, Kathryn Hardy, Grady Harper, Velma Hayes, Darlene Holt, George Johnson, James Johnson, Sylvia Johnson, Darwin Jones, Mascel Keith, Drake Martin, Sarah Martin, Mattie McReynolds, Ben Mealer, Dot Melder, Mark Melder, Arvis Midkiff, Billy Joe Monroe, Harvey Paul, Harvey Paul, Jr., Bob Peterson, Carol Pfile, Dewanna Polk, Thelma Polk, Ruth Sheltman, Estelle Simmons, Nathan Snyder, Aiden Stewart, Erica Gillette Stewart, Eva Stewart, Myrtle Strother, Jolee Rayne Terrell, Azaria Thompson, Martha Townsend, Jeanie Winegeart

Deployed Military:  Tyler Bankston, Bowe Bergdahl (P.O.W.), James Chandler; Matthew Droddy, Horace Greene, and those serving in the military

Cancer Patients:  Sylvia Bollock, Myrtis Bond, Larry Book, Shirley Cameron, Kennette Campbell, Gleeta Chamberlain, Jerry Cole, Dorothy Crane, Sally Crooks, Bill Davidson, Donna Dyson, Ruth Ann Fisher, Joe Donald Francis, Murray Ganson, Jared Gordon, Stacy Gough, Darrel Johnson, Leah Johnson, Peggy Sue LeDoux Johnson, Roger Johnson, Virginia Johnson, Mr. Kelly, Angela Kingry, Tessela Laborde, Johnny LaHay, Dot Langston, Liz Latz, Mariliyn Lavisphere, Kaylee Lesta, Julie Milam, David Monroe, Bob Morrow, Joe O’Neal, Jeanie O’Rorke, Chris Parker, Joan Schneider, Donny Shows, Richard Simmons, Linda Sipco, Connor Smith, Wally Pullen Smith, Walter Stagg, Glennell Stanley, Jackie Teasely, Cliff Thornton, Dalton Welch, Shane West, Charles Whitten, Britney Wilson, Charles Young

Nursing Homes:  Mary Ann Fuller, John Kenner, Doris Polk

Travelling: Neiko Bradford; Kyron Paul; Luther Paul; Pat Paul & family

Deaths: The families of Matt Jeffers, Ed Armstrong, Rebecca Little, Helen Davidson, and Dot Watson

Unspoken Requests

The Vineyard- May 4, 2014

The Vineyard

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. – John 15:5

I Corinthians 15:35-49

Pray for God to speak to you through the reading of His word. 

Read the passage. 

-          God’s might > Our imagination

o   For some, the inability to imagine the resurrection or other miraculous events is a barrier to faith.  Do you find it hard to imagine the beautiful future God has in store for us?  Aren’t you glad God’s might is greater than our ability to imagine?

-          Everything will change

o   The dead in Christ will be changed, but also those still living will also be transformed.  What does this tell you about the resurrection?  Is it simply the undoing of death?  Or, is it something even more grand? 

-          Everything will stay the same

o   While we will all be transformed, we will also still be ourselves.  Though our bodies will have been changed, glorified even, our identities will be the same.  Why is this a blessing?

Pray that God will give us the faith to imagine more and more of the glories he has prepared for us.    

Pray for the day when we will all be transformed. 

Pray that our identity now will be found in Christ, so that when the great day of the Lord arrives, we will be made like him.       

Prayer Requests- May 4, 2014

Prayer Requests:

Praise:  George Johnson was able to come home.  Danni Dauzat, grand-daughter of Pat Paul, was born healthy.  Ellyott Ann Lindsey was born to Emily and Justin Lindsey.  Willie and Lisa Yancey are the proud grandparents.  Eraine Clark & Penny and Halen Reeves; and Darwin and Mary Jones all made it home safely.  

Recent Requests: Kimmy Fix, Robert Johnson, Ricky Philips, Dacey Johnson, Haley Anderson, Ed Grantham, Doris Polk, Rob Johnson, Chris Griffin, Dustin Lacaze, Neiko Bradford, Halyn Smith, Andrew Juneau, Wayne Cook, Anna Thibadoux, Walter Beard, Paul Bailey, Eric Sipco, Brody Carraway

Pray for your enemies.  (Matthew 5:44)

Continuing Requests: Kowyn Austin, Allan Babb, Aunt Charlene Babb, Roanne Ballio, Makenzie Bankston, Jeff Bedsole, Conner Bouchie, Carl Chellette, Payton Conway,  Marie Cook, Sharon Cook, Lynn Diboll, Sampson Doyle III, Michael Fuller, Travis Gillespie, Bill Goree; Robert Gough, Robert Gunter, Kathryn Hardy, Grady Harper, Velma Hayes, Darlene Holt, George Johnson, James Johnson, Sylvia Johnson, Darwin Jones, Mascel Keith, Drake Martin, Sarah Martin, Mattie McReynolds, Ben Mealer, Dot Melder, Mark Melder, Arvis Midkiff, Billy Joe Monroe, Harvey Paul, Harvey Paul, Jr., Bob Peterson, Carol Pfile, Dewanna Polk, Thelma Polk, Ruth Sheltman, Estelle Simmons, Nathan Snyder, Aiden Stewart, Erica Gillette Stewart, Eva Stewart, Myrtle Strother, Jolee Rayne Terrell, Azaria Thompson, Martha Townsend, Jeanie Winegeart

Deployed Military:  Tyler Bankston, Bowe Bergdahl (P.O.W.), James Chandler; Matthew Droddy, Horace Greene, and those serving in the military

Cancer Patients:  Sylvia Bollock, Myrtis Bond, Larry Book, Shirley Cameron, Kennette Campbell, Gleeta Chamberlain, Jerry Cole, Dorothy Crane, Sally Crooks, Bill Davidson, James Dunn, Donna Dyson, Ruth Ann Fisher, Joe Donald Francis, Murray Ganson, Jared Gordon, Stacy Gough, Darrel Johnson, Leah Johnson, Peggy Sue LeDoux Johnson, Roger Johnson, Virginia Johnson, Mr. Kelly, Angela Kingry, Tessela Laborde, Johnny LaHay, Dot Langston, Liz Latz, Mariliyn Lavisphere, Kaylee Lesta, Julie Milam, David Monroe, Bob Morrow, Joe O’Neal, Jeanie O’Rorke, Chris Parker, Joan Schneider, Donny Shows, Richard Simmons, Linda Sipco, Connor Smith, Wally Pullen Smith, Walter Stagg, Glennell Stanley, Jackie Teasely, Cliff Thornton, Dalton Welch, Shane West, Charles Whitten, Britney Wilson, Charles Young

Nursing Homes:  Mary Ann Fuller, John Kenner, Doris Polk

Travelling: Neiko Bradford; Kyron Paul; Luther Paul

Deaths: The families of Matt Jeffers, Ed Armstrong, Rebecca Little, Helen Davidson, and Dot Watson

Unspoken Requests

The Vineyard- April 27, 2014

The Vineyard

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. – John 15:5

I Corinthians 15:12-34

Pray for God to speak to you through the reading of His word. 

Read the passage. 

-          Would you be pitied?

o   Paul says that if the resurrection didn’t happen, we are to be most pitied.  Has your faith caused you to change how you live, to make sacrifices for God and for others?  If it turned out that the resurrection didn’t happen, would people pity you because of how much you poured yourself into living for God?

-          We are to be envied!

o   Thankfully, the resurrection did happen.  If death is the unmaking of humanity in God’s image, then the resurrection is our being remade into the image of God.  Has your response to the resurrection led you to act more like Christ?

-          Act like you know God

o   How we act is determined by whether we believe in God, and what kind of God we believe in.  Would people look at your behavior, and think “that person knows God”?  If not, what in your life needs to change?

Pray that we might spend our lives completely in service to God and the gospel. 

Pray that we will allow God to remake us in the image of Christ.

Pray that our behavior will reflect our relationship with God.       

Prayer Requests- April 27, 2014

Prayer Requests:

Praise:  Logan and Lila Jones were born to Haley and Kyle, Jerry and Pam are the proud grandparents.  Ellyott Ann Lindsey was born to Emily and Justin Lindsey.  Willie and Lisa Yancey are the proud grandparents.  Richard Simmons had successful surgery on his wrists.  Haley Anderson had successful surgery on her toe.  Chelse Martin is doing better.  Chris Griffin had successful surgery to remove a brain tumor. 

Recent Requests: Haley Anderson, Ed Grantham, Doris Polk, Rob Johnson, Chris Griffin, George Johnson, Dustin Lacaze, Neiko Bradford, Halyn Smith, Andrew Juneau, Wayne Cook, Anna Thibadoux, Walter Beard, Paul Bailey, Eric Sipco, Brody Carraway

Pray for your enemies.  (Matthew 5:44)

Continuing Requests: Kowyn Austin, Allan Babb, Aunt Charlene Babb, Roanne Ballio, Makenzie Bankston, Jeff Bedsole, Conner Bouchie, Carl Chellette, Payton Conway,  Marie Cook, Sharon Cook, Lynn Diboll, Sampson Doyle III, Michael Fuller, Travis Gillespie, Bill Goree; Robert Gough, Robert Gunter, Kathryn Hardy, Grady Harper, Velma Hayes, Darlene Holt, James Johnson, Sylvia Johnson, Darwin Jones, Mascel Keith, Drake Martin, Sarah Martin, Mattie McReynolds, Ben Mealer, Dot Melder, Mark Melder, Arvis Midkiff, Billy Joe Monroe, Harvey Paul, Harvey Paul, Jr., Bob Peterson, Carol Pfile, Dewanna Polk, Thelma Polk, Ruth Sheltman, Estelle Simmons, Nathan Snyder, Aiden Stewart, Erica Gillette Stewart, Eva Stewart, Myrtle Strother, Jolee Rayne Terrell, Azaria Thompson, Martha Townsend, Jeanie Winegeart

Deployed Military:  Tyler Bankston, Bowe Bergdahl (P.O.W.), James Chandler; Matthew Droddy, Horace Greene, and those serving in the military

Cancer Patients:  Sylvia Bollock, Myrtis Bond, Larry Book, Shirley Cameron, Kennette Campbell, Gleeta Chamberlain, Jerry Cole, Dorothy Crane, Sally Crooks, James Dunn, Donna Dyson, Ruth Ann Fisher, Joe Donald Francis, Murray Ganson, Jared Gordon, Stacy Gough, Darrel Johnson, Leah Johnson, Peggy Sue LeDoux Johnson, Roger Johnson, Virginia Johnson, Mr. Kelly, Angela Kingry, Tessela Laborde, Johnny LaHay, Dot Langston, Liz Latz, Mariliyn Lavisphere, Kaylee Lesta, Julie Milam, David Monroe, Bob Morrow, Joe O’Neal, Jeanie O’Rorke, Chris Parker, Joan Schneider, Donny Shows, Richard Simmons, Linda Sipco, Connor Smith, Wally Pullen Smith, Walter Stagg, Glennell Stanley, Jackie Teasely, Cliff Thornton, Dalton Welch, Shane West, Charles Whitten, Britney Wilson, Charles Young

Nursing Homes:  Mary Ann Fuller, John Kenner, Doris Polk

Travelling: Eraine Clark & Penny and Halen Reeves, Darwin and Mary Jones; Neiko Bradford; Kyron Paul; Luther Paul

Deaths: The families of Helen Davidson, Dot Watson, Frank Mancil, Lester Glass, and Lacresha Dauzat

Unspoken Requests