James Johnson
James Johnson, owner of Country Green in Glenmora, passed away this morning, December 28, 2015. James and Ella have been helpful friends of our church and community for these many years. Remember Ella and family in your prayers and deeds.
Arrangements:
Visitation will be at Harmony Baptist Church in Glenmora on Friday, January 1, from 5 PM to 10 PM, and on Saturday, January 2, from 9 AM until time of services at 2 PM.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
The Vineyard- December 27, 2015
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
Luke 2:21-40
Pray
for God to speak to you through the reading of His word.
Read
the passage.
-
The
Example of Joseph and Mary
o
Luke
is quite clear that Mary and Joseph were pious parents, who did all they could
to fulfill the law.
o
Are
we, like Mary and Joseph, providing an example of piety and devotion to God for
our children?
-
Jesus- divisive and universal
o
Jesus is a divisive person, causing
some to rise and others to fall. He even
causes divisions among friends and family.
o
Will you rise by accepting Jesus, or
fall because you rejected him?
o
Jesus is also universal, bringing
salvation to the ends of the earth.
-
Striving to be pious
o
None
of us are perfect, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be pious.
o
Simeon’s
piety is described as his being devout, righteous, and waiting for the
consolation of Israel.
o
Do
we strive to be devout, or devoted to God; to be righteous in our living, and
do we waiting anxiously for Jesus return?
o
God
uses all types of pious people- olders like Zechariah, Elizabeth, Simeon, and
Anna; and younger ones like Joseph and Mary.
How might God use you?
Strive to follow Joseph and Mary’s
example of devotion to God.
Strive to be pious, even if you can’t
always be perfect.
Prayer Requests- December 27, 2015
Prayer Requests
Praise: Darwin & Mary Jones made it to North
Carolina safely. David Morgan & Kayla
Parmar made it to Glenmora safely.
Recent Requests: Rachel Cooper, Ashley Stallings, Clyde Dunn, Ryland Dunnehoo, Andrew Gushlaw,
Sherry Clark, Jimmy Buller, Michelle Dauzat, Cody Ashworth, Lavonia Seal, Keith
Monroe, Kate Bladen, Becky Dauzat, Keisha Anderson, Cheryl Townson, Lisa King, Carl
Holloway, Clyde Holloway, Mike Abrusley, Deb King, Weston Dousay, Johnny
Stafford, the Renfrow family, Kim Gibson, Ms. Smith, the Cains, Robbie Bruner, Felix Melder, Walter
Beard, Paula Fontenot, Edward & Kassie Walton, Arnaud family, Deborah
Ryder, Linda Foster, Logan Blair, Chris Markle, the Stokes family, Alex Wilson,
Betty Melder, Melody Fuglaar, Eunice
Graves
Pray for the persecuted
Christians, missionaries, victims of terrorism, and your enemies. (Matthew 5:44)
Pray
for our elected and appointed leaders, as well as world leaders.
Pray
for our students, faculty, staff, and administration at the school.
Continuing Requests: Brent Anderson; Dale
Anderson, IV; Emma Armour; Kowyn Austin, Allan Babb, Roanne Ballio, Makenzie Bankston, Ruth Barbe, Conner Bouchie, Bernice
Campbell, Carl Chellette, Haley Chisholm, Ronnie Chisholm, Huey Clark, Claire
Cotton, Sampson Doyle III, James Otis Dunn, Kimmy Fix, Robert Gough, Mamie Grantham, Carolyn Gray,
Dan Gray, Kathryn Hardy, Grady Harper, Darlene Holt, Mike Irwin, Aline Johnson,
Patricia Johnson, Sylvia Johnson,
Darwin Jones, Andrew Juneau, Mascel Keith, Anita Kurtz, Dennis LeDoux, Ruby Lott, Drake Martin, Iris Lee Martin, Mattie McReynolds, Dot
Melder, Mark Melder, Mike Melder, Arvis Midkiff, Sue Moore, Jim Owens, Harvey
Paul, Harvey Paul, Jr., Luther Paul, Dewanna Polk, Estelle Simmons, Eric Sipco,
Halyn Smith, Nathan Snyder, Betty St. Andrie, Aiden Stewart, Erica Gillette
Stewart, Eva Stewart, Lacy Storey, C.W. Strother, Myrtle Strother, Jolee Rayne
Terrell, Anna Thibadoux, Azaria Thompson, Martha Townsend, Randy Tucker, Jeanie
Winegeart
Deployed Military: Tyler
Bankston; Taylor Denegal, Matthew Droddy, Kelvin Griffin, Jacob Hicks, and
those serving in the military
Cancer Patients: Heather Ashworth,
Marvin Banks, Ronnie Bedgood, Sylvia
Bollock, Myrtis Bond, Dixie Brooks, Hedy
Butler, Shirley Cameron, Kay Carruth, Mark Cary, Gleeta Chamberlain, Jerry
Cole, Sally Crooks, Kitty Dauzat, Tyese Davis, Peppy Doughy, Donna Dyson, Ruth
Ann Fisher, Sherry Fontenot, Murray Ganson, Ronald Golmon, Sr., Jared Gordon,
Stacy Gough, Steve Hawkins, Cheresa Hudson, Leah Johnson, Roger Johnson,
Virginia Johnson, Mr. Kelly, Vivian Kirby, Johnny LaHay, Dot Langston, Linda
Langston, Mariliyn Lavisphere, Kaylee Lesta, Braeden Lyberski, Neda Lyberski,
Joy Mancil, Roy McDonald, Dylan McElduff, Peggy Middleton, David Monroe, Bob
Morrow, Joe O’Neal, Jeanie O’Rorke, Myra Page, Brenda Pringle, Angie Roberts,
Evelyn Sandell, Joan Schneider, Jannie
Shipp, Linda Sipco, Donny
Shows, Jeanne Simmons, Richard Simmons, Connor Smith, Donna Spears, Walter
Stagg, Varnell Stanley, Carol Stewart, Leann Switzer, Jackie Teasely, Ann
Thompson, Cliff Thornton, George VanderWalker, Edward Webb, Sr.; Dalton Welch,
Greg Welch, Shane West, Charles Whitten, Carol Willis, Britney Wilson, James
Wood, Charles Young
Nursing Homes: Eloise Babb; Violet Butter, Mary Ann Fuller, John
Kenner, Bessy LeDoux, Addie McDonald,
Doris Polk
Travelling: Those
traveling for work; Luther Paul; the
Simmons family
Deaths: The families of
James Johnson, Shane West, Barney Durand, and Bryan Delacerda
Unspoken
Requests
Monday, December 21, 2015
The Vineyard- December 20, 2015
The
Vineyard- December 20th, 2015
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
Luke 2:1-20
Pray
for God to speak to you through the reading of His word.
Read
the passage.
-
The
World’s a Stage
o
Luke
places the entry of Jesus into our world within the broader context of human
history. It takes place within a corner
of the Roman Empire, in the small town of Bethlehem.
o
God
works and acts in human history, even to this day. What does it mean to have a God interested in
the daily events of our lives, rather than one who remains detached?
-
Who reigns?
o
The story presents to us competing
claims. On the one hand, Caesar reigns
as emperor over the empire, issuing decrees.
But on the other, one who is proclaimed from heaven as savior is born in
a humble manger.
o
We must ponder the question, does
power ultimately rest with emperors, or with the humble Son of God?
o
Does authority belong to the one who
sits on a throne in Rome, or the one who hangs on a cross outside of Jerusalem?
-
Whom shall we serve?
o
Caesar,
and the world, continues to make claims on our lives. The world expects us to care about the things
that it tells us to care about. It
expects us to strive for the things it considers important.
o
All
the while, Jesus expects us not only to praise him on Sunday, but to follow him
in taking up our cross?
o
Whom
shall we serve, the world and Caesar, or Jesus?
Praise God for acting in our world,
by sending his Son Jesus to live among us.
Pray that the world will give its
allegiance not to human rulers, but to the Son of God who died for us.
Pray for the willingness and
ability to devote yourself to serving Christ each and every day.
Prayer Requests- December 20, 2015
Prayer Requests
Praise:
Bo
Johnson and Claudia Troll were married here at the building Sunday. Andrew
Gushlaw was able to come home from the hospital. Whitney Melder and Wynde Dauzat are doing
better.
Recent Requests: Clyde Dunn, Ryland Dunnehoo, Andrew
Gushlaw, Sherry Clark, Jimmy
Buller, Michelle Dauzat, Cody Ashworth, Lavonia Seal, Keith Monroe, Kate
Bladen, Becky Dauzat, Keisha Anderson, Cheryl Townson, Lisa King, Carl
Holloway, Clyde Holloway, Mike Abrusley, Deb King, Weston Dousay, Johnny
Stafford, the Renfrow family, Kim Gibson, Ms. Smith, the Cains, Robbie Bruner, Felix Melder, Walter
Beard, Paula Fontenot, Edward & Kassie Walton, Arnaud family, Deborah
Ryder, Linda Foster, Logan Blair, Chris Markle, the Stokes family, Alex Wilson,
Betty Melder, Melody Fuglaar, Eunice
Graves
Pray for the persecuted
Christians, missionaries, victims of terrorism, and your enemies. (Matthew 5:44)
Pray
for our elected and appointed leaders, as well as world leaders.
Pray
for our students, faculty, staff, and administration at the school.
Continuing Requests: Brent Anderson; Dale
Anderson, IV; Emma Armour; Kowyn Austin, Allan Babb, Roanne Ballio, Makenzie Bankston, Ruth Barbe, Conner Bouchie, Bernice
Campbell, Carl Chellette, Haley Chisholm, Ronnie Chisholm, Huey Clark, Claire
Cotton, Sampson Doyle III, James Otis Dunn, Kimmy Fix, Robert Gough, Mamie Grantham, Carolyn Gray,
Dan Gray, Kathryn Hardy, Grady Harper, Darlene Holt, Mike Irwin, Aline Johnson,
Patricia Johnson, Sylvia Johnson, Darwin Jones, Andrew Juneau, Mascel Keith,
Anita Kurtz, Dennis LeDoux, Ruby Lott,
Drake Martin, Iris Lee Martin,
Mattie McReynolds, Dot Melder, Mark Melder, Mike Melder, Arvis Midkiff, Sue
Moore, Jim Owens, Harvey Paul, Harvey Paul, Jr., Luther Paul, Dewanna Polk,
Estelle Simmons, Eric Sipco, Halyn Smith, Nathan Snyder, Betty St. Andrie,
Aiden Stewart, Erica Gillette Stewart, Eva Stewart, Lacy Storey, C.W. Strother,
Myrtle Strother, Jolee Rayne Terrell, Anna Thibadoux, Azaria Thompson, Martha
Townsend, Randy Tucker, Jeanie Winegeart
Deployed Military: Tyler
Bankston; Taylor Denegal, Matthew Droddy, Kelvin Griffin, Jacob Hicks, and
those serving in the military
Cancer Patients: Heather Ashworth,
Ronnie Bedgood Sylvia Bollock, Myrtis Bond, Dixie Brooks, Hedy Butler, Shirley Cameron, Kay Carruth, Mark Cary,
Gleeta Chamberlain, Jerry Cole, Sally Crooks, Kitty Dauzat, Tyese Davis, Peppy
Doughy, Donna Dyson, Ruth Ann Fisher, Sherry Fontenot, Murray Ganson, Ronald
Golmon, Sr., Jared Gordon, Stacy Gough, Steve Hawkins, Cheresa Hudson, Leah
Johnson, Roger Johnson, Virginia Johnson, Mr. Kelly, Vivian Kirby, Johnny
LaHay, Dot Langston, Linda Langston, Mariliyn Lavisphere, Kaylee Lesta, Braeden
Lyberski, Neda Lyberski, Joy Mancil, Roy McDonald, Dylan McElduff, Peggy
Middleton, David Monroe, Bob Morrow, Joe O’Neal, Jeanie O’Rorke, Myra Page,
Brenda Pringle, Angie Roberts, Evelyn Sandell, Joan
Schneider, Jannie Shipp, Linda
Sipco, Donny Shows, Jeanne Simmons, Richard Simmons, Connor
Smith, Donna Spears, Walter Stagg, Varnell Stanley, Carol Stewart, Leann
Switzer, Jackie Teasely, Ann Thompson, Cliff Thornton, George VanderWalker, Edward
Webb, Sr.; Dalton Welch, Greg Welch, Shane West, Charles Whitten, Carol Willis,
Britney Wilson, James Wood, Charles Young
Nursing Homes: Eloise Babb; Violet Butter, Mary Ann Fuller, John
Kenner, Bessy LeDoux, Addie McDonald,
Doris Polk
Travelling: Those
traveling for work; Luther Paul; David Morgan & Kayla Parmar; Darwin &
Mary Jones
Deaths: The families of
Barney Durand, Bryan Delacerda, David Marler, Daniel Whitworth, Theresa Giles, and
Bill Bridges
Unspoken
Requests
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
The Vineyard- December 13, 2015
The
Vineyard- December 13th, 2015
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
Luke 1:57-80
Pray
for God to speak to you through the reading of His word.
Read
the passage.
-
God
visits us
o
God
has often visited his people to bring about their salvation. When the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt,
God visited them to bring about their salvation.
o
Zechariah
sings about how God has visited his people with the birth of Jesus. How has God visited us in the life of Christ?
o
How
has God visiting us in the person of Jesus Christ brought about our salvation?
-
What God has done…and is doing
o
The birth of Jesus is the
continuation of God’s work in our world, the fulfillment of many promises given
and made in the Old Testament.
o
What promises of God does Jesus’
fulfill?
o
How did Jesus’ life continue God’s
work in our world? What did it
accomplish?
-
Our response
o
Like
John, our job is to proclaim what God has done in Jesus Christ.
o
One
way we do that is by worshipping God all of our lives, in righteousness and
holiness. What efforts do you make to
live each day in righteousness and holiness?
o
What
role does God play in our living righteous and holy lives?
o
Another
of our responses is to follow Jesus in the way of peace. Do your words and actions promote peace among
others, or do they stir up strife and division?
Praise God for visiting us in the
form of Jesus Christ his Son!
Spend time studying Jesus, and the
promises that his coming fulfilled.
Pray for the ability to live
righteous and holy lives each and every day, and to follow Jesus in the way of
peace.
Prayer Requests- December 13, 2015
Prayer Requests
Praise:
Pat
Paul, Gayle Taylor, Melissa Simmons, Bryce & Briley Fuller, Cooper Marler, Liam
Gough, and Robert Melder are doing better.
Cody Ashworth was able to come home from the hospital. Jimmy Buller and Derrick Griffin had
successful surgery. Mark Dauzat and Mack
& Dianne McDonald made it home safely.
Recent Requests: Whitney Melder, Jimmy Buller, Michelle
Dauzat, Wynde Dauzat, Cody
Ashworth, Lavonia Seal, Keith Monroe, Kate Bladen, Becky Dauzat, Keisha
Anderson, Cheryl Townson, Lisa King, Carl Holloway, Clyde Holloway, Mike
Abrusley, Deb King, Weston Dousay, Johnny Stafford, the Renfrow family, Kim
Gibson, Ms. Smith, the Cains, Robbie Bruner, Felix Melder, Walter Beard, Paula
Fontenot, Edward & Kassie Walton, Arnaud family, Deborah Ryder, Linda
Foster, Logan Blair, Chris Markle, the Stokes family, Alex Wilson, Betty
Melder, Melody Fuglaar, Eunice
Graves
Pray for the persecuted
Christians, missionaries, victims of terrorism, and your enemies. (Matthew 5:44)
Pray
for our elected and appointed leaders, as well as world leaders.
Pray
for our students, faculty, staff, and administration at the school.
Continuing Requests: Brent Anderson; Dale
Anderson, IV; Emma Armour; Kowyn Austin, Allan Babb, Roanne Ballio, Makenzie Bankston, Ruth Barbe, Conner Bouchie, Bernice
Campbell, Carl Chellette, Haley Chisholm, Ronnie Chisholm, Huey Clark, Claire Cotton, Sampson Doyle III, James Otis Dunn,
Kimmy Fix, Robert Gough, Mamie
Grantham, Carolyn Gray, Dan Gray, Kathryn Hardy, Grady Harper,
Darlene Holt, Mike Irwin, Aline Johnson, Patricia Johnson, Sylvia Johnson,
Darwin Jones, Andrew Juneau, Mascel Keith, Anita Kurtz, Dennis LeDoux, Ruby Lott, Drake Martin, Iris Lee Martin, Mattie McReynolds, Dot
Melder, Mark Melder, Mike Melder, Arvis Midkiff, Sue Moore, Jim Owens, Harvey
Paul, Harvey Paul, Jr., Luther Paul, Dewanna Polk, Estelle Simmons, Eric Sipco,
Halyn Smith, Nathan Snyder, Betty St. Andrie, Aiden Stewart, Erica Gillette
Stewart, Eva Stewart, Lacy Storey, C.W. Strother, Myrtle Strother, Jolee Rayne
Terrell, Anna Thibadoux, Azaria Thompson, Martha Townsend, Randy Tucker, Jeanie
Winegeart
Deployed Military: Tyler
Bankston; Taylor Denegal, Matthew Droddy, Kelvin Griffin, Jacob Hicks, and
those serving in the military
Cancer Patients: Heather
Ashworth, Ronnie Bedgood Sylvia Bollock, Myrtis Bond, Hedy Butler, Shirley
Cameron, Kay Carruth, Mark Cary, Gleeta Chamberlain, Jerry Cole, Sally Crooks,
Kitty Dauzat, Tyese Davis, Bryan Delacerda, Peppy Doughy, Donna Dyson, Ruth Ann
Fisher, Sherry Fontenot, Murray Ganson, Ronald Golmon, Sr., Jared Gordon, Stacy
Gough, Steve Hawkins, Cheresa Hudson, Leah Johnson, Roger Johnson, Virginia
Johnson, Mr. Kelly, Vivian Kirby, Johnny LaHay, Dot Langston, Linda Langston, Mariliyn
Lavisphere, Kaylee Lesta, Braeden Lyberski, Neda Lyberski, Joy Mancil, Roy
McDonald, Dylan McElduff, Peggy Middleton, David Monroe, Bob Morrow, Joe
O’Neal, Jeanie O’Rorke, Myra Page, Brenda Pringle, Angie Roberts, Evelyn
Sandell, Joan Schneider, Jannie Shipp, Linda Sipco, Donny Shows, Jeanne
Simmons, Richard Simmons, Connor Smith, Donna Spears, Walter Stagg,
Varnell Stanley, Carol Stewart, Leann Switzer, Jackie Teasely, Ann Thompson,
Cliff Thornton, George VanderWalker, Edward Webb, Sr.; Dalton Welch, Greg
Welch, Shane West, Charles Whitten, Carol Willis, Britney Wilson, James Wood, Charles
Young
Nursing Homes: Eloise Babb; Violet
Butter, Mary Ann Fuller, John Kenner, Bessy LeDoux, Addie McDonald, Doris Polk
Travelling: Those
traveling for work; Luther Paul; David Morgan & Kayla Parmar
Deaths: The families of
David Marler, Daniel Whitworth, Theresa
Giles, Bill Bridges, and Josh
Inman
Unspoken
Requests
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
The Vineyard- December 6, 2015
The
Vineyard- December 6th, 2015
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
Luke 1:39-56
Pray
for God to speak to you through the reading of His word.
Read
the passage.
-
Focusing
on God
o
Elizabeth
praises Mary for her faith and how God will use her.
o
Mary
though, turns the focus onto God, for he is the one who will really accomplish
all of these things.
o
Rather
than praising ourselves, it is better to let others praise us, and then use
that as an opportunity to give God the glory.
-
What God has done for me
o
Mary begins her song of praise by
stating what God has done for her. He
has used her despite her lowly nature.
o
How often do we sing about what God
has done for us? Do you praise him as
you ought for bringing us salvation?
o
Mary praises God for being able to
use even someone humble, and lowly like her.
Do you recognize God’s ability and thank him for his willingness to use
even you? Or, does your pride cause you
to think that God is lucky to have you on his side?
-
What God has done for the world
o
Mary
begins by stating what God has done for her, but then quickly shifts to what he
has done for the world.
o
When
praising God, do you spend most of your time thanking God for what he has done
in your life, or do you also include what he has done for our world?
o
When
you speak to others of God, do you speak mostly about what he has done for you,
or what he has done for the world?
Look for opportunities to praise
the faith and faithfulness of others.
Praise God for what he has done for
you, despite your imperfections.
Pray for the ability to remain
humble, for it is the humble to whom God gives grace.
Prayer Requests- December 6, 2015
Prayer Requests
Praise:
Bryce
& Briley Fuller, Cooper Marler, Liam Gough, and Robert Melder are doing
better. Cody Ashworth was able to come
home from the hospital. Jimmy Buller and
Derrick Griffin had successful surgery. Mark
Dauzat and Mack & Dianne McDonald made it home safely.
Recent Requests: Jimmy Buller, Michelle Dauzat, Wynde
Dauzat, Cody Ashworth, Gayle Taylor, Lavonia Seal, Keith Monroe, Kate
Bladen, Becky Dauzat, Keisha Anderson, Cheryl Townson, Lisa King, Carl
Holloway, Clyde Holloway, Mike Abrusley, Deb King, Weston Dousay, Johnny
Stafford, the Renfrow family, Melissa Simmons, Kim Gibson, Ms. Smith, the
Cains, Robbie Bruner, Felix Melder, Walter Beard, Paula Fontenot, Edward &
Kassie Walton, Arnaud family, Deborah Ryder, Linda Foster, Logan Blair, Chris
Markle, the Stokes family, Alex Wilson, Betty Melder, Melody Fuglaar, Eunice Graves
Pray for the persecuted
Christians, missionaries, victims of terrorism, and your enemies. (Matthew 5:44)
Pray
for our elected and appointed leaders, as well as world leaders.
Pray
for our students, faculty, staff, and administration at the school.
Continuing Requests: Brent Anderson; Dale
Anderson, IV; Emma Armour; Kowyn Austin, Allan Babb, Roanne Ballio, Makenzie Bankston, Ruth Barbe, Conner Bouchie, Bernice
Campbell, Carl Chellette, Haley Chisholm, Ronnie Chisholm, Huey Clark, Claire Cotton, Sampson Doyle III, James Otis Dunn,
Kimmy Fix, Robert Gough, Mamie
Grantham, Carolyn Gray, Dan Gray, Kathryn Hardy, Grady Harper,
Darlene Holt, Mike Irwin, Aline Johnson, Patricia Johnson, Sylvia Johnson,
Darwin Jones, Andrew Juneau, Mascel Keith, Anita Kurtz, Dennis LeDoux, Ruby Lott, Drake Martin, Iris Lee Martin, Mattie McReynolds, Dot
Melder, Mark Melder, Mike Melder, Arvis Midkiff, Sue Moore, Jim Owens, Harvey
Paul, Harvey Paul, Jr., Luther Paul, Dewanna Polk, Estelle Simmons, Eric Sipco,
Halyn Smith, Nathan Snyder, Betty St. Andrie, Aiden Stewart, Erica Gillette
Stewart, Eva Stewart, Lacy Storey, C.W. Strother, Myrtle Strother, Jolee Rayne
Terrell, Anna Thibadoux, Azaria Thompson, Martha Townsend, Randy Tucker, Jeanie
Winegeart
Deployed Military: Tyler
Bankston; Taylor Denegal, Matthew Droddy, Kelvin Griffin, Jacob Hicks, and
those serving in the military
Cancer Patients: Heather
Ashworth, Ronnie Bedgood Sylvia Bollock, Myrtis Bond, Hedy Butler, Shirley
Cameron, Kay Carruth, Mark Cary, Gleeta Chamberlain, Jerry Cole, Sally Crooks,
Kitty Dauzat, Tyese Davis, Bryan Delacerda, Peppy Doughy, Donna Dyson, Ruth Ann
Fisher, Sherry Fontenot, Murray Ganson, Ronald Golmon, Sr., Jared Gordon, Stacy
Gough, Steve Hawkins, Cheresa Hudson, Leah Johnson, Roger Johnson, Virginia
Johnson, Mr. Kelly, Vivian Kirby, Johnny LaHay, Dot Langston, Linda Langston, Mariliyn
Lavisphere, Kaylee Lesta, Braeden Lyberski, Neda Lyberski, Joy Mancil, Roy
McDonald, Dylan McElduff, Peggy Middleton, David Monroe, Bob Morrow, Joe
O’Neal, Jeanie O’Rorke, Myra Page, Brenda Pringle, Angie Roberts, Evelyn
Sandell, Joan Schneider, Jannie Shipp,
Linda Sipco, Donny Shows, Jeanne Simmons, Richard Simmons, Connor
Smith, Donna Spears, Walter Stagg, Varnell Stanley, Carol Stewart, Leann
Switzer, Jackie Teasely, Ann Thompson, Cliff Thornton, George VanderWalker, Edward
Webb, Sr.; Dalton Welch, Greg Welch, Shane West, Charles Whitten, Carol Willis,
Britney Wilson, James Wood, Charles Young
Nursing Homes: Eloise Babb; Violet
Butter, Mary Ann Fuller, John Kenner, Bessy LeDoux, Addie McDonald, Doris Polk
Travelling: Those
traveling for work; Luther Paul
Deaths: The families of
Daniel Whitworth, Theresa Giles, Bill Bridges, and Josh Inman
Unspoken
Requests
Monday, November 30, 2015
The Vineyard- November 29, 2015
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
Luke 1:26-38
Pray
for God to speak to you through the reading of His word.
Read
the passage.
-
Who, Me?
o
Mary wonders why the angel Gabriel
would address her by saying “the Lord is with you.”
o
Mary was not whom most people would
choose to be an instrument of God’s grace, a single woman, likely poor, from
out in the country.
o
God’s choice of Mary is evidence of
his penchant for using people not because they are likely candidates or perfect
people, but faithful ones.
o
What about your own life might cause
you to be surprised at God’s use of you in his plans?
-
Yes, Me!
o
Once
Mary understands her chosen role, and the grace that God has shown her in
inviting her into his plan, she enthusiastically proclaims herself to be God’s
servant, or slave.
o
Do
you see being used by God has a form of God’s grace?
o
When
you realize that God can use you, that he wants to use you, what is your
response?
o
Do
you give yourself over to God’s calling as enthusiastically as Mary did?
-
Who,
Us?
o
Sometimes
we read the Bible as if the people in it lived in a special time. While they did witness many things we would love
to see for ourselves, God expects as much of us as he did of them.
o
Mary
made great sacrifices, daily sacrifices, to fulfill God’s plan. What sacrifices do you make to fulfill God’s
plan?
Praise God for allowing us, even us,
to take part in his divine plan.
Pray for the ability to
enthusiastically embrace God’s calling in your life.
Pray for discernment to discover
God’s calling in your life.
Prayer Requests- November 29, 2015
Prayer Requests
Praise:
Pat
Paul, Wynde Dauzat, Robert Melder, and Sunshine Babb are doing better. Dixie Brooks got a good report from her
oncologist. Justin Simmons made it home safely.
Recent Requests: Gayle Taylor, Lavonia Seal, Keith
Monroe, Derrick Griffin, Kate Bladen, Becky Dauzat, Liam Gough, Keisha Anderson,
Cheryl Townson, Lisa King, Carl Holloway, Bryce & Briley Fuller, Clyde
Holloway, Liam Gough, Mike Abrusley, Deb King, Weston Dousay, Johnny Stafford, the
Renfrow family, Melissa Simmons, Huey Clark, Kim Gibson, Ms. Smith, the Cains, Robbie Bruner, Felix Melder,
Walter Beard, Paula Fontenot, Edward & Kassie Walton, Arnaud family,
Deborah Ryder, Linda Foster, Logan Blair, Chris Markle, the Stokes family, Alex
Wilson, Betty Melder, Melody Fuglaar, Cooper
Marler, Eunice Graves
Pray for the persecuted
Christians, missionaries, victims of terrorism, and your enemies. (Matthew 5:44)
Pray
for our elected and appointed leaders, as well as world leaders.
Pray
for our students, faculty, staff, and administration at the school.
Continuing Requests: Brent Anderson; Dale
Anderson, IV; Emma Armour; Kowyn Austin, Allan Babb, Roanne Ballio, Makenzie Bankston, Ruth Barbe, Conner Bouchie, Bernice
Campbell, Carl Chellette, Haley Chisholm, Ronnie Chisholm, Claire Cotton, Sampson
Doyle III, James Otis Dunn, Kimmy Fix, Robert Gough, Mamie Grantham, Carolyn Gray, Dan Gray, Kathryn Hardy,
Grady Harper, Darlene Holt, Mike Irwin, Aline Johnson, Patricia Johnson, Sylvia
Johnson, Darwin Jones, Andrew Juneau, Mascel Keith, Anita Kurtz, Dennis LeDoux,
Ruby Lott, Drake Martin, Iris Lee
Martin, Mattie McReynolds, Dot Melder, Mark Melder, Mike Melder, Arvis Midkiff,
Sue Moore, Jim Owens, Harvey Paul, Harvey Paul, Jr., Luther Paul, Dewanna Polk,
Estelle Simmons, Eric Sipco, Halyn Smith, Nathan Snyder, Betty St. Andrie,
Aiden Stewart, Erica Gillette Stewart, Eva Stewart, Lacy Storey, C.W. Strother,
Myrtle Strother, Jolee Rayne Terrell, Anna Thibadoux, Azaria Thompson, Martha
Townsend, Randy Tucker, Jeanie Winegeart
Deployed Military: Tyler
Bankston; Taylor Denegal, Matthew Droddy, Kelvin Griffin, Jacob Hicks, and
those serving in the military
Cancer Patients: Heather
Ashworth, Ronnie Bedgood Sylvia Bollock, Myrtis Bond, Hedy Butler, Shirley
Cameron, Kay Carruth, Mark Cary, Gleeta Chamberlain, Jerry Cole, Sally Crooks,
Kitty Dauzat, Tyese Davis, Bryan Delacerda, Peppy Doughy, Donna Dyson, Ruth Ann
Fisher, Sherry Fontenot, Murray Ganson, Ronald Golmon, Sr., Jared Gordon, Stacy
Gough, Steve Hawkins, Cheresa Hudson, Leah Johnson, Roger Johnson, Virginia
Johnson, Mr. Kelly, Vivian Kirby, Johnny LaHay, Dot Langston, Linda Langston, Mariliyn
Lavisphere, Kaylee Lesta, Braeden Lyberski, Neda Lyberski, Joy Mancil, Roy
McDonald, Dylan McElduff, Peggy Middleton, David Monroe, Bob Morrow, Joe
O’Neal, Jeanie O’Rorke, Myra Page, Brenda Pringle, Angie Roberts, Evelyn
Sandell, Joan Schneider, Jannie Shipp,
Linda Sipco, Donny Shows, Jeanne Simmons, Richard Simmons, Connor
Smith, Donna Spears, Walter Stagg, Varnell Stanley, Carol Stewart, Leann
Switzer, Jackie Teasely, Ann Thompson, Cliff Thornton, George VanderWalker, Edward Webb, Sr.; Dalton Welch, Greg Welch,
Shane West, Charles Whitten, Carol Willis, Britney Wilson, James Wood, Charles
Young
Nursing Homes: Eloise Babb; Violet
Butter, Mary Ann Fuller, John Kenner, Bessy LeDoux, Addie McDonald, Doris Polk
Travelling: Those
traveling for work; Mark Dauzat
Deaths: The families of
Josh Inman, Donnie Sonnier, Barrett
Lovell, and Dr. Kenneth White
Unspoken
Requests
Thursday, November 26, 2015
The Vineyard- November 22, 2015
The
Vineyard- November 22nd, 2015
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
Genesis 50:1-26
Pray
for God to speak to you through the reading of His word.
Read
the passage.
-
We are Freed from Guilt
o
At least a few decades have passed
since Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery, and yet with the death of their
father they are still afraid that he will seek revenge.
o
How does living with guilt hinder
our relationships with others?
o
Have you allowed God to free you
from feelings of guilt because of past sins?
-
God is in Control
o
The
story of Joseph is one that demonstrates quite remarkably God’s ability to
bring something good out of the evil actions of humanity.
o
Even
when it appeared God had lost control, when his Son was on the cross, God was
using the violence of the cross to achieve our salvation.
o
What
are some negative situations that God has brought positive blessings out of in
your life?
o
Do
you trust that God is in control?
o
Do
you trust God to sort everything out in the end?
-
God
has a Future for Us
o
Joseph
made his brothers swear that his bones would be taken back to Canaan when the
family of Israel returned there.
o
This
shows that Joseph believed God had a future for them, and he knew where that
future was.
o
Do
you believe that God has a future for you, even after death?
o
Do
your actions reflect that your future is with God, and not in this world?
Pray that God will release from you
the burden of guilt from any past sins that you continue to bear.
Pray that God will give you the
faith to trust in him, and the fact that he is in control.
Examine your priorities. Are they based on this present world, or the
future God has prepared for you?
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