Prayer Requests- September 18, 2016

Praise:   Estelle Simmons was able to go home.  Ruth Sheltman is back home and doing well.  Kerry Page had successful surgery.  Melinda Carruth, Lillian Ryles, and Russ Reeves are doing better.

Recent Requests:  Doris Morgan; Macy Peebles; Haley Billings; Makenzie Fee; Morgan Strother; Gary Kurtz; Lydia Holloway; Bob Mellon; Denise Wright; Pat Paul; Kerry Page; Geneva Norsworthy; our families impacted by flooding; Denham Springs Church of Christ; Jordan Pollard; Samantha Gunter; Christine Taylor; Ashley Stallings, Jason Guillot’s father, Michael Clark, Drew Broussard, Robert Garcia, Dave Butler, Jehtt Wilmore, Dillard Fontenot, Rob Woodard, Ashley Strother, Mrs. Jimmie Banks, Elaine Melder, Melvin Lucas, Danielle Cloud, Deborah Cloud, Heather Hensley, Twiggy Johnson, Edna Woodard, Todd Mason, Dorothy Browning, Elizabeth Bailey-Paul, Keith Monroe, Lisa King, Clyde Holloway

Pray for the persecuted Christians, missionaries, victims of violence, 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. 

Pray for those in south Louisiana impacted by the flooding.

Continuing Requests: Brent Anderson; Dale Anderson, IV; Emma Armour; Kowyn Austin, Allan Babb, Roanne Ballio, Makenzie Bankston, Ruth Barbe, Maudye Bedsole, Conner Bouchie, Carl Chellette, Haley Chisholm, Ronnie Chisholm, Flo Conway, RC Conway, Claire Cotton, Sampson Doyle III, Clyde Dunn, James Otis Dunn, Kimmy Fix, Briley Fuller, Robert Gough, Mamie Grantham, Carolyn Gray, Dan Gray, Carl Holloway, Darlene Holt, Mary Ruth Hubbard, Mike Irwin, Aline Johnson, Candy Johnson, Sylvia Johnson, Darwin Jones, Andrew Juneau, Mascel Keith, Dennis LeDoux, Drake Martin, Iris Lee Martin, Mattie McReynolds, Dot Melder, Felix Melder, Mark Melder, Mike Melder, Arvis Midkiff, Sue Moore, Jim Owens, Harvey Paul, Harvey Paul, Jr., Luther Paul, Dewanna Polk, Kirby Roy, Estelle Simmons, Eric Sipco, Halyn Smith, Betty St. Andrie, Aiden Stewart, Erica Gillette Stewart, Lacy Storey, C.W. Strother, Jolee Rayne Terrell, Anna Thibadoux, Azaria Thompson, Martha Townsend, Randy Tucker, Toun Vilsaysack; Jeanie Winegeart

Deployed Military:  Tyler Bankston; Taylor Denegal, Kelvin Griffin, Tyler Johnson, and those in the military

Cancer Patients:  Heather Ashworth, Marvin Banks, Ronnie Bedgood, Sylvia Bollock, Ashley Brown, Hedy Butler, Shirley Cameron, Mark Cary, Raymond Causey, Gleeta Chamberlain, Jerry Cole, Sally Crooks, Tyese Davis, Danny Doughy, Donna Dyson, Billy Ellington, Ruth Ann Fisher, Sherry Fontenot, Murray Ganson, Jared Gordon, Stacy Gough, Steve Hawkins, Cheresa Hudson, Donnie Johnson, Mr. Kelly, Vivian Kirby, Johnny LaHay, Dot Langston, Linda Langston, Mariliyn Lavisphere, Warren LeBlanc, Kaylee Lesta, Braeden Lyberski, Neda Lyberski, Joy Mancil, Roy McDonald, Peggy Middleton, Henry Millsap, David Monroe, Otis Monroe; Laken Moreau, Joe O’Neal, Jeanie O’Rorke, Myra Page, Kyle Pearson, Evelyn Sandell, Joan Schneider, Donny Shows, Richard Simmons, Linda Sipco, Connor Smith, Carolyn Spears, Donna Spears, Walter Stagg, Varnell Stanley, Carol Stewart, Leann Switzer, Jackie Teasely, Cliff Thornton, Jean Valdeterio; Troy Verheyden; Dalton Welch, Brenda West, Charles Whitten, Carol Willis, Britney Wilson, James Wood, Charles Young

Nursing Homes:  Eloise Babb; Mary Ann Fuller, John Kenner, Bessy LeDoux

Travelling:  Those traveling for work; Linda Sipco

Deaths: The families of Grady Harper, James Savage, Francis Polk, and Darrell Prestridge

Unspoken Requests

The Vineyard- September 11, 2016

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

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

Read Exodus 3:1-22

Where

-          Moses encounters God in a place that could be classified as wilderness, while he is about the everyday business of shepherding sheep. 

-          How might we encounter God in unexpected places, while doing things that are simply part of our routine?

-          The place where Moses encounters God is called Horeb, or also Sinai.  It will become a holy place for Israel, as the place of not only Moses encounter, but also Israel’s encounter with God.  It will be the place where God gives the Law to Israel. 

-          Horeb, or Sinai, is called the mountain of God because of Moses and Israel’s experiences there.  What places are holy to you because of how you have experience God in that place?  Church?  Camp?  A tree stand?

Who

-          It is interesting to consider all the ways that God identifies himself to Moses. 

-          First, he identifies himself as the God of Moses’ father, and his ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 

-          Would God be able to speak to our children this way?  Would he be able to identify himself as the God that has already been a part of their family’s story?

-          Next, he identifies himself as the one who has seen or experienced the plight of his people.  God is not indifferent to their suffering. 

-          How has God experienced our suffering as human beings? 

-          Finally, he tells Moses to tell the people that his name is “I AM WHO I AM.”  God reveals himself as reality.  He exists, and thus we exist.  Without God, there is nothing.

-          How much is your life centered on the ultimate reality, God?

Why

-          God reveals his purpose as being twofold.

-          First, he intends to deliver them from something.  They have cried out because of the burden they are bearing as slaves in Egypt.  God will bring them up out of Egypt. 

-          What has God delivered you from?  What trials in this life?  What things of eternal consequence has he saved you from?

-          Second, God intends to deliver them to something.  God will not only save them from a land of slavery, he will deliver them to a land of milk and honey. 

-          God saves you from things, but he also saves you for things.  What purpose does God have for your life?  What place will God deliver you to?

Consider the normal places where you might encounter God. 

Praise God for being a God who has seen our plight, and who is the ultimate reality, the Great I AM!

Think not only of what God has saved you from, but what he is saving you for!

Prayer Requests- September 11, 2016

Praise:   Charles Peters is doing better and is cancer free.  Melinda Carruth, Lillian Ryles, Russ Reeves, Philip Orr; Jessie Fuller; Jaycee Fuller, Hunter Anderson, Ruby Ulmer; Zayne Pate; and Kathryn Ryles are doing better.  Sloan Johnson made it home safely.     

Recent Requests:  Denise Wright; Pat Paul; Kerry Page; Geneva Norsworthy; our families impacted by flooding; Denham Springs Church of Christ; Jordan Pollard; Samantha Gunter; Christine Taylor; Ashley Stallings, Jason Guillot’s father, Michael Clark, Drew Broussard, Robert Garcia, Dave Butler, Jehtt Wilmore, Dillard Fontenot, Rob Woodard, Ashley Strother, Mrs. Jimmie Banks, Elaine Melder, Melvin Lucas, Danielle Cloud, Deborah Cloud, Heather Hensley, Twiggy Johnson, Edna Woodard, Todd Mason, Dorothy Browning, Elizabeth Bailey-Paul, Keith Monroe, Lisa King, Clyde Holloway

Pray for the persecuted Christians, missionaries, victims of violence, 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. 

Pray for those in south Louisiana impacted by the flooding.

Continuing Requests: Brent Anderson; Dale Anderson, IV; Emma Armour; Kowyn Austin, Allan Babb, Roanne Ballio, Makenzie Bankston, Ruth Barbe, Conner Bouchie, Carl Chellette, Haley Chisholm, Ronnie Chisholm, Flo Conway, RC Conway, Claire Cotton, Sampson Doyle III, Clyde Dunn, James Otis Dunn, Kimmy Fix, Briley Fuller, Robert Gough, Mamie Grantham, Carolyn Gray, Dan Gray, Grady Harper, Carl Holloway, Darlene Holt, Mary Ruth Hubbard, Mike Irwin, Aline Johnson, Candy Johnson, Sylvia Johnson, Darwin Jones, Andrew Juneau, Mascel Keith, Dennis LeDoux, Drake Martin, Iris Lee Martin, Mattie McReynolds, Dot Melder, Felix Melder, Mark Melder, Mike Melder, Arvis Midkiff, Sue Moore, Jim Owens, Harvey Paul, Harvey Paul, Jr., Luther Paul, Dewanna Polk, Kirby Roy, Ruth Sheltman, Estelle Simmons, Eric Sipco, Halyn Smith, Betty St. Andrie, Aiden Stewart, Erica Gillette Stewart, Lacy Storey, C.W. Strother, Jolee Rayne Terrell, Anna Thibadoux, Azaria Thompson, Martha Townsend, Randy Tucker, Toun Vilsaysack; Jeanie Winegeart

Deployed Military:  Tyler Bankston; Taylor Denegal, Kelvin Griffin, Tyler Johnson, and those in the military

Cancer Patients:  Heather Ashworth, Marvin Banks, Ronnie Bedgood, Sylvia Bollock, Ashley Brown, Hedy Butler, Shirley Cameron, Mark Cary, Raymond Causey, Gleeta Chamberlain, Jerry Cole, Sally Crooks, Tyese Davis, Danny Doughy, Donna Dyson, Billy Ellington, Ruth Ann Fisher, Sherry Fontenot, Murray Ganson, Jared Gordon, Stacy Gough, Steve Hawkins, Cheresa Hudson, Donnie Johnson, Mr. Kelly, Vivian Kirby, Johnny LaHay, Dot Langston, Linda Langston, Mariliyn Lavisphere, Warren LeBlanc, Kaylee Lesta, Braeden Lyberski, Neda Lyberski, Joy Mancil, Roy McDonald, Peggy Middleton, Henry Millsap, David Monroe, Otis Monroe; Laken Moreau, Joe O’Neal, Jeanie O’Rorke, Myra Page, Kyle Pearson, Evelyn Sandell, Joan Schneider, Donny Shows, Richard Simmons, Linda Sipco, Connor Smith, Carolyn Spears, Donna Spears, Walter Stagg, Varnell Stanley, Carol Stewart, Leann Switzer, Jackie Teasely, Cliff Thornton, Jean Valdeterio; Troy Verheyden; Dalton Welch, Brenda West, Charles Whitten, Carol Willis, Britney Wilson, James Wood, Charles Young

Nursing Homes:  Eloise Babb; Mary Ann Fuller, John Kenner, Bessy LeDoux

Travelling:  Those traveling for work; Linda Sipco

Deaths: The families of James Savage, Francis Polk, Darrell Prestridge; Myrtle Strother

Unspoken Requests

The Vineyard- August 28, 2016

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

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

Read Exodus 1:1-22

God’s Story Continues

-          Exodus begins with a connection back to Genesis, and a reference to Jacob, his sons, and his descendants. 

-          Despite the passage of time, God wants us to understand that the same God that created Israel, would redeem Israel. 

-          Similarly, the same God who created us has acted to redeem us. 

-          Do you trust that God created you for a purpose, and has acted to redeem you so that you can fulfill that purpose?

Fear of Losing Control

-          Pharaoh sets out on a murderous, destructive path, because he is motivated by fear of losing control. 

-          Pharaoh sees the Israelites as threats, which causes him to treat them brutally. 

-          Earlier in Genesis, humanity tries to construct the Tower of Babel in an attempt to gain control, to reach the same height as God.

-          Here, we see Pharaoh resort to brutality to maintain the control he senses himself and his nation losing over the Israelites. 

-          Have you ever allowed fear of losing control to cause you to mistreat others?

-          Passages to Consider: Genesis 11:3

Controlling Fear

-          Pharaoh is controlled by his fear of losing control, while the Hebrew midwives are controlled by their fear of the Lord. 

-          Pharaoh, despite his power is never named.  Meanwhile, the Hebrew midwives are mentioned by name, despite having seemingly normal jobs. 

-          Fear of the world causes us to focus on ourselves, our own survival, our own success, but fear of the Lord motivates us to do the right thing. 

-          It wasn’t easy for the Hebrew midwives to go against Pharaoh- he could have them killed!  And yet, they feared God more than they feared man, and that helped them do the right thing even when it wasn’t convenient. 

-          What fear controls you?  What fear motivates you?  Is it a fear of the world, a fear of being left out, a fear of being mocked?  Or is it a fear of disappointing God, and going against his will?

Praise God for being our creator and our redeemer. 

Pray that we will rise above the fear of losing control. 

Pray for a healthy fear of the Lord, to guide you into obedience and his divine will.  

Prayer Requests- August 28, 2016

Praise:   Geneva Norsworthy and Mamie Grantham were able to come home.  Mark Dauzat made it home safely.  Ruby Ulmer; Zayne Pate; Ryles, Toun Vilaysack, Phyllis Wheat, and Charlie Hudson are doing better.   

Recent Requests: Melinda Carruth, Lillian Ryles, Russ Reeves, Philip Orr; our families impacted by flooding; Denham Springs Church of Christ; Jordan Pollard; Samantha Gunter; Christine Taylor; Ashley Stallings, Jason Guillot’s father, Michael Clark, Hunter Anderson, Jessie Fuller; Drew Broussard, Jaycee Fuller, Robert Garcia, Dave Butler, Jehtt Wilmore, Dillard Fontenot, Rob Woodard Ashley Strother, Mrs. Jimmie Banks, Felix & Elaine Melder, Melvin Lucas, Danielle Cloud, Deborah Cloud, Heather Hensley, Charles Peters, Twiggy Johnson, Edna Woodard, Todd Mason, Dorothy Browning, Elizabeth Bailey-Paul, Clyde Dunn, Keith Monroe, Lisa King, Clyde Holloway

Pray for the persecuted Christians, missionaries, victims of violence, 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. 

Pray for those in south Louisiana impacted by the flooding.

Continuing Requests: Brent Anderson; Dale Anderson, IV; Emma Armour; Kowyn Austin, Allan Babb, Roanne Ballio, Makenzie Bankston, Ruth Barbe, Conner Bouchie, Carl Chellette, Haley Chisholm, Ronnie Chisholm, Flo Conway, RC Conway, Claire Cotton, Sampson Doyle III, James Otis Dunn, Kimmy Fix, Briley Fuller, Robert Gough, Mamie Grantham, Carolyn Gray, Dan Gray, Grady Harper, Carl Holloway, Darlene Holt, Mary Ruth Hubbard, Mike Irwin, Aline Johnson, Candy Johnson, Sylvia Johnson, Darwin Jones, Andrew Juneau, Mascel Keith, Dennis LeDoux, Drake Martin, Iris Lee Martin, Mattie McReynolds, Dot Melder, Felix Melder, Mark Melder, Mike Melder, Arvis Midkiff, Sue Moore, Jim Owens, Harvey Paul, Harvey Paul, Jr., Luther Paul, Dewanna Polk, Kirby Roy, Ruth Sheltman, Estelle Simmons, Eric Sipco, Halyn Smith, Betty St. Andrie, Aiden Stewart, Erica Gillette Stewart, Lacy Storey, C.W. Strother, Jolee Rayne Terrell, Anna Thibadoux, Azaria Thompson, Martha Townsend, Randy Tucker, Jeanie Winegeart

Deployed Military:  Tyler Bankston; Taylor Denegal, Kelvin Griffin, Tyler Johnson, and those in the military

Cancer Patients:  Heather Ashworth, Marvin Banks, Ronnie Bedgood, Sylvia Bollock, Ashley Brown, Hedy Butler, Shirley Cameron, Mark Cary, Raymond Causey, Gleeta Chamberlain, Jerry Cole, Sally Crooks, Tyese Davis, Danny Doughy, Donna Dyson, Billy Ellington, Ruth Ann Fisher, Sherry Fontenot, Murray Ganson, Jared Gordon, Stacy Gough, Steve Hawkins, Cheresa Hudson, Donnie Johnson, Mr. Kelly, Vivian Kirby, Johnny LaHay, Dot Langston, Linda Langston, Mariliyn Lavisphere, Warren LeBlanc, Kaylee Lesta, Braeden Lyberski, Neda Lyberski, Joy Mancil, Roy McDonald, Peggy Middleton, Henry Millsap, David Monroe, Otis Monroe; Laken Moreau, Joe O’Neal, Jeanie O’Rorke, Myra Page, Kyle Pearson, Evelyn Sandell, Joan Schneider, Donny Shows, Richard Simmons, Linda Sipco, Connor Smith, Carolyn Spears, Donna Spears, Walter Stagg, Varnell Stanley, Carol Stewart, Leann Switzer, Jackie Teasely, Cliff Thornton, Jean Valdeterio; Troy Verheyden; Dalton Welch, Brenda West, Charles Whitten, Carol Willis, Britney Wilson, James Wood, Charles Young

Nursing Homes:  Eloise Babb; Mary Ann Fuller, John Kenner, Bessy LeDoux

Travelling:  Those traveling for work (Sloan); Linda Sipco

Deaths: The families of Darrell Prestridge; Myrtle Strother; Norris Smith; Yolanda Skinner

Unspoken Requests

The Vineyard- August 21, 2016

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

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

Read Galatians 6:1-18

Relating to Each Other

-          Paul mentions several ways that we relate to one another as Christian brothers and sisters. 

-          What does Paul say our attitude should be toward a brother or sister caught in sin?

-          Why does he tell us to have an attitude of gentleness?

-          How do we balance bearing one another’s burdens, with carrying our own load?

-          How do we discern when to help others? 

-          How is bearing others burdens being like Christ?  What burden did Jesus bear for us?

-          Paul cautions us against comparing ourselves to others.  If we truly want to grow, we should judge ourselves against Christ, which will always show us there is room for improvement!

-          Passages to Consider: Matthew 18:15; Luke 18:9-14; II Corinthians 10:12; Philippians 2:3-4

We Reap what we Sow

-          God has set up nature so that we reap what we sow.  If we plant corn, we don’t expect to harvest wheat!

-          What is true of agriculture, is also true of our spiritual life.  If we sow in the flesh, we will reap in the flesh.  We will reap corruption. 

-          How might we reap in the Spirit, so as to inherit eternal life?

-          Passages to Consider: Job 4:8-9; Romans 8:12-14; II Corinthians 9:6

New Creation in Christ

-          We are a new creation in Christ Jesus. 

-          That means not only are we forgiven, but we are to have a different mindset. 

-          Are you a new creation, do you think and act differently as a Christian than you did prior to accepting Christ?

-          If you have changed little, or not at all, what does that tell you?

-          Passage to Consider: Philippians 3:8-11

Pray that we will embrace a truly Christian way of relating to one another that models the love of Christ to our community. 

Pray that we will have the wisdom to sow to the Spirit, so that we might reap spiritual rewards. 

Praise God for the blood of Christ, which makes us a new creation!         

Prayer Requests- August 21, 2016

Praise:   Mark Dauzat made it home safely.  Lillian Ryles got a good report from St. Judes.  Toun Vilaysack, Phyllis Wheat, and Charlie Hudson are doing better.

Recent Requests: Philip Orr; our families impacted by flooding; Denham Springs Church of Christ; Jordan Pollard; Geneva Norsworthy; Samantha Gunter; Zayne Pate; Christine Taylor; Ashley Stallings, Jason Guillot’s father, Ruth Sheltman, Michael Clark, Hunter Anderson, Jessie Fuller; Drew Broussard, Jaycee Fuller, Robert Garcia, Dave Butler, Jehtt Wilmore, Dillard Fontenot, Rob Woodard Ashley Strother, Mrs. Jimmie Banks, Felix & Elaine Melder, Melvin Lucas, Danielle Cloud, Deborah Cloud, Heather Hensley, Charles Peters, Twiggy Johnson, Edna Woodard, Todd Mason, Dorothy Browning, Elizabeth Bailey-Paul, Clyde Dunn, Keith Monroe, Lisa King, Clyde Holloway

Pray for the persecuted Christians, missionaries, victims of violence, 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. 

Pray for those in south Louisiana impacted by the flooding.

Continuing Requests: Brent Anderson; Dale Anderson, IV; Emma Armour; Kowyn Austin, Allan Babb, Roanne Ballio, Makenzie Bankston, Ruth Barbe, Conner Bouchie, Carl Chellette, Haley Chisholm, Ronnie Chisholm, Flo Conway, RC Conway, Claire Cotton, Sampson Doyle III, James Otis Dunn, Kimmy Fix, Briley Fuller, Robert Gough, Mamie Grantham, Carolyn Gray, Dan Gray, Grady Harper, Carl Holloway, Darlene Holt, Mary Ruth Hubbard, Mike Irwin, Aline Johnson, Candy Johnson, Sylvia Johnson, Darwin Jones, Andrew Juneau, Mascel Keith, Dennis LeDoux, Drake Martin, Iris Lee Martin, Mattie McReynolds, Dot Melder, Felix Melder, Mark Melder, Mike Melder, Arvis Midkiff, Sue Moore, Jim Owens, Harvey Paul, Harvey Paul, Jr., Luther Paul, Dewanna Polk, Kirby Roy, Estelle Simmons, Eric Sipco, Halyn Smith, Betty St. Andrie, Aiden Stewart, Erica Gillette Stewart, Lacy Storey, C.W. Strother, Myrtle Strother, Jolee Rayne Terrell, Anna Thibadoux, Azaria Thompson, Martha Townsend, Randy Tucker, Ruby Ulmer, Jeanie Winegeart

Deployed Military:  Tyler Bankston; Taylor Denegal, Kelvin Griffin, Tyler Johnson, and those in the military

Cancer Patients:  Heather Ashworth, Marvin Banks, Ronnie Bedgood, Sylvia Bollock, Ashley Brown, Hedy Butler, Shirley Cameron, Mark Cary, Gleeta Chamberlain, Jerry Cole, Sally Crooks, Tyese Davis, Danny Doughy, Donna Dyson, Ruth Ann Fisher, Sherry Fontenot, Murray Ganson, Jared Gordon, Stacy Gough, Steve Hawkins, Cheresa Hudson, Donnie Johnson, Mr. Kelly, Vivian Kirby, Johnny LaHay, Dot Langston, Linda Langston, Mariliyn Lavisphere, Warren LeBlanc, Kaylee Lesta, Braeden Lyberski, Neda Lyberski, Joy Mancil, Roy McDonald, Peggy Middleton, Henry Millsap, David Monroe, Otis Monroe; Laken Moreau, Joe O’Neal, Jeanie O’Rorke, Myra Page, Kyle Pearson, Evelyn Sandell, Joan Schneider, Donny Shows, Richard Simmons, Linda Sipco, Connor Smith, Carolyn Spears, Donna Spears, Walter Stagg, Varnell Stanley, Carol Stewart, Leann Switzer, Jackie Teasely, Cliff Thornton, Jean Valdeterio; Troy Verheyden; Dalton Welch, Brenda West, Charles Whitten, Carol Willis, Britney Wilson, James Wood, Charles Young

Nursing Homes:  Eloise Babb; Mary Ann Fuller, John Kenner, Bessy LeDoux

Travelling:  Those traveling for work (Sloan); Linda Sipco

Deaths: The families of Darrell Prestridge; Myrtle Strother; Norris Smith; Yolanda Skinner, Ruby Smith, Ronald Golmon, Sr.

Unspoken Requests