Antioch Baptist Church
3501 Hwy 828
Farmerville
318-368-3591
Early Worship – 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.
Bethel Temple Pentecostal
Church
2144 Hwy 33 N.
Marion
Sunday School -11 a.m.
Sunday Worship -12 p.m.
318-608-6766
Canaan Baptist Church
502 Canaan Church Rd.
Spearsville
Sunday School -10am
Sunday Worship -11am
870-312-3440
Bro. Brian Williams
Conway Baptist
Church Homecoming
4323 HWY 549
North of Farmerville
Dean Baptist Church
2309 Hwy 827
Marion
Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship – 11 a.m.
Wed. 6:30pm
318-292-4463
Bro Aleck was out and Jed
Rhodes filled in for another
blessed day at Dean. Jed shared
a good message from God and
his heart. It is always good to
see God’s house full.
Bro Aleck is preaching through
Matthew on Sunday mornings
and Revelation Wednesday
nights. Sunday nights he is
teaching through The Baptist
Faith and Message.
Regular times for worship will
return the following week:

Sunday School 9:45 am, Wor-
ship 11:00 am. Sunday night

5pm. Wednesday night 6:30.
Choir practice will be on
Wednesday nights 5:45 pm.
There is a place for everyone.
If you are looking for a church
home we would love to have
you at Dean.
Upcoming events:
11/02- Baby shower for Janna
Moore 2 pm in the Fellowship
Hall 11/16- Rehab Ministry
6pm

11/23- Thanksgiving lunch af-
ter church

We will be having a wedding at
Dean! November 22 at 3 PM,
Dillion Cox and Shelby Hill
would love for you to share in

this happy time with them. Re-
ception to follow.

The holiday season is starting
and its time to take donations

for our Nursing Home Min-
istry. We will be collecting

lotions, small kleenex, chap
stick, socks, or you can give
money. Please see Sharon
McKinnie or Cheryl Alessi. We

deliver gifts to all three Nurs-
ing homes in Farmerville.

Cookbooks are in! If you
would like to purchase a

cookbook contact Pam Rober-
son, Brooke Reeves, or Jessie

McVicker, price is $20.00. This
is a fundraiser for the youth.
Evergreen Baptist Church
1380 Par Rd. 4410
Bernice
318-285-9484
Farmerville Methodist
Church
301 Anthony Street
Sunday School – 10 a.m.
Sunday Worship – 11a.m.
Nursery Available
GLOW Kids – Wednesdays
@ 5pm
Youth Meeting – Wednesdays
@ 5:45
318-368-3840
Rev. Hank Hamilton
Fairness. Is life fair? No, it
is not. Many parents remind
their young ones of that often
… LOL God even tells us that
it isn’t. John 16:33 “In this
world, you will have trouble.

But take heart! I have over-
come the world.” James

1:12
God also tells us that if we

are ‘righteous’ – behave righ-
teously… that He will reward

us. “For the Lord is righteous,
he loves justice; the upright
will see his face.” Psalm 11:7

“Blessed is the one who perse-
veres under trial because, hav-
ing stood the test, that person

will receive the crown of life
that the Lord has promised to
those who love him.” James
1:12

How do we know what righ-
teous is? The dictionary says

that to be righteous is to be

“morally right; acting in ac-
cord with divine or moral law

– free from guilt or sin”.” We
contend that God’s divine law

should take precedent over
moral law. If you follow His

laws/commandments, follow-
ing the ‘moral law’ will come

naturally.

While we are daily… deliber-
ately trying our personal best

to behave righteously; we need
to do our due diligence in other

areas of our lives also. “Ap-
point judges and officials for

each of your tribes in every

town the Lord your God is giv-
ing you. They shall judge the

people fairl..” Deuteronomy
16:18 “Let the elders who rule
well be considered worthy of
double honor, especially those
who labor in preaching and
teaching.” 1 Timothy 5:17
“Do not pervert justice or
show partiality. Do not accept
a bribe, for a bribe blinds the
eyes of the wise and twists the

words of the innocent.” Deu-
teronomy 16:19

Now that we’ve been remind-
ed to have a personal goal of

righteousness and now that
we’ve been instructed to look
for that quality in our other
relationships, let’s remember;
“Be joyful in hope, patient in
affliction, faithful in prayer.”
Romans 12:12 “For our light
and momentary troubles are

achieving for us an eternal glo-
ry that far outweighs them all…

2 Corinthians 4:17-18
Romans 8:28 – “And we know
that in all things God works
for the good of those who love
Him.”
First Baptist Church
Farmerville
400 N. Main St.
318-368-3848
Pastor Kurt Auger
Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship -11 a.m., 6
p.m.
Weds. – 6 p.m.

Have you ever had someone at-
tack your character? It’s com-
mon in the world of politics,

but it happens in all areas of

life. Competition for jobs, jeal-
ousy, jockeying for position,

even in the church!
In II Corinthians 1:12-24, we
see where some false teachers
in the church went after Paul.
Satan is crafty like that. This
evil could have come from
Jews or Romans, but Satan sent
so-called “Christians” to attack
Paul and his teachings.
Paul had told the church that
he was planning to come see
them, but God had other plans,
so he was delayed. The false
teachers began to question
whether anything Paul said
could be trusted.
Paul laid out four defenses
of himself, defenses that we
should all maintain in our lives.
Paul said he was confident of:
His conscience.
He knew in his heart that he

lived a holy life, in godly sin-
cerity, by the grace of God.

His message.

Jesus Christ was Paul’s con-
sistent message. It wasn’t po-
litical, or self-promoting, or

culturally or financially driven.
It was Christ-centered.
God’s working in his life.
Paul’s testimony was that only
because of Jesus, he went from
being a persecutor to being
persecuted; from being feared
by Christians to being loved.
Paul reminds them that their
salvation is the working of God
in their lives.
God his witness.

In verse 23, Paul is simply say-
ing that God knows the truth,

and when it’s all said and done,

that’s the one thing that mat-
ters.

One day we will stand before
the Father and give an account

of our lives. If you are a Chris-
tian, you won’t stand alone. Je-
sus Christ will stand with you

as your mediator before God.
Any sin that could have ever
been held against you has been
paid by the blood of Jesus.
As believers, we can stand in
complete confidence that our
lives rest in the hands of the

Triune God who knows the ab-
solute truth. We rest in God the

Father, through faith in Jesus
Christ His Son, by the working
of the Holy Spirit. How blessed
is the Christian life, both now
and forever!
First Baptist Church
Marion
3097 Taylor St.
Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship – 10:30 a.m.,
11:30 a.m.
Sunday Night – 6 p.m.
Wed. – 7 p.m.
318-292-5411
Pastor Bubba Hoggatt
Bro. Bubba Hoggatt’s sermon

today was titled Manifestations
of Christ, Part 6.
The Spiritual Segregation

• Scripture references were
  from II Corinthians 6:14-16,
  Ezra 9:1-3 and 12, Nehemiah
  13:23 and 26, and I Peter 4:1-

1. These passages explain that
   Christians should not marry

non-
Christians. They also tell us

to separate ourselves from
non-Christians when the
non-Christian are doing things
that are not included in our

beliefs of right and wrong ob-
tained from the Bible.

The Steadfast Separation – II
Corinthians 6:17. We are to
set limits to the exposure we
have with people who are not
Christians. We should witness
to them and encourage them

to accept Christ as their Sav-
ior. However, realize that they

may lead a lifestyle we are not
to follow. Do not participate
with them in activities that are
against what the Bible says is
right. Love them but not the
things they do.
The Sovereign Salutation – II
Corinthians 6:16-18 tells us
of the promises of God to His
people who are obeying Him.
He says he ‘will dwell in us
and walk among us. That He
will be our God and we shall
be His people’. He tells us to
‘come out from among them
and be separate…and He will
receive us and He will be our
Father and we shall be His sons
and daughters’.
Marion First Baptist Church’s
Annual Missions Festival will
be held Sunday, November 2,
at 5:00 p.m. in the Family Life
Center. There will be a chili
cook-off and a cake auction for
Missions.
On November 11, 2025 at
10:00 a.m. in the Family Life
Center there will be a Veterans
Day Celebration honoring our
veterans to whom we should be

eternally grateful for their sac-
rifice. The guest speaker will

be David Lee, a veteran from
the Vietnam Conflict.
Haile Church of Christ
270 Mina Parker Rd., Marion
Sunday Worship – 9:30 a.m.,
10:45 a.m.
Weds. – 6:30 p.m.
Hopewell Baptist Church
1578 Lem Rd., Spearsville
Sunday School – 10am
Sunday Worship – 11am
Sunday Night Worship – 5pm
Wednesday Night Bible Study
– 6:30pm
Lakeview Missionary
Baptist Church
10078 Hwy 15, Farmerville
Sunday School – 10 a.m.
Sunday Worship – 11 a.m., 6
p.m.
Weds. – 6 p.m.
Liberty Baptist Church
325 Liberty Baptist Church
Rd.
Linville
318-292-4177
Liberty Missionary Baptist
Church Spearsville
Bill Styron, Pastor
Sunday School – 10am
Sunday Worship 11am
Sunday Evening – 6pm
Wed. – 6pm
318-558-1581
Litroe Church of God in
Christ
357 Riley Trestle Rd Marion
LA 71260
My Father’s House
4774 Hwy. 151 Downsville
318-278-9301
Mt. Patrick Baptist Church
1232 Patrick Church Rd.
Bernice
New Hopewell Baptist
Church
113 Plum St., Bernice
Rev. Greg Williams
Sunday School -9:45am
Sunday Worship -11:15am
Wed. -6:15pm
Bible Study Teleconferencing

605-562-8401 Access Code

6708350
Christ Ass. Union Food Pantry
every last Thursday of month
1-5pm. Will need copy of
license/ID and a bill proving

address (Union Parish Resi-
dents Only)

Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Catholic
600 E. Water St., Farmerville
Saturday Mass (Spanish) -7
p.m.
Sunday Mass (English) -11:30
a.m.

1st Weds. Mass – 6 p.m.
Confessions Saturdays 6:00 –
6:45 p.m.
318-368-9239
Spearsville Baptist Church

259 Spearsville Rd, Spears-
ville, LA 71277

318-778-3291
Redeemed Church of
Marion
3062 Taylor Street
Sunday Worship – 10 a.m.
(318) 201-5306
Pastors Richard and Mickie
Hinkle
Pastor Richard Hinkle would
like to invite you to Redeemed

Center of Marion. We are lo-
cated at the former Marion

High School Gymnasium on
3062 Taylor Street in Marion.
We meet each Sunday at 10:30
for praise and worship, as well
as an uplifting Word that will
inspire and encourage you to
rediscover your purpose in
life..
Rocky Branch Baptist
Church
Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship -10:45 a.m.,
6 p.m.
Weds – 6:30 p.m.
Associate Pastor Stephen
Murry

News: Brenda Pace

Mark 3:1-7: Faithful follow-
ers, like Jesus, were found in

God’s house. One had a ‘hand’
problem; some had a ‘heart’
problem. So, they watched
Him closely, whether HE

would heal him on the Sab-
bath, so that they might accuse

Him. The ‘hand’ problem was
healed. Jesus does not care
whether, young, old, rich, poor,
saved, unsaved.

In the Bible, the hand is a sym-
bol: 1) of power – Matthew

26:64. If the LORD is not al-
ways before you, you have lost

His power. 2) blessings – Gen-
esis 28:14. However, sin can

cause a soul to no longer be
vibrant. 3) fellowship – Psalm

16:8. Unconfessed sin sepa-
rates us from God and others.

4) service – Psalm 107:37.
Though used to be involved,
now have become more of a
spectator. The condition of the
hand is ‘withered’, but God can
wake us up, if we are willing
to step out in faith. And when
HE had looked around at them
with anger, being grieved by
the hardness of their hearts,
“Stretch out your hand.” And
he stretched it out, and his
hand was restored as whole as
the other.
Then the Pharisees went out

and immediately plotted …
against Him … They had a
‘heart’ problem – a hard heart.

Their primary reason for com-
ing to the synagogue was to

find fault in Jesus, not to wor-
ship.

Why do we go to church? Have
we grieved our LORD by our
criticism of others? Are we
looking for fault in the church,
or are we there to worship our
LORD? It is better to have a
calloused hand problem, due
to service for our Lord, than to
have a calloused heart.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.;
Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.,
6 p.m.; Wednesday evening –
6:30.
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Sunday School – 9am
646 Hicks Frazier Rd.
Farmerville
Sunday Worship 10am
Wed. Bible Study 6pm
Rev. Adrian Nelson
Zion Hill Baptist Church
899 Cypress Creek
Farmerville
Zion Hill Missionary Baptist
Church
1409 Zion Hill Church Road