2026 THEME — “SEEING LIFE FROM GOD’S PERSPECTIVE”
January – PRAYER from God’s Perspective
From eternity’s vantage point, next Sunday is not an announcement of something new, but a summons to live what heaven has already declared. What God has been revealing about prayer is meant to be carried beyond a place and into a life—governing our steps, shaping our words, and ordering our loves in continual awareness of Him. This is not a call to learn more, but to live aligned with eternity, where hearts remain fixed on God and daily life is transformed by abiding in His presence.
SUNDAY’S SERMON SUMMARY
The strength of our prayer life is not found in our words, but in how deeply we know and trust the God to whom we pray—resting in His unchanging goodness, faithfulness, and purposeful will. What we cannot understand in the moment is anchored by what we already know to be true about God, for storms may shake our surroundings but they do not have to shake our trust. Prayer is not a means to control outcomes, but the holy place where we are changed—where fear gives way to surrender, striving yields to obedience, and authority flows from relationship, not performance.
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Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
Worthy When Life Feels Heavy
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power…” — Revelation 4:11
God’s worth is not measured by your current comfort. He is worthy in the valley, worthy in the waiting, worthy in the unanswered, worthy in the ache. His worth does not rise when life gets better, and it does not fall when life gets hard. Worship is not a payment we give God when He blesses us; worship is a confession that God remains God—unchanged, unmoved, and unmatched.
This Is Why Worship Breaks Heaviness.
When your mouth declares God’s worth, your heart stops bowing to your feelings. When you praise, you are not ignoring your burden—you are placing it beneath the throne. Something shifts when you say, “Lord, You are worthy,” while your circumstances are still unresolved. That is not denial. That is faith.
Heaven Does Not Pause Worship When Earth Feels Heavy.
In Revelation, God is declared worthy not because the world is calm, but because He is Creator, Sustainer, and Sovereign. Your pain does not diminish His throne, and your questions do not weaken His authority. Worship reminds your soul that God’s nature has not changed—even when your situation has.
Worship Also Reorders What Your Heart Bows To.
Heaviness grows when emotions become the loudest voice in the room. Declaring God’s worth shifts authority away from fear, grief, or exhaustion and returns it to the Lord. Worship is not emotional escape; it is spiritual realignment. It lifts your eyes without denying your load.
Declaring God’s Worth Before Answers Come Is An Act Of Surrender.
It says God’s character is enough, even when His plans are not yet clear. This kind of worship does not demand explanation—it rests in confidence. It chooses trust over understanding and reverence over resistance.
Choose one heavy moment today—a difficult conversation, a stressful task, or a sudden wave of sadness. Before you respond, quietly whisper, “Jesus, You are worthy right here.” Let that confession place the weight beneath His throne.
Say aloud, “Worthy is the Lamb,” and slowly speak or sing, “Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne…” (Revelation 5:13).
Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are worthy when I feel strong and when I feel weak. You are worthy when answers come and when they do not. Teach my soul to worship without conditions and to trust You without explanation. I choose to place my heaviness beneath Your throne. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Challenge — Worship Before the Weight Lifts:
For the next 24 hours, refuse to wait for relief before you worship. Each time heaviness rises, stop and say aloud, “Jesus, You are worthy—even here.” Do not explain it, qualify it, or wait for the feeling to change. Let worship go first, not last. Watch what shifts—not necessarily in your circumstances, but in your spirit—because worship may not always remove the weight immediately, but it always reminds your heart who carries it.
WEDNESDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
Amy Garner’s Dad
Aston Savage
Bentley Smith – Broken Leg
Brian Gray’s Uncle – Surgery Went Well
Carol Lawhead – Riverside in Conyers
Joni Oberhage
Linda Mays
Mandy Martin
Myles Elliott
Rose Fuller – Pruitt-Monroe Nursing Home, Forsyth GA
Brando Echarte
Debbie Foskey
Don Franklin’s Daughter, Darlene, Son, David
Ed Adkins – Friend of Brian Edwards
Gloria Young
Jake Jenkins
Jenkins son-in-law
June Cronan
Jean Partee’s Sister
Kim McClain’s Daughter, Amanda
Deon Lotter
Doris Loyd
Nancy Brown
Annette Ford
Andrea Nix– Friend of the Shelnutt’s
Angela Bryan’s Sisters
Ann Stanley
Danny Jarrard
Darlene Wiggins
Doris Loyd
Dr. and Mrs. Davis
Eric Magnusson’s Mother
Eric Ward
Friend of Linda Hodge
Gayle Sparks
Linda Alexander
James Burnette
Jessica Headrick
John McClain’s Mother
June Cronan’s Sister
June Davis
Kailey Bateman
Kim McClain’s Mother
Kim’s Sisters – Ann & Brenda
Lee Cronan
Lillianna Magnusson’s Mom
Lonzo Christian
Lori Blount’s Mother
Mary Williams
Mary Williamson – Dana Jackson’s Mom
Mrs. Franklin
Nora Allison
Ron And Johnnie Barry – Friends Of Ashton & Glenda Bateman
Scott Lanier
Scotty Nix
Stephanie Seivers – Friend of the Shelnutt’s
Steve Michaels
Tom Witcher