2026 THEME — “SEEING YOUR LIFE FROM GOD’S PERSPECTIVE”
MARCH THEME: SEEING SCRIPTURE FROM GOD’S PERSPECTIVE
The enemy will provide many legitimate excuses — even reasonable-sounding reasons — to keep you from hearing God’s liberating truth this Sunday. Schedules will tighten. Fatigue will whisper. Distractions will multiply. Something will suddenly feel urgent. But recognize it for what it is. Whenever breakthrough is near, resistance increases. Whenever truth is about to realign you, opposition intensifies. Do not surrender your seat to convenience. Whatever sacrifice you make to be present — it will be worth it. It will be life-changing. This Sunday begins something that could mark a turning point in your life — and in the life of your family. In March, we are stepping into a powerful shift: learning to see the Scriptures from God’s perspective, not our own. Too often we approach the Bible asking it to agree with us — to fit our emotions, our preferences, or the culture around us. But this month, we are asking a better question: “Lord, what are You saying — and how must I change to align with You?” When we begin to approach the Word this way, everything changes. We stop softening hard truths. We stop skipping uncomfortable passages. We stop reshaping commands to fit modern thinking. Instead, we allow the Word of God to read us — to correct us, convict us, strengthen us, and transform us. Seeing Scripture from God’s perspective moves us from reading for affirmation to reading for alignment. It takes the Bible out of the category of “helpful advice” and restores it to what it truly is — divine revelation. And when a family submits fully to the authority of God’s Word, it reshapes everything: how we think, how we lead, how we parent, how we handle conflict, how we steward money, how we love, how we pray. This is not just another service. It is the foundation for everything that follows. What you see at the beginning determines how you walk through the rest of it. Bring your spouse. Bring your children. Sit together under the authority of Scripture and let God begin a fresh work in your home. I truly believe this series can change the direction of families, not just individuals. Come ready. Come humble. Come hungry. Push past every excuse. And watch what happens when we begin seeing the Bible the way God intended it to be seen.
SUNDAY’S SERMON SUMMARY
From Ethiopia… from Kenya… from Moldova… from Calvary Children’s Homes… from missionaries on dusty roads and pastors in small villages… from families in crisis… from students called to ministry… from widows sustained quietly… from churches strengthened… from souls rescued… we say thank you.
Amharic (Ethiopia): አመሰግናለሁ (Ameseginalehu)
Swahili (Kenya): Asante sana
Romanian (Moldova): Mulțumim
French (West & Central Africa): Merci beaucoup
Spanish (Global missions fields): Muchas gracias
Portuguese (Mozambique & beyond): Muito obrigado
German (European partners): Vielen Dank
Russian (Eastern Europe regions): Спасибо (Spasibo)
Hebrew (the language of Scripture’s roots): תודה רבה (Toda raba)
English (from all of us): Thank you
As you closed Missions Month 2026 by lifting your eyes above budgets, comfort, routine, fear, and self-reliance, please know — your obedience is not theoretical to us. It is tangible. It is daily bread. It is answered prayer. When you chose to see life from God’s perspective, what you once called “mine” truly became “entrusted.” What seemed “extra” became eternal in our communities. What looked “small” became significant in ways you may never fully see on this side of heaven. Through the Parable of the Talents, you remembered that stewardship is not ownership but faithful management of what already belongs to Him. Because you refused to bury what God placed in your hands — your tithe, your Faith Promise, your Joash Offering — ministries did not stall. Children were fed. The Gospel advanced. Hope was restored. Your obedience confronted fear. While the whisper of self-reliance said, “Protect what you have,” you chose covenant trust instead. And because you leaned not on your own understanding, we have experienced the covering and provision of a faithful God. Please hear this clearly: missions is not pressure to us. It is partnership. When you give, you step into God’s redemptive story with us. From Africa to Eastern Europe to your own community in Conyers — your faith has ripple effects. A widow’s sacrificial gift. A businessman’s expanded generosity. A child’s offering. Faithful servants who risk obedience. Little truly is much when God is in it. Your giving is not numbers on a report. It is medicine in a clinic. It is Scripture in a new language. It is lights on in a church building. It is a child hearing about Jesus for the first time. It is strength for weary missionaries who know someone across the ocean believes in the call with them. Like stepping onto a Ferris wheel, you released ground-level control and allowed God to lift your perspective higher. What may have felt risky became holy. What may have felt costly became worship. And one day, when you stand before Him and hear, “Well done,” please know that countless unseen lives will be part of that reward. We are part of that reward. Because you moved from hearing to doing. From fear to faith. From possession to stewardship. We are living proof that when God is in it, it multiplies. From all of us who have been sustained, strengthened, and sent because of your faithful tithe, your Faith Promise, and your Joash Offering — Thank you. Heaven is keeping record.
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Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
GIVE LIKE ETERNITY IS REAL
Matthew 6:21; “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
GIVING IS NOT LOSS; IT IS TRANSFER.
Jesus did not say your treasure follows your heart — He said your heart follows your treasure. Money is not just currency; it is direction. It reveals devotion and exposes priority. What you fund, you value. What you invest in, you believe in. When you give to missions, you are not reducing your life — you are expanding it into eternity. From earth’s perspective, generosity feels risky. From heaven’s perspective, it is participation. If eternity is real — and it is — then our giving must reflect that reality.
TREASURE REVEALS TRUST.
You can say you care about souls, and you can say you love the Great Commission, but your giving reveals what you truly believe. The widow’s mite mattered not because of its size but because it was surrendered. The boy’s lunch multiplied not because it was impressive but because it was released. God does not multiply what we clutch. Partial surrender produces partial impact. The real question is not, “Can I afford to give?” but “Do I trust God enough to release?” When you loosen your grip on temporary resources, you demonstrate confidence in eternal reward.
GIVING ALSO SHIFTS YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
From earth’s point of view, giving feels subtractive, but from heaven’s perspective, it is strategic. Every dollar given toward missions crosses borders you may never cross. It enters villages you may never visit and speaks languages you may never learn. You may never preach overseas, but your obedience can preach through someone else. When you invest in eternity, something changes inside you. You begin to pray differently, think globally, and care more deeply. Your heart follows your treasure. If your treasure never leaves your comfort, your heart never leaves your comfort. But when your treasure moves toward eternity, your heart moves with it.
You cannot take your money with you, but you can send it ahead. Imagine standing in heaven one day and being greeted by someone you never met on earth who says, “Because you gave, I heard the gospel.” That is not imagination — that is eternal reality. No one has ever carried earthly wealth into eternity, but many have transferred it into eternal impact. Your obedience may outlive you. From earth’s perspective, generosity feels like risk. From heaven’s perspective, it is reward.
Imagine preparing to relocate permanently to another country and being allowed only one carry-on. You would not fill it with decorations or items that will not matter at your destination. You would pack what has value where you are going. Eternity is your final destination. Why are we investing so heavily in what will not cross the border? Give like eternity is real — because it is.
WARFARE PRAYER
Father, loosen my grip on temporary things. Break fear, break scarcity thinking, and break the lie that generosity is loss. You are my Provider, not my paycheck. Align my treasure with Your mission. Teach me to invest in what never dies and to trust You fully with what I release. Let my giving reflect eternity and not convenience. In Jesus’ name, amen.
DAILY CHALLENGE
This week, adjust your giving intentionally toward missions. Do it prayerfully, not impulsively. Do it in faith, not convenience. Ask the Lord what eternity deserves and respond in obedience. Give like eternity is real — because one day, it will be all that matters.
WEDNESDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
Baby Mary Marin – Home – PTL
Britany Smith ~ Breast Cancer
John McClain’s Mother
Jason Gibson
Darlene Kelley – Cancer Treatment
Don And Carol Franklin – Mae’s Uncle
Ed Franklin’s Son In Law – Heart Surgery
Gloria Young
Jean Partee
Sandra Mitchell
Tammy Shelnutt
Amy Garner’s Dad
Bentley Smith – Broken Leg
Carol Lawhead – Riverside in Conyers
Joni Oberhage
Linda Mays
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
Jake Jenkins
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
Dr. and Mrs. Davis
Eric Magnusson’s Mother
Eric Ward
Friend of Linda Hodge
Gayle Sparks
James Burnette
Jessica Headrick
June Cronan’s Sister
June Davis
Kailey Bateman
Kim McClain’s Mother
Kim’s Sisters – Ann & Brenda
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