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