2026 THEME — “SEEING LIFE FROM GOD’S PERSPECTIVE”
MARCH THEME: SEEING SCRIPTURE FROM GOD’S PERSPECTIVE
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. To convict us. To strengthen us. To 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. Do not miss the first service. 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. 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. 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 were reminded 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 says, “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 from us: 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
COMPASSION THAT BURNS, NOT JUST FEELS
Mark 6:34
“And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them…”
Jesus never viewed people as interruptions. He saw them as sheep without a shepherd. Where others saw inconvenience, He saw eternal souls. Where others felt irritation, He felt compassion. The Bible does not say Jesus noticed the crowd. It says He was moved. That word means stirred from deep within. Agitated with mercy. Compelled to act. True compassion is not a soft emotion. It is a holy disturbance that refuses to stay seated. We live in a time of constant exposure to tragedy. Headlines. Posts. Reels. Statistics. We see suffering daily—but repeated exposure can dull spiritual sensitivity. The danger is not that we don’t know people are lost. The danger is that we grow numb to it. Compassion that merely feels something is incomplete. Compassion that burns does something.
Jesus Saw What Others Ignored
The disciples saw a logistical problem. Jesus saw a spiritual crisis. The crowd was hungry. The day was long. The hour was late. From a human standpoint, dismissal made sense. But Jesus looked deeper. He saw wandering hearts. He saw confusion. He saw eternity hanging in the balance. When heaven opens your eyes, lostness is no longer theoretical—it becomes personal. Every cashier.
Every neighbor. Every coworker. Every relative who avoids spiritual conversations. They are not background characters in your life. They are eternal souls. The Gospel reached you because someone allowed compassion to move them beyond comfort. Now compassion must move through you.
Numbness Is a Spiritual Threat
One of the enemy’s quiet strategies is desensitization. If he cannot deny the existence of lostness, he will normalize it. If he cannot remove the Great Commission, he will dull urgency. When thousands step into eternity daily without Christ and our hearts remain unmoved, something is wrong. Compassion must burn again. The Samaritan woman in John 4 had no theological training. No ministry platform. No credibility in her town. Yet one encounter with Christ ignited something unstoppable. She met Jesus in the morning. By afternoon, she was calling her city to come see Him. She did not wait for a class. She did not wait for credentials. She testified. Compassion does not ask, “Am I qualified?” It asks, “Who else needs this?”
COMPASSION REQUIRES MOVEMENT
Jesus was “moved.” Compassion moves feet. Compassion opens mouths. Compassion rearranges schedules. Compassion sacrifices convenience. It is easy to feel stirred during a service. It is harder to speak during a lunch break. It is easy to pray in general. It is harder to call someone by name before the throne of grace daily. But compassion that burns cannot remain contained. It looks for opportunity. It listens for openings. It watches for divine appointments. The Gospel did not just come to you. It came through someone. A parent. A preacher. A friend. A missionary. Now it must move through you.
Imagine a house on fire in the middle of the night. You wake up. You smell smoke. You hear crackling wood. Would you roll over and go back to sleep because it is uncomfortable to get up? No. Love compels action. If we truly believe eternity is real—if heaven and hell are not metaphors but destinations—then indifference is not neutrality. It is tragedy. Compassion that burns runs toward the smoke.
Jesus was not irritated by need—He was moved. He did not protect His schedule. He poured out His life. When you begin to see people from heaven’s perspective, comfort loses authority. Excuses grow thin. Fear weakens. Holy compassion will not let you stay silent forever. The question is not whether the world is lost. The question is whether your heart still burns.
WARFARE PRAYER
Lord Jesus, You were moved with compassion. You saw beyond inconvenience. You saw eternal souls. Break every layer of numbness that culture, routine, or distraction has built around my heart. I reject apathy. I reject fear. I reject the lie that my voice does not matter. Ignite holy urgency in me. Let me feel what You feel. Let me see what You see. Give me boldness to speak and sensitivity to discern divine moments. Guard my heart from comfort that silences obedience. Strengthen me to act when You prompt me. Let compassion burn until it moves me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Daily Challenge
Write down five specific lost people by name. Pray for them daily—out loud. Ask God for one intentional opportunity this week to speak truth, invite them to church, or share your testimony. Do not wait for perfect conditions. Let compassion move you.
TUESDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
Baby Mary Marin – Home Soon – A Miracle
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