DECEMBER THEME — FROM CHRISTMAS TO CALVARY – The Story Love Wrote
SUNDAY’S SERMON SUMMARY
God has been faithful behind you, He is fighting for you today, and He is already ahead of you in every battle. That’s why worship is not optional—it’s the only response that makes sense. In 2 Chronicles 20, God put the worshipers in front because praise shifts the atmosphere long before it shifts the outcome. Thanksgiving isn’t courtesy; it’s warfare. It invites Heaven into places where human strength has nothing left to give. This week, you’re not just going to a holiday gathering—you’re being sent as a carrier of God’s presence. Some rooms will hold tension, old history, or quiet hurt. But gratitude changes what stress builds. When thanksgiving rises, heaviness breaks. When praise lifts, the enemy loosens his grip. You may not fix every relationship in a day, but you can shift the atmosphere the moment you walk in with a thankful heart. Thanksgiving is strongest in imperfect places—whispered when emotions spike, breathed when conversations turn sharp, spoken in faith while healing is still unfolding. That’s when you become a thanksgiver… an atmosphere shifter. You’re not entering as a fixer but as a vessel of God’s peace. Pray together. Speak blessings. Tell what God has done. Let worship quietly steady the room. These are seeds Heaven will water long after the day ends. Anyone can attend a holiday. God is raising worship warriors who turn rooms simply by being there.
You carry peace.
You carry gratitude.
You carry the atmosphere of Heaven.
Where others bring stress—you bring Jesus.
And wherever a thanksgiver stands, the battle begins to turn.
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Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
THIS IS THANKSGIVING
Carry Heaven. Carry Jesus. Shift the Atmosphere.
Thanksgiving is far more than a holiday—it is a holy assignment. God has been faithful behind you, He is fighting for you today, and He goes before you into every battle. That is why gratitude is not just emotion; it is obedience. Worship is not a warm feeling; it is warfare. In 2 Chronicles 20, God put the worshipers in front because praise opens a path where pressure once stood. Thanksgiving summons Heaven into places where human strength falls short. This week you are not simply attending a family gathering—you are being sent into it. You carry the presence of Jesus. You carry the atmosphere of Heaven. You carry what your family may not even know they desperately need.
Thanksgiving Shifts Atmospheres Long Before It Changes Circumstances
Healing does not always happen in a moment, but atmospheres can change instantly. One thankful heart can soften tension, calm a room, and rewrite the emotional temperature. Before a word is spoken, gratitude prepares the ground. Family members may walk in with stress, unspoken grief, or old wounds—but when you walk in with thanksgiving, the climate changes. Heaven always moves through the one who refuses to match the room and instead carries the presence of Jesus into it.
Gratitude Breaks What Stress Builds
Most families do not need more advice—they need more peace. More blessing. More gentleness. Gratitude interrupts the enemy’s plan to reignite old conflicts, trigger old memories, or stir old patterns. A thankful spirit disarms sharp tones, ends tension before it grows, and invites God into moments where emotions feel fragile. Gratitude is not weakness—it is spiritual authority. When others bring stress, you bring Jesus.
A Thanksgiver Is Not a Fixer, but a Carrier of Hope
You are not responsible to solve every problem, mend every relationship, or carry every burden. Your assignment is simpler and stronger: bring Jesus into the room. Speak blessings where others speak criticism. Offer grace where others tighten. Share what God has done when conversations drift toward negativity. A thanksgiver walks into imperfect rooms with a perfect Savior—and that alone begins to turn the battle.
Prayer — For Thanksgivers to Go Forth in Jesus’ Name
Lord Jesus, make me a thanksgiver—one who carries Your presence into every room. Fill my heart with gratitude so powerful that it breaks heaviness before I speak a word. Let Your peace go before me. Let Your joy be my strength. Guard my spirit from tension, defensiveness, and old wounds. Use my voice to bless, my posture to calm, my presence to lift. Let thanksgiving rise in me even when the room is imperfect, and let every word I speak reflect Heaven. Send me forth today in Your name as a carrier of hope, healing, and peace. Let my life shift atmospheres simply because You are with me.
In Jesus’ mighty name—Amen.
Your Challenge — You Know Your Assignment
Take Heaven and Jesus into your family day.
Speak one blessing. Give one sincere thank-you. Shift one conversation. Bring peace where there is pressure. Carry gratitude into every moment. Walk in like a worshiper leading the way. Where a thanksgiver stands, the battle begins to turn.
THURSDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
Betty Hammock
Brando Echarte
Cheryl Knight’s Brother
Debbie Foskey
Don Franklin’s Daughter, Darlene, Son, David
Ed Adkins – Friend of Brian Edwards
George Alexander’s Family
Gloria Young
Jake Jenkins
Lousie Jackson – Richard’s sister – Open Heart Surgery
Richard Blount – Home and doing well
Jean Partee’s Sister
Deon Lotter
Doris Loyd
Amy Garner’s Dad
Annette Ford
Andrea Nix– Friend of the Shelnutt’s
Angela Bryan’s Sister
Ann Stanley
Carol Lawhead – Riverside in Conyers
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’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
Rose Fuller – Pruitt-Monroe Nursing Home, Forsyth GA
Scott Lanier
Scotty Nix
Stephanie Seivers – Friend of the Shellnutts
Steve Michaels
Tom Witcher