2026 THEME — “SEEING LIFE FROM GOD’S PERSPECTIVE” January – Prayer from God’s Perspective
The second service on Prayer From God’s Perspective will take us deeper by showing how prayer aligns our hearts with what God has already prepared, reshaping us rather than pleading for blessings and positioning us to steward what He desires to entrust. This service serves as a spiritual reset and holy recalibration, establishing the foundation for the year and shaping how we discern every decision, delay, and open door in 2026.
SUNDAY’S SERMON SUMMARY
Our world is in chaos because people insist on living by their own understanding, while God calls His people to live anchored in His perspective—responding with His wisdom instead of pride, preference, or panic. When life is viewed through God’s lens, fear quiets, offense loosens, and confusion gives way to clarity as delays become preparation, losses become correction, and interruptions become alignment, transforming prayer from controlling outcomes to aligning hearts with God’s will. After a year marked by hidden pain and heavy strain, this truth remains: God has stayed near, kept His promises, and now calls us to move forward in surrendered faith—entering 2026 trusting His authority, obeying His voice, and believing He will carry us through again.
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Prayer Is Agreement With Heaven
“Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” — Amos 3:3
Prayer Begins With Alignment, Not Requests
From God’s perspective, prayer is not the starting place where we bring Him our agenda—it is the meeting place where our agenda is surrendered. Scripture does not ask whether two can talk together without agreement, but whether they can walk together. Prayer is not merely conversation; it is companionship in motion. When prayer lacks agreement, it may still be spoken—but it will lack direction, peace, and power. Agreement is what allows prayer to move from words to walking, from asking to following. Many prayers feel unanswered not because God is absent, but because alignment has not yet occurred. Heaven is always moving with purpose, and prayer is how we step into stride with what God is already doing.
Agreement Silences Fear and Strengthens Authority
Fear thrives where alignment is missing. When believers pray from anxiety, pressure, or urgency, prayer becomes reactive instead of authoritative. But agreement steadies the heart. When the soul comes into harmony with God’s will, fear quiets because uncertainty loses its voice. Agreement reminds us that we are not trying to persuade God—we are positioning ourselves to participate with Him. This is why agreement strengthens spiritual authority. Authority does not come from passion or persistence alone; it flows from alignment. When a believer prays in agreement with heaven, their prayers carry the confidence of God’s purposes, not the instability of human emotion.
Agreement Shapes How We Walk, Wait, and War
Agreement with God reshapes every posture of the believer’s life. It changes how we walk, because we are no longer pulled by competing desires. It changes how we wait, because patience grows where trust is anchored. And it changes how we war, because spiritual battles are not fought from desperation but from clarity. Agreement does not mean understanding every detail; it means trusting the direction of God’s heart. When prayer becomes agreement, striving gives way to surrender, confusion gives way to peace, and effort gives way to fruit. Heaven responds not to noise, but to alignment.
Challenge: Before you pray today, pause and ask: “Lord, what are You already doing here?”
Then pray only in agreement with that. No requests. No demands. No correction. Only alignment.
Closing Truth for the Week: Prayer from God’s perspective is not about getting answers—it is about becoming aligned. And aligned lives experience multiplied grace, peace, direction, and fruit.
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FRIDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
Joni Oberhage
Linda Mays
Carol Lawhead – Riverside in Conyers
Mandy Martin – Mary May Martin 6 lbs. 7 oz.
Myles Elliott
Rose Fuller – Pruitt-Monroe Nursing Home, Forsyth GA
Amy Garner’s Dad
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