Newsletter for February 11, 2026

Join Us This Wednesday for Family Night at 6 PM!

On The Menu
Chili, Baked Potatoes
and Dessert

Mark your calendar!
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

We would love to have you.

Just a reminder that the Turner Baptist Women’s Spring Meeting (men are invited, too) will be held on Monday, February 16, 2026, at Inaha Baptist Church
(271 W. Inaha Rd., Sycamore, GA).

Supper will be served at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Our church is responsible for bringing fruit salad, so please plan to help with this if you are able. Bring your assigned salad or dessert and join us for a meaningful time of fellowship and encouragement as we learn where God is working.

We will hear from two speakers that evening: a special missionary and Terry Bennett, Executive Director of The Bridge of Tiftarea. The Bridge includes Tiftarea House of Hope (a shelter for homeless women), the Training Center (job skills training), and the Bird’s Nest thrift store, which helps support the ministry.

The evening offering will be given to The Bridge of Tiftarea.
Please make plans to attend and support this important ministry opportunity

Don’t miss Brother David’s Mid-Week Devotions.
New messages are posted every Wednesday on our media page—take a midweek moment to be encouraged and refreshed in God’s Word.

Budget for 2026 . . . . . . . .  $343,528.00
Tithes Needed to Date . . . .  $39,637.86
Received to Date . . . . . . . .  $37,411.83      
Needed for weekly budget . . . $6,606.31
Tithes Received this week . .  $12,375.62
 

     How unsettled is this world! It does not matter if you are looking at political, economic, social, or scientific issues; man’s society is crumbling before our eyes. No wonder so many people go to such great lengths to minimize, escape, or end their pain and fear. Who can blame them when all they see is fear and uncertainty?
    
     However, as believers, we have been delivered from such living. Our Lord is with us, and His presence changes everything. In Isaiah 52:12, He says, “But you will not go out in haste, nor will you go as fugitives; for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.”
    
     Think about why the believer does not have to live given over to fear and uncertainty. The middle of the verse says, “…the Lord will go before you….” That refers to God’s leadership. He goes before us and clears the path. He shows us the way to go and removes every obstacle. It is the same thought as Proverbs 3:6, where it says, “…He will make your paths straight.” As the late Dr. Adrian Rogers expressed, “God will bulldoze a path for you.” God leads us and clears the path before us.
    
     The verse ends by saying, “…and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.” That speaks of God protecting us from any unexpected dangers or ambushes. It also speaks of God making sure no one is left behind. No one can snatch us out of God’s protection, and we will never fall through the cracks.
     The verse also tells the wonderful difference such truth makes: “But you will not go out in haste….” That means we don’t have to live in a panic-stricken rush. We can live in a sense of calm and peace.
    
     We can also live in peaceful security. The verse continues, “…nor will you go as fugitives….” We don’t have to live in fear like we are running for our lives from a war zone or disaster area. We can live in the security of our loving Lord.
    
     Yes, these are unsettled and uncertain times. But we have a God in whom we can trust. In Him, we have peace, security, and confidence.