Newsletter for May 6, 2026

Join us for Family Night as we enjoy a special time of worship led by
Penny Thomas and Dorothy Ellerbe.
You won’t want to miss this encouraging evening!

On The Menu
Hot Dogs, Chili, Slaw
Chips and Dessert
 
Separate Bible study for children and youth. 

Fun & Fellowship Trip – Tifton Day Out!
Saturday, May 23, 2026

Join us for our next Fun & Fellowship as we head to Tifton for a relaxed and enjoyable day together! We’ll start the morning at the Tifton Farmers Market, where you can browse fresh produce, homemade goods, and local favorites. It’s a great chance to walk around, take your time, and enjoy the atmosphere while supporting local vendors.

After the market, we’ll head over to The Pit Stop for lunch. Come hungry and ready for some good food and even better conversation. Whether you’re there for the shopping, the food, or just the fellowship, this will be a great opportunity to spend time together outside of our regular schedule.

Bring a friend, and don’t miss out on a simple day of fun, connection, and community!

We will leave the church at 9:30 AM and arrive back around 1:00 PM.
Sign up in Sunday School or let Jonathan know if you would like to go.

Monday, May 11th | 1:30 PM

You're invited to be part of a wonderful group of ladies! Join us each month for our WMU (Women's Missionary Union) meeting—a time for women of all ages to gather in fellowship, grow in our faith, and focus on missions near and far. Discover how God is working through women just like you and missionaries worldwide.

WMU meets in the Prayer Room

Mark your calendar!

Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

We would love to have you.

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 . . . . $118,913.58
Received to Date . . . . . . .   $100,131.04    
Needed for weekly budget . . . $6,606.31
Tithes Received this week . . . $6,848.27
 

What do you need today? Have you prayed about it? Did you experience God’s peace and confidence as a result of your time in prayer?

God wants us to bring every need to Him and to experience His peace and confidence. Matthew 7:7–8 says, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”

What a wonderful promise! Our Lord then illustrated it with the picture of a father giving his hungry son bread instead of a rock or a snake (verses 8–11). The father perfectly met the son’s need. Our Lord made it clear that He is even better than the father in the illustration.

What does this tell us about prayer? First, we have a Heavenly Father who deeply loves us and cares about our lives. He is not some disinterested, powerful person who knows us only as a number—if He knows us at all. No, our Father knows us by heart and has loved us forever (Jeremiah 31:3). Our petitions come to our loving Father.

Second, our Father knows best and will only give what is best. When the son asked for bread, the father gave him bread. The father did not give a stone (a cruel joke) or a snake (dangerous, even though many boys would have enjoyed it!). No, the father gave the son what he needed.

We can trust our Father’s perfect answer. He will not give us an empty substitute or something that will hurt us. He will only give us His best. By the way, this is why His answers are often different from our requests—He knows what is best.

Lastly, we see the Father’s ability. The father in our Lord’s illustration had the capacity to give the son some bread. Our Lord’s power and resources are unlimited. Nothing can limit His desire to give us His best.

What a wonderful Father we have! He deeply loves us. He knows what is best for us. Nothing limits Him. How we should trust Him in prayer!