Newsletter for July 15, 2026

Join us on Saturday, July 25, for a trip to the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home! We will deliver the collected supplies and take a driving tour of the campus to learn more about the important ministry taking place there.

We will leave at 8:30 AM and stop for lunch on our way home. We plan to arrive back at the church around 3:30 PM.

We would love for you to join us for this special day of giving, fellowship, and learning more about this wonderful ministry!

Sign up to go with Jonathan or in your Sunday School Class.

Several months ago our WMU collected items for the Georgia Baptist Children's Home in Baxley.. Due to forest fires, we were unable to make the delivery at that time.
We are now preparing to take these donated items. If you would like to add to the collection, there is still time!

Please place your donations on the round table in the fellowship hall by July 22nd.

Items Needed:
13-Gallon Tie Trash Bags, Paper Towels
Liquid Laundry Detergent, Dawn Dish Soap
Canned Chicken, Cream of Chicken Soup
 

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 . . . . . . . .  $363,528.00
Tithes Needed to Date . . . . $195,745.46
Received to Date . . . . . . .   $159,322.48   
Needed for weekly budget . . . $6,990.92
Tithes Received this week . . .  $5,941.26

Is your heart full of thanksgiving and praise for the Lord? In Psalm 138, David was inspired to write, “I will give You thanks with all my heart; I will sing praises to You before the gods.” David was filled with thanksgiving and praise – in spite of the many problems he faced.

Why should we be filled with praise and thanksgiving? First, because God hears and answers our prayers. Verse three says, “On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul.” Our wonderful God invites us to pray about every worry and concern. He then promises to answer. What a wonderful God! Even in difficulty, we can thank Him because He answers us.

We should also give thanks because God deeply loves us. Verse 6 says, “For though the Lord is exalted, yet He regards the lowly, but the haughty He knows from afar.” The Sovereign God of the Ages knows us by heart and loves us with a love that is eternal and beyond measure. What is there to fear or worry?

God then personally works in our lives. Verse 7 says, “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me.” David knew that God wasn’t merely watching him go through his life, but that God was personally involved. God is always with us. God is always working. We can always rejoice because we are not alone or on our own.

Last, we can praise and give thanks because God will fulfill the plans He has for us. No doubt David wondered many times how God would fulfill His promises. But David grew to learn that God could and would fulfill His promises. Verse 8 reads, “The Lord will accomplish what concerns me; Your lovingkindness, O Lord, is everlasting; do not forsake the works of Your hand.” We can thank and praise the Lord. He will fulfill His plans for us. Even if we are at a point where we can’t see how He will do it, nothing can stop Him. What joy we should have in every situation.

Our God is wonderful. How full our hearts ought to be in praise and thanksgiving. Even if we are in the midst of difficulty, we can rejoice in Him. We should join David in saying, “I will give You thanks with all my heart; I will sing praises to You before the gods.”